• UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12·
    20 days 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·
      20 days 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.

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
    2·
    20 days ago

    Best: King size candy bars

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

  • Elise@beehaw.org
    6·
    20 days ago

    I once gave a single banana to a group of kids and told them to be sure to split it between them.

    That was a massive improvement over the year before, where I had nothing at all.

    It was extra sad because their parents only allowed them to go through the building they lived in, and it didn’t have many people.

    Thing is, halloween isn’t really a thing there, plus I am absolutely terrible with dates.

      • KittenBiscuits@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        20 days ago

        My MIL used to work for a dentist. One year he encouraged? required? the employees to hand out toothbrushes on Halloween. My hubby begged his mom not to do it, to just fib and tell her boss she had. But… she went through with it. They got egged that night & their pumpkin was smashed. She fucked around and found out.

  • Squibbles@lemmy.ca
    5·
    20 days ago

    If the reaction of the kids who come to my door is any indication the best is ring pops. You can sometimes hear kids shouting to other ones down the street “hey, this place has ring pops!”

    Worst: those molasses toffees with the orange/white/black wrapper

    • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
      6·
      20 days ago

      Worst: anything with coconut.

      We don’t take kindly to folks like you in this here town. Coconut is awesome.

      • remotelove@lemmy.ca
        31·
        20 days ago

        That gave me the idea to toss in a coconut or two into bags this year. I’ll reserve those for the “kids” that are obviously too old for this stuff.

        • Red_October@lemmy.world
          11·
          20 days ago

          I do full size candy bars, but I’ll also drop a handful of loose candy corn instead into the bag of someone who’s clearly too old.

  • agent_nycto@lemmy.world
    72·
    20 days 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.