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🧙‍♀️ How do you save on Halloween treats for trick-or-treaters?

Do you buy in bulk, go for non-candy options, or skip it altogether?

SamGoodship
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blacklabrador

I make sure the bolt on the garden gate is well and truly secured

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possy

Have a set amount and when they are gone they are gone. I think that’s a fair way to treat it x

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SamGoodship
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possy How much do you think you spend?

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possy

SamGoodship I live in the sticks so I don’t get anyone, I made bags up one year and no one came. It’s entirely upto you.

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sarah4701

We bought two packs last year and nobody came , we chucked them a few months later as the all became sticky. Such a waste. Not buying any this year.

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SamGoodship
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sarah4701 Did you decorate outside?

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Jerseydrew

Don't put a pumpkjn out and you won't get trick or treaters 🤣. I just get a small box as we don't get many knocking on our door

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SamGoodship
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Jerseydrew We get so many here!

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Jerseydrew

Oh I also buy ones we like. It's chocolate we get as we don't really eat sweets in our house

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KateGriff169

We just grab about £5 worth of sweets either the Haribo little packs or like a swizzles sweet tub and do with that, once gone don’t answer the door

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SamGoodship
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KateGriff169 The mini Haribo packs are the best!

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PayItForward

We used to buys small toys. But in recent years have opted for sweets. We haven’t been getting as many Halloween rhymers, so find sweets a better option as we can eat the left overs lol

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MrsCraig

I don't decorate the house so no one comes. I buy a bag of lidl own Haribo for my sons party bags so if anyone does come I have something but I will try pretend I haven't heard the door if I can. Hate Halloween.

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martinlufc5637

Asda had some good deals last week, buy one get one free on bags of sweets

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SamGoodship
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martinlufc5637 Always good to look out for deals like that!

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Mango4

Doesn't seem to be a big thing around my area, but I do have a bag of small packs of Haribo should any children knock our door. Personally thou I don't feel parents should encourage children to knock on strangers doors Halloween or not.

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JLouM

We don’t do it anymore but if we did would probably get bits from Asda.

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RegularComper91

By not answering the door to them. Though no one comes to our door anyway as we have no decorations outside.

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LL81

I buy the big bags of mini haribo but I eaten lots of packets already..we did get two big bags.! The ones left I’m not that bothered about so as intended for trick or treaters.

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richmorgan27rm

As a Christian it's not something I encourage, so I never buy any sweets for possible visitors. Don't get any here anyway but I'm sure that there are numerous ways in which they can be discouraged.

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DeBunny

I don't particularly like Halloween (Wow my posts tonight seem miserable 🤣 I am ill, do forgive me haha)

But I felt like I missed out as a child as it was very rare that I got to go, only when I was a bit older and that was to look after my sibling.

Halloween is here to stay so I try and keep it fun for the kids that do trick or treat, essentially it's begging, but it is usually children and they are just having fun, they don't know any different. I love seeing all the little ones and when they are super well mannered. I'm fully aware some are very nervous and aren't very verbal, that is cool with me too, it can take a lot for them to come to your door.

I make sure to get them in individually packaged either sweets or chocolate, as many parents won't allow their children to eat the loose ones and too right if they aren't sure of germs or any sense of ingredients. I avoid anything with nuts as allergies are very common and nuts are one of the main allergies especially in children. I will try and get things we will eat or we can pass on to someone who will though, so nothing wasted.

I don't think many people trick or treat around our new area and I don't know enough parents here yet for parents to send their children knocking specifically, plus nowhere really for us to put a pumpkin out. These are often the 'rules' now, if there are no halloween decorations, pumpkins or you don't know them, many people won't knock. Plus there should be a time cut off point. We once had some older children knock around 1am and were really rude, especially when I went digging for anything to give them as I wasn't expecting so many people. Must have been close to if not more than 100 children that year.

I just wish it wasn't so commercial... I'd love to see a home made outfits, I love all the creativity around any occasional but sadly a lot is commercialised now and people laugh at others in home made costumes... when it should be celebrated!

The night before anyone's birthday in our old household, would be the night we draw pictures of cakes, make banners etc. There might be 1 or 2 bought banners but they were the same ones brought out every year. This is making me sound old now too, I'm not even that close to being 40 🤣 We'd try and sneak them up in the night so that it was a 'surprise' to the birthday person in the morning haha!

Nativity plays, where is the home made bed sheet costumes? Any occasion for schools like world book day or Victorian day etc. Parents now tend to pay anywhere from £20-£120 per costume etc. When did it all start getting 'whoever buys the best, has the best outfit' 🙄

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janphoenix51

DeBunny....It was the same when I was growing up, healthy competition not over the top competition!

We made the Guy Fawkes & Hallowéen costumes out of what we had available..

I feel sorry for today's parents who under pressure just have to buy their children a costume for this occasion or one for that occasion...

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MelissaLee1

Give em a prayer book lol.Seriously I don't engage. I visit family graves and pray for all who have gone before.

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Pjran

Halloween is another Americanism which I don’t really approve of. Children shouldn’t be knocking on strangers doors. Parents should only take them to neighbours if they consent.

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janphoenix51

Pjran ...Hallowéen was an CELTIC festival named Samhain, it has its origins in Ireland & Scotland...

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Pjran

janphoenix51 I stand corrected. It is the influence from USA that it’s copied here.

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jms19

Since i moved house i don’t get any cause i now live in a close and the kids don’t seem to make it there.

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janphoenix51

Don't open the door, pretend you're not home or haven't heard them!!

I loved to see the local children dressed up in their costumes come to our door while their parents waited down our path.

I always dressed up in black with my witches hat & little black cat Phoenix by my side who they loved to stroke..

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janphoenix51

I also take my Hallowéen items in to the Supported Living home I work at, the people I support LOVE to put on the masks, hats & press the spooky doorbell!

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SebK84

Just put, Sorry I 've got Covid, see you next year. 😜

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janphoenix51

Image...

No one came to celebrate the Festival of Samhain, Jack Skellington & Phoenix had a quiet night together....

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telmel

This is what can happen if you upset them

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