Halloween Candy; the good, the bad and the ugly

[Parliament 14283]

Good

Hershey bars miniature. I prefer dark chocolate, but I celebrate all flavors.

Reeses Peanut butter cups.

 

 

Bad

Taffy

Reeces Pieces

 

Abomination

Swedish Fishes. What are they even trying to be?

Peanut Butter M&M's. They can't do anything that a regular peanut M&M can't do better.

[jimmyjazz 46088]

You can say that again and again.

[Wally Pryor 5262]

This always goes over well with the neighborhood kids.   

 

[HenryJames 66159]

Chocolate 

Everything else

[pearlandhorn 3274]

I don't eat the candy.  It's definitely more fun taking the kiddo around.  I try to avoid the sugar and all that healthy shit.  However, I'm going to have to completely disagree with your take on peanut butter M&Ms.  I don't like peanut M&Ms but absolutely slam on the peanut butter M&Ms.  We can't have them in the house.

My favorites from when I used to eat candy:

1) Twix

2) Kit Kat

3) York Patties/3 musketeers/milky way/M&Ms (no peanut)

Bad:

1) Nerds

Abominations:

1) Dots...I mean, what the fuck are those?

 

Also, if I find a house that's giving out little boxes of Junior Mints, we'll go to that house three or four times.

[TonyTexas 10524]

Fuck miniatures. Full size only. 

[Dutch 4474]

Devoured First:

Twix, Snickers, Milky Way, Chick-O-Stick.

Tier 2:

Reese's Cups and Pieces, Lemonhead, Butterfinger, 3 Musketeers, Peanut M&M.

Tier 3:

Sweet Tarts, Smarties, candy cigs (yeah, I'm GenX), Kit-Kat, Almond Joy, Nerds, DumDums, Starburst.

GTFO:

Bit-O-Honey, those things Wally Prior posted, black licorice, Necco Wafers, Circus Peanuts

Edited October 19, 2020 by Dutch

[Underdog 28766]

48 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Fuck miniatures. Full size only. 

PM sent

[elfenix 34331]

chocolate reeses are amazing.  white reeses are terribad.  felt like i'd been betrayed by my oldest friend when i first bit into one and realized it wasn't white chocolate but some shitty industrial oil wannabe "creme."  i know, lots of people hate white chocolate, but at least it's an actual food from actual cocoa beans. 

[Covri 6252]

Take 5, Reese’s peanut butter cups, snickers, peanut m&ms, Twix are the top 5 IMO 

[DDD Dad 14346]

If y'all don't like smarties  I don't know what to tell you.

[Continental Op 3934]

Best:  Reeses Peanut Butter anythings.  Milky Way.  Butterfingers.  Hershey's miniatures.

Worst:  Jack Chick tracts.  Prepare to get your house egged motherfucker. 

[Blotto 23568]

4 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

Bad:

1) Nerds

 

I know I should agree with you, but I cant. 

[Llewelyn Moss 210]

3 hours ago, Covri said:

Take 5, Reese’s peanut butter cups, snickers, peanut m&ms, Twix are the top 5 IMO 

Take 5 is about as grown up as a candy bar can be. It’s related to Pay Day, which is the fave of middle aged dads every where. 
 

Good - PayDay, Take 5, Reese’s cups, snickers, sour patch kids, Hershey’s cookies and creme 

Bad - Almond Joy, Smarties, Hershey’s Kisses (plain—others are ok I guess), Plain M&Ms

Ugly - Swedish fish are the worst, agreed. Also, Tootsie Rolls

[Tailgate 3022]

Bazooka Bubble Gum

Milk Duds

Pixie Stix

[mr. littlejeans 184]

6 hours ago, Dutch said:

 

Tier 3:

Sweet Tarts, Smarties, candy cigs (yeah, I'm GenX), Kit-Kat, Almond Joy, Nerds, DumDums, Starburst.

GTFO:

Bit-O-Honey, those things Wally Prior posted, black licorice, Necco Wafers, Circus Peanuts

had a pack saturday.

Edited October 20, 2020 by mr. littlejeans

[The Ace of Aces 5194]

1) Krackel
2) Snickers / M&Ms / Take 5 / Twix / etc
3) Larry Taffy / gobstoppers 

Nothing else is worth mentioning really. I hate nearly everything Hershey but that’s cause I smell the factory when the wind blows SE.

[smuggs 9353]

 

[pearlandhorn 3274]

Crunch bars also slam.

[Your Mom 4841]

Candy corn and pumpkins. Fuck the haters. 

[LW Goatman 1125]

Butterfinger and Almond Joy are the best.

 

Worst are those black and orange wax paper things someone posted above. 

[GreenspointTexas 9664]

Worst: Wax Lips

 

what the fuck am I even supposed to do with those?

[LW Goatman 1125]

I'd rather fuck with some wax lips than eat this shit below. Also, forgot about the assholes who handed out little boxes of raisins. 

Edited October 20, 2020 by LW Goatman
waxlips

[NeverMarryAStripper 21920]

On 10/19/2020 at 12:57 PM, Parliament said:

 

Good

Hershey bars miniature. I prefer dark chocolate, but I celebrate all flavors.

Reeses Peanut butter cups.

 

 

Bad

Taffy

Reeces Pieces

 

Abomination

Swedish Fishes. What are they even trying to be?

Peanut Butter M&M's. They can't do anything that a regular peanut M&M can't do better.

 

The only flavor of Hersey miniature that sucks is the dark choclate, and if you don't like reeses pieces then God help your soul

[Cousin Strawberry 1261]

On 10/19/2020 at 12:57 PM, Parliament said:

 

Good

Hershey bars miniature. I prefer dark chocolate, but I celebrate all flavors.

Reeses Peanut butter cups.

 

 

Bad

Taffy

Reeces Pieces

 

Abomination

Swedish Fishes. What are they even trying to be?

Peanut Butter M&M's. They can't do anything that a regular peanut M&M can't do better.

 

Love them.  Also love me some Bit-O-Honey

[SHOOTER12 8819]

Whether small, snack size, bite size or full size...Milky Way Simply Caramel.

[ChickenSandwich 9849]

Snickers

Twix

Starbust

Skittles

 

 

[RexWilson 1348]

Underrated - 100 Grand

Dots - 🤮

Twizzlers-🤢

 

[Surly Bevo 25137]

 

[mchookem 16366]

we recently discovered chocolatey PayDays.

it's like a...a...saltier more delicious Snickers.

if you haven't had one of these jewels, consider yourselves warned.

[shnsajax 3591]

1 hour ago, RexWilson said:

Underrated - 100 Grand

Dots - 🤮

Twizzlers-🤢

 

I tell my kids to grab the 100 grands only to steal them later. Very underrated. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

This always goes over well with the neighborhood kids.   
 

Do these even have a name or have they always been referred to as “these, this or they”?

[immamac 42916]

The only candy I dislike and/or won't eat is candy corn and peeps type candies. Made up shit that tastes weird or bad for a specific holiday. 

Give me all the rest of the candy though. I love candy. 

Dots love em

Chocolate anything? Sign me up

Nerd, gobstoppers, any wonka shit? Fuckin rights I'll eat it.

[Horn Draoi 256]

I haven’t eaten a piece of candy or had a bite of a dessert in a year and a half.  If somebody gifted me with a bag of the worst shit listed in this thread, I’d chow it down like a yard dog after a fresh can of Alpo.  I can barely remember the taste of a Mars Bar (now Snickers almond, I think, for youngsters)—y’all live it up.

[BabaYaga 15305]

On 10/19/2020 at 12:46 PM, TonyTexas said:

Fuck miniatures. Full size only. 

What she said....

[DDD Dad 14346]

SWMBO has filled the candy basket already.

She needs to hide that thing. 2 nerds and a Reese’s mini cup already gone.

[utee94 15852]

yeah, those black and orange wrapped things, and wax lips, are the worst.

Reese's PBC are my favorite, but I like all the chocolate.  It's all good.

And I also love smarties.  As a kid I'd torture myself, eating the first sleeve one at a time-- and then dump a whole second pack into my mouth at once.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2738]

On 10/19/2020 at 12:57 PM, Parliament said:

Bad

Reeces Pieces

This is a trash opinion and you should feel bad.  

[Underdog 28766]

Wife ordered some Brach's candy recently, not as good as we remembered.  But being fatasses, we'll finish them off with no problem. 

[The Ace of Aces 5194]

22 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

The only flavor of Hersey miniature that sucks is the dark choclate, and if you don't like reeses pieces then God help your soul

Mr Goodbars are made up in large part from all the rejected ingredients of the other bars. 

Edited October 21, 2020 by The Ace of Aces

[Gene Parmesan 4013]

Haven't seen peppermints mentioned as a don't yet.  Every year I see a few in my kid's bags.  I find that unacceptable.  I didn't even realize they were for sale to the public.  I thought you had to go to Sonic to get one.

Edited October 21, 2020 by Gene Parmesan

[Fudbelty 2789]

Please give me all your chewy, fruity, sour, and gummy candies. Those are all my kryptonite. You can keep every bit of chocolate. I’ll eat some here or there but overall it’s pretty bleh to me.

[RPM 26339]

The Good:

Twix, Snickers, Almond Joy, Zero, Whoppers, Sugar Babies/Daddy, Hershey, Crunch, Reese's, M&M's (Peanut FTW), Chic-O-stick, Atkinson Peanut Butter Bar

The Bad:

Generic dollar store taffy, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers (not a fan), hard candy, gum, Sweeties, Mike & Ike, Red Hots

The Ugly:

Candy corn, licorice, fruit, homemade divinity.

Edited October 21, 2020 by RPM

[Gene Parmesan 4013]

6 minutes ago, RPM said:

The Good:

Twix, Snickers, Almond Joy, Zero, Whoppers, Sugar Babies/Daddy, Hershey, Crunch, Reese's, M&M's (Peanut FTW), Chic-O-stick, Atkinson Peanut Butter Bar

The Bad:

Generic dollar store taffy, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers (not a fan), hard candy, gum, Sweeties, Mike & Ike, Red Hots

The Ugly:

Candy corn, licorice, fruit, homemade divinity.

I know the razor blade in candy was just an urban legend, but has anyone ever consumed a homemade piece of candy procured from trick or treating post 1960?  When I was a kid one house gave out candied popcorn and I think most people threw that on the street before they even got home.

[RPM 26339]

1 minute ago, Gene Parmesan said:

has anyone ever consumed a homemade piece of candy procured from trick or treating post 1960? 

Guilty up to the mid 70's. Small town, stayed in the neighborhoods we knew. The older Mexican Abuelos used to make some really good popcorn balls and homemade candy.

[squib 1121]

 

 

Treasures. Bof of dem

[Underdog 28766]

3 hours ago, RPM said:

The Good:

Twix, Snickers, Almond Joy, Zero, Whoppers, Sugar Babies/Daddy, Hershey, Crunch, Reese's, M&M's (Peanut FTW), Chic-O-stick, Atkinson Peanut Butter Bar

The Bad:

Generic dollar store taffy, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers (not a fan), hard candy, gum, Sweeties, Mike & Ike, Red Hots

The Ugly:

Candy corn, licorice, fruit, homemade divinity.

I'm sorta in a quandary right now. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

Y'all are some picky motherfuckers. It's sugar, just eat it.

[utee94 15852]

3 hours ago, RPM said:

Guilty up to the mid 70's. Small town, stayed in the neighborhoods we knew. The older Mexican Abuelos used to make some really good popcorn balls and homemade candy.

Even in Austin in the late 70s/early 80s, we had a couple families in our neighborhood that gave out homemade popcorn balls and I loved them.

[TexasBeta 1266]

we recently discovered chocolatey PayDays.
it's like a...a...saltier more delicious Snickers.
if you haven't had one of these jewels, consider yourselves warned.

Any find them in stores around me but agree. I buy them if I see them anywhere. They’re awesome.