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There have been some discussions about whether parents will let their kids go trick or treating; some donors have decided to not participate this year. I don't like the treats so don't want to buy stuff that I can't give away. I do enjoy the little ones coming out all dressed up. I usually get about 50 kids so the number of treats is something to consider.
Not sure what to do. What are you doing, how many kids do you usually get and how many do you expect this year?
I never get anyone as I live in an apt. But my town is allowing trick or treating.
ApatheticNoMore
10-8-20, 3:59pm
It's allowed but I can't remotely imagine it being recommended. Just seems like a bad idea. No they don't frequent this apartment either even though it would be easy enough to, don't expect to get much from apartments I guess. It's very mercenary at this point, they only go places where they will get the most candy.
dado potato
10-8-20, 4:37pm
We plan to leave our lights out and not answer the door if any treaters come knocking. I am considering leaving a pump bottle of hand sanitizer out on the door step.
I am too old to trick or treat.
I work at a church which normally has a Trunk or Treat on the Wednesday before Halloween. We've been contacted by the local health dept. asking/telling us NOT to hold any kind of event for Halloween. We are on an uptick right now. Seems like just as we start flattening out, we uptick again.
We hardly got T-or T-ers as it is, in our neighborhood. So we'll probably not get any this year.
My suburban Chicago town's guidelines:
Hours are the same from 3pm to 7pm on Halloween.
Signs: The Village has created signs to help indicate whether or not you are inviting Trick-or-Treaters to visit your home this Halloween. Please click on the corresponding links below to view the signs and print them up at home for your own use.
'Trick or Treaters Welcome' Sign: Please click here.
'No Trick or Treater Please' Sign: Please click here.
It is also suggested that those homes participating in Trick-or-Treating leave their front porch light on during the established Trick-or-Treat hours. This too will function as an indicator for those Trick-or-Treating in your neighborhood.
IDPH Guidelines: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has established guidelines for Trick-or-Treating this year. These guidelines are summarized below and more detailed information can be viewed at the following link: IDPH Halloween Guidance 2020
Anyone participating in Trick-or-Treating, including those passing out candy, should maintain 6-feet of social distance and wear proper face coverings.
Consider leaving individually wrapped candy (spaced apart) on a table in driveways or in front of walkways, sidewalks, or any outdoor space where 6-feet of distance can be maintained.
A Halloween costume mask is not a substitute for a cloth mask. Ensure that breathing is not impaired if a cloth mask is worn under a costume mask. If so, discard the costume mask.
Trick-or-Treat in groups with household members only.
Candy collected during Trick-or-Treating should not be eaten until after hand washing.
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About distributing candy - some guy on social media made a 6ft long pipe out of PVC pipe sections, painted it Halloween colors, and plans to use it to distribute candy to the kids - sliding it down the pipe.
We usually pretend we're not home.
The last few Halloweens we've been with our grandkids at their house. Last we heard, their city was allowing T-orT-ing and costumes were being sewn for the grandkids. Apparently people plan to leave out baskets/plastic pumpkins full of candy and just let kids come by. Some houses did that last year and, because every kid T-orT-ing was being escorted by hovering adults, it's not like the first three kids to a house hogged all the treats. T-orT-ing is pretty well done in that neighborhood by 8 pm because young kids and because by the end of October, the temperature usually is aiming for around 40 degrees at night, which discourages many from making a party of it.
I will guarantee that COVID-19 masks will be as numerous as pink Volvos in Texas. The kids will have an excuse. The adults, not so much.
Interesting Steve that you compare PINK Volvos to masks. I just heard today about masks being compared to purses, as in they are for girlie men.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/might-well-carry-purse-mask-180400344.html
I will guarantee that COVID-19 masks will be as numerous as pink Volvos in Texas. Isn't the Mary Kay cosmetics empire based in Texas?
Nope! We are having record COVID numbers. Yea us!
This will be our first Halloween in this place so I have no idea what to expect. Our development doesn’t seem to have many kids (we’re youthful compared to everyone we’ve met) but the one across the street does.
If we don’t pretend to not be home perhaps we’ll wear costumes relevant for the year with one of us dressed up in full PPE and the other dressed as a giant spiky coronavirus leering over the first one’s shoulder looking intimidating.
rosarugosa
10-9-20, 6:23am
We never get many kids, but we will have our lights on and will have candy at the ready for any who may show up.
We have "Trunk or Treat" up here because it's so rural: People take their cars to the school parking lot and open up their trunks, which have treats inside, and the trick-or-treaters walk around to each car. I'm not sure what the rules are this year. We don't participate, usually. I've done 60+ Halloweens and I'm good to sit out a few at this point.
SteveinMN
10-9-20, 11:28am
Isn't the Mary Kay cosmetics empire based in Texas?
It is. But they don't hand out Volvos. American manufacturers only (at least in the U.S.) and, apparently, not just Cadillacs anymore. The Cadillacs are for winners.
catherine
10-9-20, 12:31pm
It is. But they don't hand out Volvos. American manufacturers only (at least in the U.S.) and, apparently, not just Cadillacs anymore. The Cadillacs are for winners.
Yes, Mary Kay is based in Dallas. That was one of my misguided attempts at a second income--being a MK consultant. I'm a horrible salesperson to begin with and the days of people hosting parties in their homes is pretty much dead. I was late to the party realizing that. I felt like I was assaulting my friends every time I suggested they host a party. That didn't last long, and the best use I got from that big box of makeup samples I paid for was it was a huge hit at my DD's 9th birthday party.
But they do have decent cosmetics.
It is. But they don't hand out Volvos. American manufacturers only (at least in the U.S.) and, apparently, not just Cadillacs anymore. The Cadillacs are for winners.I believe they've added BMW's to the mix. There's a pink one locally that I'm pretty sure is Mary Kay because as a former BMW owner I can't believe they'd do that to a perfectly fine automobile. ;)
If our town allows it, I will put together bags of candy and either hand them out (while masked, maybe with a funny or spooky grabber) or leave them in a bowl on our porch.
rosarugosa
10-9-20, 6:01pm
Catherine - I cannot imagine you as a salesperson! That's not an insult - it just doesn't sound like you.
I have only been to two home sales parties in my life and I was under 20 years old for both of them (one was makeup and one was "Naughty Nighty). In my adult life, I took a hard stand against attending them as I did with baby showers. I just didn't do them. You know how some people just cannot say no? I am not one of those people. :)
Funny to remember the home sales parties from long ago. I still have a number of Tupperware containers from that era and love them.
More recently I was invited to a skincare party by my neighbour who coincidently had won a fancy white convertible for her sales success. That car was a marvellous item to watch the top fold back - like a kid's transformer. She took me for a ride in it which was my first one in a convertible on a gorgeous spring day. When later invited to her home sale party I felt compelled to attend. I was horrified at what the ladies in their 20's and 30's were spending on the face creams each month. That neighbour has since moved on but I avoid home sale parties.
Catherine - I cannot imagine you as a salesperson! That's not an insult - it just doesn't sound like you.
You read me correctly. I'm not insulted. It's not my strong suit for sure! I'm the anti-salesperson: "I know you probably don't want this, but...." I once won $10k for top sales in market research bookings, and I frankly don't understand how I did it. I wasn't trying to be the top salesperson, that's for sure. It was a fluke. I was just doing my job.
I can see catherine being the top market research sales booker. It's her field and she undoubtedly knows what sells and what is a good product. Just as I know myself to be the top cyber insurance policy sales guy at my current job. I'm in that position because I think we have a great product and I'm proud to offer it to insurance brokers and their clients. But get me to try and sell Mary Kay... I'd be laughably bad at it because I just don't get any of it. The soap I use everyday in the shower is the leftovers I have brought home from hotel stays. And it works just fine for me. That's the level of concern I have for that type of thing. Trying to sell someone a more expensive soap than my "free" soap would be impossible to me.
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