Haha, pencil vending machines. Those were so crazy. Ours was at middle school and it was $.25 which seemed like a lot back then. I was always a fan of the ring pop, those NECO wafers were nasty, but I still ate them. I also loved the little candy skeleton that you could get in the coffin and put together before eating the pieces. The candy bracelets and necklaces were fun too. I can still remember the taste and texture of the elastic band as you were trying to bite the pieces off.
That made me laugh, I remember that also.
Oh great call on the candy skeletons! I used to love building them and then eating them!