I first noticed the American habit of Trick or Treat in Britain about 20 years ago, when an American neighbour in West London told us of how, when a team of them called, she hastily raided her childrens' sweets tin for packets of Smarties and toffees; she was told in no uncertain terms where to put them "We want money".
This morning, our local newsagent told us that this was a regular occurrence in his shop.
Entrepreneurial or what??
Jim Carroll