Halloween Tip
Tonight will be the second year that I won’t be afraid to turn on my lights on Halloween night. Last year was the first year I bought a ton of candy and waited by my door for hours for kids to take it, and while it was a lot of fun I also learned a lot. Now that I have a blog, I have a venue to share my vast Halloween experience. I have a big tip for Halloween beginners:
Don’t hold out the candy bowl.
There can be some exceptions, though. If the kids are very young, they can have whatever they want, I don’t care. But otherwise, I’ll hand out the candy myself. I’ll never forget those teenagers last year who took half my candy and ran!
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I hear you! I also really dislike the kids who want to trade because you gave them an orange tootsie roll pop and they really wanted red. The little ones I don’t mind, but if they’re say, over 7 years old, then I tell them ‘no.’ Some of them seem to think that this is a candy store and they can place an order–I say free candy is free candy and if you don’t like what you got, then find a friend to trade with.
I could just be a grouch, though–maybe I need more coffee!
If you’re a grouch for feeling that way, so am I. Lucky for me, I practically had no teenagers show up at my door last night. It was fun.
I already have next year’s tip: Don’t buy so much candy. I spent almost $20 on candy, and I have enough leftover candy for two big popcorn bowls.