Does your area have set TOTing hours?

[hisno1girl]

My township does: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

I really like giving candy out but I really hate it when people keep knocking when my porch lights are off and it's past the cut off time.

[saucyc]

the hours in our town are 6:00-7:30.

I hate it when they knock on the door when the porch light is off too, we camp out in our family room and shut off all of the lights LOL.

[Kit]

We do, from 4-8 pm. I'm excited to give out candy to the kiddos but hope they buzz off by the designated time. LOL

[Deleted]

I wish. Last year our doorbell was ringing after 9 even though our lights were off. It was teenagers in street clothes with plastic grocery bags.

I gave them candy out of fear of being egged.

[spitforspat]

No, but the kids usually stop around 8.

If we run out of candy we put up an "out of candy" sign. People don't usually knock after that.

[AHappierHour]

No

[Deleted]

Our hours were the same, but TOT was last Saturday. We didn't have any kids past 7:20, though.

[venice2007]

Yes 530-8ish

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Oct 30, 2013 14:52:16 GMT -5 spitforspat said:

No, but the kids usually stop around 8.

If we run out of candy we put up an "out of candy" sign. People don't usually knock after that.

Same here.

[dragonfly08]

No set hours here. Doesn't bother me...we live in a small neighborhood of 25 or so houses, back off a main road that kids from outside of these two streets don't bother to cross because there's not enough candy in it for them. The kids that *do* live here usually get together at 6/6:30, split into a few smaller groups, and ToT together.

[rosiedozie]

No set hours, but that would be nice! It must be a regional thing because I had never heard of that until the nest

[polka]

No, ours doesn't have a set time. But kids usually stop coming around 8:00.

[Deleted]

Ours are 3:00 to 7:00pm. Our ToTers are done before 7:00pm.

I hadn't heard of set ToT times until 2007 when my H & I moved. He grew up with a set time, I didn't. I thought he was trying to be funny.

[cuddlyevil]

We do 6p - 8p here. Tomorrow will be less fun because it's supposed to storm here. But I'll take storms over freezing cold.

[stephm0188]

Yes. 6-8.

[moolarkey]

Our hours are 6-8, every community around here sets hours. I grew up North of here and everyone up there had hours.

In Central Ohio Columbus and the suburbs (most of them) agree to the same night, the hours might vary though.

At 8 my light will go off. I wouldn't hand out candy to someone knocking after 8 and in fact probably wouldn't answer my door.

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Oct 30, 2013 15:19:49 GMT -5 toledo said:

Who the hell starts TOTing at 3:00?

That's exactly what I said. I don't get home from work until 5:30. I only started leaving work early on Halloween when my daughter started daycare - the center has a costume parade & open house for the parents (also, it closes early on Halloween). 

I grew up in Philly. Kids started ToT closer to 6pm, when it was dark out. Starting at 3pm feels weird. 

[Deleted]

Nope.

This year we're only doing the mall thing though. Theo turns into a crazy beast after 5:30 and needs to be in bed by 6, so we're ToTing at the mall from 3-5 

[revolution]

Yep. 6-8

[flex]

Newp.

[christy082]

6-8pm on Halloween. 

[looseseal]

5:30 - 7:30, and I admit I get irritated when they still come past 8. I love passing out candy, but after a few hours the charm of getting up off the couch that often gets lost.

[Deleted]

None here. We go out when the sun goes down and stay out for about a half hour. That is all my son can stand and then it's home to hand out candy. Once we are out of candy I close my front gate with a "no candy" sign and that is it.

[Alyssa]

Nope

Usually the young kids are out before the sun goes down. By about 8pm or so the stupid teenagers come out. It goes until probably 10pm. Most people just turn their porch lights off when they are out of candy.

[RoxMonster]

We do (unsure of hours; I'd have to check what they are), but I know last year it ended at like, 7, and I had people ringing the bell well after 8, even with all the lights off. This year, at least Rox can scare them away.

ETA: Looked it up and all it says is, "TOTers must be home by 8 PM." So I guess no start time this year. Plus I KNOW it ended by 7 last year. I don't like that they are extending it. Yes, I'm a scrooge.

[Deleted]

I had never heard of this until the nest either. Especially tot'ing on a day other than Halloween.

[UMaineTeach]

free for all and I like it that way

[papie]

No. It usually goes from 6 to 9?

[adhdfashion]

Nope, but the church carnival has set hours and so does the trunker treat at the community center.

[snickers]

i wish