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Maximum Marathon Part 1: The Wrappers!
This week I’m returning to one of my favorite brands with a series of three posts dedicated to the topic of the 1970′s classic Mars Marathon bar. Today we’re going to take a look at the various evolutions of Marathon’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate, Mars
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, caramel, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, M&M/Mars, Marathon, Mars, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Beich’s Distinctive Dipsy Doodle Bar – From 1972!
Today I’m jumping all the way back to 1972 and an offering from Beich’s [Say "Bikes"], a company best known for their seasonal offerings and of course their taffy. Now let’s take a look at their distinctive Dipsy Doodle bar.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Peanut Butter
Tagged 1970's candy, 1970's wrapper, Beich's, Bikes, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, peanut butter, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Cadbury of Canada’s Digimon Candy!
Back in 2000-2001, Cadbury of Canada released a set of Digimon-themed Caramilk bars, featuring twelve different wrappers. Though barely a decade old, I could find no reference to this release or images of these wrappers online. Time to remedy that, … Continue reading
Posted in Cadbury, Canadian, Chocolate
Tagged 2000's, Cadbury, Canadian, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Digimon, digital pet, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Not Goodie!
It’s been a month since our last Wacky Wednesdays column, so I’m excited to bring you our first installment for 2013. From the just-released Wacky Packages Old School series 4 comes a parody of the classic Pearson’s Nut Goodie – … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Midwestern, packaging, product parodies, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packages original products, Wacky Packs, Wackys, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Clunky!
Howdy everybody and welcome back to another edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays! Today’s entry comes from 1974′s Wacky Packages series 10 and is a parody of the Chunky bar called Clunky.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, Chunky, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Ward, wrapper
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Mars’ 2-to-Go and 4-to-Go — Mighty Big Wrappers!
Today I’ll be covering a group of currently-available wrappers from the Mars company; the 2-to-Go selections. As I’ve shared in the past, though I focus most of my efforts on vintage candy packaging, I do like to keep up with … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, contemporary candy wrappers, M&M-Mars, Mars, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Gummy Worms in a Chocolate Bar? Meet Cadbury’s Wriggler!
I’m sure it’s been done elsewhere, but this is the only time I’ve come across a wrapper for this particular confectionery combination. Yes, from out of the 1990′s and Cadbury’s New Zealand branch, this treat served up an ordinary chocolate … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, Novelty
Tagged 1990's, 90's, Cadbury, Cadbury's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, chocolate wrapper, confectionery, gummi worms, gummy worms, mascot, New Zealand, old candy wrapper, old chocolate wrapper, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, vintage chocolate wrapper, wrapper
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UK Nestle’s Jungle Book Characters Wrappers – My Near-Complete Set!
These days, the idea of a short-run licensed candy bar or candy bar tie-in with a film or television show is not all that uncommon. In the 1970′s it was all-but-unheard of, at least in this country. In the UK … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, British, Chocolate
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 60's, 70's, animation, antique, candy collecting, candy collection, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectibles, collecting candy, confection, confectionery, Disney, ephemera, Jungle Book, sweets, vintage
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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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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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