Bag of Bon Bons
Not to be confused with Box of Bon Bons

Bag of Bon Bons is a Candy item that can be acquired through shoplifting. The Bag of Bon Bons can be sold to (but not purchased at) Sally's Sweet Shop.
The Bag of Bon Bons was one of the items available at the official launch of Torn on 15 November 2004, having been introduced during the Torn City Beta. [1]
Usage
Eating a Bag of Bon Bons will increase a player's happiness by 25 and will increase Booster Cooldown by 30 minutes.
The Bag of Bon Bons is occasionally used as a cheap Candy deposit at the Pot game in Christmas Town.
Obtaining
The Bag of Bon Bons is most commonly obtained through crimes. In Crimes 1.0, it can be found through the through the "A Few Bags of Bonbons" shoplifting crime. It can also be found through city finds, given as a reward from the "Candy" slot on the Wheel of Lame, be obtained through the use of a Christmas Cracker, [2] and can be traded between players. A Bag of Bon Bons can also be obtained by winning the Pot game in Christmas Town if one was added to the pot by a player.
The Bag of Bon Bons can be obtained through two job specials; the Grocer job special to steal a bag of candy for two Grocer Points and the "Bagged Down" 1* special at a Grocery Store for two job points. [3]
The Bag of Bon Bons can be found as a result of the following crimes:
- "Search the Subway" (quantity 1)
- "Sally's Sweet Shop" (quantity 1-3)
- Residential:
- "Manor House" (quantity 2)
- Commercial:
- "Dentists Office" (quantity 1, requires Credit Card)
- "Recruitment Agency" (quantity 1)
- Industrial:
- "Paper Mill" (quantity 2, requires Skeleton Key)
Two Bag of Bon Bons can be found with two Bag of Candy Kisses, a Pixie Sticks and a Bag of Tootsie Rolls one time per player as a unique result when using the "Abandon" option for the "General Waste" Disposal crime.
Buffs
The Voracity branch of Faction upgrades has ten upgrades for Candy happiness gains in 5% increments.
The 'Absorption" 7* special at Grocery Stores gives 10% extra happiness from the usage of a Bag of Bon Bons.
Booster Cooldown incurred from usage of any item is reduced by 10% from the "Fast Metabolism" 3* special at Grocery Stores and 25% from the "Professional Metabolism" 10* special at Restauraunts.
Like all Candy items, the Bag of Bon Bons provides triple the regular happiness gains starting from 12 hours before, to 12 hours after, World Diabetes Day (November 14.)
Without any Faction perks, a Bag of Bon Bons will give 28 happiness with Absorption, 75 happiness on World Diabetes Day, and 83 happiness with both. The table below shows happiness gains when Faction perks are applied.
Bag of Bon Bons Happy Gains | ||||||||||
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Active Bonuses | Candy effect I | Candy effect II | Candy effect III | Candy effect IV | Candy effect V | Candy effect VI | Candy effect VII | Candy effect VII | Candy effect IX | Candy effect X |
No Other Bonus | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
With Absorption | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
World Diabetes Day | 79 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 101 | 105 | 109 | 113 |
World Diabetes Day and Absorption | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 116 | 120 | 124 |
Related Awards
Bag of Bon Bons related Awards | ||
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Image | Name | Requirements |
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Diabetic | Eat 500 bags of candy |
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Candy Man | Achieve 1,000 theft crime |
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Smile, You're On Camera | Achieve 2,500 theft crimes |
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Smokin' Barrels | Achieve 5,000 theft crimes |
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Breaking And Entering | Achieve 7,500 theft crimes |
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Stroke Bringer | Achieve 10,000 theft crimes |
Historical Notes
Prior to an update on 12 July 2012 that added the option for players to eat a Bags of Bon Bons for happiness gains, the item had no use. [4]
The Bag of Bon Bons was originally referred to as the "Pack of Bon Bons." It was updated to its current name in the summer of 2012. [5]
Image History
Bag of Bon Bons Image History | ||
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Years Used | Image | |
2006* to ~2010 [6] | ![]() | |
~2010 to July 2012 [7] | ![]() | |
July 2012 to 12 September 2023 [8] | ![]() | |
12 September 2023 to present [9] | ![]() |
* Items did not have images prior to 2006.
** This image is a low-quality version. The full-resolution version of this image has likely been lost to time.
The first 3D model of the Bag of Bon Bons was released on 12 September 2023.
Patch History
References
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Candy Images (With citations) (28/05/23)
- ↑ Torn Docs, Christmas Cracker Testing (30/05/23)
- ↑ Enz [2825900], private communication 30/01/23
- ↑ Chedburn, Update: Booster system changes (07/12/12)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Candy Images (With Citations) (08/31/22)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Candy Images (With citations) (16/01/23)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Candy Images (With citations) (16/01/23)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Candy Images (With citations) (13/06/24)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Candy Images (With citations) (13/06/24)
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