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Category Archives: Hershey
My Year in Collecting: 2017!
While most folks do their 2017 “year in review” type editorials in December or January, mine tend to slip to February and in the case of this year and last, the month of March. Even so, I’m wonderfully-excited to share … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Canadian, Chocolate, Christmas, Easter, Fleer, Gum, Gummies, Halloween, Hard Candy, Hershey, Holiday, M&M's, Mars, Nestle, Reese's, Sour Candy, Timeline, Topps, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy shopping haul, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, haul, junkfood haul, packaging, packaging design, shopping haul, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Canadian Twizzlers’ Twisted Shoutout Artist Edition Packs!
During the Summer of 2017, Hershey’s of Canada released an amazing series of special edition Twizzlers packaging featuring artwork by four talented artists. This promotion was called Twizzlers Twisted Shout-Outs and resulted in sixteen different striking Twizzlers packs. Make the … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Hershey
Tagged artist, Canada, Canadian, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, licorice, packaging, packaging design, sweets, Twizzlers, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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My Year in Collecting: 2016!
Though it arrives a little later than I’d planned, today I’m excited to present my 2016 “Year in Collecting” retrospective graphical collage. This is the eighth year in a row that I’ve put one of these together and it’s fun … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Canadian, Chocolate, Gum, Gummies, Hershey, M&M's, Mars, Nestle, Reese's, Timeline, Topps, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collage, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging design, retrospective, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper, Year in Collecting
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The Secret History of Reese’s Pieces with Peanuts!
Reese’s Pieces have been around since the late 1970’s, and over the years the brand has received limited run extensions in the form of Reese’s Pieces with the addition of Peanuts. They did so just last year, but I was … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Chocolate, Hershey, Peanut Butter, Reese's
Tagged 1980's, 80's, 80's candy, brand extension, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, nuts, packaging, packaging design, peanut, Reese's, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Christmas 2016: Hershey’s Decorative Foil Holiday Kisses Exclusives!
Last year, Hershey’s started having fun with their seasonal Kisses by adding decorative foils to their already bountiful lineup of specialty holiday flavors. Christmas 2016 saw the release of four different packs, each one exclusive to a different retail chain, … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Hershey
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Christmas, Christmas candy, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hershey's, holiday, Kisses, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Full Set Friday: Hershey’s 1982 “Now Larger” Promotion!
Way back in 1982, the Hershey company held a Summer promotion where they upped the size of each of their standard bars and alerted consumers to it with a bright on-pack call-out. I call it the “Hershey’s Now Larger” promotion … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Chocolate, Full Set, Hershey
Tagged 1980's, 1980's candy, 80's, 80's candy, 80's Hershey, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, full set, Hershey, Hershey's, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Kit Kat’s Awesome Halloween Cat Mascot Packs! Plus Kit Kat Darkness!
Around this time last year, Hershey started to upgrade their snack size packaging with a series of new seasonal mascots. But it wasn’t until 2016 that the “Kit Kat Cat” arrived and for the Halloween season they’ve really outdone themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cat, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, Hershey, Kit Kat, mascot, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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New for Halloween 2016: Hershey’s Spooky Kisses!
While Hershey’s has long provided consumers with specialty Fall and Halloween flavors for their Hershey’s Kisses line, this year they’ve taken a delightfully graphical approach and packaged up their classic milk chocolate variety in an assortment of awesome seasonally-themed wrappers … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday
Tagged bats, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, ghosts, graphic design, Halloween, Hershey, Hershey's, Kisses, packaging, packaging design, seasonal, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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My Year in Collecting: 2015!
As I have for the past six years, today I will be taking a look back at the past twelve months of my hobby life, bringing together some of my favorite additions to the CollectingCandy.com archives. So make the jump … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Hershey, M&M's, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Reese’s Footballs for Superbowl Sunday 2016!
Today is the day for the great American tradition of Superbowl Sunday! And as I have done every year since launching this site, I will mark today by sharing some football-themed candy. The last few years it’s been all about … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Hershey, Holiday, Peanut Butter
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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