Category Archives: Christmas

Christmas Countdown: Early 90’s Hershey Bar Holiday Wrappers!

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Hershey bars are probably the most consistent confectionery offering to come out of the United States, especially with regard to their wrapper design.  For nearly a century, a Hershey bar meant a brown paper wrapper with a silver block letter logo.  And that’s still … Continue reading →

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Vintage-Style Just Born Candy Box Holiday Ornaments – New for 2014!

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Jason Liebig

After a day of holiday travel, I’m back to my native midwestern home of Nebraska and spending time with family and loved ones.  While I’m here, I want to continue to share some of the neat Christmas candy goodness I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Christmas Countdown: New Nestle Crunch Peanuts for 2014!

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Kicking off our Christmas Countdown today, I’ll be showcasing the return of the Peanuts gang to some mainstream confectionery holiday offerings. I should mention that the Peanuts characters have already been featured on a series of seasonal releases from Russell … Continue reading →

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Brach’s Beautiful Fall Chocolate Promotion Packet from 1972!

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Since acquiring the files of a former Brach’s salesman earlier this year, I’ve been working to document and preserve everything he saved.   Previously I’ve posted the contents of a 1971 Brach’s Halloween sales packet as well as materials related to … Continue reading →

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Happy 15th Anniversary SB! Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties Candy!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Jason Liebig

This year, Spongebob Squarepants will be celebrating his 15th Anniversary on Nickelodeon.  In fact, the very first season of Spongebob premiered on May 1st, 1999 – so we’re only a few days away from the exact anniversary date. The Spongebob … Continue reading →

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My Year in Collecting: 2013!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Jason Liebig

Though it arrives a few weeks later than I’d planned this year, I still wanted to squeeze in my annual “Year in Collecting” post.  This year-in-review is something I started doing back in 2009 over on Flickr while continuing the … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Festive Variety of Russell Stover Santas (and Snowmen, too!)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Jason Liebig

It’s Christmas Day and the final post in CollectingCandy.com’s Twelve Days of Christmas series for this year. Before I get to today’s content, a brief personal message:  I’m spending my holiday safe, warm and surrounded by family and friends that … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Return of Life Savers Stick-O-Pep!

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Jason Liebig

I’m often delighted by the surprises that my interest in confection brings.  From learning about vintage products that I never knew existed to looking on a current store shelf and being shocked at what I’m seeing.  It was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of Christmas: A Trio of Christmas Tootise Pop Drops Packs!

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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!

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Spangler’s Holiday Dum-Dum Pops!!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 →

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