The Time Has Come for a Boo Gift Registry

For the past several years, I’ve been an Boo Basket proponent. I stuff the baskets, ring the doorbells, and run like mad. If you’re not familiar with the Boo, it’s simply a fun way to spread some Halloween joy around your neighborhood by leaving a little basket of goodies under cover of darkness. The basket comes with instructions for the next person to continue the Boo and a little sign for the door to let people know they’ve been Boo’d. However, it can get complicated.

Say for example you’ve gone to the store to get just the right supplies for your neighbor who has a baby, a toddler, and two dogs, but minutes before you’re set to Boo and run, you notice they’ve been Boo’d by someone else. Now you have to start all over and there’s a lot to consider when making up a Boo basket. Once you figure out what to put in it, you’ve got to determine just which of your neighbors to Boo who will keep the chain going. Because God forbid you Boo a Boo Killer! And even when things go smoothly, there’s the problem of competition. No one wants to give the crappy Boo basket. Therefore the goodies get more and more extravagant each year.

That’s why next year I propose a Boo Gift Registry. Let’s take this thing online to solve the problems of being beaten to the Boo, accidentally Booing non-participatory neighbors, and making it abundantly clear what you’d like to receive in your Boo basket. Who’s in?