Category Archives: 1980’s

Happy Thanksgiving 2016 from CollectingCandy!!

Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States and for so many of us that means a mix of family, food, football, and friends.  Where branded candy is concerned, Thanksgiving tends to be one of the overlooked holidays but over … Continue reading

Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Holiday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Full Set Friday: Hershey’s 1982 “Now Larger” Promotion!

Way back in 1982, the Hershey company held a Summer promotion where they upped the size of each of their standard bars and alerted consumers to it with a bright on-pack call-out.  I call it the “Hershey’s Now Larger” promotion … Continue reading

Posted in 1980's, Chocolate, Full Set, Hershey | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fleer’s 1980’s Goblin Stix Candy (with Halloween Finger Puppets)!

Back in the early 1980’s, the Fleer company merged classic stick candy with rubber Halloween finger puppets to create a unique and outstanding confectionery offering called Goblin Stix.  Make the jump to check them out!

Posted in 1970's, 1980's, CountdownToHalloween, Fleer, Halloween, Holiday, Novelty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Mad Rocks Bubblegum!

Following in the footsteps of products like Topps/Bazooka’s Gold Rush and Leaf’s Gravel bubblegum, Mad Rocks was a late 1970’s bubblegum product that, up until a few months ago, I’d never heard of.   Make the jump to check it out!

Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

My Year in Collecting: 2015!

As I have for the past six years, today I will be taking a look back at the past twelve months of my hobby life, bringing together some of my favorite additions to the CollectingCandy.com archives.  So make the jump … Continue reading

Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Hershey, M&M's, Wonka | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A History of Willy Wonka’s Valentine’s Gobstopper Heartbreakers!

With Valentine’s Day arriving tomorrow, I thought it was the perfect time to dig into the history of a seasonal spin-off that has become a holiday classic: Willy Wonka’s (Gobstopper) Heartbreakers!  Make the jump to check it out.

Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Hard Candy, Holiday, Nestle, Wonka | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Celebrating Four Years of CollectingCandy.com with Four Fun Discoveries!

Today marks the fourth anniversary since the February 6th, 2012 launch of CollectingCandy.com and as such I wanted to select four amazing (and previously unseen) pieces from my archives to share in order to mark the occasion.  Make the jump … Continue reading

Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Boxed, Chocolate, Nestle, Sour Candy, Uncategorized, Wonka | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

400 Halloween Candy Images in Four Minutes!

As part of the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for Zombie Mouth Bubblegum, today I created a video incorporating over 400 Halloween candy images from the CollectingCandy.com archives that display in a seizure-inducing, Technicolor rapid-fire period of four minutes.  Make the jump … Continue reading

Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Bubble Gum, Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Fleer, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday, M&M's, Mars, Necco, Nestle, Novelty, Peanut Butter, Sour Candy, TheCandyGeek, Topps, Wonka | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1989’s “Now Plumper” Nerds! Plus: Hot and Cool Nerds Revisited!!

Hi all!  Going to be kicking off our Halloween programming at the half-way point of October this year rather than our traditional month-long coverage.  I’ll explain more on that tomorrow (Spoiler: We’re trying to launch a new bubblegum!) but today … Continue reading

Posted in 1980's, Boxed, Wonka | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A Century of History for Ghirardelli’s (and Tjerrild’s) Chocolate Flicks!

Flicks chocolate wafer candies are a treat that should be well-known to those who grew up on the West Coast of the United States but for people outside of that part of the country they probably won’t be so familiar. … Continue reading

Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate, Timeline | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments