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Post by gooddecisions on Oct 31, 2015 22:24:01 GMT -5
I gave out full size candy bars along with rings and gummy bears as alternative options. I live in a neighborhood with over 1600 homes and 2-4 kids in every house. And, do you know I only get about 12 trick or treaters? It was a nice evening, so we set up a nice spot in the front yard from 6-8 with Halloween music and a fire pit for roasting s'mores. Not one trick o treater came by after 7:30 and my porch lights stay on all night.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Oct 31, 2015 22:29:29 GMT -5
I'm at the bar... This place is lamezorz
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 31, 2015 22:54:17 GMT -5
Just had our 99th.
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 31, 2015 23:17:10 GMT -5
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Post by MJ2.0 on Oct 31, 2015 23:33:30 GMT -5
I'm already home in my pjs and watching reruns of Archer. Happy Halloween to me!
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 1, 2015 5:59:38 GMT -5
We had someone howling in the hall. The joy of apartment living. But someone else handled it. It never occurred to me to be quiet in the hall but it will. I do know that I will not be renting an apartment long term. This is not for me.
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Post by Opti on Nov 1, 2015 6:58:17 GMT -5
I was in Target yesterday and they were taking down all the Halloween stuff and putting up Christmas stuff. When I questioned the clerk about why you couldn't buy Halloween stuff before Halloween they were snotty and told me Halloween was done and it was now Christmas. They were so rude I don't see myself doing any Christmas shopping there. We are having monsoon rains this evening and I live on a boring street (most of the houses are dark) so I have only had 6 trick or treaters so far. I wonder if the manager decided they should do the turn over early.
I did some grocery shopping yesterday and Halloween candy was available at the couple stores I stopped at. Sorry about the clerk. I could see a manager who told his staff to pull the items a day early because of rain also telling them they can't say the stuff is being pulled early.
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Post by Sharon on Nov 1, 2015 7:22:10 GMT -5
Our trick or treat time came to an abrupt end. We lost power about 7:30 and it was off from about 3 hours. I have a huge bowl of candy left plus about 3 unopened bags.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 1, 2015 8:11:19 GMT -5
I was in Target yesterday and they were taking down all the Halloween stuff and putting up Christmas stuff. When I questioned the clerk about why you couldn't buy Halloween stuff before Halloween they were snotty and told me Halloween was done and it was now Christmas. They were so rude I don't see myself doing any Christmas shopping there. We are having monsoon rains this evening and I live on a boring street (most of the houses are dark) so I have only had 6 trick or treaters so far. I wonder if the manager decided they should do the turn over early.
I did some grocery shopping yesterday and Halloween candy was available at the couple stores I stopped at. Sorry about the clerk. I could see a manager who told his staff to pull the items a day early because of rain also telling them they can't say the stuff is being pulled early.
Try to cut the clerk some slack. I find target to be a good place with friendly staff but then again, I find Walmart the same way. I guess I'm cray cray.
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Nov 1, 2015 8:28:57 GMT -5
We got zero trick or treaters Dang it! Oh well, DS had fun going around with Daddy, came back with a bunch of full size candy bars because our neighbor lady was anticipating more kids and DS was her only one so she gave him a bunch! DH is happy because they all have nuts in them so DS can't eat them(all candy DS can't eat goes to DH ) DS is sitting at the table at this very moment with his candy he can have though... SUGAR!!!
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 1, 2015 8:38:17 GMT -5
My old neighborhood in Florida had 55 trick or treaters and my old neighbor still has his getogether after all these years. Next year I'll go over and visit and enjoy.
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 1, 2015 10:13:14 GMT -5
I bought one bag of 150 mini chocolates, and one box of 30 full size bars. We gave the full size to the kids we know in the neighborhood, and the minis to the people we don't know. Maybe that makes me a piece of crap, but hey, the minis I gave were the good chocolates, and we were discrete about the full bars.
At 7:50, my husband grabbed a handful out of my son's stash, but the street was basically dead by then. We had one or two others. We had enough full bars left over to give one to my kids and their friends, and then took the last one to our friend up the street whose birthday is Halloween.
I find Friday and Saturday night Halloweens are slower than mid-week Halloweens. I'm guessing there are more parties, so less trick or treating. One of the dads that came by said that it seemed like way more than half the houses were dark. I guess we should have doubled up on the minis. Oh well.
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Post by Tired Tess on Nov 1, 2015 20:54:35 GMT -5
I thought the little buggers came late. We didn't have them start banging on the door until after 5 pm. But I'm glad they came. Most were real little (4th grade and younger) and real cute.
We had a total of 63! The holiday was a success!!
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Post by wyouser on Nov 2, 2015 11:17:54 GMT -5
Yes kids, November has arrived......and with it, a heads up.....you have but 53 shopping days till Christmas Eve!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 2, 2015 11:24:01 GMT -5
Yes kids, November has arrived......and with it, a heads up.....you have but 53 shopping days till Christmas Eve! <<Wraps Wyo in plain brown wrapper and puts him in a box marked "Do not open until 01/02/16")
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 2, 2015 11:38:54 GMT -5
We got zero trick or treaters Dang it! Oh well, DS had fun going around with Daddy, came back with a bunch of full size candy bars because our neighbor lady was anticipating more kids and DS was her only one so she gave him a bunch! DH is happy because they all have nuts in them so DS can't eat them(all candy DS can't eat goes to DH ) DS is sitting at the table at this very moment with his candy he can have though... SUGAR!!! I had zero as well. I gave up and turned the lights off around 8. the town FB page had a thread about which neighborhoods were seeing the most kids, etc. supposedly my neighbors were running out of candy, but as I'm on the access road to the neighborhood, I wasn't seeing anybody. my roommate ate his body weight in Snickers minis yesterday, and I'm probably just going to bring the rest of it in to work tomorrow. I need to figure out what to do with the Play-Doh I had for non-candy treats. maybe I'll drop those off w/the elementary school up the street. thoughts?
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Nov 2, 2015 11:39:51 GMT -5
We had 4 kids. They were a group. On the up side, my 2 were home to hand out the candy. On the down side, my kids spent the rest of the afternoon waiting for more kids to come so they could give out candy.
My City does trick or treating in the afternoon, usually 1-4. My sister invites my kids to trick or treat at night in her neighborhood. So in the afternoon, we hit the grandparents and then at night, we go to her.
My sister only had about 20 kids. It was a cool and rainy/misty Halloween.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Nov 2, 2015 11:41:17 GMT -5
We had about 250 little kids. It started at 5 and was over at 7 even though it was posted to go until 8 and 12 yo old and under. We usually get teens at the end but not this time. We figured, being a Saturday, they had parties to go to. So we and 2 couples sat in the living room with a fire, wine, beer, cake and pie. The weather was perfect. Cool enough for kids in costume, no rain or wind.
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Post by wyouser on Nov 2, 2015 12:35:52 GMT -5
Yes kids, November has arrived......and with it, a heads up.....you have but 53 shopping days till Christmas Eve! <<Wraps Wyo in plain brown wrapper and puts him in a box marked "Do not open until 01/02/16") Awwwww....shouldn't that be in a plain green wrapper bound with a bright red ribbon? Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell rock
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Post by busymom on Nov 2, 2015 13:12:56 GMT -5
We got zero trick or treaters Dang it! Oh well, DS had fun going around with Daddy, came back with a bunch of full size candy bars because our neighbor lady was anticipating more kids and DS was her only one so she gave him a bunch! DH is happy because they all have nuts in them so DS can't eat them(all candy DS can't eat goes to DH ) DS is sitting at the table at this very moment with his candy he can have though... SUGAR!!! I had zero as well. I gave up and turned the lights off around 8. the town FB page had a thread about which neighborhoods were seeing the most kids, etc. supposedly my neighbors were running out of candy, but as I'm on the access road to the neighborhood, I wasn't seeing anybody. my roommate ate his body weight in Snickers minis yesterday, and I'm probably just going to bring the rest of it in to work tomorrow. I need to figure out what to do with the Play-Doh I had for non-candy treats. maybe I'll drop those off w/the elementary school up the street. thoughts? For the non-candy donations, the school is a good idea, or maybe your local battered women's shelter. The one in our community is always looking for toys or activities to keep the kids there busy.
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Post by Malarky on Nov 2, 2015 13:23:36 GMT -5
We got zero trick or treaters Dang it! Oh well, DS had fun going around with Daddy, came back with a bunch of full size candy bars because our neighbor lady was anticipating more kids and DS was her only one so she gave him a bunch! DH is happy because they all have nuts in them so DS can't eat them(all candy DS can't eat goes to DH ) DS is sitting at the table at this very moment with his candy he can have though... SUGAR!!! I had zero as well. I gave up and turned the lights off around 8. the town FB page had a thread about which neighborhoods were seeing the most kids, etc. supposedly my neighbors were running out of candy, but as I'm on the access road to the neighborhood, I wasn't seeing anybody. my roommate ate his body weight in Snickers minis yesterday, and I'm probably just going to bring the rest of it in to work tomorrow. I need to figure out what to do with the Play-Doh I had for non-candy treats. maybe I'll drop those off w/the elementary school up the street. thoughts? Donate the Play Doh to the food pantry for when they do the Christmas/Holiday gift baskets and stockings. We handed out 12 bags of candy and then shut off the light. DH went to the neighborhood soiree afterward, I skipped it again. Sorry-I get up at 4 am and Saturday is the end of my workweek. Once I sit down, my night is over. Rumor has it that a good time was had by all.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 2, 2015 13:36:57 GMT -5
good ideas, ladies. I will take a look at both options.
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Post by Malarky on Nov 2, 2015 13:40:21 GMT -5
This reminds me, I saw a good idea on the internet the other day.
Fill your purses you no longer want with feminine products and donate them to shelters and the food pantry. I have a couple on their way out that I'm going to do this with.
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Nov 2, 2015 14:32:46 GMT -5
We got zero trick or treaters Dang it! Oh well, DS had fun going around with Daddy, came back with a bunch of full size candy bars because our neighbor lady was anticipating more kids and DS was her only one so she gave him a bunch! DH is happy because they all have nuts in them so DS can't eat them(all candy DS can't eat goes to DH ) DS is sitting at the table at this very moment with his candy he can have though... SUGAR!!! I had zero as well. I gave up and turned the lights off around 8. the town FB page had a thread about which neighborhoods were seeing the most kids, etc. supposedly my neighbors were running out of candy, but as I'm on the access road to the neighborhood, I wasn't seeing anybody. my roommate ate his body weight in Snickers minis yesterday, and I'm probably just going to bring the rest of it in to work tomorrow. I need to figure out what to do with the Play-Doh I had for non-candy treats. maybe I'll drop those off w/the elementary school up the street. thoughts? Sorry to hear you had none either. But yes, the elementary school would probably love the play doh, I know DS's kindergarten class went through a ton last year!
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Post by Lizard Queen on Nov 2, 2015 14:52:17 GMT -5
My area was cold and rainy, but we still went through 2 huge bags of candy and had to turn off the lights 20 minutes early. My city is perfect for trick or treating, and a lot of people will arrive with a vanful of kids. The hoards of outsiders usually annoy me, but not this year with the crappy weather.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 2, 2015 15:02:03 GMT -5
This reminds me, I saw a good idea on the internet the other day. Fill your purses you no longer want with feminine products and donate them to shelters and the food pantry. I have a couple on their way out that I'm going to do this with. I like this. I have a few in good shape that I have listed on the area virtual yard sale site. I might yank the postings and do this instead. one thing I used to do when I was travelling a bunch for work was to keep the sample-sized toiletries from hotels and donate them to shelters. I haven't travelled enough to collect hardly anything lately.
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 3, 2015 2:59:47 GMT -5
I had a total of 10 TOT-ers. Not bad, considering I had 0 the last two years. I just got home from the store. Bought some 3 Muskateers with red centers. I wonder if I'll think they taste different. LOL I also bought some Butter fingers and stuff to paint our pumpkins next year. -Bargain shopping!
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