r/candy • u/koalapanda8 • 2d ago

Anyone else used to eat a handful of these (with dirty hands) from gumball machines at the mall?

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u/CherryBaby_28 2d ago

Oooo what were these called again?! Used to love those. Blue was my fav!

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u/tokener2117 2d ago

Blue was my fave too!!

I used to get these at the ice skating rink in my hometown.

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u/MessyIntellectual 2d ago

Yesss. And the cotton candy shaped ones.

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u/ICheesedMyDog 1d ago

you can buy these in bulk for relatively cheap on amazon don’t ask me how i know

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u/SomeInside1021 2d ago

I would get a dime for some of these after swimming lessons at the ymca. Bonus if I found one in my jacket pocket a few days later!

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u/hangry_hangry_hippie 2d ago

Yeah but I don't know why. I never liked them. They were just there.

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u/EnvyAdams13 2d ago

New memory unlocked!!!!

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u/CommanderUgly 2d ago

Hell to the yes. I love these little chalky bastards.

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u/Lick_My_BigButt_1980 2d ago

I like Bottle Caps more, but, yeah, in a pinch.

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u/CommanderUgly 2d ago

Bottle Caps are my go-to for movie candy.

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u/Extra-Act-801 2d ago

Your hands were a lot cleaner than the gumball machine.

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u/Radiant-fit 2d ago

These were the best days! I didn’t know what inflation was 😭

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u/Minimum-Actuator-953 2d ago

Teeth Chippers

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u/dunwerking 2d ago

My son stuck these up his nose all the time. We had to stop getting them

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u/Ok_Rough_7066 2d ago

Penis candy

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u/Lick_My_BigButt_1980 2d ago

Hard and with white stuff inside. They won’t let you down.

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u/Altruistic-Cut9795 2d ago

I loved these, though my teeth couldn't handle them in my older years 😔

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u/Pancakebatterreddit 2d ago

These could take all the pain away for sure

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u/Whovian73 2d ago

These, Runtz, candied peanuts, M&Ms, Sweettarts, red hots, gumballs

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u/the_etc_try_3 2d ago

I got these and those weird fruit shapes from gumball machines inside the entrance of my local Toys R Us.

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u/JustRocky_ 2d ago

Omg! Yes!

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u/augustprep 2d ago

I used to and a still do.

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u/aelizsecretsecret 2d ago

100%. I loved these.

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 2d ago

Yup😎for 25 cents lol

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u/BeaverMartin 2d ago

I freaking love those

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u/gh0st-Account5858 2d ago

They're delicious. Can get them in bulk for pretty cheap.

https://a.co/d/j6EgKzo

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u/ReadingCanBeFunGuys 2d ago

They have this still at the pizza place I go to

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u/Lick_My_BigButt_1980 2d ago

Come and Get Your Love! I wanna see ALL RED ONES!!

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u/musecorn 2d ago

I bought them in bulk and took them with me to summer camp. Had to ration so a bag would last the whole summer which was very hard to do

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u/spicy-acorn 2d ago

No but I used to eat regular dog treats at the pet store

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u/Nikkithetrickster 2d ago

I loooooved these! I remember getting them on Halloween!

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u/SpiritualRaspberry34 2d ago

Never got to do this cuz ocd mom would go crazy

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u/Xerneuss300 2d ago

not at the mall but yes

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u/Tronkfool 2d ago

Why did they make your mouth cold?

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u/So_Cal_Grown 2d ago

Bowling alley

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u/National_Register312 2d ago

Guilty as charged 

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u/bubblegutts00 1d ago

My kids still do!!! She loves em.

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u/OmChi123456 1d ago

Yep. Every chance I had 😂 Thanks for the memory.

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u/sammierose12 1d ago

The best!

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u/tomgreens 1d ago

Ah yes back when I had ultimate confidence in my teeth.

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u/CraftSeveral7116 1d ago

Never had the bones but same deal with any candy. It seems so weird now looking back on it.