{"id":5186,"date":"2014-10-21T21:24:56","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T04:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2014-10-21T21:24:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T04:24:56","slug":"stapleton-residents-to-add-supplementary-trick-or-treating-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5186","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Residents to Add Supplementary Trick-or-Treating Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Old<\/a>Long-time Stapleton residents are all too aware of the incredible wave of people coming into Stapleton on trick-or-treating night. The influx has mixed reviews from residents. Many residents are happy kids from neighborhoods less likely to offer candy are able to come to Stapleton and enjoy its bounties of candy. Other residents are frustrated they must spend over a hundred dollars in candy and often not get to give a way candy to their friends\u2019 kids because the outsiders<\/a> gobble it up so quickly. In fact, the through streets in Eastbridge will only continue to increase the number of trick-or-treaters flooding through the Stapleton borders.\n\n\u201cIt is pretty frustrating,\u201d says resident Kate Haugen. \u201cOn one hand, I understand the draw. We are an amusement park of candy. But the other part of me thinks that there is something special about supporting your own community and trick-or-treating in your own community.\u201d Over the years, Stapleton residents have charted out the number of trick-or-treaters, taken pictures of them, and have even used time-lapse photography to show them overtaking Stapleton neighborhoods. \u201cIt\u2019s remarkable how quiet it can be, and then suddenly you are giving out candy as fast as you can get it out of your bucket,\u201d says resident Adam Potter.\nOnce you move past and accept the non-Stapleton kids trick-or-treating in Stapleton, there are still other issues. \u201cI\u2019ll get kids at my door at 9:30,\u201d Says Scott Bauer. \u201cAnd not just one. Several will come by, even after my light is off and the sign is up. It is really frustrating.\u201d Residents have been encouraged to place a sign on their door letting people know they are no longer giving out candy. This sign has certainly helped, but residents will still get hassled for candy after 8:30. The other issue is the \u2018overage\u2019 trick-or-treaters. \u201cWe get adults and adolescents who are dressed up holding out a pillowcase,\u201d says Tanya Asbee. \u201cI\u2019m not talking about 11 year olds, I\u2019m talking about 17 year old kids and 40 year old plus parents who are with their kids. I never know what to say to them, but it is really annoying.\u201d\nThis year, resident Sean Becker created a sign stating, \u201cYou must be 13 & Under to Receive Candy from this residence.\u201d \u201cI just got annoyed with it in the past,\u201d says Becker. \u201cSo, this year, instead of being frustrated with what to say, I am just going to point to the sign and kind of say, \u2018sorry, check out the sign. Can\u2019t help you.\u2019 We will see how it goes. I am hoping if I can at least get rid of 70% of these 14 and over trick-or-treaters, it will be worth it.\u201d Other residents are following Becker\u2019s lead. \u201cI hate giving candy to the older \u2018kids,\u2019\u201d says Steve Sullivan. \u201cI always end up bitter that I didn\u2019t call them out. Well, this year, I have an easy way to do it. Don\u2019t blame me, blame the sign.\u201d The signs are available by creating a simple word document and printing them out yourself.\n*I am most certainly creating this sign, and encourage others to do so. If you have a driver\u2019s permit or in many cases, a driver\u2019s license, I am not giving you candy. Drive your butt to Sam\u2019s and buy your own candy.<\/em>\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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