Dreading Halloween...

PinkPrincess83

I never give trick or treaters the option of picking their sweets as otherwise the greedy ones take them all so I take the sweets out the bag myself and put them in their trick or treat bag, and I usually only tend to open the door up until about 7 as most the younger trick or treaters have gone in for the evening by this time.

OP- I would try and make it look like you are out but have left some lights on for the dog!!

aileth

Toxicity wrote: »

The kids around here are pretty rude too. We have an 18 month old who has a 7pm bedtime and a very big dog that makes A LOT of noise when someone knocks on the door, so I am not looking forward to it.

We hide, well we try too. You'd have thought if you knock and nobody answers the door you'd move onto the next, ohh no! Last year they all decided to either continue banging on the door for 5 minutes, tried to look through the letterbox or shine torches through the windows and this went on until 10pm. My poor bubba had a terrible nights sleep.

Shining torches through the windows?!?! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

mucklebones

I put a sign up last year as daughter was poorly.

No trick or treat. Thank you!

I did not have to answer the door once.

Angelicdevil

Luckily I live in a mews so noone comes knocking but previously I've just ignored the door.

Our local police station have created no trick or treaters notices to put up on your door, might be worth popping in to your local station to see if they've got anything similar?

Mrs_Z

How about offering them satsumas or apples instead? Making it a 'healthy treat'. (Faces they pull are almost worth it!)We used to do that in the past, hoping that the children would remember and not be bothered to knock on our door the following year.These days I just won't open the door. As you can see, i'm not a fan of halloween.

Any

There is no rule or law saying that you have to open a door to some strangers just because the date in the calendar says 31st.

Where I live our gardens are to the back all facing together, so no one can actually see into the back of the house (unless closes neighbor) so I have in past when at home alone sat in my kitchen and watched TV pretended no one is in. If you don't have the luxury, switch all the light off downstairs and go upstairs.

Though no one actually much trick or treats here... only really few kids from the neighborough and I don't mind them (a lot elderly folk around me here, not many families with small children).

Caroline_a

I hate Halloween too - nasty American import. Trick or treat indeed.... (bah, humbug)...

My solution. 2 large dogs whose outline you can see through the door when you knock. Works every time...

zaxdog

Caroline_a wrote: »

I hate Halloween too - nasty American import. Trick or treat indeed.... (bah, humbug)...

My solution. 2 large dogs whose outline you can see through the door when you knock. Works every time...

Trick or Treat evolved from the Scottish tradition of Guising which the Scots who emigrated took with them to US

tesuhoha

I don't take any bags to the door. I usually buy an enormous bag of very cheap boring sweets and take a handful to the door whenever anyone comes. If they want to keep knocking for that then so be it. You want them to get bored rather than aggressive.

Person_one

Mrs_Z wrote: »

How about offering them satsumas or apples instead? Making it a 'healthy treat'. (Faces they pull are almost worth it!)We used to do that in the past, hoping that the children would remember and not be bothered to knock on our door the following year.These days I just won't open the door. As you can see, i'm not a fan of halloween.

I like that!

In fact, I'd be tempted to buy a load of satsumas and apples, put them in a big bowl or bucket on the doorstep and make a sign saying 'Help Yourself Trick or Treaters, Happy Halloween!'

I bet you won't get a single knock on the door.