Food Theory: Your Neighbors HATE You! (Halloween Candy)

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Theorists, did you ever go trick or treating? Getting that HUGE Halloween candy haul at the end of the night is a rush like nothing else for a kid - and even us non-kids. But not all candy is created equal. What is your FAVORITE and what does that tell me about YOU? Today we are diving DEEP into the secret hiding in your favorite candy. Let me know your FAVORITE Halloween candy in the comments!

Thanks to our special guest Arin Hanson from the @GameGrumps !


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Writers: Matthew Patrick and Justin Kuiper
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[diamondinmyeye]

If MatPat had access to small children in each state, you know he'd be running an experiment to analyze candy, with the same costume for control.

[CZsWorld]

I was literally sitting here eating candy corn and MatPat attacks me for no reason.

[LoVeAbLe_Usako]

Another factor, a friend of mine recently mentioned her son’s school told them they can’t buy candy with nuts due to kids having allergies. So maybe people buy less popular candy like a Snickers or Peanut M&Ms to avoid / prevent kids from having an allergic reaction.

[grn]

My grandma always used to give out Kit-Kats and Snickers. Unfortunately a lot of the neighbors stopped giving out candy for one reason or another (some died, some moved, some just couldn't afford it). Grandma's no longer able to give out candy herself but I think my aunt, who she now lives with, does something for Halloween.

[seanlipscomb]

Also I love that MatPat’s “your neighbors hate your kids” was concluded with “because they aren’t made of money” 😅

[SoniasWay]

These are no longer theories, we are simply witnessing Matt’s gradual transformation into a mad scientist

[MrMarcmans]

Candy corn is the first candy that comes to mind when thinking about Halloween as a non-american who has never ever seen them IRL. They often show up in Halloween game and movie events. Therefore, I think its also an aesthetic thing. The tamales are cheap AND orange-ish.

[rituburrows]

matpat: its not like anyone is gonna go to the checkout corner to get candy corn and hot tamales for themselves.
that one person: *eating hot tamales and candy corn while watching this

[midcoregamer]

Counterargument: The kids don't necessarily take ALL of the candy you buy. If you get too much, you have to eat the surplus yourself. As a result, people will genuinely buy good varieties of candy for Halloween. That's why I have so much chocolate in my minifridge right now. It's just waiting for the time when I can plausibly eat the ̶w̶h̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶s̶h̶ leftovers.

[coreyhenry]

MatPat is one of those YouTubers whose videos you binge watch then get burnt out on. A month or two later you remember he exists and now there’s a bunch of new videos with which you can repeat the process. It’s a wild ride.

[nicoledegennaro]

The other reason that I've heard of for people getting less than desirable candy to give out on Halloween other than price is that so they themselves won't end up eating any leftovers. Some people specifically give out candy they themselves do not like so that they won't be tempted to eat any of what doesn't get taken by the kids.

[Xoracious]

Matpat: "Viewer beware! You're in for a scare."
Me: "That's Goosebumps."

[Alpha_Synergy]

I can definitely confirm this. For my house, we buy the cheap candy in bulk, and at the end of the night we dump what's left into the last few visitors bags to get rid of it, and if we want candy after that we shop the days after Halloween and get a discount on the good candy.

[pinoyguy]

One thing you missed is variety packs. I'd imagine this candy variety packs are going to have a lot of the cheaper candies. Most people buy variety packs because that's all there is. Seriously, I went looking for full size bars to give out and a lot of places only offer variety snack size packs

[TheCrimsonMelody]

My mom is a Hot Tamalas fanatic, she has to get some a couple times a week because it 'makes her happy' and we often find them all over the floor, in her sheets or between the couch cushions when she cleans the house.

[francessalas]

I think this is a pretty good video The only thing I have a small problem with is that candies like hot tamales or candy corn are some of the more dense and weighty candies out there so with the lower price point also comes less candy

[AustynSN]

Funny story from a friend of mine back in high school:

One Halloween, he and his brother were left in charge of handing out the giant bag of candy their parents bought because they were out of town that night.
My friend and his brother decided they didn't want to give the candy to a bunch of little kids, so they instead made up a crap ton of pancakes and handed them out.
Next morning, they awoke to find their front yard covered with pancakes.

[dionettaeon]

It's a well-known trend that if you buy Halloween candy that you yourself aren't a fan of, it's less likely to be gone by the time Halloween actually hits. Variety packs are also a popular buy, and we tend to give out the candies we like the least from those so that we still have some of the candies we like if there's any left over.

[pokechatter]

As a fan of candy corn, finding individually wrapped halloween distributed packages is pretty rare. Given that those can’t really be given out as easily, they’re probably just being purchased by people that actually eat them.

[CookieQueenVi]

My neighbor does not hate me 100%. She gives me popsicles every time I come around whenever I ask for them, even if it's cold out. She's like well if you want it. So yeah, she's the best neighbor I've ever had