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Easter Week Countdown Video – ThinkGeek’s Zombie Chocolate Bunny!
For day three of our Easter Countdown I put together a new CollectingCandy.com video for an unusual Easter candy offering, but one that is awfully cool – ThinkGeek’s Zombie Chocolate Bunny!
It’s Our 300th Post – Hooray! And a Behind-the-Scenes Video!
Hi, everyone! Today is a special one for me as it marks the 300th post for CollectingCandy.com. When I launched this site just over a year ago, I wasn’t really thinking of getting to 300 – I was just hoping … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Boxed, Bubble Gum, Gummies
Tagged Angry Birds, bubblegum, candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Leaf, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Pieces!
After yesterday’s article on the 30th Anniversary of E.T., and the subsequent coverage of Reese’s Pieces, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to cover one of the most prescient Wacky Packages stickers ever; a parody of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Hershey, Peanut Butter, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy wrapper collecting, candy wrapper collector, collecting, collecting candy, collection, confectionery, nostalgia, packaging, parody, Reese's, Reese's wrapper, retro, sticker, sweets, vintage, vintage candy wrappers, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wacky stickers
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Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial – CollectingCandy-style!
I somehow missed that yesterday was the 30th Anniversary of the original release of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial – a classic film that contains a classic candy tie-in. That tie-in being Reese’s Pieces. A day late it might be, but … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Hershey, M&M's
Tagged 1980's, 80's, candy, candy collecting, candy collection, collecting candy, collection, confectionery, E.T., film, Hershey, movies, packaging, peanut butter, Reese's Pieces, retro, Spielberg, sweets, United Kingdom, vintage, wrapper
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A Gem of a Middle Eastern M&M’s pack.
As a candy collector, I’m routinely surprised by the things I find that I never knew existed. Typically this involves items that were made twenty and thirty years ago, sometimes even further back. But occasionally something comes to me that … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, M&M's
Tagged candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy wrapper, chocolate, collectible, collection, Islam, limited edition, M&M's, Mars, Mars GCC, mascot, Middle Eastern
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Whoops! I Missed a few Rolos!
Only a few days ago I posted an extensive Rolo Roundup, and somehow while bringing together dozens of foreign and domestic wrappers spread across seven decades, I missed a few. Trying to keep so many wrappers in so many spots … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, British, Chocolate
Tagged candy, Nestle, Rolo, South Africa, sweets, UK
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The Brief American Release of Nestle’s Aero Bar – Revealed!
The Aero bar is a well-known treat in the UK as well as in Canada, but here in the United States, it remains relatively unknown. But that almost wasn’t the case, back in the late 1980′s. While I plan to … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Hershey, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Aero, candy, candy collecting, candy collector, collecting, confection, confectionery, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage
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Wacky Wednesdays – Jerkyfruits!
In today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, we take on the 1974′s Wacky Packages parody of Jujyfruits — Jerkyfruits.
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, collection, confectionery, Heide, packaging, parody, product parody, retro, sticker, sweets, Topps, vintage, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs
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Our Big Rolo Roundup! 75 Years of Rolo!
Today is unofficially my 100th article for CollectingCandy.com, so I wanted to make it a big one. [Note: This is actually post 105, but several of those were directing readers to other things, so this would be my 100th … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, British, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, anniversary, candy, candy collecting, candy collector, caramel, chocolate, collectibles, collecting candy, collection, collector, confectionery, history, Mackintosh, Nestle, packaging, retro, Rolo, Rowntree, sweets, UK, vintage
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Wacky Wednesdays – Wrecko!
I have yet to commit much coverage to the Necco brand here on CollectingCandy.com, but it’s not for lack of desire. Necco is an important American brand, so when I get there, I want to do it right. Until then, … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, candy collecting, candy wrapper collecting, classic, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Necco, New England, non-sport cards, packaging, parody, retro, sticker, sweets, Topps, vintage, vintage candy, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs
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