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Wacky Wednesdays – Pop Recks!
It’s hard to believe it’s already August – the summer is really flying along. Yes, it’s August 1st and it’s also Wednesday, so we get to bring you another edition of Wacky Wednesdays! Today’s subject comes from Wacky Packages Old … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Novelty, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, carbonated candy, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, Topps candy, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, wrapper
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Razzles: Revised and Revisited!
One of the things I’ve often stated here on the site is that I love how collecting candy is always providing new discoveries. In the spirit of that, today’s article is about a pair of recent surprises related to one … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Fleer
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Fleer candy, Fleer gum, packaging, Razzles, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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A Weird One for Monday: Cadbury’s Sour Beaner!
I love tracking down the oddball candy wrapper you can’t see anywhere else and sharing it here on the site. With that in mind, today is a good day, bcause today I get to share a wrapper for a treat … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Cadbury, Canadian, Novelty
Tagged 1990's candy, 90's candy, Cadbury Canada, Cadbury candy, Cadbury wrapper, Canadian candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Unexpected Saturday Adventure: How a broken elbow led me to the London Candy Company!
It was an overcast, occasionally-rainy Saturday in New York City this weekend. You might say it was very London-like. Due to this, my girlfriend and I decided to stay in, check out the Olympics for a while, watch a bad … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, British, Hard Candy, Novelty
Tagged British, British candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, expired candy, packaging, sweets, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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It’s a Feline-Featured Friday with a Pink Panther Post!
You might be surprised to learn that the Pink Panther has adorned a number of candy packages over the years. As a licensed character, the Pink Panther is no Mickey Mouse, and yet he manages to get around. So let … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, British, Fleer, Gum, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cartoon character, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, King Features, licensed, licensed candy, packaging, Pink Panther, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – BB Brats!
For this week’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays we’ll be covering an entry from 2011’s Wacky Packages Old School series 2 – BB Brats.
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging parody, sweets, taffy, Topps candy, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, wrapper
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From the 80’s: Topps Video Arcade Gum!
Released in the mid-1980’s, Topps Video Arcade Gum are the earliest examples of a candy container designed to look like a piece of gaming hardware.
Posted in 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1980's candy, 80's candy, arcade game, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage arcade games, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Candy Corn in July!
I suppose that candy corn is a topic typically left for the Halloween season and partly because of that I thought it would be unexpected and fun to look at some vintage candy corn packaging right now in July.
Posted in 1950's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Holiday, Novelty
Tagged Brach's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, holiday candy, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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