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How do you know if a house welcomes trick-or-treaters?I used to think a porch light, a carved and lit pumpkin, or any Halloween decorations indicated that people were home, with a bowl of candy, but I was just out there and there were at least three houses with all three of those attributes where no one answered the door. It was 7:30 PM. One of them even had flashing eyeball lights. How can you turn your flashing eyeball lights on and not have a bowl of candy? Are there different unwritten rules that I am not concious of?
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Seems like those houses were breaking the rules! Unless they were only answering the door for little kids and they saw adults or something and decided not to answer. I think the traditional way to indicate you have run out of candy or you are not giving any out is to turn your porch light off. If it is on AND you have decorations you better be handing out candy by god!
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Rule of thumb is, if you are not handing out treats, turn off porch lights and make the house look closed. No jack-o-lanterns or other Halloween signifiers. In my neighborhood, the main trick-or-treaters have wound down by about 9, definitely not at 7:30. The three houses you describe were being inconsiderate. Also they are rather foolishly inviting a trick through their lack of clarity. Especially if they are one of those many Seattle houses where you have to climb 30 steps to get to the front door.
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Welcome schmelcome, this isn't a negotiation, it's Trick 'Or' Treat! You give me treats or you get tricked!
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7:30 is somewhat late-ish for trick-or-treating... little kids are usually being carried home by then. Or maybe some people ran out of candy early and forgot to close up shop?
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