The Worst Halloween Candy in the World

"The absolute worst was always a Mr. Goodbar mini candy. Not only were those little Hershey's bars an insult to kids everywhere (so. SMALL), but I've always found that the Mr. Goodbars taste nothing like actual chocolate and peanuts. They taste like dashed dreams and finding out Santa isn't real. I used to try to pawn those babies off as gold, using the yellow wrapper as motivation — it never worked." — Alessia

"I'd get so angry as a kid whenever I received Almond Joys while trick-or-treating, which was pretty often. I still don't understand why people would hand that out as their go-to choice, even now as someone who has grown to like coconut. At the end of the night, I'd put all my Almond Joys into a separate bag and give them to my mom, aka the only person I know who loves Almond Joys." — Nicole

"Tootsie Rolls! Even as kids, my brother and I would shake our heads after walking away from a home that doled them out on Halloween." — Angela

"F*cking mini Tootsie Rolls. No one ever buys a big bag of Tootsie Rolls, because no one likes them that much. They always come from some jumbo-size variety pack and all the good stuff already got claimed, so you're stuck pretending you like chewy chocolate that has a weird aftertaste because you don't want to offend your old-lady neighbor." — Maggie

"Why is PayDay still a thing??? If you give this out during Halloween, you're basically saying, 'I hope these children have the worst night ever.' It's literally just a bunch of peanuts, and the oddly squishy nougat center doesn't do it any favors. With a name that has such a positive connotation, you'd think PayDay would taste a little less terrible." — Erin

"Laffy Taffy is not the most exciting candy to receive on Halloween to begin with, but the banana flavor is downright NASTY. I might be biased since I am not a fan of bananas, but I have heard from those who DO like bananas that this flavor of Laffy Taffy is still downright NASTY." — Kelsey

"Why ever eat black licorice when anything else exists? It's such a waste of time." — Laura

"Circus peanuts are the most disgusting thing you could ever get in your candy bag. I can't even believe you are allowed the sell them in the US." — Dana

"Say what you want about regular Tootsie Rolls, but the fruity ones are WAY worse! They're so artificial and taste like the opposite of a treat. The blue vanilla is extremely questionable." — Erin

"I would say the biggest bummer as a kid was getting pennies or mini raisin boxes." — Dana

"I haven't trick-or-treated for years, and maybe now that it's been decades since I worked the trade with my older sister that I can finally admit what I'd like to think is a universal truth: candy corn sucks. Sitting over my haul every Oct. 31, I had a willing participant to take my candy corn and swap it for something — anything — better. My older sister with an obviously indiscriminate palate loved candy corn; why? I know not. But I worked this to my advantage and was able to trade pathetic dime bags of candy corn for something — anything — featuring chocolate." — Susi