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Category Archives: Wonka
Sweetart Hearts and other Wonka Valentine’s Goodies!
Yesterday’s Valentine’s post was all about Sweethearts, but I have confess to unconsciously dropping the “h” and “e” and typing SweeTARTS instead, several times when drafting it. Guess I was just excited about today’s post which is dedicated to Sweetarts … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Holiday, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, Sweet Tarts, Sweetarts, sweets, Sweettarts, Valentine's candy, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka candy, wrapper
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CollectingCandy.com’s Anniversary Celebration – 15 Of My Favorite Posts!
As I mentioned yesterday, on February 6th 2012, CollectingCandy.com officially launched. To celebrate this first birthday, I’ve gone back over the site’s 293 entries posted so far and have selected fifteen of my favorites to highlight and discuss. Let’s get … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, British, Cadbury, Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Hard Candy, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged 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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Disneyland and Walt Disney World Souvenir Candy Wrappers and Boxes!
If you’ve ever visited a theme park, you know that souvenirs are everywhere and come in all shapes and sizes. That’s certainly true for the Disney Parks and over the years they’ve released all manner of park-exclusive confections, with colorful … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Hard Candy, Wonka
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Disney, Disneyland, licensed, packaging, sweets, theme park, vintage candy wrapper, Walt Disney World, wrapper
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My Year in Collecting: 2012!
Since 2009, I’ve had an annual tradition of taking a look back at my hobby by assembling a collage of some of my favorite pieces from the previous twelve months. I’ve been sharing those collages on Flickr and today I’d … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, British, Bubble Gum, Chocolate, Fleer, Gum, Hershey, M&M's, Mars, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged 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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The Mystery of Willy Wonka’s Halloween Ghostopper and More!
Every once in a while I come across something that blows my candy historian-and-collector mind. Such was the case with a trio of digital files that recently landed in my inbox; files that reveal unused designs for a series of … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, Nestle, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka candy, wrapper
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A Pair of Halloween Candy Dips!
It’s been a whirlwind of comic book-related fun for me this weekend at New York Comic Con 2012, and today I’m enjoying winding down from that. So for this Sunday post, I’m going to cover two different dipping candies that … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, British, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, Wonka
Tagged British candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Fun Dip, Halloween, Halloween candy, packaging, Sunmark, sweets, UK, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, Wonka, wrapper
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Candy Care Package from New Zealand!
One of the great things about our modern world is how easy it is to connect and share our interests. The ease by which we can now connect with one another has changed just about every aspect of our world, … Continue reading
Killing Time In Times Square – CollectingCandy-Style!
I had a full day yesterday, which culminated in an early evening meeting at the West Way diner in Hell’s Kitchen. I was in midtown a bit early, and found myself with 90 minutes to kill in the Times Square … Continue reading
Posted in Novelty, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, New York candy, packaging, souvenir candy, sweets, Times Square, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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