Eastern suburbs residents slam teens who grabbed Halloween lollies from younger kids

Teens participating in trick-or-treating in neighbourhoods in Sydney’s east have been called out for ‘grabbing” and “pushing” to get Halloween lollies.

Sydney homes were decorated with all things spooky to celebrate Halloween. Picture: Monique Harmer

Teens participating in trick-or-treating in neighbourhoods in Sydney’s eastern suburbs have been called out for ‘grabbing” and “pushing” to get Halloween lollies.

After one resident posted her disappointment about the behaviour to the Eastern suburbs loop community group on Facebook, prompting others to share experiences of similar bad behaviour and calling into question the appropriateness of older kids joining very young children on the streets.

The Rose Bay resident recounted how she had left a large bowl of chocolates on her front veranda for kids to collect from last night as they took part in trick-or-treat activities in the neighbourhood.

“Sadly, three older school boys came by band shovelled the entire bowl into their backpacks and ran off,” the woman wrote.

The boys then “disappeared” with the treats meant for the younger kids.

Halloween decorations at Kingston Rd, Camperdown. Picture: Monique Harmer.

Another eastern suburbs resident said she had a similar experience, noting it was often a “group of boys” which tended to be more aggressive participating in the tradition of collecting lollies from households in the neighbourhood.

One resident suggested a lack of manners was a more widespread issue among trick-or-treating kids.

She shared she had been “disappointed” to see kids “grabbing and pushing as if their lives depended on it” resulting in some children missing out on nabbing any lollies.

“That’s really disappointing,” a resident wrote.

However another resident from Coogee said she had “the opposite experience” this Halloween.

“I had the opposite experience today and similarly last year,” she wrote.

“Every kid came up, took one chocolate, looked me in the eye, smiled and said thank you.”