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debm55

(51,498 posts)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:05 PM Thursday

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

SheltieLover

(74,242 posts)
1. Bit o honey
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:06 PM
Thursday

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

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

debm55

(51,498 posts)
4. Totally agree . Endlessmike56.We would chuck them on the side of the road. They looked rotten.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:12 PM
Thursday

mwmisses4289

(2,370 posts)
5. Candy corn and anything with peanuts.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:17 PM
Thursday

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

Deep State Witch

(12,290 posts)
7. Bit O'Honey, Clark Bars
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:20 PM
Thursday

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

(24,840 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, 12:35 PM
Thursday

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

(51,498 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, 01:06 PM
Thursday

awful.

MIButterfly

(1,442 posts)
13. Candy corn. I never liked it.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:44 PM
Thursday

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

(51,498 posts)
14. Thank you MIButterfly. As a Boomer I remember those days. I never wanted the candy corn. to sweet.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:01 PM
Thursday

debm55

(51,498 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, 01:10 PM
Thursday

traded as kids.

drmeow

(5,790 posts)
21. LOL -
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:24 PM
Thursday

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

(37,960 posts)
51. I'll trade you--I like both of them
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:00 AM
Friday

Though I haven’t eaten them in years.

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

efhmc

(15,823 posts)
72. That is how my mom kept us out of "her" candy. Almond Joy. Still detest anything with coconut.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:05 PM
23 hrs ago

debm55

(51,498 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, 01:34 PM
Thursday

debm55

(51,498 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, 01:37 PM
Thursday

debm55

(51,498 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, 01:50 PM
Thursday

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

Bmoboy

(547 posts)
27. Good and Plenty
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:44 PM
Thursday

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

(51,498 posts)
31. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHa. I hated good and plenty. Charlie says love my good and plenty. I didn't.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:51 PM
Thursday

Aristus

(71,034 posts)
35. Candy corn.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:10 PM
Thursday

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

(51,498 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, 05:09 PM
Thursday

long time.

Jilly_in_VA

(13,209 posts)
37. Licorice anything
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:33 PM
Thursday

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

ProfessorGAC

(74,706 posts)
45. Your Choice or The Peanut Butter Taffy Kisses
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 06:18 PM
Thursday

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

debm55

(51,498 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, 06:29 PM
Thursday

ProfessorGAC,

electric_blue68

(24,144 posts)
48. Bit O Honey, candy corn, and omg I forgot about Good and Plenty!
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:46 PM
Thursday

No to licorice!!! :pushesitaway:

Morbius

(698 posts)
56. The small lollipops.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:43 PM
Friday

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

(21,926 posts)
60. I got a rock from the boy across the street.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:06 PM
Saturday

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

milestogo

(21,926 posts)
62. He was a kid my age that I grew up with.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:45 PM
Saturday

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

(15,823 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, 04:00 PM
Saturday

LudwigPastorius

(13,535 posts)
66. Caramel apples
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 12:50 AM
Sunday

...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

(4,810 posts)
79. Unlike previous posters, I loved the orange marshmallow peanuts, candy corn and Mounds and Almond Joy Candy bars.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:35 PM
22 hrs ago

rsdsharp

(11,393 posts)
82. There were the toothbrushes the dentists handed out.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:58 PM
22 hrs ago

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

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