Submitted by Lyrehctoo t3_yipi5t in Connecticut
Just before 5, some teenagers knocked on my door and when I opened it that's what he said. Not "trick or treat" "you got candy?". I said "not yet. My porch light isn't even on." Is that not the universal sign anymore?
What time are y'all heading out trick or treating? I usually have my kids wait until it at least starts to get dark.
6, but my kids were chomping the bit at 4
So like, you had candy, but you didn't give it out because they didn't follow your rules? Feels like I've seen this episode of Curb.
Enjoy cleaning up the pumpkins In your yard.
It was still in my car in the shopping bag so my kids (or myself) wouldn't get to it. I wasn't ready and found it rude to 1. Be so early 2. Light wasn't on. 3. Asked like that
I do now. Do you?
Mine were asking as soon as they walked in the door from school
It wasn't at the ready.
yes, but not because Halloween, but because i am a slob
When I was young, we always waited until it was dark. While I don’t have kids, I’ve noticed kids on my street typically start coming around 6:30.
We have a group of toddlers that were by far the earliest trick or treaters and we started at around 5:30
We bought over 100 full sized bars and haven't had a single person yet, consider yourself lucky.
I would have laughed in their faces.
Some kids aren’t taught about the front light thing I bet. My neighborhood has a huge wave of kids bust out every home with their family before 6 o clock. So for some reason, people are trick or treating in the day light. But if someone says to me you got candy I will forever answer no. You got candy is a nope situation.
Nice! I wish I could afford to give out full size! We get a lot of kids here. Hope you got a kind you like in case not too many come
After, I thought I should have said "yes" and shut the door. They're just taking a survey, right? JK. That definitely would have gotten my pumpkins smashed
Also, my first trick or treater tonight came up just as I was coming out to sit on the step. He saw my kids heading out. When he got to me he said "where's the candy?" But he was like 4. Not 16. I laughed . His mom said from behind him "what do you say?" And he said "please?" "thank you?". So I asked him "what are you out doing right now?" "Walking!" OMG he was so cute!
My street doesn't have street lights and nearly every house has a long drive way. I wish kids would start trick or treating after school when it's still light out. I'm always worried about an accident.
I started at like 5:30 with my kids.
Here really young kids with parents start at dusk, everyone else waits for dark.
I have no idea what rules they have for Halloween anymore haven’t had trick or treaters in 20 yrs live on dead end road with hill kids too lazy to walk up here for couple houses
We got our first ones at 6pm.
Which honestly seemed late. When I was a kid we started as soon as we got home from school. But that was a different state. And many years ago.
So maybe they’re not even teaching trick or treat lol. Very different from where’s the candy… please
Costco sells full size at a comparable price to the little jawns.
Made this mistake the first two years after moving into a new neighborhood. We bought one 30 box this year. Was going to try and hand out last year's too but it's expired 😖
Punks! Laugh out loud
Wow, I’ve never seen anyone respond to a trick or treater this way. Half the kids that come up where I live are too shy to even say anything, and just reach in for one little piece. Do they get candy at your house?
I would have just said "no " and closed the door.
That being said, we never get any kids.
Exactly! The thing about "rules" is everyone has their own.
A week’s supply!
Brother, can you spare a candy?
Bought our candy at Costco this year and way less trick or treaters than usual. Got a huge extra bag, but will probably just use it for Girl Scouts or something.
Yeah I saw a few little ones while it was still barely light out., probably safer for them while it’s still light, and the whole toddler bedtime thing. When mine were young we’d go out earlier too.
After the little kids passed through it got quiet for a bit, then some of the bigger kids started their rounds
I thought so too!
I turned the porch light on and about 15 mins later I realized it had turned off, I forgot it’s motion sensor/timed (it was recently replaced) So like every 15 mins I go outside and wave my arms around to activate the porch light lol
I was like “if the kids don’t see the light they won’t come to the door!”
Whoaaaaaa duke of earl over here 👈🏼 🤴🏼!!
What’s your address?
We had some with the light off too, got a baby sleeping and a loud dog. Not a fun combo lol
Chef_de_Stein t1_iujtr65 wrote
You should have gave a kid a piece of candy