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Anon meets the candy man
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2026
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The scene is cut in a way that you don't know for sure they aren't paying him. They're probably pretty loyal, long-time customers given the way they all run right there after school, so he can take it on the honors system that they'll pay for what they're taking. (And he's probably able to keep track of it pretty well on his own given he knows their names and preferred candies by heart.)
As for the candy he throws aimlessly into the crowd, I'm sure he can afford to blow some pennies' worth of money on customer retention by literally throwing candy at them.
I suspect the rich kids had a line of credit where he’d just send the parents a bill at the end of the month. My understanding is many grocers used to operate that way, especially before credit cards.
Yep. My aunt got in trouble for exactly this when she was a child. Abused the grocery line of credit all summer getting unnecessary candy for herself and her siblings.
The Candy Man can cause he mixes it with savvy business practices and loss leaders, and makes the world taste goooood!