Cherry Cola
3 8-10th graders going door to door in plain clothing and walmart bags to get candy. At least make an effort to be something. You have any halloween pet peeves.
Cherry Addict
No costume, no candy!Edited to add, I keep Dum-Dum suckers on hand for those types. The ones in costumes get the chocolate.
Cherry Bing
I had a few of those too...even sadder were a couple of little kids (5-8) in plain clothes, come on parents at least buy them a mask or silly hat at the drug store.My major peeve tonight was the firetruck and police car that zoomed through the neighborhood. We live in a huge neighborhood and our street is a major cut through. I realize there was an emergency but you would think they would have exercised a little more caution considering the streets were swarming with kids!
Melissa
formally known as mkyanne
formally known as mkyanne
Cherry Jubilee
LOL I like dum-dums! I used to have a few older kids that would go around with their younger brothers/sisters...some would ask nicely if they might have a piece of candy, too. Since I never had a lot of kids anyway, I would give them some too.
Chocolate Covered Cherry
I'm with you!It is worse when the kids are little without a costume though - then I blame the parents!
~Kathy
{hopelessly addicted}
Filling my basket with all of the new goodies
{hopelessly addicted}
Filling my basket with all of the new goodies
Cherry Tart
OMGosh! I JUST posted about this on the NSBR refugee board! I wonder if I can c&p it over here.
Cherry Cola
Yeah I hate it too, my parents didnt really let us go out to much after we got in Middle school and it was a rule if you dont dress up then you dont go out. My parents always thought that was rude so they didnt allow us to do it either.Hugs
Jennifer Mom of Four Boys
Cherry Cola
I just think its a big excuse for candy anyway especailly for the older ones. I don't have alot at my house but when I lived at home we would have between 175-250 every year. The ones who don't dress the kids up - make something from things you have at home, it not that hard. And I think after about 7th grade its just not mecessary cause you know all they want is the free candy, which is evident the next day at school. I have alot of pet peeves about halloween lol
Cherry Bing
I flipping got a 4 Month Old with his/her parents!!!!!!! The kid isn't old enough to eeat the stuff or have any knowledge of TOT - What the heck??????????????
Stephanie
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
Cherry Delight
Of course all they want is free candy, that's all I was about from the age of 8. But I can't imagine trick or treating without a costume, that just seems stupid (and rude) to me. I always went through the effort to dress up. And we trick or treated until the age of 15. After that we worked and had our own money for candy.
Cherry Addict
I don't have any pet peeves about Halloween! It is one of my favorite holidays. I love giving out candy, I love seeing the costumes and I absolutely LOVE seeing my little man have a blast!!!
SUS 
Cherry Cola
Oh I like the holiday. I like to decorate and pass out candy but I want people to make a effort and do it for fun - not just free candy.I really want to hang a sign up that says if you aren't wearing a costume - NO CANDY!!
Cherry Addict
ya know...I have never had that happen....I bet if I did...I would be a "tad" pissed too. Do they at least have pumpkin buckets?
SUS
Cherry Cola
Nope at lot of them come with Walmart bags and some with old butter containers or something similar. Few have something halloween related for a bag.
Cherry Tart
I just had a whole family, and I mean aunts, uncles, I think I saw grandma too, and they all held out their bags and not one of them was wearing a costume. Nobody said anything, no Trick or Treat, no kiss my a$$, nothing.It was pencils all around.
Cherry Tart
This my other post from the NSBR refugee board: So now ya'll will know that I am a Grade A #1 beyoch.I overheard a chick at the grocery store talking about how she was going trick or treating tonight with her kids. She's gonna have her own bag and she told them she was not going to share any of her candy that she got, she wanted some candy too.Okay seriously? If you want some candy how about taking a stroll over about 3 aisles to the candy aisle and pick up a bag or 2? I hate it when I get adult trick or treaters. It' not cute, trick or treating is for kids. Adults can get a J O B and buy their own damn candy. Yes, I feel strongly on this issue.So, I decided what I am gonna do for my adults that come to the door this year. I'm giving them a pencil. No special Halloween pencils, just a regular yellow #2 pencil. I've got a bazillion of em around here. Their children will get candy, but the adults will get a tool to help them fill out that job application so that next year, they can buy their own candy.
Cherry Cola
LMAO thats great. Pencils. I was thinking about being the mean lady that hands out toothbrushes. no costume - toothbrush. adult - toothbrush. kids dressed up - candy
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