I am sure the "free" taffy samples was stopped due to "customers" taking advantage of the offer...
I dont know how many times i would see a family or group of people in there, 1 person shopping with a buckets, choosing a few pieces here and there, while the others were "sampling"... Probably eating more for free, than they were buying.
I always feel guilty if i eat 1 or 2 pieces, and i might buy 2, maybe 3 pounds of the stuff..!!