<p>I don’t mind if teens trick or treat but I do mind if they just come asking for candy without bothering to dress up and get into the spirit of the thing.
And yes, it’s over at 9.</p>
<p>OP, yes it’s supposed to be nationwide. sorry for getting back to you so late, but hopefully you still have a chance of going!</p>
<p>Like many, I finally got over trick-or-treating when I figured out I could buy 5lbs of candy from any store without having to walk around 2 miles to collect it. I did have to have a costume to get into a theme park last weekend and I just wore a scrub top from my part-time job, a hat with a name on it and had something else I wore around my neck. I convinced the person at the door I was “Dr. [Something] [Something]” a character on a TV show (which doesn’t exist) and they didn’t know any different so they let me in.</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s a set age to stop going trick-or-treating but I do think that at some point people need to stop doing it. If you’re not just doing it because you want free candy, be my guest. If you just want candy but don’t want to buy it then you’re too old. Honestly, I haven’t wanted to go trick or treating since I was like nine. That’s just me though, some of my best friends (a few who are even in college) still love dressing up and doing it. I’d just rather cuddle up with my gf and watch a scary movie on Netflix and pig out on a huge bag of candy that we each put $2 into getting.</p>
<p>My little cousin’s explanation for trick-or-treating without a Halloween costume:</p>
<p>“I’m dressed as a serial killer. They could be anybody.”</p>
<p>@nanotech: WHAT you shaved your hair off?? wow that’s some dedication…</p>
<p>I have friends in community college that get excited over trick or treating which i find weird. Then again,they still have sleep overs at each other’s house.</p>
<p>At my age I just go to houses that leave a bowl of candy and take it all. It’s pretty much the only way to get candy as a high schooler in my neighborhood.</p>