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MaryMagdaline

(7,931 posts)
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 04:34 PM Oct 2024

Guess how many trick or treaters you will have and then post results at 9:00 PM your time

Last edited Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:06 PM - Edit history (1)

My guess? 28

UPDATE: 9

unless the older teenager rush comes by in the next 45 minutes, this is an underperforming year.

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Guess how many trick or treaters you will have and then post results at 9:00 PM your time (Original Post) MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 OP
my guess is 5. barbtries Oct 2024 #1
Forty ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #2
Wow! I'm in Florida so it's not dark yet. Might be 6:30 before I see anyone MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #3
We're An Hour 8n, And... ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #21
I live in FL and we had our first Trick r Treaters at 6. lark Nov 1 #28
Im no fun. We won't get any. No little kids in the neighborhood. Srkdqltr Oct 2024 #4
So sorry. It's getting that way at my house. They take the kids to parties rather than knock on doors. MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #7
Zero QED Oct 2024 #5
Yea. I have disproportionate number of sweets. MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #15
Oh darn! QED Oct 2024 #19
we have a small bowl of 100 grands, barbtries Nov 1 #25
They come so fast and in groups that there is no way I could keep count. Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #6
Wonderful! Enjoy the fun! MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #8
Zero. Its raining & police do trick or treat for kids SheltieLover Oct 2024 #9
Uggh. We used to go out even if freezing. Adults are ruining Halloween MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #10
Here, I hope none... Drum Oct 2024 #11
I'd accept them. But we're still in hurricane season here so batteries are always a good thing MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #13
Many more than ever before! Easterncedar Oct 2024 #12
AWWW. I love meeting the new kids on the block MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #14
Zero. unweird Oct 2024 #16
Zero. Diamond_Dog Oct 2024 #17
I won't know.....my husband loved giving out the candy, I did for about the first hour a kennedy Oct 2024 #18
Zero we can do it Oct 2024 #20
Zero WestMichRad Oct 2024 #22
Zero had two kids in 29 years. doc03 Oct 2024 #23
My guess ZERO Emile Oct 2024 #24
I bought for 75, but only had 16. sinkingfeeling Nov 1 #26
At our old house it would have been zero. lark Nov 1 #27
I expected 60, only saw 33, lights out at 9:15. quaint Nov 1 #29
I would have failed. hunter Nov 1 #30

barbtries

(30,102 posts)
1. my guess is 5.
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM
Oct 2024

Last edited Fri Nov 1, 2024, 08:01 AM - Edit history (1)

could be less though. we never get a rush where we live.

i'll try to remember to update at 9pm

Edit: well I passed out early but my son tells me the number was 0. He never turned on the porch light, so that may have something to do with it.

ProfessorGAC

(71,316 posts)
2. Forty
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 04:38 PM
Oct 2024

Weather is pretty pleasant here. High 50s & dry. A bit windy, but it's not gale force.
It just started 8 minutes ago, and we've had 3 so far.

ProfessorGAC

(71,316 posts)
21. We're An Hour 8n, And...
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:34 PM
Oct 2024

...we're at 15 or 16 kids already!
My prediction is looking ok so far.

lark

(24,462 posts)
28. I live in FL and we had our first Trick r Treaters at 6.
Fri Nov 1, 2024, 08:25 AM
Nov 1

It was pretty steady from 6 - 8. Nice to get to see the neighborhood children, so cute!

MaryMagdaline

(7,931 posts)
7. So sorry. It's getting that way at my house. They take the kids to parties rather than knock on doors.
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 04:50 PM
Oct 2024

So sad

QED

(3,038 posts)
5. Zero
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 04:44 PM
Oct 2024

I never have any trick or treaters. But I always have a bowl of Reese's for them. For me.

(Note: I originally put just a 0 in the subject line and had a message that I hadn't entered a subject. Now I know.)

MaryMagdaline

(7,931 posts)
15. Yea. I have disproportionate number of sweets.
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:05 PM
Oct 2024

Absolutely no justifiable reason for this many. Will just have to eat the inventory I guess.

barbtries

(30,102 posts)
25. we have a small bowl of 100 grands,
Fri Nov 1, 2024, 08:04 AM
Nov 1

one of my favorites. they'll go quickly now that it's November and we don't have to give even one away to a trick and treater. which is sad in a way, but also bad in a way, and also good in a way.

Attilatheblond

(4,969 posts)
6. They come so fast and in groups that there is no way I could keep count.
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 04:46 PM
Oct 2024

Our street is a carnival on Halloween. We have sidewalks and streetlights where many areas of town do not, so people bring their kids here as it's safer. And most neighbors decorate a lot, many sit outside to welcome the kids and parents, keeping things peaceful and fun. Some of us keep dog treats handy to give to parents with dogs.

It's a rollicking party on our street. Music, laughter, good fun. No time to count, just hand over the goodies, 'ooo, ah!' over the clever costumes, and enjoy the company of families out for a nice, SAFE evening, kids and dogs included.

As an estimate, we spend about $100 on candy to give out and usually out by 8:30-9PM. We had to rent a storage room to house all the decorations we make and buy. The yard is an adventure from every angle.

Christmas presents? Not so much, at our ages, we have what we need. Just decorate, listen to music, enjoy peace. But opening the door to all the kids and parents on Halloween? Yes please!

BOO!

MaryMagdaline

(7,931 posts)
10. Uggh. We used to go out even if freezing. Adults are ruining Halloween
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 04:53 PM
Oct 2024

with too many organized events.

Drum

(10,026 posts)
11. Here, I hope none...
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:00 PM
Oct 2024

Very rural, so I don’t believe I will. Was gonna buy some just-in-case candy but I forgot to. If any come, I guess I could give them some AA batteries? I have a lot of those…

MaryMagdaline

(7,931 posts)
13. I'd accept them. But we're still in hurricane season here so batteries are always a good thing
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:02 PM
Oct 2024

😂😂😂

unweird

(3,076 posts)
16. Zero.
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:10 PM
Oct 2024

Doubt we will have any stopping by here at the La Quinta. We’re out of town and are tricking the neighborhood after last year running thru almost a hundred full size Hershey bars.

a kennedy

(32,623 posts)
18. I won't know.....my husband loved giving out the candy, I did for about the first hour
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:19 PM
Oct 2024

24 years ago when we moved here. Today, i’m the only one here, my husband died in May, and i’m just not gonna give it out. So i’m sitting here in the dark watching TV and here on DU.

WestMichRad

(1,964 posts)
22. Zero
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:37 PM
Oct 2024

We’re off the beaten track, and this number equals the total number of trick or treaters we’ve had in the last 20 years. Stopped buying candy several years ago, since we certainly don’t need it.

9pm answer in advance: zero

lark

(24,462 posts)
27. At our old house it would have been zero.
Fri Nov 1, 2024, 08:22 AM
Nov 1

We now live in a well lit neighborhood with some decorated houses and have young children living across the street so we expected it would be different. We probably had 20 or more Trick r Treaters and almost all were in costumes, so it was nice - except for our dog. He had never experienced a real Haloween with people coming to the house and he went bonkers! After 8pm, we turned out the lights because we couldn;t take his incessant barking. Luckily, no big kids came up late, so we were good.

hunter

(39,191 posts)
30. I would have failed.
Fri Nov 1, 2024, 08:45 AM
Nov 1

We had more trick-or-treaters this year than we've ever had in all the years we've lived here. Easily more than a hundred. I lost count.

There's no unopened bags of candy for the food bank this year. We had to shut it down around 8:30.



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