Hunter Jobbins tries to fit into his car after stuffing it with thousands of candy bars. (Staff photos: Andrew Shores|KMAN)
One student’s trick turned into an abundance of treats for students at Kansas State University. It may be November, but students were able to chow down on Kit Kat bars Thursday afternoon on the lawn in front of Haymaker Hall. A viral tweet from a freshman student inspired the candy manufacturer to come to campus and share more than 6,000 of their candy bars.
Hunter Jobbins, a freshman from Andale, Kan., said he didn’t expect his tweet to go viral on Sunday afternoon after his candy was stolen from his Toyota Camry. Through the social media platform, Jobbins was able to connect with Kit Kat and bring the candy to campus.
@jabbins Who steals someones Kit Kat?! WHO DOES THAT?! Shoot us a DM and we’ll replace it for you ?
“I’d like to think I’ve had some pretty fire tweets, but that has to be my top tweet by far,”
Shortly after 4:30, Jobbins was swarmed by hundreds of his peers as he passed out the popular milk chocolate bar.
said Jobbins, who has gained nearly 1,300 followers this week. Jobbins said he usually locks his car, and is glad the anonymous and hungry thief only took his candy.
Representatives from Kit Kat delivered the candy on Thursday and helped fill the vehicle before the Thursday afternoon festivities. Jobbins, a kinesiology major, said Kit Kat is one of his favorites candy’s, but doesn’t necessarily foresee a marketing career to be in his future.
