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Which ONE of these candies would you most like to get in a Halloween treat bag?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the most wanted treat (29%), followed by Kit Kat (19%) and M&M's (15%).

  1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups29%
  2. Kit Kat19%
  3. M&M's15%
  4. Snickers14%
  5. Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar6%
  6. Skittles5%
  7. Twix5%
  8. Sour Patch Kids3%
  9. Butterfinger2%
  10. Starburst2%
  11. Nerds1%
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