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Easter Week 2014: Twenty Fun Flavors of Russell Stover’s Chocolate Eggs!
For today’s entry in our Easter Week coverage, I wanted to continue our CollectingCandy.com tradition and look at the full variety of Russell Stover’s seasonal offerings. In the last year I’ve had great fun featuring Russell Stover’s Halloween Pumpkins, Christmas … Continue reading
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When Amurol’s Whammo Bubblegum Went Blammo!
Back in the 1970’s the Amurol company, known at the time for their sugarless gum and confectionery products, released a kid-targeted sugarless bubblegum called Whammo. The gum’s name didn’t stick and within a few years Whammo became Blammo. Today we’re … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Uncategorized
Tagged Amurol, bubblegum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sugarless, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wham-O, wrapper
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Australia’s 7-Eleven Rocks with Slurpee Shocks!
Back in January I devoted a three part series to the history of branded confectionery offerings from 7-Eleven stores here in the United States. I made special note of the two versions of Slurpee gum lines that were released in … Continue reading
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Tagged 7-11, 7-Eleven, Australia, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, carbonated, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, Pop Rocks, Slurpee, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: A Trio of Christmas Tootise Pop Drops Packs!
Last week I mentioned my discovery of the Tootsie Roll Christmas Two-Packs, but an equally exciting discovery I made this season was finding this trio of holiday-themed Tootsie Pop Drops packs!
Posted in Christmas, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, packaging, Penguin, Santa, sweets, Tootsie, Tootsie Pop, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: Spangler’s Holiday Dum-Dum Pops!!
I’ve often talked about how I love oddball or specialty flavor spin-offs of classic brands. From fruit-flavored Milk Duds to cinnamon hot Dots, there’s something I find particularly compelling about these releases, and I’m always pleased when new ones come … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Dum-Dum, holiday, limited edition, lollipops, packaging, pops, Spangler, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: Gingerbread for 2013!
Today we’re kicking off our 2013 Twelve Days of Christmas series with a look at some new gingerbread-flavored candy. Today’s post will showcase the great new limited edition releases of 2013 that all bring gingerbread flavoring into the mix. Including … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, cookies, Holiday, M&M's, Mars, Uncategorized, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gingerbread, holiday, Just Born, M&M's, packaging, Peeps, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Kicking off Cinnamon Hot Week!
Although we’re rapidly coming up on October when our second annual participation in CountdownToHalloween will be going on, I wanted to squeeze in something I’d been planning since June – a Hot Week, or more specifically a Cinnamon Hot Week. … Continue reading
When Snickers got Charged! (with caffeine)
Since the explosion in popularity of energy drinks, manufacturers have sought to market all kinds of caffeinated food, even infusing it into candy and chocolate bars. I’ll certainly admit that there have been times in my own life that I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged caffeinated, caffeine, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Mars, packaging, Snickers, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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A Valentine’s Candy Classic: Sweethearts Conversation Hearts!
Today I’m going to share a bit of the packaging history of that most classic of Valentine’s treat, the conversation heart. More specifically I’m going to cover the best-known brand of conversation hearts, Necco’s Sweethearts.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Boxed, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, conversation hearts, holiday candy, Necco, packaging, Sweethearts, sweets, Valentine candy, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Happy New Year 2013!! Our First CollectingCandy.com Video!
It’s New Year’s Eve and I thought it was a good time to mix it up a bit with a video greeting. I hope to incorporate video content to the site in 2013, where it will allow me to present … Continue reading
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