Who Liked These? | TheaterFire

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Ok_Secret5023@reddit

We ate them minrhs after Halloween and I was surprised how good they were.

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MomToMoon@reddit

Literally never even opened one. Straight to my dad

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epidemicsaints@reddit

Every year I would give in. Maybe it's not THAT bad? Nope. Burnt.

I love tons of candies just like this, but these are foul. Mary Janes, Squirrel Nut Zipper, Bit O Honey, the Peanut Chew in Philly. But these are wrong.

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villagust2@reddit

York peppermint patties, Good&Plenty and Smarties were the bottom tier Halloween candy. These generic WTFs were one rung above.

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0le_Hickory@reddit

Fun fact: 300 of those total were made ever in 1917. Due to rationing for WWI they were made of used bubble gum and Grade D peanut Butter. 290 of them are still in circulation today.

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lavafieldtoasted@reddit

My grandparents gave these away for Halloween, so I’d always get extras afterwards. Loved them!

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Cliche_James@reddit

I like them now

I'm also the only person I know who likes them

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Baronessss@reddit

Noo, count me in. But also the only one I know who likes them!

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RoncoSnackWeasel@reddit

Count us as two! Because these were my among favorites to get in my bag.

Those old lady hard candy strawberry things though… no thank you.

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dubin01@reddit

You had me in the first half not gonna lie….. but I’m sorry I don’t think we can be friends with how you finished that

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RoncoSnackWeasel@reddit

I know it’s a very bold statement to make, right out of the gate. I’ve never been good with first impressions. If I knew there was potential for friendship, I would have censored myself better.

There’s even merit to making bite size (albeit a large bite) peanut butter and strawberry jelly sandwich candy, here. Not sure when it started, but I have a vivid and semi-traumatic memory of biting into an almost dissolved strawberry candy and being absolutely horrified that it was mushy inside. I thought I’d gotten a defect or maybe rotten one, the texture and mouthfeel just threw me. I haven’t been able to enjoy them since.

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dubin01@reddit

Ok we can be friends because I never thought of the pb and j idea

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RoncoSnackWeasel@reddit

Yay!!

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83CO@reddit

I love those strawberries! They have juice on the inside.

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RoncoSnackWeasel@reddit

Thank you for removing one more bag from the system! You’re doing a hero’s work, friend. The fewer I encounter, the better.

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Cliche_James@reddit

I'm glad for the company and I will happily take those strawberry things off your hands. Happy to help.

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The_Abjectator@reddit

Hands up!

This is a robbery! Give me all your old lady strawberry candies that come in the wrapping that looks like a strawberry!

I must have them.

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TheOriginalMulk@reddit

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RoncoSnackWeasel@reddit

All your’s my friend! I think I’m the only person I know who DOESN’T like them.

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Thwipped@reddit

Add one more to the list. I love Halloween taffy.

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RoncoSnackWeasel@reddit

Maybe there are literally dozens of us?

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candycookiecake@reddit

Where do you even buy these? I haven't seen them in decades.

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DisposableSaviour@reddit

Dollar General

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Exact_Holiday_4018@reddit

Good to know.

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Overall_Machine6959@reddit

Me too. I never understood the dislike for them. Candy corn I can see even though I like that too but these don't seem that offensive

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dubin01@reddit

I liked them then I like them now. I’m also the only one that likes them if the people I know

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Cliche_James@reddit

Dozens of us!

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dubin01@reddit

One of us. One of us. One of us.

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DeltaFlyer0525@reddit

I also still like them! It’s the first thing I look for in my kids Halloween candy.

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505whodat@reddit

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crlcan81@reddit

Add me to that list. I LOVE those peanut butter things and still buy them outside of halloween.

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Cake_And_Pi@reddit

Where can I get them for a reasonable price?

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Weavercat@reddit

Add me to the weird candy list! Those and baby rolls of NECCO wafers too!

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Shivering_Monkey@reddit

There are literally dozens of us, dozens!

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ChaosCelebration@reddit

Now BAKERS DOZENS!

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Enough_Flamingo_8300@reddit

I'd eat a few still, too. Yum.

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CEEngineerThrowAway@reddit

I like them, but scared of them since having dental work. I feel like I’m going to lose the crown with every bite

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Zeddie-@reddit

I like them NAS an adult, but hated them as a kid. Never knew it was supposed to be peanut butter until my teens.

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burgerbeggar@reddit

You are not alone.

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McPorkums@reddit

Solid, I'd get to them by mid november- last candies but fun with 8 in your mouth 🤤

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strider0075@reddit

Hell yeah. Especially loved combining the two together 🤤

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everybodysayhi@reddit

Are they not the same under the wrapper? 🤔

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strider0075@reddit

If these are the ones I'm thinking of these are chocolate and peanut butter taffies. The black is dark chocolate and the orange is peanut butter. They had a funky taste (like a weird artificial chocolate and peanut butter flavoring), but I liked em

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lavasca@reddit

I feel like the only proper answer here is your mom.

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OrangeJoe83@reddit

Bitter old adults that felt they were preparing children for the disappointing reality of life.

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fancyasian@reddit

These are great

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Chipnician@reddit

Signified I was at the bottom of the bag.

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marcusdj813@reddit

I liked them a bit. I never had a problem eating them!

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Aardet@reddit

Um, your GRANDMA!

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tomqvaxy@reddit

Okay I like most controversial candies. Neco wafers, candy corn, black licorice, zagnut. But yall. Yall ain right.

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BrianOconneR34@reddit

Once it’s all gone it’s these smarties and candy corn.

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BlanketpartyBoy256@reddit

Dis Gus Ting

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Unable_Apartment_613@reddit

I have a friend who hates modern halloween. Saying its the same 8 candies you buy in a big bag at walmart (kinda true) and that he misses the "random candies" like these and a few others. When he told me this I said "You mean the ones I'd throw out every year in favor of name brand candies?"

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TheLakeWitch@reddit

I used to get Black Taffy as well as these back in the day. And I was a weird kid who loved the taste of black licorice. I haven’t seen those in probably a decade and a half now

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Imfrom_m-83@reddit

Halloween equivalent of coal on Christmas.

Happy Halloween…but also, fuck you.

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someguyfromsk@reddit

They are fine. They were never the first thing I ate, but I didn't toss them out either.

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candycookiecake@reddit

I too was a sugar-fiend who would keep these for backup once the good stuff ran out.

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BoardwalkKnitter@reddit

See, you have to balance the faves with the ones that are lacking. I would space the lackluster ones between the good stuff, that way I still had some some at the end.

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candycookiecake@reddit

I'm pretty sure my sibling would've stolen my mini Mr. Goodbars if I hadn't gobbled them first! 😁

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Nonsenseinabag@reddit

There are very few candies I dislike, but I like some more than others. After about a month all that was left of my Halloween candy was gum, sweet tarts, and smarties.

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time2payfiddlerwhore@reddit

They were the last candy eaten out of the haul along with peppermints.

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someguyfromsk@reddit

Grandpa liked peppermints more than I did. I let him skim those off the top since their place was always the last stop.

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ST_Lawson@reddit

Same. Not my favorites, but I'd go for them once the chocolate is gone.

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Qfn4g02016@reddit

I did

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wierdomc@reddit

Yes

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OnlyEntrepreneur4760@reddit

It was a shove-hate relationship. I liked the peanut-buttery taste, but hated the saltwater-taffy chewiness of it all

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Minimum_Apricot1223@reddit

What flavor even are those?

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So-Called_Lunatic@reddit

They have not made this candy since 1984, it's just been recycled every year since.

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GoblinPunch20xx@reddit

My mom, and therefore me, but mostly for like, mom related nostalgia

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orchestragravy@reddit

One of my favorite candies

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EPCOT-Centric@reddit

It is me. The weirdo. I actively seek them out every year. I love them.

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Salty-blond@reddit

I love them so much lol

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theeblackestblue@reddit

I did! Candy corn too..

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Leb7934@reddit

Me! I like the “lame” candies tho ;)

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thoughtfractals85@reddit

There's a rapidly disappearing bag in my kitchen right now!

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LusciousofBorg@reddit

In all seriousness...what are they? Black licorice flavor?

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Panjandrum86@reddit

I only liked the orange ones, and only when I ran out of other candy. I ate them in sadness that my haul has been depleted. The black ones taste like poison, so those got thrown out as soon as I got home.

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snipes79@reddit

My dad. And now that I am a dad, also me.

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Aggravating-Home-622@reddit

Literally almost no one

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skkibbel@reddit

I like them and can't find them anywhere!

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waterlooaba@reddit

Me!

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wjrj@reddit

Me.

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Rin_thepixie@reddit

Like is a strong word, but they're not nasty either.

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Westsidebill@reddit

Me

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cgriffin123@reddit

Only when all other candy is gone

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MurkyPrize75@reddit

Children who were abused

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q_manning@reddit

Love em!

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DarthGBPFLegoDaddy@reddit

I love them and candy corn

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jthekoker@reddit

One of the few things I wouldn’t wrap my lips around

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Redflagpolesitter@reddit

I STILL like them! :)

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henry1473@reddit

I actually am a proponent of them, yes.

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Brave-Ice-3166@reddit

I loved these🤤

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quip-it-quip-it-good@reddit

🙋🏼‍♀️

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frostedsun8282@reddit

Theyre good. They taste like bit o honey.

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Starbreiz@reddit

The worst candy besides candy corn

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frawgster@reddit

I’ll put it this way…

I’d rather have candy corn.

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Not_a_werecat@reddit

I like both. 😅

Especially the chocolate candy corn.

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dubin01@reddit

If it had sugar I was going to eat it haha

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frawgster@reddit

Smarties were one of my favs!

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Not_a_werecat@reddit

Have you had the tropical ones? They're SO GOOD!

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AudienceProper2131@reddit

Candy corn should only taste like chalk and sadness.

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Canned_tapioca@reddit

Chocolate or caramel candy corn is just cheating

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timothypjr@reddit

I loved them! Chewy peanut butter. Hell yeah!

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RealSinnSage@reddit

🤮

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snickerdoodle757@reddit

Pick me pick me!!

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Resident_Oil4009@reddit

I love those. Seriously one of the best Halloween candy.

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dorky2@reddit

I love these things. Gimme all the peanut butter taffy, circus peanuts, and candy corn.

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jedimerc@reddit

I did, and still do.

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nohombrenombre@reddit

🫣✋

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FairCommon3861@reddit

It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem. It’s me

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WinFam@reddit

Me. Because my grandma loves them.

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Mindless_Jicama8728@reddit

Literally nobody

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ArunVitae@reddit

I do. Especially a fresh batch, they are delicious.

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Working_Physics8761@reddit

Mmmmm, yum, poison!

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Coakis@reddit

If they're made correctly and fresh they're good.

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ImitationCheesequake@reddit

These bring back fond memories to me, the houses that had these with all the Palmer’s sweets with the festive foil wrappers usually would load you up! After sorting all my candy out that night I would have a nice assortment of Halloween themed candy to go in a dish to snack on.

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cheffartsonurfood@reddit

When I was a kid we gave these to my dad. Now I love them.

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CharlesUFarley81@reddit

I'll just leave this here

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UnwillingHummingbird@reddit

I wasn't crazy about them as a kid. they were usually one of the last things left in my bucket weeks after halloween (along with the Mary Janes and tootsie rolls). I would eat them thought, when I got desperate enough.

Now as an adult, I'd probably like them a lot more, based on how I remember them tasting. Now I want to try them again to see.

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Weavercat@reddit

I didn't at first but dangit they were a common staple in my treat bag and I finally decided they were good when I was 11.

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mtrip98@reddit

Always have. My grandma got onto the salt water taffy.

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Food_Library333@reddit

Guilty. I love them and always have.

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DraftyElectrolyte@reddit

Ewwwwww

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snow-haywire@reddit

I liked them, I haven’t had one in years though.

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TigerMcPherson@reddit

I like those

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hazyperspective@reddit

I still do!

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NwonUno@reddit

Last thing eaten out of my bag.Pulled out a couple fillings with them.

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jakegio1@reddit

I ate those dead last. Not a best for last situation, but a “I hope to kick this sugar monkey on my back before I have to eat these.”

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FewCalligrapher3@reddit

I intentionally developed a taste for them as a child to improve my post trick-or-treating trading options. Still love them.

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AnimatronicCouch@reddit

Me!! Those are great!

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Corvus-333@reddit

I can’t really define the taste or remember…they are bland in my memory…been over 30+ years since I’ve eaten one

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yowza_wowza@reddit

Love them and couldn't find them this year!

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Crimson342@reddit

These are my all time favorites and I cannot find them ANYWHERE!

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One-Earth9294@reddit

Yeah I never disliked these. They weren't a big joy to find in a trick or treat basket but they're decent for munching. I mean, I'd prefer a fun size crunch bar but these'll do in a pinch ;)

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Facestealer_theA2CHS@reddit

Nobody

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VectorJones@reddit

There are only two reasons to buy these I can think of. Either you're a total cheapskate who nonetheless needs to have something to pass out to kids. Or you have some holiday decoration you think might look neat with a bag full of these placed in it or near it.

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Boondockstdedpoolgrl@reddit

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Accurate_Buy8538@reddit

Liked???! I love these things every year

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setContainingAllSets@reddit

Not me! Absolutely bottom of the barrel candy for me. Very last to be eaten after Halloween

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BringBackHUAC@reddit

My parents!

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Dralley87@reddit

Were these the ones that had peanut pieces in them? If so, I know my grandma loved them (born in 1919)

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lisalisaandtheoccult@reddit

Cherry chapstick tastes better

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Okra_Tomatoes@reddit

Katie Perry certainly thought so.

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Okra_Tomatoes@reddit

That image is a jump scare.

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anonmygoodsir@reddit

I still do. My kids love them too. Brought a bag home as soon as I found one. Gone in one night and they bragged to their friends.

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horror-@reddit

I love them, but I cant eat them anymore or they'll pull my fillings out.

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sincerelyryan@reddit

Whoa are we hating on salt water taffy now? I loved picking out flavors as a kid and yeah will still eat them even though they might now take a tooth with it.

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_wowthisblewup_@reddit

No. Weird people gave these out

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CheesyRomantic@reddit

🙋🏻‍♀️

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NuovaFromNowhere@reddit

No oneeeee!

Lol I remember those dastardly bastards, I never liked them. So waxy and weird.

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Superdad75@reddit

There were two types of these: one that was sweet and delicious, and the other…a peanut buttery lie.

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SleepyPirateDude@reddit

I love those!

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rubymassad@reddit

Ugh I can taste and smell this photo

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54sharks40@reddit

Those are the worst Halloween candy, even circus peanuts are better.

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Eclectic_Paradox@reddit

Finally a sensible response.

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Not_a_werecat@reddit

Circus Peanuts are great entertainment value. Try microwaving one. It gets HUGE.

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kalosaki@reddit

I wasn’t allowed to have any because they were easy to unwrap and put razors and drugs in. I actually tried them a couple years back and I liked them.

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redheddedblondie@reddit

Those were my favorite. I would trade away my chocolate bars for them. I still think about them all the time!

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slothbuddy@reddit

peanut butter-flavored silly putty

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Substantial-Dingo-64@reddit

Honestly, I've always liked them. As well as Twizzlers and Tootsie Rolls, and I was surprised to see how unpopular all of these items were.

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jupiterwizard@reddit

Nope!

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bill_wessels@reddit

absolutely no one

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Into-the-stream@reddit

speak for yourself. They were my favourite

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bill_wessels@reddit

lol was that the only candy you got as a kid? hahaha

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GarminTamzarian@reddit

Cheap-ass people who still felt obligated to pass out candy.

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sandshark68@reddit

I'm no one!!!!

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Possible-Tangelo9344@reddit

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Stang1776@reddit

They aren't that bad honestly. I threw away these all the time until I was a little older. Was upset I used to toss them.

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No_Feeling1258@reddit

I’M SPARTACUS!

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ConcreteKeys@reddit

I think these are secretly plumbers putty

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Tack-One@reddit

Cheap people who didn’t want to spend 15 dollars a box on candy kids want.

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eat_like_snake@reddit

These were great.

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Inevitable-Level-172@reddit

Me, dammit!

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ColbyAndrew@reddit

Oh hell yes.

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Osurdum@reddit

Me!!

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MF-SMUG@reddit

I can’t recall what they tasted like or anything, but I also don’t remember disliking them.

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RitaAlbertson@reddit

My parents. I think my boyfriend. I find them vile.

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frizbeeguy1980@reddit

Always liked them, still do. If people want to trash a Halloween candy, candy corn is the clear choice.

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indecisivesloth@reddit

They're ok. Watch your fillings.

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Negative_Anxiety2877@reddit

Shits nasty

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meggsovereasy@reddit

Grandmas

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eklect@reddit

Probably people from Cleveland

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Brutalboxox@reddit

My grandfather

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cold_as_nice@reddit

My boomer mother.

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HazHonorAndAPenis@reddit

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A decade

Purely to remind me of the taste of pure sadness and despair.

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bansheesho@reddit

I was the weird kid who would actually trade smarties and stuff for them.

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NewToHTX@reddit

When I was told that “they” were putting drugs in candy I immediately thought of these. So I stayed away. As an adult I wish I would have tried them as no child in my city ever ended up in the hospital due to drugs in candy.

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Starship-innerthighs@reddit

British Victorian children

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utahoutcasts@reddit

Yo right here. Always been a fan of the old people’s candies. Gimme that and all your black jellybeans!

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SplitFingerSkadoosh@reddit

I love them ... I would always tell my friends to give them to me if they got them during trick or treat

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greendemon42@reddit

Bleh!

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MonsterByDay@reddit

I did (and do) like them.

They're no "Zotz", but certainly better than anything gummy.

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