Ranking… The Best Halloween Candies Of 2021, By Portability
“The Takeout” has announced their Official 2021 Halloween Candy Power Rankings and this year they are being ranked by portability, or how easy it is to stick the candy in a pocket, backpack, purse, or whatever is portable for you. These are the 10 they’ve tapped as “most portable”:
- Reese’s Cups – these are a problem if you have to stick them in your pocket because they melt easily and are hard to eat when you have to scoop them out of their cup liners.
- Hershey Mini Bars – also a problem because they melt easily but are better than Reese’s but they also can “leak” out of their individual foil wrappers.
- Snickers – easier to eat because you can break the bar out of its wrapper but still melty because of the chocolate and nougat combination.
- Twix – these have “less gooey innards” according to The Takeout and a strong cookie foundation but can also easily melt in the heat.
- Tootsie Pops – less melty and easier to haul around than their chocolate competitors and can last much longer.
- Jolly Ranchers – since they come individually wrapped they are pretty much melt-proof and portable as well.
- Sour Patch Kids – these are easy to manage and tote around since they come in a bag but make sure you don’t let the sour powder escape.
- M&M’s – the only chocolate candy that is portable and pretty much avoids melting.
- Skittles – melt-proof and portable, these check-in as the number 2 choice.
- Starburst – individually wrapped, no chocolate, and pretty much last forever, so these are The Takeout’s #1 choice for portable Halloween candies.
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Wendy’s Celebrating New Hot & Crispy Fries With Freebies
In case you missed it, Wendy’s announced their new Hot & Crispy fries last month and now they’re celebrating with freebies every Friday this month! What that means? When you purchase a medium order of fries there will be a “Fry–day Freebie.” Here’s how it’s rolling out:
- Fry-day, Oct. 8 – Free 10-piece Crispy or Spicy Nuggets
- Fry-day, Oct. 15 – A free Junior Bacon Cheeseburger
- Fry-day, Oct. 22 – Free 10-piece Crispy of Spicy Nuggets
- Fry-day, Oct. 29 – A free Classic Chicken Sandwich
One other thing…when you use Wendy’s app to get the freebies, the offer is good for any mobile order. But you can also scan the mobile offer at any drive-thru or restaurant. But there’s more! They’re dropping the delivery fee in-app all this month…and if you buy the new fries on any other day of the week, you can also grab a free Frosty.
Why all the excitement? This is only the second time the company has changed its recipe…since 1969.
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Klondike and Breyers are teaming up to stop parents from swiping their kids' Halloween candy.
When the urge to swipe some candy kicks in, text "Confess" to 64827 to claim a buy one get one free coupon for Klondike REESE'S Bars and Breyers REESE'S frozen treats.
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The Best Cities in America for Foodies
The food scene in America hasn't bounced back to pre-pandemic times . . . but most people have moved on after a year of eating a lot of canned soup and frozen dinners.
WalletHub.com conducted a study to find the best cities in America for FOODIES. They compared more than 180 cities across 29 factors.
They did consider fancy restaurants, but a lot more that went into it, like the cost of groceries, and the diversity of options, including craft breweries, coffee shops, stores that sell herbs and spices, farmers markets, and food trucks.
In the end, Portland, Oregon scored the best, followed by Orlando . . . Miami . . . San Francisco . . . Austin, Texas . . . Sacramento, California . . . Denver . . . Las Vegas . . . Seattle . . . and Tampa.
If you're wondering, L.A. just missed the Top 10 at #11 . . . Chicago is #18 . . . and New York is #23, just below Pittsburgh.
Of the 182 cities they looked at, Pearl City, Hawaii is last.
(WalletHub.com has the full list, with the scores for each city.)
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