Halloween Trick or Treaters (house, neighborhood, to live in)

[GoColts]

I like Halloween and seeing kids in costumes and passing out candy. I don't mind people who don't live in my neighborhood filling their van full of kids and bringing them over I am lucky to live in a place where people feel safe. I don't mind kids who are older knocking on my door even if they don't have a costume because they are just having fun. What I do mind is when kids reach into my candy container especially when they are in a group reaching over smaller kids or when they see I have a couple of different types of candy and they see me handing everyone a piece of each different type of candy and they tell me they want 3 of this but none of that. I have even had kids requesting different candy then what I am handing out. I hand out fun sized candy (not the super small kind) and give everybody a couple of different kinds. I expect a quick thanks and for them to be on their way but many kids are less than polite. I even had older kids in a group of younger kids say that I forgot them...bad example for their younger siblings. Anybody else have issues like this? Maybe I am too old to be handing out candy.

[MAniacTHW]

Do you hand out candy in costume? Give them a distraction to avoid such annoyances?

[Sunscape]

[LKJ1988]

My lights will be off dwight.

[EngGirl]

It happened to us tonight too when some kids were not too happy with certain candies. When little one were asking to switch to another kind I didn't mind. When older kids did (teenagers +) I found it a little awkward.
We had adults going from house to house today and asking for candies (wearing costumes) - very weird to be honest. We had some adults wearing inappropriate costumes and walking about with open containers - not something I appreciated much.
I am happy it's over!!!

[HWTechGuy]

Real light this year.. Doorbell rang ten times, with eighteen kids total.

[SeaSpur]

Is it possible the kid could be allergic to peanuts so avoids a Snickers but maybe asks for a 3 Musketeers instead?

Look, I hear your complaints...reaching into the container is disrespectful and should be corrected on the spot, but is it really that big of a deal? They are kids and they are excited; you are one of many strangers homes they will visit that night and likely never seen again. I wouldn't sweat it.

At least you get trick-or-treaters. My wife has bought candy, swept the porch and made it inviting...3 years in a row and not a single visitor.

[thelma123]

I always try and hide the piece of candy in my hand until I drop it in their bag or bucket so they don't have time to see it and complain about what they got. If they do complain I use the old saying: "we get what we get, we don't get upset." Then they have to stop and think about what I said, and that point, they forgot about the candy. LOL!