Seasonal & Holidays
Worst Christmas Candy: Check This List Before You Buy
When it comes to holiday sweets, these candies makes folks cringe, according to a new report.

Christmas holidays are loaded with sweetness, from family traditions, to stacks of cookies to seasonal confections. But if you want to improve the chances of keeping your stockings free of coal, you’ll want to steer clear of handing out Christmas Tree Nougat.
According to Candystore.com customers recently polled, the little white nougat gem wrapped up in cellophane is the absolute worst when it comes to Christmas holiday candy.
Candystore.com collected data from more than 13,000 customer’s opinions about the worst candy out there this holiday season.
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Here are the results of the the worst Christmas Holiday Candies, ranked:
1. Christmas Tree Nougat -- One person said, “No one ever eats that stuff and I feel like the noogat gnomes come around and collect it to sell the next year. Hard and stale, and the flavor is unholy.”
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2. Reindeer Corn -- One person said, “The green and red candy corns. Who are they fooling? It’s the same nasty stuff.”
3. Peeps -- One person said,Peeps snowmen. Nice try Peeps, but it’s still a Peep.”
4. Peppermint Bark -- One person said, “We call peppermint bark Grinch vomit. Because it looks like Christmas vomit.”
5. Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cordials -- One person said, “Those chocolates that are filled with liquid and a nasty cherry. Dude. Gross.”
6. Lifesavers Story Books -- One person said, “Those chocolates that are filled with liquid and a nasty cherry. Dude. Gross.”
7. White Peppermint M&Ms -- One person said, “Super weird flavor. I just stick with the regular ones. Can’t go wrong.”
8. Candy Canes, non-peppermint -- One person said, “Those other candy cane flavors that are just weird. Don’t try so hard, candy canes.”
9. Ribbon Candy -- One person said, “Whatever that ribbon stuff is, it ain’t candy. There should be a sign that says NOT FOOD.”
10. Old-Fashioned Hard Candy Mix -- One person said, “That old striped hard candy mix is like sucking on rocks.”
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