• Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    2 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
    21·
    2 months ago

    Best: Full size Snickers, Reese’s Halloween editions

    Worst: Candy Corn and Circus Peanuts

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
      1·
      2 months ago

      I remember rediscovering Hallowe’en as an adult. Totally different vibe except definitely still hedonistic af

  • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    Best: Reese’s, starbursts, Skittles

    Worst: Those peanut butter chews wrapped in orange or black that have a weird soft but chunky feel that reminds me of something half digested. Anything healthy. Anything not candy (stickers, pencils, etc).

    • Today@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      Glow bracelets go super fast in my neighborhood. They even take them off my skeletons. Of course we do candy too.

    • ch00f@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      Came here to post unnamed peanut butter bullshit.

      Like, our parents were supposed to look at our candy to make sure it wasn’t tampered with (urban legend), yet everybody looked at the unlabeled wrap job on those pieces of shit and was like “yeah, this def doesn’t contain a razor blade.”

    • Squibbles@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 months ago

      I think they are actually molasses flavoured toffee if it’s the ones I’m thinking of. Always left to the very last, only to be consumed in the more dire of candy draughts

  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12·
    2 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·
      2 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
    8·
    2 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.

  • BlueLineBae@midwest.socialEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Best: twix, 100grand, candy corn, sweet tarts

    Worst: bottle caps, heath, unnamed hard candies, tootsie rolls

    • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Ha, I would take Necco over whoppers and sixlets any day. We should have been friends as kids; best candy trade partner ever.

  • agent_nycto@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 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.