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I would have thought putting up one of these posters is more likely to have negative consequences!
I dont mind them calling up until 8pm and always buy sweets ready for them. After 8 I dont answer the door, its like a tv programme if you dont want to watch turn over 
it called tradition mardy c****
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When does something become 'tradition'? I can't remember trick or treating taking place when I was young. Seems to have started off in the last, what?, 35/40 years? Import from America? just like high school proms?
Just buy the sweets and keep them for yourself 
Keep the curtains shut and enjoy the sweets. Let the kids buy there own.
A polite request for those who go out trick or treating this evening.
It is not funny to throw eggs at property, cars etc.
It can be very frightening and intimidating for vulnerable people to have eggs thrown at their properties just because they won't open the door to you. My very elderly mother had eggs thrown at her window because she didn't respond to the knocking at her front door (didn't happen in Dawlish admittedly. But........). My sister also had eggs thrown at her car when she was driving. Again, not in Dawlish. But........
Please can someone explain why it is that because it is Halloween criminal damage/intimidating behaviour is seemingly an 'okay' thing to indulge in?
In America parents escort their kids when out trick and treating. It is a family affair. I for one had done it for many years taking my Daughter out on Halloween kept me in candy and chocolate for many weeks. Police notices were placed on roads warning drivers to be alert and keep a lookout for kids that may be crossing roads. Unlike here where it's an excuse to get drunk and be disorderly.
I agree with you BB, I always escorted mine and most of the ones that knock on my door are always with an adult, and Ive never encounted any nasty behaviour
I've never seen any problems in Dawlish with trick or treating and I don't mind the kids coming to my door. It tends to be if you advertise with a pumpkin people will knock and otherwise they won't. Most kids seem to be with their parents and there are lots of polite children. I'm sure some will have stories saying otherwise but I've never encountered any problems in all the years I've lived in Dawlish.
Well thats it, sweets all gone nothing but polite happy children in lovely costumes that a lot of thought went into the making of
I find it amazing that in this day and age where hundreds/thousands of people in this country have to rely on Food Banks to be able to eat and thousands of people worldwide are starving, that fields galore are growing a FOOD product for the specific use of being carved into a 'Lantern'.
What a complete waste of a food product.
I wonder how many people actually use the flesh as a food of somesort?
Not many I bet.
@Taylorjack913, same here. only one group of kids (with an adult) came to the door, i gave them some sweets and there were no problems at all. i hope it went as well for everyone else.
Loads of pumpkin recipes around and lots of articles I've seen people have been encouraged to use the flesh to make something to eat so you may find that the number who just throw it away is a lot less than you think Carer.
Still better than agricultural land being turned over to create bio-fuel to run yet more cars
American import - not Halloween but Trick or Treating - don't like it. It does frighten some vulnerable people.
Perhaps instead of putting signs up saying 'No Trick or Treat' reverse it. Put up signs/stickers (whatever) to indicate that you want to participate so that it can become 'tradition' to leave the rest alone.
As for Halloween being an excuse to get drunk - Well, I use any excuse but don't recognise Halloween as one of them.
Yes, Huw I agree with you. It had also gone through my mind that perhaps the poster message should be the other way around. ie no poster/pumpkin or whatever being displayed = please do not knock on door. Poster saying 'Trick or Treat Welcome Here' (or similar wording)/pumpkin being displayed = please knock on door I wish to participate.
Wonder why that's not happened?
HM2 You are so right.Heard someone wish another a happy Haloween.
Do me a favour grow up and stop the little buggers begging people for sweets.
Just let them enjoy themselves its a great time of year TRICK and TREATING, FIREWORKS, BONFIRES, and then we can look forward to CHRISTMAS.