# Best one first or save the best for last?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 15, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808 "2024-10-15T01:21:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808/21 "2024-10-16T21:49:11Z")

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Best for last and skip all the stuff before that.

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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808/22 "2024-10-16T22:01:46Z")

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Another best for last here.

I’ve even looked for another helping of the best stuff, if it’s something I really, really, really like!

~VOW

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808/23 "2024-10-16T22:10:09Z")

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Worst → second worst → so on for however many flavors → second best → best, then repeat. I don’t systematically devour one flavor before moving on to the next.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808/24 "2024-10-17T00:43:21Z")

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> [@SurrenderDorothy](#):
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> You get a variety pack of popsicles and there’s one flavor that’s your definite favorite.

Ahhh… I save the Fakey Banana Flavor for last. And the Almost Root Beer for the penultimate popsicle.

Darn, I didn’t have any popsicles this summer.

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Mmm-mmmm… Fakey Banana Flavor…

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