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20. We went to this small shop that was across the street from the movie theater. The place had a big candy section

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 09:25 PM

Aug 16

and we could buy tons of candy real cheap. We would buy Atomic Fire Balls, M & Ms, Jaw Breakers, Red Hots, Neccos, Candy Cigarettes, Taffy, Candy Necklaces and these really disgusting flavored wax things that looked like lips and buck teeth. The owner of the shop was always in a bad mood. Maybe he just didn't have the patience to watch us count out our nickels and dimes when it was time to pay. The theater people never seemed to mind having us bring in our own food. Of course, this was during the summer when the theater had FREE matinees for kids one day a week. The movies were usually Tarzan or Three Stooges.Kids would be sitting in the aisles because they let everyone in even after the seats were all taken. It was a madhouse with kids running up and down the aisles and popcorn getting thrown from the balcony.One time they actually stopped the movie and the theater owner came out and said they wouldn't resume the movie until everyone sat down and behaved. LOL Thanks, Deb, for letting me reminisce about a funny childhood memory!

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You were young, You went to the the movie theater but first you had to go past the concession area. What do you buy as a [View all] debm55 Aug 16 OP

Usually buttered popcorn. arkielib Aug 16 #1

Thank you very much, arkielib. debm55 Aug 16 #3

Sugar Babies and Juicy Fruit. marble falls Aug 16 #2

Two great selections. Thank you very much marble falls. debm55 Aug 16 #6

Extra buttery popcorn! SheltieLover Aug 16 #4

Thank you SheltieLover. Did you have to pay for the extra buttery?? debm55 Aug 16 #7

No of course not SheltieLover Aug 16 #8

Oh I just wondered, because we had to pay extra for the butter and I thought the extra butter would cost even more. debm55 Aug 16 #10

Not where I was SheltieLover Aug 16 #17

Lucky!!!! debm55 Aug 16 #32

Black Cow or Sugar Babies. Sneederbunk Aug 16 #5

Thank you very much Sneederbunk. I would sometimes buy the Sugar Babies. Yummy. debm55 Aug 16 #9

Buttered popcorn and Sno-Caps... MiHale Aug 16 #11

I remember Sno-Caps, Thank you MiHale debm55 Aug 16 #15

I hate buttered popcorn LogDog75 Aug 16 #12

milk duds stopdiggin Aug 16 #13

Love milk duds! Freddie Aug 16 #23

Thank you very much, stopdiggin, for sharing your memories. debm55 Sunday #51

Goldenberg Peanut Chews FalloutShelter Aug 16 #14

Thank you so much for sharing your memories with us. FalloutShelter. My theater put way too much butter on the popcorn. debm55 Sunday #53

A large buttered popcorn with extra salt. markodochartaigh Aug 16 #16

HAHAHHAAHHHAHAH. Thank you so much for your memory. markodochartaigh. debm55 Sunday #55

I used to get Good and Plenty Grim Chieftain Aug 16 #18

Thank you Grim Chieftain. I didn't like Good and Plenty because of the black licorice inside. I did like the Milk Duds. debm55 Sunday #56

Milk Duds are yummy Grim Chieftain Sunday #58

Thank you Grim Chieftain. Now they are these tiny bits. debm55 Sunday #59

Junior Mints and popcorn! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 16 #19

Thank you very much for sharing your movie snacks, some_of_us_are_sane. debm55 Sunday #60

We went to this small shop that was across the street from the movie theater. The place had a big candy section skylucy Aug 16 #20

Thank you very much for you sharing your memories with us, skylucy. I sounded like fun. debm55 Sunday #61

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10 cent popcorn pfitz59 Aug 16 #22

That is great . Thank you so much, pfitz59. Sweet memories. debm55 Sunday #62

Jujubees and Bit O'Honeys The Blue Flower Aug 16 #24

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I didn't like jujubees, but I did like Bit O'Honeys. They didn't taste like honey, debm55 Aug 16 #31

Jujubes Talitha Aug 16 #25

Good for you, Talitha, You lucked out. debm55 Aug 16 #28

Buttered popcorn for a dime. I understand popcorn is about $7 now. LoisB Aug 16 #26

Thank you LoisB. Yiks, $7 for popcorn? debm55 Aug 16 #27

nothing. always disliked all those people shovelling noisy popcorn into their wide open mouths lol nt msongs Aug 16 #29

HAHAHAHHAHAH, Thank you, msongs. That is funny but true. debm55 Aug 16 #30

Usually, it was a large drink and a big box of Milk Duds. LudwigPastorius Aug 16 #33

HAHAHAHHAHAH, Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius debm55 Sunday #42

Milk Duds and popcorn, eaten together. Sometimes mini Snicker Polly Hennessey Aug 16 #34

Thank you very much, for your selection of treats. Lov ya. Polly Hennessey debm55 Aug 16 #35

I never went to a movie theater until I was 15 or so. Morbius Sunday #36

Thank you very much, Morbius. I remember the days of the Drive-In and paying by the car load. Thank you for bringing debm55 Sunday #44

Dots. Or popcorn and soda. Bristlecone Sunday #37

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Bristlecone. I like your choices. debm55 Sunday #45

Almond Joy I think.. B.See Sunday #38

HAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, B.See. I remember something called Baked Beans. Have no idea what was inside. debm55 Sunday #46

Usually popcorn and at our theater they didn't have butter, but popped it in that coconut oil KitFox Sunday #39

Thank you very much, KitFox. for sharing your snack selections with us. And your kind words. debm55 Sunday #47

I'm not a popcorn fan, so it was either M & Ms or Whoppers. catbyte Sunday #40

Thank you very much, catbyte for sharing with us, I liked the Whoppers too. debm55 Sunday #48

Milk Duds & Twizzlers ProfessorGAC Sunday #41

Thank you ProfessorGAC, for your selections and Mrs. ProfessorGAC's selections. PS. I still like Raisinettes. debm55 Sunday #49

The largest popcorn they have with extra butter nuxvomica Sunday #43

Thank you very much, nuxvomica. Love your selections. They wouldn't let us bring our own snacks in. Popcorn is great. debm55 Sunday #50

Sprnkles? CanonRay Sunday #52

Thank you CanonRay. Were they snow tops? debm55 Sunday #63

Chocolate licorice. Delmette2.0 Sunday #54

Thank you very much, Delmette2.0 for sharing. debm55 Sunday #64

Popcorn and a drink. In the theater in my hometown, rsdsharp Sunday #57

HAHAHAHHAAH. Thank you very much, rsdsharp. That is great. debm55 Sunday #65

Popcorn, we would toss popcorn from the balcony and try to hit cute girls Emile Sunday #66

HAHAHAHAHaH. Thank you Emile. That's funny, Did you ever get caught and thrown out of the theater? debm55 Sunday #68

No, but I did meet girls. Emile Sunday #70

HAHAHAHAH. Thanks, debm55 Sunday #73

Raisinettes! justaprogressive Sunday #67

Thank you very much. Two of my favorites--raisinettes and popcorn. debm55 Sunday #69

If you really really loved Raisinettes justaprogressive Sunday #71

Thank you very much, justaprogressive for the heads up on Costco. debm55 Sunday #72

Seconded! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sunday #92

Chocolate covered ice cream Bon Bons! lucca18 Sunday #74

Thank you very much for sharing with us lucca18 debm55 Sunday #75

Popcorn & Milk Duds to pull the hulls out of my teeth. 😁 GentryDixon Sunday #76

HAHAHHAHHAHH, That is so funny ,but so true. Thank you very GentryDixon for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #77

Dots enid602 Sunday #78

Oh yes, I remember Dots, Thank you very much enid602, debm55 Sunday #79

Bon bons MoonlightHillFarm Sunday #80

Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm, for sharing the bon bons with us. debm55 Sunday #83

Popcorn (buttered), SweetTarts, Raisinets, and Mr. Pibb. LisaM Sunday #81

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, LisaM debm55 Sunday #82

Nonpareils! oberle Sunday #84

Thank you very much, oberle. I bet they are delicious. debm55 Sunday #86

Ice cream bon bons. I wish I had some right now. NNadir Sunday #85

I know. They are so good. Thank you NNadir. debm55 Sunday #87

Good and Plenty and popcorn. doc03 Sunday #88

Thank you very much, doc03. for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #90

Occasionally, a Chilly Willy sorcrow Sunday #89

Thank you , sorcrow, for sharing with us. I have never heard of it before. That sounds great. debm55 Sunday #91

Knoebels, an amusement park in PA, has johnnyfins Monday #106

That sounds great. Thank you johnnyfins. Yes, it does sound refreshing. debm55 Monday #108

Sometimes buttered popcorn, and a Coke. Non-Parells. electric_blue68 Sunday #93

Thank you very much, for you selections, electric_blue68. You sneak in your own snacks??? debm55 Sunday #94

Yup, I do! When my income went down. Haven't been in a thearter since pre-covid, and maybe a few years previous. electric_blue68 Sunday #95

Same here. Thanks electric_blue68 debm55 Sunday #96

Buttered popcorn MustLoveBeagles Sunday #97

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. My favorites too, debm55 Sunday #98

Sno Caps and a coke GP6971 Sunday #99

Thank you GP6971. Two great selections. debm55 Sunday #100

Mason Dots or red licorice. NoMoreRepugs Sunday #101

Thank you very much for sharing, NoMoreRepugs. I have always liked red licorice. debm55 Sunday #102

I used to ask if I could come around the counter and put my mouth under the hot butter dispenser underpants Sunday #103

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH.That's funny, Thank you underpants. debm55 Sunday #104

Reese's Pieces or Junior Mints, a bag of popcorn woodsprite Sunday #105

Thank you, very much. woodsprite. Your choices sound great. debm55 Monday #109

popcorn, always. I am a popcorn junkie anyway but that movie popcorn smell is wonderful. yellowdogintexas Monday #107

HAHAHAHAHHAH.Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas. debm55 Monday #110

Bonomo's Turkish Taffy Submariner Monday #111

Thank you Submariner. I liked the strawberry. debm55 Monday #112