Although we're apparently more unique for this than we thought, millions of us have grown up with fond memories of trick-or-treating around our neighborhoods.
And as we developed from scared kids who wondered why everyone was being so weird to more savvy tweens, we learned which houses gave out the best stuff and how best to hit them all in one night.
After all, what kind of fool would I be to pass up the house near my block that gave out comic books?
But when those sweet spots become too well-known, it can cause some unexpected consequences for their owners.
And that's why it's harder than you might expect to argue with one mom's normally unpopular decision to spearhead a plan that saw hundreds if not thousands of trick-or-treaters turned away.