• Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish
    19·
    10 months ago

    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.

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
    15·
    10 months ago

    Best: Full size Snickers, Reese’s Halloween editions

    Worst: Candy Corn and Circus Peanuts

  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    10 months ago

    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.

    • Etterra@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      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.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
    81·
    10 months ago

    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.

  • agent_nycto@lemmy.world
    72·
    10 months ago

    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.

  • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    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.

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 months ago

    Best: King size candy bars

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