A notable Halloween question: to give candy or not to give candy

[Saltyk]

Yes, I would give out candy. Why punish all the children for the actions of a few? And why do you think they call it trick or treating? Because if you don't give out treats, that gives them the right to preform tricks on you. Of course, you could always just pretend to not be home. You said you live in an apartment, but from the sounds of it you don't live in a building like in New York, so just turn off your lights and don't answer the door.

Disregard children. Keep candy.

Use air-horn to chase them off XD

I have two bags of Reese's cups. After the holiday, if I still have any, I'll be putting those in my freezer and snacking on the result for a while. And considering I didn't have any trick or treaters last year, I don't think I'll be giving out any candy. ;-)

 

[Thaluikhain]

Tell them you totally would give them some, but Hershey has been exploiting foreign workers, so you morally can't.

 

[Crazy]

Go walk around in the night and give candy to unexpecting trick or treaters.

 

[HK_01]

I wouldn't give them candy. I don't like that whole "trick or treat"-ing and I don't want to encourage it. It really just annoys me when people ring on the door for no good reason several times in one evening.

 

[Delsana]

I plan to just buy about 60 - 100 of the huge 30+ assortment variety pack candy bags of a quality type and just let each one take one of the entire bags at their leisure. While they're doing that I'll be on the porch a few feet away from the tub o bags smoking a cigar and drinking some dessert wine while marvelling at how much I hate my life.

 

[Delsana]

Go walk around in the night and give candy to unexpecting trick or treaters.

Police will arrest you sometimes for that, they could think you're a child stalker.

 

[WeAreStevo]

I normally am all about giving out candy (I mean hell, throughout my entire childhood trick-or-treating was my favorite time of year) but this year I'm a broke grad student living in a ghetto neighborhood so....no dice.

I usually turn off my lights and stay in my room so people think I'm not home =/

 

[DEAD34345]

If you're the type of person that doesn't give out sweets on halloween, then I think you deserve to pranked/messed with, frankly. Who holds a grudge against children in general simply because some of them knock on your door and run away?

For that matter, why hold a grudge even against the ones who did it? I mean seriously, it's such a petty thing to be angry about, I don't understand why you care at all.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

Hello to all escapists who read this topic.
So with that being said I would like to hear some opinions

Hello. ^^

I came here to tell you that of course you should give out candy - it's Halloween. However, having read about your situation, I have decided to suggest something else.

Lock the place up, leave the camera on (if you really have one, or you could just put another sign up), and go out to a party somewhere. Get out of there and enjoy yourself - preferably somewhere you feel safe. Have fun with friends - have some candy yourself.

Enjoy the holiday - if you can't enjoy it at home, enjoy it elsewhere.

 

[Duck Sandwich]

I'm a cheap bastard, I'm obsessed with physical fitness, and I have to go to sleep/wake up early for work the next day, so I'm doing the whole "Turn the lights off and park my car away from the driveway" thing. I'd do the same in your position.

 

[Davatehi]

You want to give out candy? Give out candy.
You don't want to give out candy? Don't give out candy.

Can't decide? Buy candy to hand out but to each kid you flip a coin twoface style. Heads = candy, tails = no candy. If you dress as twoface it will be even better.

 

[Post Tenebrae Morte]

I say don't, Halloween is a stupid holiday. People rewarding children for blackmail isn't a good thing, said children have no right to the candy nor to reacting with a prank. This is a dilemma I've been facing too, since it has been a hard year and I have no spare money to spend. Just try placing a sign saying "I'm poor, hard year, no candy, sorry.", perhaps play some German Metal.