Trick-or-Trick

Well it just wouldn't be Halloween without a few neighborhood pranks, now would it? And if you are typically on the receiving end of all those Halloween tricks, then try following some of the tips below. With a little luck, they should help reduce your risk of being pranked.

• Turn on all the outside lights and leave them on for the night. Sure you might get a few midnight trick-or-treaters stopping by because it looks like you're still awake, but having to get up to hand out candy is a small price to pay.
  
  
• If the neighborhood punks frequently egg people's houses, be proactive about it. Host a souffle-themed block party the day before Halloween. That way when Halloween arrives, those hoodlums won't be able to find a single carton of eggs within a 5-mile radius...
  
  
• Wrapping your windows in plastic wrap is an effective way to deter those would be tricksters from smearing your glass with soap, shaving cream, or other difficult to remove substances. Plus, if you leave the plastic wrap up all winter, it will actually help further insulate your home – it's win, win!
  
  
• And finally, if you are the sort that gets pranked each year, it is probably because you are one of those “healthy” people that thinks apples are Halloween “treats.” Well, let me tell you - unless those apples are dipped in a thoroughly unhealthy caramel sauce, they are not Halloween “treats.” So either drop the apples and start handing out some candy like a real American, or risk getting TPed.