Wednesday Worsts… Candy

cover2 · Apr 27, 2022

Gatordiddy said:
these were (are?) nasty...

If you ever followed Bill Simmons on ESPN before the crappy era, he would hold his annual NFL style Candy Draft.
Necco's were always a very late rounder if not Mr. Irrelevant.

'Peeps' never even got a practice squad look...

CDGator said:
I’ve never had a Necco but I suspect Tums tastes better than those.

Always a let down if this was what parents/grandparents brought you back from a trip. Kinda like thin, hard Tumms, only chalkier. Maybe if Milk of Magnesia made tablets.

Alumni Guy · Apr 27, 2022

I’ll go for a “hot take”. Not the worst, but skittles suck.

They make me so thirsty, and give you the kind of spit, that when you were a kid you could basically drool to the floor than suck it back up.

A good way to torment a younger brother though.

wrpgator · Apr 27, 2022

Yeech…

Treebeard · Apr 27, 2022

bradgator2 said:
It's hard to beat circus peanuts.

For Jelly Beans, that buttered popcorn flavor is the worst to me.

For Halloween, those individually wrapped candy in a black wrapper or orange wrapper was the worst. I honestly dont even know what it was.

Winner of the contest for me. Not only were they disgusting, pieces of the paper wrapper inevitably stuck to them, so you got paper along with the candy. The older they were the worse they got.
Circus peanuts a close second.

soflagator · Apr 27, 2022

Alumni Guy said:
I’ll go for a “hot take”. Not the worst, but skittles suck.

They make me so thirsty, and give you the kind of spit, that when you were a kid you could basically drool to the floor than suck it back up.

A good way to torment a younger brother though.

Originals were pretty good, though you are correct about the strange sugary aftertaste/texture dilemma. But I don’t think the new flavors are as good, and they’re a prime example of green becoming green apple.

soflagator · Apr 27, 2022

Also, maybe not the worst, but be honest. As a kid, how much respect did you immediately lose for anyone eating or offering you some of these? It just felt like the trash version of several candies compiled into one.

Detroitgator · Apr 27, 2022

There's no way that "Zots" were good for us, but here we are.

CDGator · Apr 28, 2022

soflagator said:
Also, maybe not the worst, but be honest. As a kid, how much respect did you immediately lose for anyone eating or offering you some of these? It just felt like the trash version of several candies compiled into one.

I loved Sprees.
Add it to my list of disappointments.

g8tr72 · Apr 28, 2022

ANY candy with the word "Sour" in the title or description.

Treebeard · Apr 28, 2022

Gatordiddy said:
especially the berry flavors...

I actually think the berry version of Pepcid AC rivals that of most candies today, while providing gastrointestinal relief.

Back to the worst candy...

Let's not forget that coagulated, congealed, possibly petrified mess of a candy dish at Grandma's house:

Some of these had a soft center. Quite a concept at the time.

Gatordiddy · Apr 28, 2022

g8tr72 said:
ANY candy with the word "Sour" in the title or description.

Do what?!?

These are manna from heaven:

g8tr72 · Apr 28, 2022

Gatordiddy · Apr 28, 2022

g8tr72 said:

kind of like the discussion (love/hate) around these

soflagator · Apr 28, 2022

CDGator said:
I loved Sprees.
Add it to my list of disappointments.

Tough week for us. :lol:

grengadgy · Apr 28, 2022

Double Gator Dad · Apr 28, 2022

Peeps are the all time worst candy for me. Thankfully they are only around for a couple of months during the Easter season.

bradgator2 · Apr 28, 2022

Double Gator Dad said:
Peeps are the all time worst candy for me. Thankfully they are only around for a couple of months during the Easter season.

Definitely deserves to be in contention. Wow are those gross

soflagator · Apr 28, 2022

Double Gator Dad said:
Peeps are the all time worst candy for me. Thankfully they are only around for a couple of months during the Easter season.

I want to know what goes on in those Cadbury Creme Egg marketing meetings each year. I get the whole bunny/lion thing. But this has to be the biggest mail-in job in advertising history.

Gatordiddy · Apr 28, 2022

grengadgy said:

I actually like those but damn, are they tough on the dental work

MJMGator · Apr 28, 2022

The green ones are the worst!

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