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I mean, I buy them to hand out.

The candy I never bought was butterscotch candies. I think they're only sold to grandmas.

Where I'm from those are called Rockets

I believe I have heard of that before. Interesting name for these.

These are the infamous grandma candies that I can never find.

Truth be told, I buy Smarties as well. Now as far as butterscotch, I do not buy that mess. Not for me. Haha, that type of treat on Halloween would be a curse.

Ngl these are one of my favorite candies

They really are good. I also like the large chewy ones as well; I forget the names of those.

Sweet Tarts

Not as much of a fan of those tbh

There is a secret society among us that has bought smarties.

I bought them all the time.

I have bought literal tons of smarties.

https://historyofcandy.com/history-of-strawberry-bon-bons-candy/

These are one of my favorite candies. I buy a crap ton on clearance after Halloween each year.

Russel stover sells these just fyi

Smarties are a different candy in other countries. More of an M&M, candy coated chocolate.

Yes, someone always gave them to me.

I have a bag of them I bought myself. Bow, mortals.

it was a staple, along with the strawberry, cand corn ones.

There are orange versions of these and they're hella addictive.

Love hearts!

You haven't lived until you've bought a bag for yourself, ate through the whole thing while pulling an all-nighter reading a great novel, and then called out of work the next day.

I understand having a preference, but here and elsewhere people act like a certain type of candy is poison if it's not their favorite. Like, relax. Some of these old-ass candies just continue on via momentum and they're fine. Except wax candy. That Legally Edible Product®️ shit should be banned simply to limit the disappointment of children...

9 out of 10 dentists approve! They have to send their kids to college, too.

At least they're not Necco Wafers, although they're obviously a related species.

I never bought them? Well can I get my money back then?

I feel like im the only one here that is in agreement with the post... i absolutely hate them and always gave them away.

Bill Murray gave me a pack of these in 2002. Stg this isn’t one of those “no one’s gonna believe you” things it actually happened.

Just rewatched Groundhog Day. Bill Murray is a national treasure

I bought some once. Tasted terrible, like air and cardboard.

Never again.

I'm pretty sure the point of those little wax bottles has never been to be "candy," but rather to be sensory stimulation for kids too old to put random objects in their mouths.

Rockets taste better than (US) Smarties too. Try them back-to-back in a blind taste test if you ever get a chance and judge for yourself.

The funny thing is, some of the US candies are made in Canada, and you can taste the difference between them and the US-made ones.

Source: grew up in the US, but dated a Canadian in the 00's. I preferred Rockets so much that I'd buy them from Canada to eat when I got back to the US. That, and maple candy. And All Dressed chips.

Perhaps, but I think the different varieties all call themselves candy, or at least are sold in that section alongside candy. And the lips/fangs/mustaches are even worse! It's flavored, but you're not supposed to eat it, but it's food-grade, but you're only supposed to chew it, but your body can't even digest it... Again, no matter what you call it, the absolute worst type of "candy".

you gotta try Hawkin's cheesies sometime!!

Oh fuck yeah bud. Pass over the Hawkin’s

Smarties? Those don't look like the Smarties I'm familiar with.

Those are called Rockets here in Canada.

The nestle corporation has a chokehold on nonamerocans, who seem to think smarties are chocolate. Theyve always been delightfully chalky little sugar circles to us.

Them and necco wafers are my favorite candies.

Crucially though, peanut free. So, very popular for elementary schools around Halloween, where M&Ms are not allowed. Also, lots of places would hand out Smarties instead because it’s more accessible.