Candylicious: Round 2, Heat Set 8

[Rain Man]

You know the rules by now. Pick one from each pair based on your preference at this very moment.

Heat 29: Gummy Bears versus Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

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Heat 30: Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme versus M&Ms Crispy

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Heat 31: M&Ms Dark Chocolate Peanut versus Turtles

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Heat 32: Starburst versus Skittles (Tropical Fruit)

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[Gadzooks]

nb4

[Rain Man]

nb4

Nope. Oh, wait. Yeah.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Poll needs correcting.

[Hydrae]

Not too hard to understand what is meant at least.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Finally, we shall rid ourselves of wretched gummies and Skittles.

[Rain Man]

Another pretty strong and deep heat. My votes:

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups over Gummy Bears. While Gummy Bears are pivotal to the bus scene in Ferris Bueller, who are we kidding here? Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is a bull in a china shop, destroying everything in its path. RPBC by a mile.

Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme over M&Ms Crispy. The crispy M&Ms bother me. I keep thinking they're stale ruined regular M&Ms. The Cookies'n'Creme looks tasty despite the annoyingly misspelled name. I'll go with white supremacy in this case.

M&Ms Dark Chocolate Peanut over Turtles. Man, this is a close one. They're both really good but not great. I'm in a little more of a crunchy mood today, so I'll so DCMMs. However, it still is a little discomfitting that they're dark and not milk.

Starburst over Skittles (Tropical Fruit). I really like Skittle and would probably like the Tropical Fruit ones if I tried them. But they're not going to beat an exquisitely sour pack of Starbursts. Starburst may well be the best non-chocolate candy out there.

[Rain Man]

Poll needs correcting.

Not too hard to understand what is meant at least.


Oh, dang. My copy didn't take. Should I redo the poll? Any mods out there who can fix it?

The second Reese's Peanut Butter Cup should be Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme, everyone! See the pictures.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Hershey gets a vote by Obama Election Practices.

[Rain Man]

I've put in a request with BigRedChief who appears to be online. Hopefully he can fix it before it spirals out of control and kills us all.

[Bwana]

Boom! Fixed

[Rain Man]

Boom! Fixed

Whew! I thank you, and the international Hershey conglomerated chocolate corporation thanks you.


Tip your mods, people. They work hard.

[Bwana]

Whew! I thank you, and the international Hershey conglomerated chocolate corporation thanks you.

ROFL You got it.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Another pretty strong and deep heat. My votes:



Reese's Peanut Butter Cups over Gummy Bears. While Gummy Bears are pivotal to the bus scene in Ferris Bueller, who are we kidding here? Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is a bull in a china shop, destroying everything in its path. RPBC by a mile.



Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme over M&Ms Crispy. The crispy M&Ms bother me. I keep thinking they're stale ruined regular M&Ms. The Cookies'n'Creme looks tasty despite the annoyingly misspelled name. I'll go with white supremacy in this case.



M&Ms Dark Chocolate Peanut over Turtles. Man, this is a close one. They're both really good but not great. I'm in a little more of a crunchy mood today, so I'll so DCMMs. However, it still is a little discomfitting that they're dark and not milk.



Starburst over Skittles (Tropical Fruit). I really like Skittle and would probably like the Tropical Fruit ones if I tried them. But they're not going to beat an exquisitely sour pack of Starbursts. Starburst may well be the best non-chocolate candy out there.



This has some tough ones.

Haribo vs. Reese's is not one if those. Reese's by a mile.

I'm not a particular fan of either of these. I guess I'd go with cookies and Creme.

Turtles. I love dark chocolate, but in this matchup, Dark Chocolate M&Ms aren't good enough to overtake chocolate, caramel, and pecans.

Starburst. I especially like strawberry and orange.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

28-0 Reese's, LOL. They are gonna take the whole tournament.

[Lzen]

3 of those were tough choices.

[patteeu]

Heat 29: Gummy Bears versus Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

I don't know how Gummy Bears made it into the 2nd round unless they were paired with black licorice in the 1st. Whatever... this should be a blow out.

Heat 30: Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme versus M&Ms Crispy

I'm not jazzed about this choice. I've never had M&Ms Crispy so I'll go with what I know.

Heat 31: M&Ms Dark Chocolate Peanut versus Turtles

The M&Ms sound like a winner, but Turtles are really good.

Heat 32: Starburst versus Skittles (Tropical Fruit)

Starburst is probably my favorite non-chocolate, non-nut candy.

[DJ's left nut]

I object to merely calling the Haribo product 'gummy bears'.

It's like calling a Wagyu Ribeye 'beef'.

Haribo gummy bears are incredible. Most other gummy bears are crap.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Starburst is probably my favorite non-chocolate, non-nut candy.

Cherry Starburst kinda suck.

Orange and strawberry, though.

[Fire Me Boy!]

I object to merely calling the Haribo product 'gummy bears'.

It's like calling a Wagyu Ribeye 'beef'.

Haribo gummy bears are incredible. Most other gummy bears are crap.

Equating Haribo to Wagyu should be a bannable offense.

[DJ's left nut]

Equating Haribo to Wagyu should be a bannable offense.

That's fair.

There's probably a far greater distinction between Haribo and Brachs than there is Angus and Wagyu...

[Fire Me Boy!]

That's fair.

There's probably a far greater distinction between Haribo and Brachs than there is Angus and Wagyu...

Even the best of gummy bears is still a gummy bear, and that's meh at best.

[ThaVirus]

Nothing beats frozen Reese cups.

[displacedinMN]

The gummy bears from Creston Iowa are the best.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Nothing beats frozen Reese cups.

It's the opposite for Pieces. The best thing to do with Reese's Pieces is leave them in a hot car for a few hours.

The peanut butter filling gets melty and gooey, but they stay contained within their candy shell. You bite them, and they kind of explode in semi-molten peanut butter.

[TimBone]

It's the opposite for Pieces. The best thing to do with Reese's Pieces is leave them in a hot car for a few hours.

The peanut butter filling gets melty and gooey, but they stay contained within their candy shell. You bite them, and they kind of explode in semi-molten peanut butter.
Holy moly. Buying a bag today.

[luv]

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. No offense to Gummy Bears, but it's Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
m&m's Crispy. Don't really care for either option. This one sucks less, IMO.
Turtles. Not a fan of peanut m&m's, dark chocolate or no.
Starburst. Skittles would have won if they were the original flavor ones.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Holy moly. Buying a bag today.

Be aware, they are quite fragile in this state. That candy shell ain't too strong.

[Rain Man]

Be aware, they are quite fragile in this state. That candy shell ain't too strong.

If he gets injured, I'm holding you responsible.

[Predarat]

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups vs Gummy Bears, many times really good teams get beat soundly by really great teams in the playoffs. So long Gummy Bears!

[Rain Man]

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme, Turtles, and Starburst move on to Round 3.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme, Turtles, and Starburst move on to Round 3.

It's time to double up on these heats. Let's get this show on the road.

[Rain Man]

It's time to double up on these heats. Let's get this show on the road.

They're already quadrupled, so do you want them octupled at twice the rate or doubled at half the rate?

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

They're already quadrupled, so do you want them octupled at twice the rate or doubled at half the rate?

OUTPUT! :)

[Fire Me Boy!]

Haribo on sale for $11 for 5 pounds.

https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummi-Candy-Gold-Bears-5-Pound/dp/B000EVOSE4?ie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQlinkCode&ascsubtag=2f8c96a7e7498c94dfedf337ca3ecd93718db9f5&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B000EVOSE4&psc=1&rawdata=%5Br%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Ffeedly.com%2Fi%2Fsubscription%2Ffeed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fdeals.kinja.com%2Frs s%5Bt%7Cmod-button%5Bp%7C1782912181%5Ba%7CB000EVOSE4%5Bau%7C5727177402741770316%5Bb%7Cdeals&tag=kinjadeals-20

[Infidel Goat]

Haribo on sale for $11 for 5 pounds.

https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummi-Candy-Gold-Bears-5-Pound/dp/B000EVOSE4?ie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQlinkCode&ascsubtag=2f8c96a7e7498c94dfedf337ca3ecd93718db9f5&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B000EVOSE4&psc=1&rawdata=%5Br%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Ffeedly.com%2Fi%2Fsubscription%2Ffeed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fdeals.kinja.com%2Frs s%5Bt%7Cmod-button%5Bp%7C1782912181%5Ba%7CB000EVOSE4%5Bau%7C5727177402741770316%5Bb%7Cdeals&tag=kinjadeals-20

I recommend the sugar free (http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-SUGAR-Classic-Gummi-Bears/product-reviews/B006J1FBLM)!

[Fire Me Boy!]

I've really come around on those Haribo gummy bears. Haribo are not your standard gummy bears and are genuinely good candies.

[DJ's left nut]

Your retraction shall be noted for the record.

Haribo ain't just a gummy bear...

[Fire Me Boy!]

Your retraction shall be noted for the record.

Haribo ain't just a gummy bear...

It wouldn't have changed my vote, so I think the contest can still stand, but they are good.

I really like the gold ones.

And the clear ones.

And the orange ones.

And the red ones.

And the green ones.

[Rain Man]

I assumed there was only one brand of gummy bear. It seems like a pretty distinct product. Who competes with Haribo in the gummy bear vertical?

[Fire Me Boy!]

I assumed there was only one brand of gummy bear. It seems like a pretty distinct product. Who competes with Haribo in the gummy bear vertical?

Don't know, but there are. Up until this thread when my wife decided she needed some gummy bears, I'm not sure I'd ever had Haribo. Brachs and the other non-Haribo gummy bears are pretty blah. Haribo are legit.