So I’ve bought a lot of Halloween candy over the years. We all do around this time. Or if we don’t buy a lot, we sure do eat a lot.

You can’t have Halloween without the candy. Before I grew up and realized that Halloween was REALLY about dressing ridiculously, fake blood, and having an excuse to absolutely party your face off for a few days, it was all about the candy.

You were measured by your candy. Who got the most won. Every night after trick or treat, I would sit on the floor next to my brother, and we would compare our stashes. Who got the most suckers? Who had the most sixlets?

Maybe it’s the fancy packaging. Maybe I’m just using the season as an excuse to eat poorly. Either way, I end up with a ton of this stuff, and a ton of it goes into my belly.

So here’s some of what I bought so far, and my impressions.

Candy Corn Dots

Appearance

More enticing than the regular Dots packaging, but with a lame looking Unscarecrow, I’m a bit disappointed. They do look like candy corn though.

5 out of 10 Cavities.

Taste

Actually tastes like candy corn. Which isn’t necessarily a good thing.

3 out of 10 Cavities.

Overall

Stupid purchase. I ended up throwing them at people rather than eating them.

Ghost Dots

Appearance

Great packaging! Look how cute the little Dots’ faces are! But the one problem? THEY DON’T HAVE EYES ON THEM FOR REAL IN THE PACKAGE. So they get a zero.

0 out of 10 Cavities

Taste

They taste like magic. Mostly because no one could pinpoint an actual taste that they sense. So point for magic candy.

9 out of 10 Cavities.

Overall

Huge disappoint at first, followed by surprisingly good (interesting) taste.

Halloween Peeps

Appearance

Looking good Peeps.  The pumpkins are a little too happy for my liking though.

8.5 out of 10 Cavities.

Taste

A Peep is a Peep is a Peep.

3 out of 10 Cavities. 8.5 out of 10 Cavities if left exposed to air for a week.

Overall

A Peep is a Peep is a Peep.

Organic Gummy Bears

Appearance

The only reason I bought these gummi bears was for the fucking bag. I mean look how cute that vampire bear is!

Taste

They were astoundingly delicious. Even better, since they’re animal-shaped, you can enjoy the taste and bite body parts off as well. Gets you in the Halloween mood for certain.

9.5 out of 10 Cavities.

Overall

Good impulse purchase. I actually just remembered they’re in a shelf and need to be rescued. So I can eat their heads off.

BONUS: Turkey Pepperoni!!!

Scary AND Merry. What a combo.

Tags: candy corn, cavities, dots, gummi bears, halloween candy, turkey pepperoni

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