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Ellia Plissken@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

what are the best and worst Halloween candy to receive?

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what are the best and worst Halloween candy to receive?

Ellia Plissken@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee
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    I got eerily angry complaints from parents one Halloween after I gave out cotton candy “because it filled up too much space in their bags for something that would dissolve in their mouth all at once anyways as well as make them hyper as it’s just sugar”. Makes me wonder how they spent their evenings.

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      oh man pixie sticks are like summoning a demon

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    Best: Full size Snickers, Reese’s Halloween editions

    Worst: Candy Corn and Circus Peanuts

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      First thing I thought of when I saw the post, and your comment was the first I saw!

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    Best: Reese’s

    Worst: Circus Peanuts

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    Best: Subjective.

    Worst: religous pamphlets proletizing the youth because the religous must target those without fully functioning brains lest their numbers dwindle.

    I see no one has mentioned Swedish fish yet. Always felt they were so freaking waxy they tasted like nothing. Probably not the worst though.

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      I recently tried a “European” swedish fish by Kolsvart, and they are way better.

    • Etterra@lemmy.world
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      I’m sorry but propaganda does not technically count as candy.

      To be fair I once got 5 dimes wrapped in a little black mesh thing. It was lame as hell, but they did make an effort so I didn’t complain. But even back in the late 80s/early 90s, 50¢ wasn’t really useful, even for a kid.

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        It’s candy for your soul, how about that?

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    Best: Good candy corn

    Worst: Bad candy corn

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      I don’t but a close friend does. he would trade away coconut for it

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    deleted by creator

    • Zahille7@lemmy.world
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      That shit was my jam when I was a kid

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      I loved those.

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    Best: kit-kats, twix, heath bar, and the wee chocolates dark/light/crunch mix assortment.

    Worst: banana laffy taffy, smarties

    Also I freaking love black licorice and my kids do too but would never, ever dare hand it out, absolutely a trick not a treat for most kids.

    • 200ok@lemmy.world
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      I also love black licorice. Did we just become best friends?

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        Sir that is nasty

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          https://youtu.be/pr8pqIPS4Nc?t=55s

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    The best is almost always full size candy bars, though everyone’s personal favorites are different.

    As for the worst, people might rag on the orange and black peanut butter things, candy corn, or circus peanuts. I personally like them all and I feel most of the hate is memetic.

    The real bad candy? Peppermints. Even worse and strange? Peppermint candy canes.

    Sure, I like them in December, but seeing those mixed in with other candy is an insult and reminds you of Christmas creep. It’s a breath mint. There might be one freakish kid who likes those hard minty disks of Christmas flavor around Halloween, but really, no one is excited about these restaurant give aways. Even hating on the candy you don’t like is part of the Halloween experience, but peppermint just feels wrong in a trick or treat bag.

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      I wholeheartedly agree on the peppermint thing

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    Best: chocolate Worst: raisins

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    Best: Reese’s peanut butter cups

    Worst: Tootsie Rolls, they’re just wax with a slightly sweet flavor

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      you don’t look at wax and fantasize about chewing on it sometimes?

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      I love tootsie rolls. I’ll trade you.

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        That’s fair

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    Best: full size candy bars Worst: US Smarties.

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      Can’t believe you’re the only person I’ve seen that has said candy Tums

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    What I don’t understand about those garbage molasses candies is who buys them and why? At this point they’ve been the most hated candy for decades.

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    Best: King size candy bars

    Worst: Those little rock-hard peanut butter taffy things in the black and orange wrappers.

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      I fucking love those things

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    Worst->Best

    At least on the scale of what I’m handing out.

    Had to scale it back this year only 43 lbs, probably only last about half the night.

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