Sounds like my Mom's neighborhood. She doesn't get a chance to sit down. It's a steady stream of kids for at least 2 hours...................Liz
Posted by: Ashley
Date posted: Mon Nov 2 7:22:06 2009
Message:
I was SHOCKED by how few trick-or-treaters I had this year. Especially because it was nice and mild out (sometimes in Canada, kids have to wear snowsuits under their costumes), as well as a weekend. When I first bought my house, I'd get over 100 kids for Halloween. It's been decreasing over the years, but last year I got about 50. This year, I got ten. TEN kids! And half of them weren't even in costumes, just dressed normally with bags for candy. Gah - maybe next year I won't even bother.
Anyone want 50 bags of chips or some mini chocolate bars?
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I remember trick or treating as a kid wearing snow boots & down coats over our costumes as we waded through a foot or more of snow! This year it was positively warm out!...................Liz
Posted by: Zoe
Date posted: Mon Nov 2 0:52:49 2009
Message:
We only had about 5 groups of kids. I am sick of SweeTarts...
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I'd be sick of sweetarts too! I only buy chocolate.................Liz
Posted by: Pronoun
Date posted: Sun Nov 1 19:43:37 2009
Message:
Same here, last year we had about 35 kids this year about 10. Now we are forced to eat all that candy ourselves!
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Fortunately, I didn't buy much. I'm on a diet detox so Cameron has eaten all the leftovers. Not a bad setup. He doesn't have to trick or treat & still gets a bowl of candy!..................Liz
Posted by: Kathy from Maryland
Date posted: Sun Nov 1 14:52:47 2009
Message:
I live on a dead end road and there were only about 2 of us in previous years with our porch lights on. A few years ago, I had a handful of kids. The next year I had 2 kids. The next year I said "forget it". Our house is back the road a ways and you can't see our porch light from the road and I think kids don't believe its worth the effort to just hit 2 houses back here. Kept the light off and stayed in another part of the house. I love giving out candy but there's no one interested enough around here.
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I always lived in the country until I bought this house 8 years ago. I love handing out candy but this was a disappointing year................Liz
Posted by: sunny
Date posted: Sun Nov 1 14:14:27 2009
Message:
I didn't even buy any candy or turn on the lights this year. The last several years the few trick or treaters I'd had were all bigger than me and I refuse to give candy to an 18 year old. Last year I think I had one family that had 2 small kids and the mother also had a bag! I didn't offer her any candy and she said it was for her baby in the car. I asked how old the baby was and she said 3 months old!! Just like that 3 month old could have candy, lol. It was just ridiculous.
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When we were kids, none of us would be caught DEAD trick or treating after the 6th grade! All the kids I got this year were very young...................Liz
Posted by: sam
Date posted: Sun Nov 1 13:13:46 2009
Message:
I shut the lights because I ended up with a dog walk around 6:15. Big mistake! The dog got spooked by the costumes and the setup on the lawn across the street and the kids were already decked out. It was still light out when they started and the walk didn't last long. He had enough trouble walking by headstones on peoples' lawns during daylight but add in kids, lights and sound effects, not to mention really strong winds and he was not in a good place.
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Poor guy..................Liz
Posted by: serialmom
Date posted: Sun Nov 1 11:37:41 2009
Message:
I would guess 50 to 60. I went to the grocery store and although the sun was still out, our court was filled with mostly little kids. I knew that there would be a pause and then the rest of the T or T would wait till after dinner hour. One neighbor told the early kids to come back when it was dark because he wasn't ready.
Personally I think they should at least wait till it just gets a little dark.
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I think extending day light savings has ruined Halloween. LOL.............Liz
Posted by: Annie B.
Date posted: Sun Nov 1 9:47:09 2009
Message:
We didn't get any trick or treaters at all. Here in Canada, I think a lot of parents are keeping their kids home because of this Swine flu business.
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That probably had something to do with it here too. Lots of illness. As I mentioned below, the downtown merchants all pass out candy & it starts at 4pm. I think trick or treating should be done after dark but I think parents are far more wary these days..................Liz
Posted by: Peridot
Date posted: Sun Nov 1 8:54:52 2009
Message:
The number of trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood has really diminished the past couple of years. Last night we had maybe 15 kids. It was a very windy night so that may have kept some people away. Leo and his posse were in another neighborhood and said hardly anyone else was out. Now, what to do with the PILES of candy we have left over.
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I went to the grocery store at about 4:30 & there were hundreds of kids doing the downtown thing. I think it's kind of sad that trick or treating has turned into that...............Liz
Posted by: UncleJJJ
Date posted: Sat Oct 31 23:27:08 2009
Message:
I figure about 75-80 before I ran out of candy.
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Wow, sounds like my Mom's neighborhood. She usually runs out of candy after about 300 trick or treaters...................Liz
