Handy Gourmet Cand Candy Dispenser, 5.75 x 12.00 x 5.75, Red

The price on this item fluctuates. I paid $12.90 Prime. It is all plastic. Very lightweight. I am not sure of its durability. Time will tell, but for the price it won't break the bank if it doesn't last. It's very colorful, attractive. The base rotates very easily. I washed mine out before using it. Then dried it thoroughly. Each section will hold a 20 oz bag of M&Ms, or a 16 oz jar of peanuts. Another feature I like is that when topping off this dispenser, the older product stays at the bottom. With globe type dispensers, you have to invert them when refilling, and any product that is still in them gravitates to the top of the globe while refilling. Thus, the older stuff never gets dispensed and becomes stale, and the only way to prevent this is to wait until the globe is completely empty of product before refilling it. With this dispenser, you can top it off any time you wish and the older product stays on the bottom. Well worth the price.

Works great for a lot of different candies. Jelly Belly "Belly flops" still work despite the weird shapes, Almond M&Ms work great. Peanut M&Ms kinda get stuck though, but I'm not really into those. I bought this to resolve 3 issues I was running into at work: 1. was that people were contributing to the candy jar on my desk by just pouring in whatever they wanted, and when I had plain M&Ms in the jar and somebody added Reese's Pieces, a war almost broke out. We managed to keep it together, but decided it was time to find a new solution when... 2. Somebody decided to dig his hand to the bottom of the jar and sift through the candy (letting them fall through his fingers) until he'd found the kind he liked. This was all happening right in the middle of the ebola "stuff", so the benefits of good personal hygiene (as well as the drawbacks of bad personal hygiene) were all pretty fresh in our minds. 3. People were actually keeping track of how much candy each of us were eating because it was getting out of control. People were having to try to limit themselves, and pouring candy out of a jar isn't the best way to limit your intake. This little beauty solved all 3 problems. It allowed people to control the portions as they were able to do quick little pumps into their hand, it prevented people from digging their hotdog fingers into the candy as the sections are too small to fit a grown-man's hand in...especially grown men who never learned to wash their hands after using the bathroom. Also, it allowed for people to have different candy options without having to mix it up. Some days you need salty, some sweet, some chocolate, some fruity...we might need to buy another one... UPDATE: This doesn't seem to do too well with Peanut M&Ms. I don't know if there's something about the size/shape, but it keeps getting clogged and ultimately crushes M&Ms creating a crumbled mess in your hand. Works fine with Almond, Peanut Butter, Pretzel and Milk Chocolate M&Ms...but for some reason, Peanut just doesn't work out. Also works great with Jelly Belly Belly Flops despite their odd shapes.

I got this to use at work. It is a very popular item on my floor and we have to refill it often. We have tried the following candies in here with success - Chewy Sprees Peanut Butter M&Ms Peanut M&Ms Skittles M&Ms Runts (yes, the bananas come out without issues in our experience) Lemon Heads Jelly Belly jelly beans Reece's Pieces Things that would not work/did not work: Wasabi peas - they came out, but often times, would get a little crushed requiring more frequent cleaning of the table top where this sits. Gummy Candies Some notes from our experience with this - The top not securing on is an issue when your boss comes over and turns the whole thing upside down. Aside from that, because the lid is a hollow dome, and the tops of the dividers are parallel with the table top, there is a gap inside at the top. If you need to give the dispenser a little shake to dislodge stuck candy, be mindful that candy from one section can "hop" over into another section. The whole dispenser is made of pretty inexpensive materials. Occasionally, when candy gets stuck or wedged in the openings, you may need to push a bit harder to loosen it up enough to resume normal dispensing. When you push it harder, I have noticed cracks on the inside where the fulcrum is supported. It is still working with pretty constant daily use, but it will only be a matter of time before it breaks completely and will need to be replaced. Due to the popularity of offering this free sugar supply to our colleagues, I will be getting a different wall mounted dispenser marketed at cereal/coffee etc that I hope will stand up to the usage a bit better.

I bought this product because I had a large container on the counter full of cashews. People would come in, lift the lid, and grab a hand full of nuts. (Which is what I wanted them to do) But, I hated the thoughts of all those hands in the container. I started thinking about all the germs on those hands, and all the cashews inside. When I saw this product, "Eureka!" I filled all three sections with cashews. The cashew are a bit big for this product, and sometimes the dispenser cuts the nuts or crumbles them. BUT, all the nuts are clean! It really works well. It is simple to use. My 2 year old grandson can reach the counter, pull the lever, and get his own cashews. I love the product! I do think it would work better with smaller things, like m and m's, peanuts, or jelly beans. It rotates well, and holds a lot more than I thought. I would purchase again. A great gift for kids, or even a great birthday gift filled with candy!

This item has been fun, you can use it with 3 different items, or you can take the dividers out and fill it with one item with 3 dispensers. In our house with some watching what they eat, we have M&M's in the dispenser, and it someone wants something sweet to eat, they get a few M&M's works perfectly. You can put three different items, originally, I had Raisinettes, trail mix and peanut M&M's. Now we are down to plain M&M's! Originally it was a present for someone to take to work for their desk, it never made it, we like it at home too much.

TERRIBLE! It was junk. There was paint running down one side of the clear plastic. I scrapped that off which made the plastic look milky. Then I tried to open the dispensers. After a long time working, I was able to get one of the three open. I worked and worked and never was able to get the other two open. I was trying to fill it to give it as a gift. Thank goodness I did give it to a friend without checking because it was terrible. Sending it back was just as bad. I was told UPS would come pick it up the next day. I waited three days, no pickup. I called to have them come pick it up, gave them the number Amazon had sent me and was told it would cost me $11.95 to have it picked up so I canceled the pickup. There is no UPS store in town where I live, nor the closest town so I had to make a special trip into another town and UPS didn't have and would make no attempt to get the label from Amazon. I had the information Amazon had sent me, but that would not do. I was told I would have to go home, write Amazon and have them send me the correct label, then come back. On my phone I was finally able to get the label, sent the information to UPS and then had to pay for them to print it out and put it on the package. Very frustrating.

Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase: + I love that you can fit 3 different types of candy in it + It is colorful + It releases only a small amount of candy at a time, which is sort of nice for portion cooontrol + The spinning is fun and it's a very attractive feature of my office - guests love the novelty Downsides: - The label on the side feels kind of tacky - I got a mysterious crack in it I don't even know how within a few days. Materials seem cheap. This is my biggest complaint and 90% of why I could not rate 4+ stars - Sometimes candy will have a tough time coming out of the dispenser, sometimes a ton will jump out in an explosion - Sometimes candy will stick to the walls of the machine instead of falling down to the dispenser. This wouldn't be an issue except that if you give the machine even one shake to get it loose, regardless of whether the lid at the top is closed, the candy will jump sides and cross-contaminate. Things I have personally fit in my dispenser: Pretzel M&Ms Gummy Bears Mike & Ikes Nerds Granola Trail Mix Jelly Beans Dried berries I like to offer a variety of healthy and sugary options to guests. Prefer chocolate? No? Spin. Prefer sour/fruity? No? Spin. Ok, granola it is... The granola is actually kind of cute because if I stock yogurt in my mini fridge I can just dispense straight into it and voi la... no soggy granola. Overall I am glad I bought it but I am really disappointed it broke so quickly and so oddly.

Cute gift. Not super sturdy but works

Happy

Geeignet zum Befüllen mit Schokolinsen, Schokokugeln, Kaugummikugeln und Bonbons, alles andere ist eher schwierig, da es nicht so gut durchgeht. Das Reinigen ist eher etwas aufwendig.

Exatamente como anunciado, funciona super bem e vira festa com as crianças

Great purchase and value for money. Holds also a good amount of candies and easy to operate.

Exactly as described. It spins around, has 3 areas for different candies, and it dispenses well. It looks great on the kitchen counter, and gives good portions of candy. Have only tried it with M&M's, Skittles & Nibs so far. Great price for this product.