r/candy • u/Guilty_Surround9108 • 15h ago
Candy Discussion Zero appreciation post
Shout out to Zero, one of my favorite candy bars that doesn’t seem to get much love. I don’t know anyone who mentions it in a contender spot for being one of the best, and it’s so good to me. Especially if you can get a fresh one. Who else loves Zero?!
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u/Leonardo_50 15h ago
Our local swimming pool snack bar used to sell these and Milkshake candy bars FROZEN. Milkshake was another Hollywood candy bar. They were delicious.
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u/Funny-Dare-3823 15h ago
My mom's favorite candy bar. I still buy them.
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u/2Braincell2Furious 14h ago
My mom occasionally talks shit about them because she cracked a tooth on a frozen Zero bar 30 years ago lmao
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u/Foreign-Budget4226 15h ago
My friends, dad put me onto them when I was younger. I grab one every now and then they are definitely underrated.
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u/klef3069 15h ago
The GOAT!
We spent many a pool day afternoon buying frozen Zero's during the "GET OUT OF THE POOL, IT'S REST TIME"
My very proper in public mom would gnaw on them along with us. We were like hungry feral dogs with those things!
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u/antisocial_31975 15h ago
Had one the other day. For some reason, the canteen at the local VA hospital sells it. God bless the military.
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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 15h ago
Growing up in the mid 70's, the gas station near us sold candy, Zero being one of them. I guess it wasn't a big seller for the station, so the owner bit the price in half to move them. Well, candy bars were .20 so .10 for a Zero was right up my alley. I eventually bought every single one he had
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u/closethebarn 14h ago
God I miss the old school king sized ones. They were softer and had thick white chocolate
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u/Punkhair2nv 14h ago
Zero, often misunderstood. And underrated.
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u/Educational-Quote-22 14h ago
I have zero experience with this candy.Im not sure I have ever seen one in real life
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u/ConstantConfusion123 11h ago
Yes! So delicious. Very sweet but with that unique flavor. Always a favorite. They are pretty common in my area luckily, I see them at gas stations, dollar stores and Walmart. Best deal is a 6 pack at wally world!!
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u/mkhrrs89 15h ago
I love these! i just dont get the name. Zero makes it sound unappealing until you try it
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u/ChiliCheeseBurrito78 14h ago
I have never actually seen what a zero bar looked like in all my 36 years. So thank you
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u/Intelligent_Yak_4572 14h ago
Where does one find this
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u/NickDanger73 13h ago
Walmart has a six pack in the candy aisle.
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u/Guilty_Surround9108 11h ago
Or gas station candy bar section. Usually middle to bottom shelf. They are never on the top :(
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u/Don_Fictional 14h ago
Spectacular candy bar. Put it in the freezer for twenty minutes and it is paradise.
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u/kitchengardengal 14h ago
When I was a kid, the snack bar at the neighborhood pool kept the Zero bars in the freezer. Those were my favorite treat on a hot summer day when rest period was called at the pool. There's something about having a mouth rinsed with chlorine that made them taste so good.
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u/Marco_Polo1964 14h ago
I buy them by the box on Amazon. I don’t eat them every day, but it’s good to have availability when I want one!
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u/dazzleunexpired 14h ago
I love a zero. I don't like white chocolate but zero is good. I love nouget. Anyone got a good recipe?
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u/Guilty_Surround9108 11h ago
That nougat though
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u/dazzleunexpired 9h ago
It's the best nouget I stg
Snickers (original) close second
Fast Break is third
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u/pawgchamp420 9h ago
I am the exact same. I don't like white chocolate in virtually any other context, but zero bars I love.
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u/ElizibethBathory 14h ago
These are my go to. The best thing after smoking a bowl. Just had one last night. So you can sign me up for the Zero appreciation post!
Interesting Did you know: Introduced in the 1920’s sold by Hollywood Candy Brands in Minneapolis MN under the name “Double Zero” because it sounded cool. As in cooler temperatures. Early packaging had polar bears and winter themed.
My mom introduced them to me when I was little. Still eat them to this day.
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u/Guilty_Surround9108 11h ago
Always better after smoke sesh. That is cool info!! Thanks for sharing!
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u/Fun-Marionberry1733 14h ago
We had them in Canada growing up my mom would get them for herself, but our version was solid chocolate around the soft melt in your mouths stuff from an icy square . Also best in the freezer…
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u/hapkidoox 13h ago
Love those. Only have one iin a rare moment. Yeay, diabetes. But they still are a very special treat.
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u/Cheesefang 13h ago
Awww I had a client who was on hospice. He was a grumpy endearing hilarious asshole and one of his last requests was a Zero.
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u/OldGarbageMouth 13h ago
Seen those many times in my life, always curious what they looked like and now if I can find one... I'm gonna grab one. Cause that looks really delicious
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u/Mvillepirate6236 8h ago
I have to apologize for having Zero appreciation for this post ;) I am a Milky Way girl.
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u/GaldonTheWarrior 3h ago
I bought one once in my life out of curiosity. I honestly cant remember if I liked it or not
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u/General_Cup2038 12h ago
In my 40 years of being on this earth I have yet to try one. I will now. And I’m going to try it frozen so I guess I’m buying two.
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u/NickDanger73 15h ago
Search this sub and you will find many posts about Zero candy bars. It's very controversial here. You either love it or hate it.
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u/SlipperyGibbet 14h ago
It's been almost three weeks since my last excursion to family dollar, the only store in a 200-mile radius from my house that sells them, and I have ONE LEFT. I don't want to eat it cuz then it'll be gone
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u/rainbowsunset48 14h ago
What does it taste like? It doesn't look very good tbh but I'm intrigued.
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u/synntax33 14h ago
Its white chocolate covering an almond nougat iirc. So like marzipan inside white chocolate outside
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u/rainbowsunset48 13h ago
Hmmm interesting. So if I don't like white chocolate or marzipan then I probably wouldn't think it looks very good haha. I'm glad it exists though! Thanks for answering.
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u/synntax33 13h ago
Possibly so! But you never know about some things until you experience them so theres always that 😊
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u/Sovereign-Anderson 13h ago
I was just looking at them some days ago at Five Below. I haven't had them since high school. Might grab one soon.
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u/Hot_messed 11h ago
My absolute #1 favorite candy bar! If I see one, I will always buy it! My favorite ❤️
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u/HomeBoggan 🍫 chocolate 11h ago
Oh I used to love these and were my go to. But, thinking about it, I haven't seen one in ages. Are they now just in certain areas? Or the store I go to all the time just not stock them?
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u/Zealousideal-Area684 11h ago
Zero has a special place in my heart because as a kid, on a plane flight, I was making my Zero bar talk to my brother by splitting the top into a mouth but the top part broke off and rolled around the plane floor as we banked and declined and such. I was mortified but we were also very amused. Simpler times.
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u/Marco_Heimdall 10h ago
I'll eat one of these annually, when I can, as it was the favorite candy bar of my late grandmother. They are, at worst, decent, and if anything, part of my enjoyment is remembering the wonderful person my grandmother was.
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u/Relevant_Box4589 10h ago
Another favorite oldie is sky bar. Comes in 4 or 5 squares you snap off. Each is a different kind
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u/Bobbo7209 9h ago
Last one I bought was stale. I love em, but it seems like nobody else in my town does. I think stores here just keep them on the shelves to gather dust
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u/Wrong_Sector_7298 9h ago
I love them my dad would also get them for us at the local gas station, now as an adult I still love them
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u/PeorgieT75 6h ago
I haven’t seen one in ages, who makes them? Payday were also made by Hollywood, but now they’re made by Hershey.
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u/petula_75 5h ago
I frequently grab one of these and a payday on family car trips so I dont have to share with my wife and kids.
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u/idkidc28 4h ago
My biggest pet peeve with a Zero bar is how the barcode is placed, rotate it 90° and it would be golden
-signed a frustrated cashier
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u/michaelpellerin 3h ago
When I was little, I was the only one in my friend group who liked these, so I never had to share!
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u/CloserToLostDreams 2h ago
I remember these, but they had fizzled out of my memory until now! They are so good.
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u/BobDaRula 11h ago
What is it? Must be american if it's calling itself a "candy bar"
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u/Guilty_Surround9108 11h ago
Yes it’s American. It’s white fudge on the outside and nougat, caramel and peanut on the inside.
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u/adieande 15h ago
My dad loved these. He passed that love down to me and I have passed it down to my son. Absolutely one of the best candy bars.