I just received an order from San Juan Sea Salt, and fortunately I bought an extra one of these…DH and I both swooned over the ones we tried. Really yummy. The candies are small and individually wrapped, easy to put in a water bottle.

Do you need my address?

I'm not much of a candy connoisseur, but when I do eat candy I prefer chocolate. I'd be excited if you sent me a yeti mug filled with Lindor chocolates, Godiva chocolates or maybe Ferrero Roche. (I mention these because I think they're pretty yummy, individually wrapped, and make me think of Christmas for some reason.)

I really like sending these with my gifts. They are seasonal, packaged nicely, inexpensive and I don't have to worry about them getting melty. Lots of my packages go to warm places.

For posh, rich chocolate, this place is awesome.

https://www.frenchbroadchocolates.com/

I don't have a suggestion, but it's a great idea to fill a Yeti water bottle with little candies! I may do those for the ones I'll be giving this year as well.

For chocolate, I like Cadbury Mini Snowballs (not as good as their Easter mini-eggs, but good). If you have time, you could order single color M&Ms and do a red and green mix (or go with each person's favorite colors like black and aqua or purple and electric green). Or, I see the M&M website lets you really customize. Love this:

I’m not a big candy eater, so y’all please fill mine with rolled up cash instead.

I’m kidding, I love candy. A Belgian neighbor in my former neighborhood used to bring us back chocolates when she’d visit home. They were soooo good. Wish I could remember the exact ones.

My post did not help, sorry. But I’m dreaming of chocolate from Belgium.

Lindors.

Jinx, you make me laugh! 😘

These chocolate fig candies are filled with chocolate ganache and coated with dark chocolate. Made in Spain. They are probably the most delicious candy I've ever tasted. But you have to like figs.

They have them for the holidays at Trader Joe's. $7.99 for a box of 9. Available at other places for over $20. They are individually wrapped and make a nice presentation,

Kilwins in Rosemary Beach has delicious candy. Their caramel corn is the best we've ever had. Does not stick to your hands or teeth.

I am not a big candy eater either so i like the odd ones.. Bit-o-Honey, Ginger Chews ... and oddly since I don't like chocolate, Goldberg's Peanut Chews (Mtn you are prob one of the few who know them-- if even you do). I love them but they are so hard to find outside of Phila!

I think caramels are pretty generally liked. Sue's sound great -- I also like the ones from goodkarmal because they have quotes etc. You can buy them without the boxes.

I also got some grinch hershey kisses to fill a gift bag that will have only a small thing. I am not a chocolate eater but these are too cute (if you're into that kind of thing). I got them at wegmans but I assume they are available everywhere?

I am filling a chartreuse yeti cup with chartreuse cashmere socks.. unless I take the socks for myself and replace them with grinch kisses LOLOL

I'd be concerned that some larger candies, and some wrapper types would be hard to get out of something like a Yeti bottle. I love Lindor truffles, but getting them out of a bottle sounds like it could be challenging.

I love See's Candy, and my daughter is a big fan of their Little Pops hard candy (chocolate, vanilla, butterscotch, and cafe latte, and cinnamon flavors).

Funky,

Oh the grinch kisses are so cute; we always liked the santa hats. My Mom loved Goldberg's Peanut Chews! SO for non candy people, what else could i put in there?

This is for a middle aged female; i know what the other recipients would want

Ganong Chicken Bones - they‘re addictive. Hard cinnamon candy filled with chocolate. I bought a bage for my mum when she visited this fall and she adored them. She wouldnt even share them!!!

Ganong Chicken Bones ... That's a rather ghastly name, but the description is intriguing and now I want to try them! Sounds really delicious!

What about some homemade hot chocolate mix with mini marshmallows and mini caramel and chocolate pieces? You can bag it up, add a pretty bow and a sprig of holly and they can drink it in their new Yeti?

This is why they make gummi worms.

Ida, They're pink too, which is a bonus!

I am kinda known for including Wilbur Buds in gifts or with gifts.. (They come from Pennsylvania, not to be confused with Wilbur’s of Maine.) A little larger then a choco chip, much smaller then a Kiss. Not melty. I order the 5 lb mixed, they can be purchased in smaller amounts. I have filled every imaginable gift item with them in the past. Five pounds divide to be part of at least 12 gifts.

https://www.wilburbuds.com/wilbur-buds/custitem_ns_ib_badges/Mixed-Wilbur-Buds?page=1

I like werthers carmel hard candies. boring i guess but so good.

I am sitting here laughing because my mom would LOVE chicken bones but she wouldn't get past the label (she doesn't eat chicken). Maybe I can dump them out into another container?

I guess it depends on the size yeti .. I have put gift cards in the chug bottles and pretty sure the 20oz cups too (netflix, starbucks, dunkin, xbox, etc).. as i mentioned socks in a 30oz yeti, lottery tickets.

For a middle aged woman?

If it's a water size cup or chug bottle for outdoors- burts bees lip balm, bandana

If it's for coffee/tea - coffee syrup (i see influencers using them LOL), tea bags, hot chocolate, honey straws, socks, little packets of biscoff cookies, anything cozy

If it's a wine/cocktail cup - well not much will fit in.. maybe paper umbrellas?? lottery tickets? wine or champagne gummy bears--oops that's candy again. Would a couple of pieces of shortbread fit?

@maddielee I used to live/work in Lancaster County-- Wilbur Buds were a BIG deal. I never got it but then I don't like chocolate. Our clients would rave and patiently await their delivery of Wilbur Buds at the holidays.

@mtnrdredux_gw I am pretty sure Goldberg Peanut Chews are "old lady candy" LOL. I also like those old-fashioned coconut molasses strips that I KNOW are "old lady candy". I think the Goldberg Peanut Chews also have molasses. Maybe that's the common thread. SO actually puts molasses in his coffee if he runs out of honey.

Mini booze in a Yeti for that special friend.

Well, as an old (-ish) lady, I do love Goldberg's Peanut Chews. A childhood favorite. haha. I need to check out new candy store which is like the old penny candy stores of the 50s, although more expensive than those. I bet they have them.

@cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA).. every once in awhile I can get them in the grocery store. Giant Foods (the one based in Carlisle, PA that merged with Peapod and Stop & Shop) often has them. I think they are in your area now?? If not, I would happily send you some the next time they're in stock! They are listed now but show as "likely out of stock".

@Jilly! you are my kind of friend!

When yeti cups first came out, my sister and I filled them up with wine when we went to see her kids perform in plays etc, at school. We're such rebels!

Before I saw Jinx’s post, I was going to mention the little bottles of Fireball liquor. I bought some to give last year, the mini bottles were plastic. And cute.

I’m laughing to myself as I thought how about some little bottles of liquor. Not sure if it’s a regional thing but they are called ”nips” in RI.

I am 5 years old....no, wait....5x10+x=me

I like the following, in no specific order:

• red vines
• gummy bears
• gummy cokes
• sweedish fish
• sprinkle dot covered berry things (chewy)

I do not like:

• gummy cherries
• sourpatch kids

Please email me for my address. Wait, I don't need any of that. No, pleeeaaaassse email me for my address!

Homemade caramels some with sea salt and some with toasted pecans. I've been making Barbara's caramels on allrecipes for 20 years. They are always requested.

Perugina Baci.

aw, Funky, you are so sweet! I will take my grnddaughter to the candy store tomorrow (hmmm, maybe not, her daddy won't approve!). They have all sorts of old-time candy. Does anyone remember Skybars?

@cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA) LOVED Skybars!

I have not had one in years though.

Shotwell Caramels https://www.shotwellcandy.com/collections/caramels/products/celtic-grey-salted-caramel I can’t be trusted to be in the same room with them.

P.S. ”Shotwell” has nothing to do with guns. It is the founder’s grandfather’s name.

I'm thinking about the classic starlight mints - they might go well, mixed with the butterscotch discs...

The Yeti age set in my family like anything sour, gummy, chocolate, and peanut butter. Lifesavers and tic tacs are fun too if the case fits in the Yeti.

Sueb, I agree the San Juan Sea Salt caramels are luscious. I treat myself annually and then stash them away to make them last long. The owners are young entrepreneurs who are very nice as well.

I like the strawberry flavored hard candies filled a soft center of strawberry jam.

Not at all fragile, available on the Big A.

@Kswl Mom used to buy those. I haven't had in years. I need to find some.

I am enjoying this thread-

The strawberry ones are available at Dollar Tree.

I am reminded of these- I am linking this from Walmart but it's available online ( and itn some stores ) from many places, the A river as well.

First had them in Poland, and they were amazing. I have seen them in various stores here from time to time. Individually wrapped and you know, so overwhelmingly healthy with the dark chocolate and the prunes.

:)

I posted it on a different thread, but Seattle has a few local favorites that people seem to really love. I just learned that the one from Seattle Chocolates has free shipping on orders over $60! All of these candies are incedibly delicious. I'd say the Dilettante and Chukar Cherries chocolate covered fruit are less "delicate" but the Seattle Chocolates should be fine if it's not too hot where they're going.

Seattle Chocloates (amazing truffles and interesting candy bars. The Prism Box is my favorite if they like really dark or more adventurous flavors.)

Chukar Cherries (chocolate covered dried cherries and/or nuts)

Dilettante (truffles and assorted chocolate covered dried fruit) If you wanted to really save, buy a bulk bag and do your own pretty gift packaging! Edit: that bulk bag is sold out. Damn pandemic :( But I'll leave this up as a good gift idea for future occasions.

Fudge is not my thing but when my sweet cousin hosted us at his boutique hotel in London, he mentioned how he always loved my Mom's Maple Walnut Fudge. I made him a couple of pounds and then found out it was about 100.00 to send it to Hong Kong, where he lives. I swallowed hard and sent it. He was so overjoyed to receive it that it made it all worthwhile.