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The History and Triumphant Return of Crispy M&M’s!
After vanishing from American store shelves for the last decade, Mars has brought Crispy M&M’s back from the grave. I first spotted their newly-minted bright green packages a month ago and by now they should be available across the country. … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, Japanese, M&M's, Mars
Tagged Australia, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, international, Japanese, M&M, M&M's, Mars, mascot, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, 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 15th Anniversary SB! Spongebob Squarepants Gummy Krabby Patties Candy!
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
Posted in Boxed, Christmas, Easter, Gummies, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cartoon, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, licensed, mascot, Nickelodeon, packaging, Spongebob Squarepants, sweets, television, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Easter Week 2014: The Return of Mike and Ike Easter Treats! Plus: A Little History and a Lotta Jellybeans!
Back in the early 2000’s Just Born released a special Easter edition of their Mike and Ike candies called Mike and Ike Easter Treats. I wrote about that release here last year and always thought it was a pretty cool … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Boxed, Easter, Holiday
Tagged 1990's, 1990's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, Easter candy, Hot Tamales, jelly bean, jellybean, jellybeans, Just Born, limited edition, mascot, Mike and Ike, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Willy Wonka’s Xploders — From Around the Globe!
Back in 1998, Nestle UK introduced the Wonka Xploder bar to the world – at least the United Kingdom part of it. A chocolate bar infused with carbonated popping candy (ala Pop Rocks) – it seemed like a perfect kind … Continue reading
Posted in British, Chocolate, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged Australia, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, carbonated, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, England, mascot, Nestle, New Zealand, packaging, Pop Rocks, sweets, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: M&M’s Christmas Theater Boxes!
Always an enjoyable topic to address are the holiday releases for M&M’s. Just a few days ago I mentioned the new holiday flavor release of M&M’s Gingerbread and today I’d like to showcase the new Christmas-themed theater-sized boxes for a pair of … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Christmas, Holiday, M&M's, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, M&M's, mascot, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Twelve Days of Christmas: A Decade of Christmas Hot Tamales & Mike and Ike!
This year the Just Born company has introduced a pair of brand-new designs for their holiday editions of Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales. They’re both fun designs so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to review a few … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Hot Tamales, Just Born, mascot, Mike and Ike, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, winter, wrapper
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New for 2013: Mike and Ike Vampire Variety joins Last Year’s Mummy’s Mix!
Last year Just Born introduced a terrific Halloween seasonal edition of Mike and Ike called Mummy’s Mix, which quickly became one of my favorites for 2012. And while that was a big hit, Just Born didn’t rest on their laurels … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, Just Born, mascot, Mike & Ike, Mike and Ike, monster, packaging, sweets, vampire, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Candy, Count Chocula and Halloween (Oh My!)
Count Chocula: he’s one of the edgy rock stars of the cereal mascot world and because of that I thought he was also the perfect spokesman to feature for a Countdown To Halloween post. And just to be clear; I’m … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum, Canadian, Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Fleer, Gum, Gummies, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday
Tagged 1970's cereal, 70's cereal, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cereal box collecting, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Count Chocula, General Mills, mascot, Monster Cereals, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, vintage cereal box, vintage cereal boxes, wrapper
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Hot Week: The Search for Nerds Hot N’ Cold!
For today’s Cinnamon Hot Week entry I’m going to do something a little different and discuss a product I’ve yet to find much information on and one that remains a delicious and elusive mystery; Nerds Hot N’ Cold!
