We’ve never had a single trick-or-treater at our house, but it’s a rural area....I would like to be able to hand out some candy, though.
My husband lived in a busy subdivision when he was a kid. One Halloween his stepdad was the only one at home...he got swamped with trick-or-treaters. He ran out of candy, and still they kept coming. He was down to pulling Beanie Weenies out of the pantry and throwing them in the kids’ bags, and when THOSE were gone, he started handing out money. Finally he said the hell with it and went to bed. :)
When I was a kid, I remember my mother handing out money to kids after we ran out of the candy. It didn’t go over well with the kids - because their parents would steal the loot!
In my suburban house (as opposed to my NYC apt.), we only have about two or three trick or treaters. Sad.
Very funny! When I was younger a friend’s parents had plans for Halloween and didn;t make provisions for trick-or-treaters. My friend and his brother started passing out toast; when the parents returned the next morning the lawn was covered with it...