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debm55

(54,143 posts)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:05 AM Oct 2

What was your least favorite candy or item that you got in your Halloween bag. Mine was the popcorn ball. How about you?

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What was your least favorite candy or item that you got in your Halloween bag. Mine was the popcorn ball. How about you? (Original Post) debm55 Oct 2 OP
Bit o honey SheltieLover Oct 2 #1
Fair trade, SheltieLover. I liked Bit o Honey. You can have my popcorn ball. debm55 Oct 2 #2
Win-win swap, Deb SheltieLover Oct 2 #38
Apple Endlessmike56 Oct 2 #3
Totally agree . Endlessmike56.We would chuck them on the side of the road. They looked rotten. debm55 Oct 2 #4
Candy corn and anything with peanuts. mwmisses4289 Oct 2 #5
Agree, memisses4289, Don't forget the circus peanuts. Yuk. debm55 Oct 2 #8
Apple with razor blade ;-{) Goonch Oct 2 #6
A person would have to be really sick to do that. Thank you Goonch. debm55 Oct 2 #9
Bit O'Honey, Clark Bars Deep State Witch Oct 2 #7
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Deep State Witch. debm55 Oct 2 #10
One time I got a little jar of peanut butter. Took it home and opened it, and it had been used as an ashtray. Midnight Writer Oct 2 #11
Thank you Midnight Writer. That jar of Peanut butter is so disgusting. Glad you got some good popcorn bars. Ours were debm55 Oct 2 #17
Candy Corn! justaprogressive Oct 2 #12
Agree with you justaprogressive. Candy corn is terrible. debm55 Oct 2 #16
Candy corn. I never liked it. MIButterfly Oct 2 #13
Thank you MIButterfly. As a Boomer I remember those days. I never wanted the candy corn. to sweet. debm55 Oct 2 #14
Loved the homemade popcorn balls. Polly Hennessey Oct 2 #15
thank you Polly Hennessey. My favorite was the KitKat bar and the least favorite was the popcorn balls. We could have debm55 Oct 2 #18
Anything with coconut. Mounds and Almond Joy rurallib Oct 2 #19
LOL - drmeow Oct 2 #21
and I hate them both rurallib Oct 2 #22
Thank you very much, rurallib. for sharing. I agree with the coconut. debm55 Oct 2 #29
I'll trade you--I like both of them spooky3 Oct 3 #51
Agreed. It wasnt the taste, it was the texture. I hate shredded coconut BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 3 #52
That is how my mom kept us out of "her" candy. Almond Joy. Still detest anything with coconut. efhmc Oct 6 #72
Anything with coconut in it drmeow Oct 2 #20
Thank you very much, drmeow. Yes, the bars with coconut were an acquired taste. I could take it or leave it. debm55 Oct 2 #24
Apple or pennies johnnyfins Oct 2 #23
Thank you very much, johnnyfins. I disliked the apples as the majority were rotten. I did get dimes and nickels. debm55 Oct 2 #25
Chick Tracts gay texan Oct 2 #26
Thank you very much, gaytexan. Why would people give those out? The Christians in my area do not celebrate Halloween debm55 Oct 2 #30
Its a bible belt thing n/t gay texan Oct 2 #36
Thank you the info. Glad I live in PA. debm55 Oct 2 #39
Good and Plenty Bmoboy Oct 2 #27
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHa. I hated good and plenty. Charlie says love my good and plenty. I didn't. debm55 Oct 2 #31
Orange marshmallow peanuts. BarbaRosa Oct 2 #28
Oh yes, the circus peanuts. Thank you BarbaRosa. They made me want to gag. debm55 Oct 2 #32
Milk Duds k0rs Oct 2 #33
thank you very much, k0rs. I lost a tooth eating one as a kid. debm55 Oct 2 #34
Candy corn. Aristus Oct 2 #35
You got that right. I so disliked them, Still do. But someone must like them because they been Halloween stables, for a debm55 Oct 2 #41
Licorice anything Jilly_in_VA Oct 2 #37
Agree, with you Jilly_in_VA, I am 70 and still refuse to have black licorice. debm55 Oct 2 #42
Candy corn. Emile Oct 2 #40
You got that right, Emile. I hated and still hate candy corn. debm55 Oct 2 #43
Coconut stuff, like Almond Joy/Mounds sakabatou Oct 2 #44
Thank you very much, sakabatou, The coconut would stick between my teeth debm55 Oct 2 #46
Your Choice or The Peanut Butter Taffy Kisses ProfessorGAC Oct 2 #45
That's true, but I liked the peanut butter taffy. I didn"t like the popcorn balls or the nasty looking apples.Thank you debm55 Oct 2 #47
Bit O Honey, candy corn, and omg I forgot about Good and Plenty! electric_blue68 Oct 2 #48
Thank you electric_blue68. Agree with candy corn and Good and Plenty. debm55 Oct 3 #53
Any candy with marshmallows in it Tree Lady Oct 2 #49
Thank you very much, Tree Lady. I do dislike the marshmallow.candies. debm55 Oct 3 #54
circus peanuts or necco wafers. pansypoo53219 Oct 2 #50
Thank you very much, pansypoo53219 debm55 Oct 3 #55
The small lollipops. Morbius Oct 3 #56
Thank you Morbius. I think I remember them ,They were a give away when I got home. debm55 Oct 3 #57
Candy corn. sueh Oct 4 #58
HAHAHAHAHA. Thank you sueh. I disliked them too. debm55 Oct 4 #59
+1 iemanja Oct 7 #85
I got a rock from the boy across the street. milestogo Oct 4 #60
Thank you ,very much, milestogo, Why would he do that. That's awful. debm55 Oct 4 #61
He was a kid my age that I grew up with. milestogo Oct 4 #62
He was an ass. debm55 Oct 4 #63
I always loved those popcorn balls. Wanted to make some at home but was told there they were too time consuming. efhmc Oct 4 #64
Thank you very much, efhmc. debm55 Oct 5 #68
Candy corn and circus peanuts. n/t area51 Oct 4 #65
agree, Thank you area51 debm55 Oct 5 #69
Caramel apples LudwigPastorius Oct 4 #66
Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius. Your list is great and very true. debm55 Oct 5 #67
Also popcorn balls. boonecreek Oct 5 #70
HAHAHHAHAHAHA. Very true, Thank you boonecreek. debm55 Oct 6 #73
Whoppers are gross Lucky Luciano Oct 5 #71
Thank you Lucky Luciano. I like them debm55 Oct 6 #74
As so many have said... Candy Corn! Yuck! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 6 #75
Agree with you, OldBaldy1701E, debm55 Oct 6 #77
Anything licorice. Diamond_Dog Oct 6 #76
Thank you Diamond_Dog. I hated black licorice but liked the red one. debm55 Oct 6 #78
Unlike previous posters, I loved the orange marshmallow peanuts, candy corn and Mounds and Almond Joy Candy bars. wcmagumba Oct 6 #79
Your kidding right??? right???? Oh well, to each their own. Thank you wcmagumba. debm55 Oct 6 #80
I kid thee not...I'm just weird...living in red red Kansas makes me that way... wcmagumba Oct 6 #81
OH now I understand. Enjoy. debm55 Oct 6 #84
There were the toothbrushes the dentists handed out. rsdsharp Oct 6 #82
HAHAHAHHHAH. I remember that, rsdsharp debm55 Oct 6 #83

SheltieLover

(75,604 posts)
1. Bit o honey
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:06 AM
Oct 2

Haven't had 1 in forever, might like them now.

Trade ya, Deb, for gour popcorn balls! Love them!

debm55

(54,143 posts)
4. Totally agree . Endlessmike56.We would chuck them on the side of the road. They looked rotten.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:12 AM
Oct 2

mwmisses4289

(2,961 posts)
5. Candy corn and anything with peanuts.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:17 AM
Oct 2

They go in the same category as peeps- nastiest sweet treat ever invented!

Deep State Witch

(12,507 posts)
7. Bit O'Honey, Clark Bars
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:20 AM
Oct 2

And Butterfinger. As a kid, I was never a fan of peanuts or peanut butter. Anything that was crispy and contained peanut butter or peanuts was right out. Clark Bars, which were manufactured in Pittsburgh, were always given out at Halloween. They all went to my parents.

Midnight Writer

(25,098 posts)
11. One time I got a little jar of peanut butter. Took it home and opened it, and it had been used as an ashtray.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:35 AM
Oct 2

There was a forest of cigarette butts mashed out in the peanut butter. Disgusting.

But I loved popcorn balls. There was a lady in my neighborhood that made them herself and handed them out on Halloween. I loved them.

debm55

(54,143 posts)
17. Thank you Midnight Writer. That jar of Peanut butter is so disgusting. Glad you got some good popcorn bars. Ours were
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:06 PM
Oct 2

awful.

MIButterfly

(1,786 posts)
13. Candy corn. I never liked it.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:44 AM
Oct 2

My mother loved it. I'm sure she took every pack of candy corn I got. With my blessing!

I'd bring my Halloween candy home and dump it out and my mother would go through it, throwing out anything that wasn't wrapped and gum (I wasn't allowed to chew gum). Then I'd go back out to hit the next streets. This was baby boomer generation; EVERY house had their porch light on because they all had kids and we made out like bandits!

debm55

(54,143 posts)
14. Thank you MIButterfly. As a Boomer I remember those days. I never wanted the candy corn. to sweet.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:01 PM
Oct 2

debm55

(54,143 posts)
18. thank you Polly Hennessey. My favorite was the KitKat bar and the least favorite was the popcorn balls. We could have
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:10 PM
Oct 2

traded as kids.

drmeow

(5,866 posts)
21. LOL -
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:24 PM
Oct 2

just posted basically the same thing right after you!

How do you feel about black licorice? In my family the coconut people hate black licorice and the black licorice people hate coconut.

spooky3

(38,186 posts)
51. I'll trade you--I like both of them
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 12:00 AM
Oct 3

Though I haven’t eaten them in years.

You can have any of my candy that has no chocolate—Skittles, Starburst, etc. 😁

efhmc

(15,999 posts)
72. That is how my mom kept us out of "her" candy. Almond Joy. Still detest anything with coconut.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:05 PM
Oct 6

debm55

(54,143 posts)
24. Thank you very much, drmeow. Yes, the bars with coconut were an acquired taste. I could take it or leave it.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:34 PM
Oct 2

debm55

(54,143 posts)
25. Thank you very much, johnnyfins. I disliked the apples as the majority were rotten. I did get dimes and nickels.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:37 PM
Oct 2

debm55

(54,143 posts)
30. Thank you very much, gaytexan. Why would people give those out? The Christians in my area do not celebrate Halloween
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:50 PM
Oct 2

but they do have a Harvest event where kids dress up as saints and angels.

Bmoboy

(600 posts)
27. Good and Plenty
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:44 PM
Oct 2

That's my wife's least favorite.

I liked it, at least to shake the box and act like it was a train noise.

debm55

(54,143 posts)
31. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHa. I hated good and plenty. Charlie says love my good and plenty. I didn't.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:51 PM
Oct 2

Aristus

(71,453 posts)
35. Candy corn.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:10 PM
Oct 2

I didn't like the consistency or texture, and it didn't taste good; which is a standard one would think a candy should meet before it gets marketed.

debm55

(54,143 posts)
41. You got that right. I so disliked them, Still do. But someone must like them because they been Halloween stables, for a
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 04:09 PM
Oct 2

long time.

Jilly_in_VA

(13,682 posts)
37. Licorice anything
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:33 PM
Oct 2

unless it was the red licorice. I liked that. Hated the black stuff and still do.

ProfessorGAC

(75,561 posts)
45. Your Choice or The Peanut Butter Taffy Kisses
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 05:18 PM
Oct 2

They didn't taste terrible but they were like chewing rubber.

debm55

(54,143 posts)
47. That's true, but I liked the peanut butter taffy. I didn"t like the popcorn balls or the nasty looking apples.Thank you
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 05:29 PM
Oct 2

ProfessorGAC,

electric_blue68

(25,373 posts)
48. Bit O Honey, candy corn, and omg I forgot about Good and Plenty!
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 08:46 PM
Oct 2

No to licorice!!! :pushesitaway:

Morbius

(832 posts)
56. The small lollipops.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:43 PM
Oct 3

They're thin, about the size of a quarter in diameter, on a paper stick in plastic. The kind you see them give away at kid's doctor's offices. They don't taste bad, exactly; they don't taste much like anything. The red ones were usually okay; the green ones tasted like lime. The lollipops would be leftover long after all the other candy was gone.

milestogo

(22,346 posts)
60. I got a rock from the boy across the street.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 01:06 PM
Oct 4

My mom thought it was pretty funny, but I did not!

milestogo

(22,346 posts)
62. He was a kid my age that I grew up with.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 01:45 PM
Oct 4

I think when he finished trick or treating he took over for his mom in dispensing treats. He put his hand in my bag when he put the rock in. It was the last house and I knew what was in my bag, so there was no doubt when I saw the rock that it was from him. Plus he was laughing. I probably wasn't the only one who got a rock.

efhmc

(15,999 posts)
64. I always loved those popcorn balls. Wanted to make some at home but was told there they were too time consuming.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:00 PM
Oct 4

LudwigPastorius

(13,977 posts)
66. Caramel apples
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 11:50 PM
Oct 4

...an impenetrable, sticky mess that cemented itself to your teeth, and when you finally broke through it, all you had was a dang apple.

Wax lips: Those were fun for about 5 seconds. After that? Inedible

Little boxes of raisins: I'm after candy, not fruit!

Gumdrops: Weird texture with a vaguely medicinal taste

Good & Plenty: I just can't hang with anything licorice

Necco wafers: Chalk dust and a little sugar formed into disks that looked like pastel Alka Seltzer

wcmagumba

(5,406 posts)
79. Unlike previous posters, I loved the orange marshmallow peanuts, candy corn and Mounds and Almond Joy Candy bars.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:35 PM
Oct 6

rsdsharp

(11,675 posts)
82. There were the toothbrushes the dentists handed out.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:58 PM
Oct 6

Dummies. They could have been building their business, but NOOOOOOOO!

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