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New for 2014: Whitman’s Halloween Peanuts Chocolate Bars!
With assortments that first arrived in stores just last Christmas, Whitman’s has been releasing licensed Peanuts holiday-themed chocolate bars in fun, illustrated boxes. I first covered them for Christmas 2013 and followed that up with a piece on their Valentine’s … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, holiday, licensed, packaging, peanuts, Russell Stover, seasonal, Snoopy, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Whitmans, wrapper
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A Little M&M’s Halloween Historical Packaging Evolution!
While going through my archives for the CountdownToHalloween this month, I realized I had a few older Halloween seasonal M&M’s packages I never covered before. So I gathered them together for today’s post which I think presents a nice look … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, M&M's, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, holiday, M&M's, Mars, mascot, packaging, seasonal, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Happy 4th of July with Patriotic Blow Pop Minis boxes!
Coming in under the wire for Independence Day, I wanted to feature a fun set of patriotic candy packaging I picked up last year. Clearly designed to mark the 4th of July holiday, today I want to share a set … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, Blow Pop, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Independence Day, packaging, patriotic, red white and blue, sweets, Tootsie, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Mother’s Day Candy Wrappers from Whitman’s and Russell Stover!
Today is Mother’s Day and I’m happy to be able to mark the holiday with a few properly-themed candy wrappers. While a lot of candy is probably given out on Mother’s Day, it is near-impossible to find any of it … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Mother's Day, packaging, Russell Stover, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Whitman, Whitmans, wrapper
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Easter Week 2014: Necco’s New Sweethearts Pop Eggs in Color-Your-Own Boxes!
Easter may be a few days behind us but in all the flurry (and fluffy) of the week leading up to the holiday, I somehow forgot to cover one of my favorite new candy releases of the season. So I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Easter, Holiday, Necco
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, Easter candy, holiday, Necco, packaging, Sweetheart, Sweethearts, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Easter Week 2014: It’s a Peeps Party and I Brought the Chicks!!
Happy Easter everyone! Today I am going to cover a range of the always-classic Easter treat of marshmallow Peeps. For anyone curious about the history of the brand I would like to recommend my write-up from last year which covered … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Easter, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, Easter candy, holiday, limited edition, marshmallow, packaging, Peeps, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Easter Week 2014: Twenty Fun Flavors of Russell Stover’s Chocolate Eggs!
For today’s entry in our Easter Week coverage, I wanted to continue our CollectingCandy.com tradition and look at the full variety of Russell Stover’s seasonal offerings. In the last year I’ve had great fun featuring Russell Stover’s Halloween Pumpkins, Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1990's, Chocolate, Easter, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 70's, bunnies, bunny, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, Easter bunny, Easter candy, Easter chocolate, holiday, packaging, rabbit, Russell Stover, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Easter Week 2014: Hershey’s Eggs Past and Present!
We’re kicking off our week of Easter coverage with a fun look at all the flavorful variations of Hershey’s Eggs currently available on shelves as well a glimpse into packaging for the same, going back to the 1980’s. So make … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Canadian, Chocolate, Easter, Hershey, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, Eggs, Hershey's, Hershey's Eggs, holiday, packaging, spring, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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New Valentine’s Mike and Ike & Hot Tamales for 2014!
This year, the Just Born company is continuing its roll-out of new holiday packages with all-new Valentine’s box designs for Hot Tamales as well as Mike and Ike. In addition to taking a smoldering good look at those, today I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Hot Tamales, Just Born, Mike & Ike, Mike and Ike, packaging, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Zours
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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Festive Variety of Russell Stover Santas (and Snowmen, too!)
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
Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, packaging, Russell Stover, Santa, Santa Claus, snowman, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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