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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 10:55:44 GMT -5
How many trick or treaters did you get? We got a grand total of two. Both from next door. We are on a cul de sac, at the end, down a hill. Guessing that's why. The neighbors told us not to expect many, but I still bought two bags of candy. I thought we would have a FEW more.
on the upside, we can go trick or treating with DD next year and not have to worry about staying home to hand out candy.
My coworker went through 10 bags of candy and ran out at 8pm. wow.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Nov 1, 2013 11:03:10 GMT -5
None. We live in the country and have a driveway that takes a 3 year old 2 minutes to walk up. I was not expecting any. And I didn't take my kids TOT either. DS didn't ask to TOTing. Once he does ask, we'll figure something out, but both kids went to bed at 7 last night. Not exactly any time to TOT.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 11:05:14 GMT -5
I had about 30 trick or treaters and most of them were adorable! Such a fun time for kids.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 11:05:32 GMT -5
We got maybe 20. DH, bless him, dealt with all of them. We turned off our porch lights at 8 PM and had a ton of candy left over (it will go into the candy jar at the office). Last year we ran out. We'd had 3 solid days of rain, which may have discouraged some- it was clear last night but cold.
DH is pretty laid-back but what annoys me are th eones who arrive by the carload from somewhere else. (Our neighborhood is diverse, but not THAT diverse.) He also noticed some little kids being driven from place to place in an SUV. Sheesh. Park the car, get out, walk the block with your kid, then get into the car for the next block. Repeat as necessary. What kind of lesson is that for the kid?
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 1, 2013 11:11:59 GMT -5
About 30 or so, which is more than in the past. But we got rain, which washed out the possibility of any more coming.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 11:22:49 GMT -5
0 Of course we turned off the lights and went to dinner. But past experience told us not to expect anything. We live on a very steep hill with no small children. Only one of my neighbors had their lights on. Back when our friends' kids were small, they would take their kids trick or treating and then everyone would wind up at our house to enjoy their adult beverage "treats".
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Nov 1, 2013 11:23:49 GMT -5
None. We live at the end of a very dark, dead end road. I suspect trick o treaters decided it was not worth the walk.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 11:28:07 GMT -5
Probably over 100. First Halloween in the new house so I thought I went overboard on candy (3 bags), but I also know there are a ton of kids in my neighborhood. Only had a few pieces left when I turned off the outside lights at 7:30. I have heard from others in my community that parents drive their kids in from the poorer areas to TOT in the "rich" neighborhoods. Doesn't really bother me.
I had a blast, though. There was a 4 year-old Spiderman who declared that my house was the best house he had ever seen (confirmed by his mother that he did say that walking up to the door). Then, there was the bumble bee who could not have been more than 2 and a half. It was her very first time TOTing and I was her very first house. So, we practiced saying TOT and I let her pick her treat (glow-in-the-dark snake). Adorable!
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Post by giramomma on Nov 1, 2013 12:01:14 GMT -5
We had just under 60. It was an interesting evening. Quite a bit of bad weather during the day. We started at 6:20, and were one of the first out there. The kids got a ton of candy because I think people just wanted to off load all their candy.
I was kinda shocked at the number of under 12 month crowd "asking" for candy.
I did go up to about 8 doors with my toddler, just so she didn't feel left out from the rest of the kids. But, we didn't ask for candy. If someone offered, we said yes. I think she got two pieces and a kashi bar, which was fine with me.
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Post by sheilaincali on Nov 1, 2013 12:25:10 GMT -5
We had around 35 or so. Didn't keep count. We live in a pretty small neighborhood. Maybe like 30 house total, very easy to walk. We don't get a lot of drive ins but we get neighbors who will invite their friends to come ToT with them so that adds a few kids. I gave out fruit snacks. Kids seemed to like that and the parents were happy.
My neighbor's little girl came over dressed as a puppy. Too cute. Did the whole 'Wickerweet!" thing. So adorable.
Of course Taylor Swift came by (my niece), Sully from Monster's Inc (my nephew) and a Cat (my niece).
My nephew in Iowa is OBSESSED with the Presidents. He was Abe Lincoln this year and he has memorized hundreds of facts about the presidents (checked out a book from the library and memorized it). So he'd quiz the people and if they got it wrong they'd give him double treats. He got so much candy. People loved his costume.
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Post by Martivir on Nov 1, 2013 12:36:25 GMT -5
We had maybe 15 kids. I know we usually kids from just over the city border. I really don't blame the parents for driving them over here because while it's only a mile away, the area is not the safest and full of busy streets and industrial businesses. Normally we get more but it was pouring as well as windy. If we lived just past the stop sign we would have gotten more. Just 3 houses down here had their lights on( including mine) and kids just didn't feel like making the walk.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Nov 1, 2013 12:39:55 GMT -5
None- we live in a condo building with only 18 units. I think maybe 2 or 3 kids in the entire building. we're on a busy street lined with businesses like restaurants and starbucks and other stores and the kids were trick or treating those places.
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Post by busymom on Nov 1, 2013 12:52:17 GMT -5
Exactly 69. Yes, I keep a tally sheet. It helps me gauge how much candy I need to buy from year to year. The kids had some really cute costumes this year. And were very polite. I don't mind at all handing candy & small toys to kids with good manners!
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Nov 1, 2013 12:56:23 GMT -5
We hit 150 before 9pm, when we ran out of candy and turned the lights off. There were some adorable costumes this year.
Weirdest one was a grown lady that knocked on the door and explained she was collecting the candy for her toddler that was asleep in a stroller. I was like... "umm... yeah whatever", but I was thinking, "take the kid home and put him to bed you nutjob, he's clearly done with the trick or treating thing".
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Nov 1, 2013 13:06:37 GMT -5
How do you guys know how many kids you have? I had 6 extra large bags of candy and we were out by 8:30ish. But between what we already ate and the stash I kept it was probably more like 5 that was given out. It started quieting down about then so I put a sign on the door that we were out of candy and wished them a Happy Halloween. I still had people coming up until 9:00 p.m. or so but that's usually the older kids or kids from other neighborhoods. They also come early (from other neighborhoods) but they're usually the younger kids. And there were some great costumes, beautiful little girls in the prettiest dresses/costumes/make up and I gave kids around 2-5 pieces of candy - depending on the costume and how sweet or polite they were. And man were they sweet and polite! ALL were great kids this year! Not only were the kids super polite and said thank you but so did the parents who were standing at the sidewalk waiting for them. One mom asked her kid "Did you get any M&Ms? If so, I want some!" I needed to refill the bowl any way so I told her to hold on and brought her out 3 bags. You'd have thought I gave her cash she was so appreciative! LOL!! They were all a lot of fun and I got to see some people I haven't seen in awhile.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Nov 1, 2013 13:09:06 GMT -5
We were giving out full size Reese's cups, and I know how many I bought.
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Post by tractor on Nov 1, 2013 13:20:07 GMT -5
Our numbers were down due to a steady downpour. We only had between 500-600 show up. I was ready for 800 so I've got a lot of candy left.
To be fair, this wasn't at our house, no one would ever come there. We did have a trunk or treat in town and the kids lined up down the block before we started.
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Post by lynnerself on Nov 1, 2013 13:20:46 GMT -5
18, that's about average for us. It's rarely more. We are in a very kid friendly neighborhood, but back around a couple of turns and in a small cul-de-sac. A lot of kids don't make it all the way here. Also we tend to get older kids.
One group of 5 kids looked to be in high school. But they were totally in costume, very polite and looked to be having a great time, so no issue from me.
The middle school kids were a lot more reserved. It was like get the candy and scram.
My poor old beagle used to love having everyone come to the door. I had to be careful he didn't get into the littlest ones candy!
But he is so deaf now, he can't hear them ring the bell. I did take him with me to the door a few times.
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Post by jeffreymo on Nov 1, 2013 13:21:16 GMT -5
We had about 25, with bad weather. We normally get in the 40-50 range.
I bought 200 pieces (each bag claimed to have 100 in it) and was giving out 2 pieces per until the last 2 who probably got 20 pieces each. We have a little over 100 pieces left. I'm going to bring the leftovers to work.
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Post by travelnut11 on Nov 1, 2013 13:42:33 GMT -5
Exactly 69. Yes, I keep a tally sheet. It helps me gauge how much candy I need to buy from year to year. The kids had some really cute costumes this year. And were very polite. I don't mind at all handing candy & small toys to kids with good manners! I keep a tally every year too...even broken out by race because I live in a fairly diverse neighborhood and I'm a huge demographics nerd (sociology major). :-) It was rainy this year early on but cleared up later...I had 38 (22 white, 7 AA, 5 Hispanic, 4 Asian) that I handed candy to and then I had to leave at 8 pm so hung my remaining candy on the door and (surprise, surprise!) it was gone when I got back. That was down a little for me...usually I get about 50 but I'm attributing it to the rain.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 13:54:05 GMT -5
I charged a "chocolate tax" all day long. If you have your Halloween candy out, there had better be something chocolate in it for me. I certainly was in a good mood all day for a Friday.
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Nov 1, 2013 13:55:10 GMT -5
I am going to post this over here since I didn't get any kind of response over in EE. What I want to know is when did parents get so lazy? When I was a kid parents walked from house to house with their children. Now they drive along side them in a car. That is all I saw last night a row of cars following each other while their kids went to the doors. I even saw a limo.
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Post by teen persuasion on Nov 1, 2013 14:09:38 GMT -5
Zero at our house, we are out in the boonies on a 55mph road. DH brought DS5 into the village to do a bit of trick or treating; I met them just as I was locking up at the library. We had a bowl of candy and one of spider rings on the circ desk during the daytime, but the only kids we saw were the preK story hour tots. The usual gang of teens never showed after school. All the adults were happy to indulge, though. The village set hours for TOT of 5 - 7 pm, followed by a party at the fire hall at 7, and the library is closed 5 to 7, so we didn't expect any kids in the evening, not that I was working then.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 1, 2013 14:15:14 GMT -5
I didn't have any last night, but I didn't have my outside lights on, either. With mother in the ICU, I didn't feel comfortable getting involved in something when a telephone call could come through that I needed to take and act on. I missed being involved, darn it, and I don't know what we're going to do with all these candy bars!
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Nov 1, 2013 14:20:24 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure those parents are from other neighborhoods or other sections of their very large neighborhoods. They load the car up with their kids and their friends and drop them off to TOT while they follow them. There isn't really a place to park the cars and it would cause a dangerous situation (block sight of cars coming and going) for the kids when crossing the street of they all parked on the street. If I were a parent it would creep me out seeing some random guy sitting in his car while kids are running around but I'm not sure them following is any better. LOL!!
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Post by bean29 on Nov 1, 2013 14:23:02 GMT -5
I told a neighbor we had about 3x as many trick or treaters as last year. Some greedy parent in our neighborhood decided Trick or treat s/b from 5-8 Saturday in our neighborhood vs 4-7? Sunday in our community. Since everyone in town knew our neighborhood was doing it Saturday night, we had many extra kids. I usually give out 4 pieces of candy per trick or treater b/c we don't get that many kids. I quit giving out candy at 7 pm Saturday b/c I was invited to the neighbors for a bonfire. I was nearly out of candy. I had a big box of microwave popcorn and a huge bag of candy plus a bag of redvines from walgreens. I gave almost all of it away. I would guess 90-100 kids. I don't quite know why one night over the other but I heard from the parents trick or treating with their kids that lots of people were giving gello and pudding shots to the parents.
Next year I will just give out popcorn or popcorn and maybe 1 peice of candy. The popcorn went over real well.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Nov 1, 2013 14:23:20 GMT -5
How can you get that much demographic data while they're in costume? I get several every year that are in full masks and whatnot. Would be pretty hard to identify an ethnicity based solely on how they pronounce trick or treat.
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Nov 1, 2013 14:24:38 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure those parents are from other neighborhoods or other sections of their very large neighborhoods. They load the car up with their kids and their friends and drop them off to TOT while they follow them. There isn't really a place to park the cars and it would cause a dangerous situation (block sight of cars coming and going) for the kids when crossing the street of they all parked on the street. If I were a parent it would creep me out seeing some random guy sitting in his car while kids are running around but I'm not sure them following is any better. LOL!! Thanks for responding POM and you may be right in some cases. But from what I saw just 1 or 2 kids with a car following them in most cases. It is just something I have noticed in the last couple of years.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Nov 1, 2013 14:30:23 GMT -5
How can you get that much demographic data while they're in costume? I get several every year that are in full masks and whatnot. Would be pretty hard to identify an ethnicity based solely on how they pronounce trick or treat. I was wondering the same thing. When I first read the post I thought the 7 AA were from Alcoholics Anonymous. Took a minute to register.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Nov 1, 2013 14:30:50 GMT -5
I have no idea how many we got, DH does candy duty. We WAAAAAAAY overbought candy though. DH likes to give out fistfuls and so he runs out. This year we didn't have near as many so we're stuck with over 200 Dum Dums.
That's on top of what Gwen brought home. We walked the neighborhood with my dad. She decided she was done around 7:30 pm.
Not as many houses doing ToT as there used to be. I think it's due to the mormon church two blocks down doing a trunk or treat. Most the kids go there instead. I noticed the change last year and that's right around when their event started gaining popularity.
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