Candy Cane Frustration

I have a recipe that I wanted to try that calls for crushed up candy canes (no, it's not a recipe for meatloaf). I went to stupid Kroger today to pick up the supplies to make this recipe so that I can try it before potentially making many batches of it to give as small gifts. Ok, it's Dec. 7, prime time to buy candy canes, no? All I wanted was your basic, peppermint-flavored, red and white (would've even accepted green, red and white as long as they taste the same) candy canes. Instead, what I did find was pretty much this exact assortment. Finally, I dug through a yet-to-be unpacked box of cherry (Ew!) candy canes and discovered my basic, boring peppermint-flavored red and white candy canes. I had no idea that it would be such a big deal to go to the grocery store in December and buy candy canes.