LPT: Count the number of Trick or Treaters that come to your door. It’ll help with buying candy next year. My dad kept a tally for decades. Now my sibs and I do the same. Knowing we had 63 kids in 2021 helped to decide how many bags of candy to buy.

Submitted by gladysk t3_yidfib in LifeProTips

Edit: If you’re the kind-hearted neighbor giving out full-size candy bars remember that some of those darlings have phones and immediately give your address to others :) Buy a lot!

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MrThoughtPolice t1_iui1fke wrote

The real tip is to buy an exorbitant amount and justify by telling yourself there may be many kids. Then enjoy your 20 bags of candy leftover.

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Potential_Remote_271 t1_iui3p4m wrote

That’s the spirit of Halloween to me! 🍭

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MrThoughtPolice t1_iui4q5v wrote

Also having kids and taxing their candy haul.

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teneggomelet t1_iuin4yd wrote

Or not having kids and living at the end of a long, private, dirt road.

Then ALL the candy is mine.

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the_cardfather t1_iuk7jmg wrote

Grew up that way. We had one trick-or-treater in 10 years. It was dark too. My dad went fish that guy out of king size from my mom's smore stash

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A911owner t1_iujoog8 wrote

My dad used to finish the first two bags of candy before October 15th

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A911owner t1_iujos7f wrote

My dad used to finish the first two bags of candy before October 15th

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Sea-Blueberry-3184 t1_iuidocw wrote

We haven’t had any kids for the last 8 years. Somehow the two boxes of mixed chocolate bars never go to waste. Waist, maybe. Definitely not waste.

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Blackstar1401 t1_iuj3xwr wrote

I just buy a ton and at the end of the night I dump the remainder in the last kids bucket. Usually makes a kids night.

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DoubleLigero85 t1_iuid3t0 wrote

I get between 1 and 3 every year. And they get to split a Costco bag of candy between them.

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Fun_Amount3063 t1_iui64ow wrote

I hate these “tips” on how to handle handing out candy. There are no rules. Buy as much or as little candy as you want to hand out. That’s all you need to do.

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imregrettingthis t1_iui7btp wrote

Not only that this is the most inefficient way to do it.

Know how much you bought. Look at the remainder after and that’s your candy count instead of marking every kid.

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tvieno t1_iui1ney wrote

I do this. And when you buy the candy, always expect 10% more kids, just in case.

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powdered_dognut t1_iui9ko6 wrote

I've had 2 trick-or-treaters in 35 years. I keep a Sonic peppermint around, just in case.

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Far_Dragonfly_3748 t1_iuj4s6p wrote

We've had a total of 3 trick or treaters to our house in the past 8 years. Every year I still buy a shit ton of candy and tell my wife it's "just in case" but we both know the real reason, lol

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cmkcmk01 t1_iui5gxu wrote

I pack a note in with the Halloween decorations yearly to remind me how many I had last year. I’m ready for 125 again, let’s hope it’s not more!

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alevolent t1_iuji5ax wrote

LPT: keep all your candy to yourself – you deserve it

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gladysk OP t1_iujq6sh wrote

I’d go for the three pound bag of Twizzlers. Instead, I bought Milk Duds, Skittles and Starbursts - candy I don’t care for.

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Siggi_3rd t1_iuiqaje wrote

The real life pro tip is:

Don’t open the door

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reachvenky t1_iuj1bg1 wrote

Pro tip: do not let kids pick from the bowl or keep a bowl outside. Open the door, put 2 chocolates in the bag.

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writtenbyrabbits_ t1_iuj6fon wrote

I'm betting that there will be far more than 63 this year. We did not trick or treat the past two years because of covid. We are tonight though.

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caraiselite t1_iui9ryb wrote

My mom did this. She would get ~360 kids some years.

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Warp9-6 t1_iuj7e7a wrote

I always loved trick or treating as a kid, but it’s still a lot of fun as an adult. We had 5 big bags last year and we got 7 this year. We had almost 200 kids last year and expect more tonight. I hope the rain holds off.

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That1guywhere t1_iuihicq wrote

Yup. We just moved in and didn't know how many to plan for. We got 4 bags thinking a new neighborhood with lots of kids meant a huge turnout. We ended up handing out 4 pieces per kid just to finish off the first bag.

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Livid-Extreme-5517 t1_iuka5wr wrote

When we used to decorate and get hundreds of visitors, we would buy bags of lollipops and just made sure to give one lollipop out to every person. At the end of the night we would just calculate the difference remaining to see how many people visited. That way it's a simple extra treat and an easy way for you to keep track!

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MJohnVan t1_iuibpdw wrote

63 huh , so 63 bags huh. FBI

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BrutaleGladio t1_iuk4u70 wrote

Thought this was life pro tips...

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I_Want_To_Know22 t1_iukaqz2 wrote

This is what I do - I label all the full sized candy bars and goodie bags (for the little kids) that I have to give out, and then at the end of the night, I subtract what (if anything) is left, and I have my number!

This year I started with 48 goodie bags and 133 full sized bars. I'm guesstimating that I'm 80% through them all ... so far.

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FathomDOT t1_iui6rps wrote

yep bought way too much candy I think

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gladysk OP t1_iui8xto wrote

I did too. But I love the spirit of Halloween; those last few stragglers will get handfuls of treats.

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imregrettingthis t1_iui76sz wrote

No by not just know how much candy you bought and add up the remainder after instead of having to count and marl life all night?

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Jealous_Resort_8198 t1_iui930w wrote

My folks did that, I did that. Last 2 years no kids. Not even one. Still have 2 bags of candy anyway cuz if we get some this year they will get handfuls.

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popcornketchup t1_iuijgkg wrote

I got 1 in 2020 .. 4 in 2021 .. hope for 7 in 2022

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thetidybungalow t1_iuix6jf wrote

I am ready for 1050. Yes, 1050 fortune cookies. We have at least 800 kiddos per year.

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gladysk OP t1_iuixzl8 wrote

Where do you buy fortune cookies in bulk?

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mommadragon72 t1_iuj013v wrote

We have moved multiple times. I always ask at least three different neighbors and average that. We have lived in areas where ten big bags was barely enough and where a single bag had leftovers. This year we did small toys plus candy. Got around 100 last year. Hope to see that many again!

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blacktothebird t1_iuj6mve wrote

Who are you? Monk's brother.

Remember that show? its was in a Halloween episode

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re_nonsequiturs t1_iujfy51 wrote

I get a large amount of candy, hand it out by the handful, and go back inside and turn off the lights when it's gone. You're sad you didn't get to the house that hands out the equivalent of 3 king size bars? Get here sooner next year.

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Fred011235 t1_iukblys wrote

14 so far today, 6 last year. i had leftover candy that lasted me almost the year :-)

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winner619 t1_iuia8li wrote

Just give them some money to buy on their own

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CaptainFinest t1_iuiv3kw wrote

Lol to save an annual what = $3.18. This is cheap not really a life tip

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pamacdon t1_iujpgnp wrote

I failed to see the correlation between the number of kids I get and how much candy I need to buy

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mapadofu t1_iui9csh wrote

Learn them in short sentences so that you can learn the grammar too

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