Whether it is peppermint bark and candy canes during Christmas or candy corn during Halloween, many are waiting in anticipation for that certain holiday to come around to be able to enjoy their favorite seasonal candy.
As Christmas just passed, many of the holiday sweet treats are slowly making their way out of stores. Now, we must wait an entire year before being able to purchase them again.
While there are many good things about keeping certain candies seasonal, I find myself craving them especially in the months which they are not available. I would prefer if these sweets stayed in stores year-round.
A lot of people may think that specific seasonal candies like peppermint for Christmas are tied to warm and fun memories, and should only stay during that holiday.
We should be able to have an option to enjoy a warm and cozy Christmas treat even during summer! This would rather than limit the fun memories, but allow you to be in that fun Christmas spirit any time of the year.
If I could take a day in the summer to drink hot chocolate, eat peppermint and candy canes, and watch a movie in a cozy blanket, it would remind me of the holiday season and even cheer me up if I was not in a good mood.
Additionally, when the holidays do come around, the seasonal treats sell out very quickly, as people have been waiting for them all year long. In many areas, if you do not quickly snatch those candies, you will not be able to enjoy them until the next year.
Instead of having that issue, we might as well keep them in stock all year, so the demand is not as high. People will be able to buy their favorite treats all year long.
It is true that if seasonal candies were always available, the excitement of the treats arriving would go down. While this is understandable, people also have to deal with the frustration that comes with fighting over certain popular seasonal candies. There is a false demand that rises, and it only causes anger within the community.
There are also many arguments that seasonal candies are what brings the magic to these holidays. People say that it is a way of creating and keeping traditions, and making those treats available year round could destroy that magic.
I do acknowledge this side as well, but I feel that year round treats can boost that magic feeling so that it’s not just around the holidays. It can also be a reminder of the holidays whenever eating a certain seasonal candy. So instead of replacing the traditions, producing seasonal candies year round would only strengthen those traditions.
Ultimately, disputes about ruining the magic and keeping the scarcity do not outweigh the benefits. Allowing seasonal candies to be around all year can create joyful memories of holidays at any time of the year, and would expel the constant seasonal demands.