FabSwingers.com forum: Did you go trick or treating?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

When you were younger? Or more recently?

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"When you were younger? Or more recently?"

When younger I did, now I just enjoy terrorfiying the older kids that are still going out and handing out treats to all the little ones that come round with parents in tow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No, I didn't. I don't think my Mum and Dad trusted the area we grew up in so didn't want me being out too late at night. Always decorate the windows and have sweets for the kids these days though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nope, it's begging innit.

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By *heBlowinsCouple
over a year ago

West Cork

Every year.. twas amazing

People really go all put in America

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes altho we used to get money not chocolate

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By *heBlowinsCouple
over a year ago

West Cork

"Every year.. twas amazing

People really go all put in America

All out*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No back in the day it was called 'Guising' in Scotland. Trick or treating is an american thing.

We still have kids knocking the doors at Halloweeen round our way but the expectation is the tell a joke, sing a sing or do a trick.... and then they get some sweets.

Older kids (teens) not in fancy dress chapping the door and saying trick or treat are told to f... off.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No, I've never been trick or treating myself but I've always taken my children. We didn't celebrate Halloween when I was a child but I love it and have made up for it as an adult and with my children.

Pxx

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

As a child yes was fond memories, now I just stick the sign in the front garden for sale.

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By *rispyDuckMan
over a year ago

Chinese Takeaway near you

Besides perving at the skimpy scary outfits

I've never really celebrated Halloween

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Yes, we all did on our street, including two brothers whose mum and dad never gave sweets out, because they didn't believe in it. Even then the hypocrisy grated.

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

No, it wasn't a thing when I was younger

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

No, it wasn't part of my culture when I was a kid

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By *nked and Ms InkedCouple
over a year ago

nr wrexham

No, we weren’t allowed to, but our family always put on parties for the kids, so we’d get to say “trick or treat” when we arrived xx

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

No. We were not allowed. It's not something I've allowed my kids to do either because honestly, I find it irritating to be on the receiving end of......

Yours,

Victor and Victoria Meldrew

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

as I have never lived in the USA trick or treating has never been a thing. Let's keep it that way.

Anyone comes around my place and it is 'here's Johnny' with a real axe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wasn’t a thing back in my childhood. We was always told as kids never accept sweets from strangers

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By *inkyfun2013Couple
over a year ago

lewisham

I don't think we ever did Halloween in the 70's. The first time I was really aware of it was watching ET for the first time when I was about 10. I still don't get it but the kids in the family absolutely love it. (Mrs K)

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By *aiseiMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Nope, my parents didn’t like it so they wouldn’t entertain it.

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By *hristopherd999Man
over a year ago

Brentwood

We didn't do Holloween when i was a kid, just anither shit import from America

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

Wasn't invented in my time... (1703).

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Wasn't invented in my time... (1703)."

Can’t believe you were alive when Game of thrones was happening in real life

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Same by the way.

My mum said it was begging. She is such a proud person is our [redacted]

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Of course I did. Absolutely loved it. Miss it now so I make myself a trick or treat sweet bag filled with deliciousness because I deserve it.

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

"Wasn't invented in my time... (1703).

Can’t believe you were alive when Game of thrones was happening in real life "

I have good genes. And use face cream.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Wasn't invented in my time... (1703).

Can’t believe you were alive when Game of thrones was happening in real life

I have good genes. And use face cream."

You know about the moisturising

An ally!!

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By *eardyBikerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

You mean guising...no, wasn't allowed as it was tantamount to begging

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a thing back then. Too busy collecting firewood for the estate Bonnie for Guido.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well to be fair I did... But I'm like Yoda old so costume was mostly a bin bag, those plastic fangs, false red painted false fingers, and a £1 witches hat. Always had a carved turnip though as my folks are Scottish (tight), and pumpkins were yet to be invented... Had a neighbour in my street that was a dentist and used to hand out those mini freebie tubes of toothpaste (not a popular house)... My childhood was mint I know

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, I went until I was 15

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"When you were younger? Or more recently?"

Yeah why ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you were younger? Or more recently?

Yeah why ? "

He wants to steal your sweeties

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes, I went until I was 15

Then came Fright Nights at Thorpe Park.

Then came getting paralytic in slutty costumes.

Now I just sit at home waiting for the bell to ring and go "Oh myyyyy, aren't you a scary witch" to blank 4yo faces waiting for their handful of Celebrations

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"When you were younger? Or more recently?

Yeah why ?

He wants to steal your sweeties

I'll egg him and give him a wedgie

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By *elisandre300Woman
over a year ago

dontbefuckingnosey

I did last year. My godson (6 yes old) is autistic and hates fancy dress but wanted to go trick or treating. He had a buzz light year costume but was refusing to wear it. So I bought the adult version, dressed up and took him. The joy on his face was worth the embarrassment of looking like I had a giant purple condom on y head!

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"I did last year. My godson (6 yes old) is autistic and hates fancy dress but wanted to go trick or treating. He had a buzz light year costume but was refusing to wear it. So I bought the adult version, dressed up and took him. The joy on his face was worth the embarrassment of looking like I had a giant purple condom on y head!

Famous photo of this on social media of a grandma dressed as buzz light year with her grandson both sat eating an ice cream.. grandmas rule

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By *elisandre300Woman
over a year ago

dontbefuckingnosey

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By *elisandre300Woman
over a year ago

dontbefuckingnosey

Famous photo of this on social media of a grandma dressed as buzz light year with her grandson both sat eating an ice cream.. grandmas rule "

I have a photo of me and my godson… it is NOT going on social media

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you were younger? Or more recently?"
never actually

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"When you were younger? Or more recently? never actually "

Due to family and culture ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you were younger? Or more recently? never actually

Due to family and culture ? "
being poor

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"When you were younger? Or more recently? never actually

Due to family and culture ? being poor

That sucks bro you weren't the only one trust me .. if you have or plan on having kids live it through them bro !! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved Halloween going trick or treating when I was younger. Dressed up as a witch using a bin bag and cut out handmade stars and moons to stick on the bag and had a witches hat and black stuff Teddy cat. We use 2 play apple bobbing after as well

Louisea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I loved Halloween going trick or treating when I was younger. Dressed up as a witch using a bin bag and cut out handmade stars and moons to stick on the bag and had a witches hat and black stuff Teddy cat. We use 2 play apple bobbing after as well

Louisea "

I threw a Halloween party for my daughter and her mates when they were like 8... I filled a large (clean) plastic bin with apples, and diluted blackcurrant juice for them to Bob for prizes (nothing seedy

)... Thought it'd be great fun?!... All were horrified

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Louisea

)... Thought it'd be great fun?!... All were horrified

It was fun when I was younger and u had prizes I had the apple lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Louisea

)... Thought it'd be great fun?!... All were horrified

It was fun when I was younger and u had prizes I had the apple lol"

Well, yes?!

I'm 42... Daughter is now 24 so this isn't exactly history wrote in dirt on a temple wall

... Kids today aye?!

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By *agatoXXXMan
over a year ago

Mordor

As Gushygash said above we went guisin', with home made costumes, a lame joke to tell, and a lantern carved out of a tumshie. (Swede). You got fruit, nuts, and if you were luck, penny caramels.

"Young people today, don't know there born..."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not trick or treating, but we had "Mischief Night" on Nov 4th, when we went out doing the trick part.

Trick or treat wasn't a thing in the 60s

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

No it really wasent celebrated back in the day! We did make a guy and went round penny for the guy on bonfire week! And Carol singing at Xmas! Remember one year my brothers made me b the guy as I fit in the old pushchair x

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

"No it really wasent celebrated back in the day! We did make a guy and went round penny for the guy on bonfire week! And Carol singing at Xmas! Remember one year my brothers made me b the guy as I fit in the old pushchair x"
we used to do the same go cob-a-coalin with Guy made from old clothes stuffed with newspaper knock on sing a song get pennies for the guy around bonfire night .died out now as they all go trick or treatin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not gonna lie, that regretfully, me and my mates were little shits. Gonna take this opportunity to confess and apologise for accidently breaking some poor persons window with an egg.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never did when I was younger as my parents very much thought of it as begging and I never really asked too.

Used to take my kids but only to houses with pumpkins, however one year we did the same, saw a pumpkin, rang the bell, guy looked like he was coming to the door and then went and sat on the sofa, really made me think twice.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Never been trick or treating.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only to my grandparents,aunts, and next door neighbours houses, my parents thought it was begging.

We would get dressed up in bin bags and a witches hat, with a carved turnip and visit the three mentioned places.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No never.

Never wanted my kids to miss out so myself and a few friends made our houses safe spaces for each others children and would only go to those houses on Halloween

I love Halloween, I spend a fortune on sweets as I love seeing the little ones dressed up

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Just harmless "knock a door run". Did my own home once and Dad came out looking around. I actually only just recently owned up to that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to go with my daughter. First time was a pile of crap as we went on my estate and it was full of god bothering killjoys who tried to give the kids lectures about the evil of the devil?!!!

Next year we went to the posh houses in Stokey and made out like bandits.

When people would as to see our trick we would open a basket to reveal our pet Trantula or snake.

Good times, she's too old now but is always bringing up the memories. Once a guy opened the door in a proper "chewbacca" costume holding a tub of celebrations

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No, although Halloween evolved from Irish culture, trick or treating was unheard of where I grew up.

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Never. My parents considered it akin to begging. Plus I was an incredibly shy child who hated walking up driveways and knocking on doors, even for people I knew. Plus I hate fancy dress.

I still don't really like Halloween and ignore it in the main. We have much more fun at Easter

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By *olarbear73Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Both, as a child I always did it. And now, more recently I accompanied my cubs when they were out doing it.

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By *arcosaMan
over a year ago

London

Never, but Halloween wasn't such a big thing when I was a kid. It's only relatively recently it's really taken off, to me at least.

The whole trick or treat deal is a recent American import as far as I'm concerned, it's another way to wring cash out of us. We're the one's being tricked.

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

Guising we called it but aye

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, sometimes depending on how my mum was feeling.

I did enjoy it. And I want my daughter to do it too so she can experience it and not feel like she's missing out. But I'm always a bit unsure of how I really feel about it. We always teach our kids to never take food from strangers, then we knock on doors asking for it.

I had some weird experiences too knocking on doors as a kid! When they would invite me in, make me sing and stuff lmaooo luckily nothing too bad but you know.

I do love Halloween, but yeah, not so sure on the trick or treating bit.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Nope.

"You will not go begging at strangers doors, if you want sweets, get a job and pay for them yourself. Not old enough to get a job? Tough shit then isn't it"

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

No Never, and never for my children either.

You'd be surprised how recent it is .

All Hallows Eve was celebrated with your family in your own house or you went to your parents friends house for a get together.

We played duck apple and you kept the apple you got ...

We played catching hanging oranges on strings... again hands behind back , mouth only.

We told spooky stories and jokes.

we ate seasonal food.....

We KNEW it was about celebrating lost loved ones......

Now it's horrible. Expensive costumes for kids ..... expectations that strangers and people they've not had the time of day for all year will suddenly just give them sweets ......

What beats me is their parents think it's a traditional thing... and allow it.

Oh .... we also celebrated in our own neighbourhoods.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

Nope and nobody knocked at our door lol

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Yes, sometimes depending on how my mum was feeling.

I had some weird experiences too knocking on doors as a kid! When they would invite me in, make me sing and stuff lmaooo luckily nothing too bad but you know.

I do love Halloween, but yeah, not so sure on the trick or treating bit.

Have a friend and their kids round to yours....

Play trick or treat.

Prize for the best home made cozzy.

Watch a scary movie - eat hodogs...

Don't send them to my house for toffees.....

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Trick or treat each other I meant

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I noticed in the supermarket yesterday lots of large bags of sweets......

I thought ..... well they can stay there. I can't fathom why I'm supposed to want to buy sweets for kids I don't know.

And as for pumpkins ...... fuff me .... they farm them here now and people pay over the mark for them then cut them up n chuck them out cos ......... cos why ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes, sometimes depending on how my mum was feeling.

I had some weird experiences too knocking on doors as a kid! When they would invite me in, make me sing and stuff lmaooo luckily nothing too bad but you know.

I do love Halloween, but yeah, not so sure on the trick or treating bit.

Have a friend and their kids round to yours....

Play trick or treat.

Prize for the best home made cozzy.

Watch a scary movie - eat hodogs...

Don't send them to my house for toffees..... "

Well to be fair, we would do most of that stuff too. It's not just about going out to houses. I like the home part too, movies, snacks and playdate with a friend.

I only ever knock on doors with decorations up as I kind of take that as they are interested in celebrating. I wouldn't ever knock on doors with nothing up. It's worked well so far. But I am undecided on how I feel about it. I want her to experience it at least once though and she is excited about it.

I will knock on your back door if I come around don't worry.

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

"I noticed in the supermarket yesterday lots of large bags of sweets......

I thought ..... well they can stay there. I can't fathom why I'm supposed to want to buy sweets for kids I don't know.

And as for pumpkins ...... fuff me .... they farm them here now and people pay over the mark for them then cut them up n chuck them out cos ......... cos why ?"

I don’t mind doing a pumpkin Granny, the innards are put out for the wee small animals, and the seeds dried and toasted, when the night is over, the pumpkin goes out the back for small woodland creatures to make an edible home of (that could happen).

As I live in a little village, I just put a bowl of sweets out the front, next to the pumpkins for the kids to take, without knocking the door. The rule in the village seems to that if you have decorations outside your house the kids can call.

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