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The Return of Dr. Pepper Bubble Gum and More!
This year Wrigley introduced two new soda pop-flavored Hubba Bubba flavors with one of them, Hubba Bubba Dr Pepper, serving as a bubblegum-soda-flavor-comeback of sorts.
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum
Tagged 1980's, 80's, 80's bubblegum, 80's gum, Amurol, bubble gum, bubblegum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Freshen Up, Hawaiian Punch, mascots, packaging, pop, soda, soda pop, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Wrigley
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Wacky Wednesdays – Badzooka!
Welcome back to another fun edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays! Today we’ll be taking a look at a Wacky Packages sticker from 1974’s Series 10 – Badzooka!
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's Topps, Bazooka, bubble gum, parody stickers, Topps gum, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packages original products, Wacky Packs
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Leaf’s Hip Bubble Gum – It’s Psychedlic!
Yesterday’s post on vending machine insert cards had me looking over some of my cool retail bubble gum pieces. One I recently added to my collection is a 1970’s Hip bubble gum cello pack wrapper from Leaf. Referred to as … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum
Tagged 1960's gum, 1970's gum, 70's gum, bubble gum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, hippie candy, Leaf gum, packaging, sweets, vintage, vintage candy wrapper, vintage gum, wrapper
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Mr. T Gold Chain Bubble Gum!
Ah, Mr. T and his Gold Chain bubble gum. I don’t have much to say about this that hasn’t already been said. But having recently acquired a pack, I thought it warranted a dedicated post.
Posted in 1980's, Bubble Gum, Novelty
Tagged 1980's candy, 1980's gum, A-Team, Amurol, bubble gum, Mr. T, novelty, Wrigley
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Topps’ Answer to Nerds: Bazooka Zooks!
In 1982, the Willy Wonka company unveiled Nerds candies and they soon took the candy world by storm. In 1985 Topps attempted to tap into that popularity by releasing a Nerds-like bubblegum product called Zooks (from Ba-zook-a).
Posted in 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1980's candy, 80's candy, bubble gum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, mascots, Nerds, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Gadzooka Sugarmess!
Today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays covers another entry from 1975’s Wacky Packages Series 14 – Gadzooka Sugarmess Bubble Gum.
Posted in 1970's, Gum, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 70's, Bazooka gum, bubble gum, candy collection, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collecting candy, gum wrapper collection, old gum wrappers, parody stickers, sugarless bubble gum, vintage, vintage candy packaging, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs
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Big League Plug – The Mythical, Chocolatey Cousin of Big League Chew!
Today’s piece is a short tale of finding a collectible “Holy Grail” and how much fun it can be to track down something you thought you might never see. I initially learned about the Big League Plug chocolate candy bar … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Chocolate
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Amurol, Big League Chew, bubble gum, candy, collectible, collection, confeciton, confectionery, mascot, packaging, rare, retro, sweets, vintage, Wrigley
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The almost-conclusion to the Jeff Nelson Gum Collection!
Today, I’ll be posting the last photos of the display cases of Jeff Nelson’s gum collection. With one small caveat; These were the display cases that were filled and completed before we arrived. We spent our two-and-a-half days in Toledo, … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum, Fleer, Gum, Topps
Tagged 1980's, 1990's, 80's, 90's, bubble gum, bubblegum, candy, collectible, collecting, collector, confectionery, foreign, gum, international, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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It’s Monday and still more of Jeff Nelson’s gum collection!
Right about now you might be thinking – when will this glorious wave of gum end? Maybe that’s not what you’re thinking, but either way, I hope you’re enjoying these looks at what is likely the largest collection of contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Fleer, Gum, Topps
Tagged 1980's, 1990's, 80's, 90's, bubble gum, bubblegum, collectible, collection, collector, confection, confectionery, gum, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Back Home – And still more of the Jeff Nelson gum collection!
After a little more than a week away, the CollectingCandy.com staff has returned home. It was an amazing road trip, though it is nice to be able to post from my home PC, while having easy access to my scanner … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum, Novelty, Topps, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980's, 1990's, 80's, 90's, bubble gum, bubblegum, candy, collectible, collection, collector, confection, confectionery, gum, kids, novelty, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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