I quit doing Halloween because of it. Leave the lights off and if someone actually rings the doorbell just ignore it.
About 10 years ago I noticed they were trucking them into our neighborhood. A steady line of cars down our street following the little black and brown kids as they trick or treated. They don’t live here that’s for sure. We had hundreds of kids and it went on steady til 10:00. I ran out of candy. That’s when I quit. Screw em.
Oh yeah, we live in a country club neighborhood.
I live in one of those type of neighborhoods too - mostly elderly. There aren’t many of us who pass out candy on Halloween on my street - but that doesn’t stop kids from being bused in from all corners of the city. I went through 450 pieces of candy last year before I ran out.
Husband made a large sign that said “OUT OF CANDY” - didn’t stop them from banging on our door until after 10 PM. There were groups of 15 kids that came at once - many groups like this. They certainly weren’t from our neighborhood. I knew to take in my decorations after the candy ran out.
Husband wants me to lock up the house and turn off the lights - but I enjoy Halloween, enjoy seeing the kids, most of whom are very polite.