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The Worst Halloween Candy You Got as a Kid

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rochester chapter.

 

Sugar Daddy

    For some reason old people freaking love Sugar Daddy’s, which doesn’t really make sense because eating a Sugar Daddy with dentures would be literal hell. Sugar Daddy’s are the worst because their sickly sweetness was so over powering that it ruined candy for you for the rest of the night. 

 

Double Bubble Bubble Gum 

    Getting any kind of gum on Halloween is a downer, but Double Bubble was the absolute worst. It tasted like chalk and it hurt to chew. Even if you were strong enough to soften it up, it was still the absolute worst to make bubbles with. Double Bubble, more like No Bubble. 

 

Dum Dums 

    Dum Dums are the loser of the sucker world. If Dum Dums were a person, they’d be that kid you went to high school with that sprinted in-between classes and drew anime during class. They’re not even big enough for you to enjoy, and most of the time the stick breaks off and you’re left with a tiny, gross, jawbreaker. All Dum Dums are bad, but the Mystery flavor  was always the worst, you’d rather have bubble gum than a Mystery flavor Dum Dum. 

Dots

 

    Let’s face it, no one really likes Dots, in fact when do you even see Dots besides on Halloween? They’re essentially gummy bears’ gross cousin. Dots taste like if cough medicine and gummy vitamins had the worst baby ever. 

 

Candy Corn

    The most universally agreed upon aspect of the candy world is that candy corn is the devil’s food. Candy corn is basically just dried wax that has been molded into a pyramid that looks NOTHING like corn. On top of that, candy corn is almost always handed out by the handful so you know it’s full of disgusting germs from other kids’ grubby hands.  

 

 

Bonus, the candy you really wanted: 

Literally any full sized candy bar. The full sized candy bar is the holy grail of Halloween candy, even if it was a candy that you didn’t like, you knew that you could always convince your younger siblings to trade it for 4 mini-sized Reeses.  

 

Bailey is a sophomore at the University of Rochester in New York. She plans on double majoring in Psychology and Anthropology. On campus Bailey is a part of many clubs including Grassroots, UR Equestrian Team, Undergrad Psychology Counsel, and UR Photography Club.