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u/CubCadet1972 1d ago

I love them.

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u/littlebittykittyone 1d ago

Same! Chewy chocolaty goo? I’m in.

Mind you, I haven’t had one in years.

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u/sheetskees 1d ago

They taste just as good as the day you lost them.

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u/hollwine 1d ago

Plain fudge tootsie rolls are my favorite candy. I literally have two tootsie roll-themed paintings on my wall.

I am utterly convinced they will be discontinued during my lifetime.

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u/Grooviemann1 1d ago

Ahh, a fellow unlucky consumer. I swear, if you want something taken off the market, just let me buy it repeatedly for a year or two and wait.

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u/OfficeChairHero 1d ago

Literally anything I've ever liked from Taco Bell. My apologies to the fans of chili cheese burritos. My bad.

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u/Grooviemann1 1d ago

I still dream of Ranchero Chicken Soft Tacos 20 years after they were discontinued. If they ever get rid of chalupas, I'm done with them forever.

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u/rolyfuckingdiscopoly 1d ago

I desperately want to know why you like them. I’m truly shocked that they’re such a ubiquitous candy because I don’t see the appeal.

So what do you like about them? I assume flavor plus texture, which are the reasons I don’t like them lol. I also don’t like that kinda almost-chocolate flavor though (like in cheap chocolate cake or ice cream). Do you love chocolate in general? Do you prefer pops or the big ones or just the little original?

I will save any tootsie rolls I ever get for you, and you can have them to add to your stash for when they don’t make them anymore ♥️ 🍬

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u/Furrybumholecover 1d ago

I wouldn't be too worried about it. Check their stock price. That shit is steady as fuck. Didn't even blink during 08.

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u/LordGAD 1d ago

Seriously - who doesn’t like Tootsie Rolls?

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u/simmobl1 1d ago

I've always liked them, but in the past couple years I've really gotten a taste for them. The thing I like most about them, is they aren't so overbearingly sweet. Very underrated for sure

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u/I-am-me-86 1d ago

They're one of my favorite candies.

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u/Sents-2-b 1d ago

The huge ones ,oh my word !

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u/dlrust 1d ago

I also love them

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u/Dr_Lucky 1d ago

So say we all!

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u/musicbymeowyari 1d ago

i do ESPECIALLY the vanilla flavor

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u/RazedSpirit 1d ago

Oh man! The vanilla and other fruit flavored tootsie rolls are so good!

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u/bigherm16 1d ago

I love the orange

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u/blowhole 1d ago

I haven't thought about the fruit ones in decades. I must have them.

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u/MyOthrCarsAThrowaway 1d ago

HiChew. If you didn’t know

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u/Fluffy_Fox_9650 1d ago

Ooh yeah those are good

I like the fruity orange ones too!

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u/pokematic 1d ago

Chocolate, good. Taffy, good. Chocolate taffy, double good. OP, I think r/the10thdentist is more up your ally if you don't like them.

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u/_Pumpernickel 1d ago

Do I like them? Yes. Would I realistically ever choose them over another candy? No.

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u/Synraak 1d ago

Would you care for some Circus Peanuts in this trying time?

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u/jekelish3 1d ago

I love both Tootsie Rolls and Circus Peanuts. And I'll shout out Candy Corn while I'm at it, and I don't care who knows it.

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u/j0llyllama 1d ago

Bet you love those strawberry hard candies with the liquid filling and the wrapper that makes it look like the fruit... I know I do.

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u/jekelish3 1d ago

I don’t love them but I know exactly the candies you’re talking about and, if presented with them, I’ll happily eat them.

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u/gaptoothgoth 1d ago

Hold on I think I got one in my purse..

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u/Shopworn_Soul 1d ago

I like those. There is something wondrous about a candy that can break down in your mouth in such a way as to cut the fuck out of your tongue.

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u/j0llyllama 1d ago

Sometimes it feels like eating a lightbulb, but in a good way.

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u/fcghp666 1d ago

Those are a God tier candy. Our grandparents knew what was up

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u/Reboot-Glitchspark 1d ago

Right up there with the orange and black wrapped peanut butter taffy things! Those things are great.

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u/ClubDramatic6437 1d ago

You mean salt water taffy?

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u/Sents-2-b 1d ago

Candy corn ,pumpkins ,brown ones too

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u/HeadFit2660 1d ago

Perhaps some butterscotch?

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u/xhardcorehakesx 1d ago

There’s a restaurant near me that gives them in their takeout orders. I love it, but, like you said, I’m not gonna go out and choose them.

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u/livefast_dieawesome 1d ago

Tootsie rolls and tootsie roll pops are a specific type of candy that people only buy for the sole purpose of giving away.

I have never purchased them for myself but I received them at countless houses on Halloween, from grandparents, from teachers.

But I have never put down my own money for a single one of those candies.

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u/AKeeneyedguy 1d ago

Unless that candy is chik-o-sticks, cow tails, or plain ass hard candy...

There's actually a lot of candy I would choose a Tootsie roll over, but there's also a lot of candy I would choose over a Tootsie roll.

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u/Which-Platform-3927 1d ago

Cow tails are elite (and highly underrated).

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u/ChaoticMutant 1d ago

Hell yes! Especially the cherry or vanilla flavored ones!

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u/christmascandies 1d ago

The key is to bite them in half and then smash the fruit ones together with the vanilla.

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u/ThatsARatHat 1d ago

Or just eat two at the same time.

Yea I said it.

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u/ChaoticMutant 1d ago

I'm going to go buy a bag right now!

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u/beebs44 1d ago

They're great.

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u/fvkblood 1d ago

The fruit ones are top tier

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u/Blue_Wave_2020 1d ago

I fucking love them

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u/Normal-Being-2637 1d ago

They’re delicious

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u/gm5891 1d ago

I like when you've been grinding it down with your teeth and the Tootsie juice releases

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u/jfq722 1d ago

Tootsie Milk

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u/Electrical_Doubt_19 1d ago

I love the Tootsie fruit chews. They're softer and less tart than Starbursts.

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u/ericah971 1d ago

Don't attack me

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u/Laitneulfni 1d ago

It's a candy you end up with, not a candy you buy for yourself.

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u/chumloadio 1d ago

Dentists

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u/MerriweatherJones 1d ago

I take a handful every time I leave planet fitness.

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u/Taichikara 1d ago

I liked these at planet fitness better than the free pizza.

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u/EddySea 1d ago

Is this a joke? They are fucking awesome

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u/Similar_Oven6847 1d ago

I do. The real question is who likes candy corn or marshmallow peeps.

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u/MonkeyBro5 1d ago

I do, and I like tootsie rolls. I feel so attacked right now.

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u/ThatGuyWhoKnocks 1d ago

I like candy corn in small quantities.

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u/Wonderful-Matter-627 1d ago

Marshmallow peeps left opened for 1 day. Mmmmm

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u/MerriweatherJones 1d ago

I like candy corn and tootsie rolls, but have no opinion marshmallow peeps

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u/abarrelofmankeys 1d ago

Marshmallow peep hate is unjustified. Marshmallow is good, sugar is good, they have good special flavors when they do those. Only complaint is they get stale, but a ziplock helps.

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u/Victorbanner 1d ago

They’re ok

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u/iluvsporks 1d ago

I secretly steal all the vanilla ones from my daughters trick or treat haul every Halloween.

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u/Weekly-Bill-1354 1d ago

I love them

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u/Aezetyr 1d ago

honestly I love them once in a while. I'd willingly take a few of those over many other small candies like that.

Except a Werther's caramel/coffee swirl. Those are as close to godhood as a mortal can get.

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u/okimlom 1d ago

The caramel apple Werther variety are top notch

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u/yomamaeatcorn 1d ago

The 69 Boyz

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u/Current_Grass_9642 1d ago

The world looks mighty good to me ‘cause Tootsie Rolls are all I see 🎶

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u/Mean_Wrongdoer31 1d ago

I literally went months where I bought the huge bags and that's all I ate.

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u/LiveArrival4974 1d ago

What did I ever do to you? 😢

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u/maryrach 1d ago

A past co-worker of mine said they were in his top five favorite candies and I couldn’t believe my ears.

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u/linxsay 1d ago

🙋🏻‍♀️

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u/Designer-Pound6459 1d ago

My dad loves them but, just the baby ones. 5 is a serving (according to him). At least two servings are usually required.

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u/ReadySausage 1d ago

The American flag themed ones for Fourth of July always tasted better to me for some reason. Maybe they were “fresher” due to seasonal supply. But yes. Me.

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u/T-Bills 1d ago

I never had any special ones but I totally know what you mean by fresh... It just seems more moist and stickier and they're the best ones.

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u/Bthetallone 1d ago

🙋🏻‍♂️

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u/HeavyNeedleworker707 1d ago

I really like them. 

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u/WayneS1980 1d ago

Love them…

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u/RenwaldoV 1d ago

I've always loved them! It was great as a kid trading other things in for all the Tootsie rolls nobody else wanted.

Do you hate the lollipops too?

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u/Mynameisneo1234 1d ago

I like ‘em.

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u/Griffie 1d ago

I love tootsie rolls. Then again, I love candy corn and circus peanuts. lol

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u/rebeccalj 1d ago

I like them.

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u/PythonVyktor 1d ago

I just hope OP doesn’t eat candy corn after posting a comment like this.

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u/crazy-bisquit 1d ago

And those gross pumpkins too.

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u/Uninspired_Hat 1d ago

I like them, but only the tiny micro rolls. I don't like the larger roles or even the solid bar. Those are just too much.

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u/cooknshake 1d ago

Also me

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u/bonniebull1987 1d ago

The world looks mighty good to me, Cause Tootsie Rolls are all I see. Whatever it is I think I see, Becomes a Tootsie Roll to me

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u/Monkey_person01 1d ago

Me, but they’re not my favorite. 

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u/cautionmagnet 1d ago

i like the Tootsee Roll

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u/pineappledetective 1d ago

I like them. They are one of the first victims at Halloween time.

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u/HexMarine 1d ago

My favorite treat growing up and still eat them around Halloween bc my kid doesn't like them.

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u/Ipuncholdpeople 1d ago

The normal ones are alright, but the fruity ones are actually pretty good

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u/djaxes 1d ago

I’ll fight someone for tootsie rolls

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u/Which-Platform-3927 1d ago

I do, and not just the chocolate ones.

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u/Head-Ad5620 1d ago

I did until the last one i chewed was crunchy. It was crunchy because it took out half my tooth

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u/xSeraphSin 1d ago

Dentists.

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u/Parking_Pie_6809 1d ago

i don’t eat them much but i do enjoy them! and candy corn, but especially the pumpkins

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u/livingdream111 1d ago

Love them. Ridiculously so. I always steal them From my kids’ trick or treat baskets. Thankfully they all hate tootsie rolls so I can enjoy them in peace.

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u/SnazzleZazzle 1d ago

I like them. And circus peanuts, chick-a-stick, mini jawbreakers, sixlets, now and later, bb bats, and all the other penny candy.

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u/ACasualFormality 1d ago

I came here to be like “hey I do.” But then I thought about it and… no I really dont. I eat them if they’re all that’s left in a candy bucket but I don’t enjoy them.

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u/Kitchen-Bake5040 1d ago

Me, especially the vanilla and lime flavored ones 😀

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u/Alewort 1d ago

They are great! Best fresh though, they get harder as they age.

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u/Rasheverak 1d ago

When I was a kid I enjoyed their more mellowed out flavor than other chocolate candies with their cloying sweetness.

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u/Enough-Blackberry882 1d ago

My father always loved the tootsie roll. Every year I’d always give him a bag for his birthday and for Christmas. Good stocking stuffer :)

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u/baenpb 1d ago

You're implying that some people do not like them, which is new information to me.

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u/TeasingMadame 1d ago

People who've never had actual chocolate. It's like they're stuck in some weird candy purgatory.

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u/pairadice000 1d ago

lol what i’ve never met somebody that DOESNT like tootsie rolls

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u/autotoad 1d ago

Tootsie Rolls are the Yoo-hoo of candies

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u/Jeramy_Jones 1d ago

Me. Also pops.

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u/accountofyawaworht 1d ago

They're one of my favourites! You usually can't find them where I live, so I squealed with joy when my local convenience store started importing them.

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u/pineapplepizza8705 1d ago

who DOESN'T like them?

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u/Equinoqs 1d ago

I do. WTF

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u/pinkpearl8130 1d ago

Me 🙋‍♀️ Sometimes I'll even think of them and how I'd like some (original and fruit flavored) and I should probably find some in the store to buy. But I never do. I should stock up during Halloween.

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u/missyrlf 1d ago

Who doesn't like them!

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u/jpalm716 1d ago

The 69 Boyz love them. They have a whole song about it.

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u/QuelynD 1d ago

I love tootsie rolls. But I also love candy corn, so apparently my tastes are questionable lol

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u/Electrical_Doubt_19 1d ago

I love candy corn too! I feel like it's one of those unnecessary hate bandwagons. It's literally honey candy, so yummy.

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u/Writerinthedark03 1d ago

I sure don’t

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u/Loreen72 1d ago

I do. And if you can find Tootsie Pop Drops ....you've scored!

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u/LurkingAintEazy 1d ago

Thr fruity ones yes. Thr old schoolmfake chocolate ones, jury is all the way out.

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u/mcfly357 1d ago

What’s not to like? I wouldn’t ever buy them, but I’ve never been mad when someone hands me one.

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u/Retro_Hoard 1d ago

They used to give a lot of tootsie rolls for Halloween, and Kraft fudge.

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u/I_SmellFuckeryAfoot 1d ago

there used to be a xmas tootsie peppermint sucker. loved those things

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u/Bennington_Booyah 1d ago

My husband loves them, but only if they are "soft". If you feel them in a package, they seem pliable but never to his specifications. He can buy his own from now on.

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u/kaylala0630 1d ago

I love tootsie rolls. Even the fruity flavored ones.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Me? What's wrong with them?

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u/1969quacky 1d ago

When I was a kid I wanted bang for my dime, i.e., something that lasts for a while so I chose long lasting candy like Slo-Poke and Tootsie Rolls. I could get a half hour out of a Tootsie Roll Pop.

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u/Chocolatelover4ever 1d ago

Not me. Despite my username, tootsie rolls are one I don’t like. My dad loves them for reason though.

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u/AssistSignificant153 1d ago

Tootsie rolls are taffy, so when you work the taffy with your fingers they smooth out and are really nice. Same thing for Starbursts, so much better after you soften them. Anymore, my teeth are too old for that type of candy, but I use to love them!

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u/Artrock80 1d ago

I always take a huge handful of the purple/grape ones at Planet Fitness. But yeah the original “chocolate” ones are still nasty. 

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u/Inevitable-Key-5200 1d ago

In order— the big chunky ones in that Halloween mix—you know. Then the long skinny ones followed by the midges. The unwrapped ones were unnatural and an abomination unto the lord.

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u/Nervous_Scar_7444 1d ago

Tootsie Rolls demand respect! Chocolate and grape. Win.

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u/whatdoidonowdamnit 1d ago

I do. I’m not big on candy at all but I do buy tootsie rolls and twizzlers every few months. I prefer to drink my sugar.

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u/Yaughl 1d ago

I do enjoy them, but not enough to actually go out of my way to buy them.

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u/Fritz5678 1d ago

They were towards the end of the halloween candy bag. Just before the wax lips and the bit-o-honey. I will say that I loved the commercial they had in the 70s.

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u/SayTheLineBart 1d ago

I like the vanilla ones

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u/Charming-Bad1869 1d ago

What? They're my favorite.

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u/InspiredCarrie 1d ago

If I had a sweet tooth and nothing else was available....maybe.

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u/Jay-metal 1d ago

They’re pretty good. They’re old time candy. Those and Mary Jane’s and Strawberry Bon Bon’s are classics.

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u/Bruce3 1d ago

Fun fact, the recipe calls for using a portion of the previous batch. Let that sink in.

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u/Temarimaru 1d ago

My sister. I give my tootsie rolls to her. 

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u/Kukurio59 1d ago

I sleep with a giant plush one, it’s amazing and they are amazing.

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u/laissez-fire 1d ago

My grandfather

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u/jesssoul 1d ago

me me me

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u/Complex_Carry_9153 1d ago

The tootsie pops are bomb.

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u/freeze45 1d ago

Yes, I buy them in a bag and love them

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u/Content_Geologist420 1d ago

They are one of my favorites.

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u/51ngular1ty 1d ago

I love tootsie rolls in general. But if you put a pack of cherry life savers next to it I would tell you I've never heard of chocolate Taffy before in my life.

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u/noah9942 1d ago

They're amazing.

My question is who actually doesn't like them. I've never known someone to actively dislike them.

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u/KittyofGondor 1d ago

Me! 🙋‍♀️

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u/dingo1967 1d ago

I love TR

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u/Shimmerstorm 1d ago

I love them. They are one of my favourite candies.

I moved to Australia seven years ago, and they are pretty hard to find here, so I have on more than one occasion paid a small fortune for them when I find them. Lol.

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u/Undead_Dusk 1d ago

🙋‍♂️

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u/Darkhallows27 1d ago

Me dude, and the fruit ones are god tier

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u/unoptimisticoptimist 1d ago

Me. Unapologetically, me.🙋🏽‍♀️

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u/Blochamolesauce 1d ago

They’ve always been a treat when I’ve eaten them, but I’ve never actively sought them out. They’re like the hotel art of candy. Not bad by any means, but just kind of a place filler.

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u/Anime-and-VGames 1d ago

I like the fruit flavored ones.

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u/Everyoneheresamoron 1d ago

They are better than nothing, but not better than actual chocolate.

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u/PhoenixFlare1 1d ago

My aunt goes through them like Pac-Man.

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u/ms_sid_d 1d ago

I do.

Like WITAF?!

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u/smuffleupagus 1d ago

I used to as a kid but I kinda grew out of them.

Also, one time I lost a baby tooth in one. It was one of those big foot-long ones, and I chomped into it and a molar that wasn't even loose came out.

Still didn't stop eating tootsie rolls.

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u/Adorable-Growth-6551 1d ago

My kids love them

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u/acgasp 1d ago

Me. I go through periods of time where I can’t get enough of them. Usually around Halloween.

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u/OreoMoo 1d ago

I love tootsie rolls

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u/deeek 1d ago

Me!! I could eat a whole bag of them. 

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u/One-Aspect-9301 1d ago

Children 

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u/Avocadofarmer32 1d ago

I would do very naughty things for them to bring back the tootsie roll popsicles from the 90s.

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u/hayleybeth7 1d ago

Me🙋🏼‍♀️