How do I count the ways?
1.)Supermarkets overflowing with bags of candy on every aisle-end
2.) and lopsided pumpkins taking over 3/4 of the fresh produce section?
3.) Commercials touting tooth-rotting confections
4.) bank-breaking costumes that every little kid in the country has to have in order to be cool?
5.) Sending kids around to beg for candy under threat of "mischief" if they aren't appeased?
6.) Hours of door-banging, bell-ringing chaos,
7.) with half the "kids" shoving bags in your face being taller than you, and the words "thank you" being as rare as a pearl in a hen's egg?
8.) Take your pick. All of it is annoying as hell. :lol:
hahaha niiiiice
well let me address them if i can
1.) i dont really notice this at the supermarkets, i do notice it at the smaller stores though like CVS, Rite Aid, Wallgreens etc but thats with every holiday.
I do fine it weird that there are Halloween lights etc now and people start decorating in freakin Sept for it lol
in my day there were no lights pumpkins, yes, things to hang up maybe, corn/hay? absolutely
2.) another thing thats probably regional again my stores not to much of a revamp is needed and most of them are outside or in the seasonal section.
but yeah if i was trying to buy my normal produce and they were in the way that would suck ass
3.) I like the commercials
but they do temp you and kids
4.) costumes have gotten expensive but i also have to say in my day they were a simply mask with rubber band and staples lol literally staples in the perfect position to rub against your head lol
5.) well i never "begged" but the mischief thing can happen to anybody unfortunately
6.) i like this part because i get dressed up and have fun with it and sometimes scare the kids etc
7.) now rude kids? that would suck and over the years the number of kids that dont say thank you has gone up but it was still low BUT for the last two years i simply announce that i better receive thank yous. But dealing with kids in my youth groups and coaching ive gotten pretty numb to caring about their feelings lol and i just simply tell them what i expect
but i agree if it became rare that would piss me off
8.) not a bad list, i dont agree with it all and some of it doesn't happen to me BUT i definitely see the logic of your annoyance thats for sure!! lol
I also turn away kids with no costumes, at least try SOMETHING, anything.
and for older kids and adults the rules tighten even more, your costume needs to be a little more ellborate. a 17old kid with one blood run/dribble on the side of his mouth doesnt cut it, i tell them they are too old lol
but if its a good costume like they actually care then they get candy