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Category Archives: 1990’s
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from CollectingCandy.com!
Since launching back in early 2012, we’ve never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day here on CollectingCandy.com. The reason is pretty simple in that St. Patrick’s isn’t a holiday that has much of an association with candy – it’s mostly associated with … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, British, Bubble Gum, Cadbury, Chocolate, Gum, Holiday, Mars, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, Saint Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day, St. Pats, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Mentos – Then-and-Now and Around-the-World!
The Mentos brand falls along the outer edge of the core confectionery category that I usually cover here on the site. In most cases it’s more mint than candy, though sometimes it is a fruit-flavored chew and hence more typically … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Japanese
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Diet Coke, Holland, Mentos, mints, Netherlands, packaging, Perfetti, sweets, Van Melle, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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The Return of A&W and Hawaiian Punch gum! Plus: The Secret History of Hawaiian Punch Candy!
Starting just over a year ago, Wrigley began introducing new beverage-inspired flavors to it’s Hubba Bubba lineup. The first two to land in stores were Hubba Bubba Dr. Pepper and Hubba Bubba Orange Crush. Now arriving early in 2014 are … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum, Gum
Tagged Amurol, Brach's, bubble gum, bubblegum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, juice, packaging, root beer, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Wrigley
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My Year in Collecting: 2013!
Though it arrives a few weeks later than I’d planned this year, I still wanted to squeeze in my annual “Year in Collecting” post. This year-in-review is something I started doing back in 2009 over on Flickr while continuing the … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, British, Bubble Gum, Cadbury, Canadian, Chocolate, Christmas, Gum, Gummies, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle, Topps, 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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Meet Mark Sweet: The Real-Life Willy Wonka!
Today marks CollectingCandy.com’s second anniversary (launched on February 6th, 2012 with our Retrospective of Big League Chew) – and it’s also our 450th post! With so much to celebrate, we wanted to bring you a great feature as well as … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged 1970's, 1970's Wonka, 70's, 70's candy, Big Bang Theory, Breaker, Breaker Confections, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, CBS, Chuck Lorre, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, Sunline, Sunmark, sweets, television, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka, wrapper
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50 Years of Nestle’s 100 Grand Bar History!
Today is the beginning of our week-long two-year anniversary celebration for CollectingCandy.com – where each day we hope to share an extra-special post – culminating on Thursday, February 6th – when the site turns two. Kicking off our celebratory week … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Canadian, Chocolate, Holiday, Nestle
Tagged $100, 000, 100 Grand, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, South Africa, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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7-Eleven’s Original 1990’s Slurpee Liquid-Filled Bubblegum!
After posting about 7-Eleven’s name brand candy offerings yesterday, I thought it would be fun to follow-up with a showcase of the groovy Slurpee-branded gum products that were on shelves a little over a decade ago. Returning from a successful … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Bubble Gum, Gum
Tagged 1990's, 1990's gum, 7-11, 7-Eleven, 90's, 90's candy, 90's gum, bubblegum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gum, packaging, Seven Eleven, Slurpee, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Hershey’s 1992 Apple-A-Day Sweepstakes!
Back in 1992, Hershey teamed up with Apple Computer to give away 365 Mac Classic computers to lucky consumers. Today I’m featuring a marketing circular released as part of that Apple-A-Day Sweepstakes.
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, Hershey
Tagged 1990's candy, Apple Computer, Apple Mac, Apple Macintosh, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Mac, Macintosh, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Why Saving Unopened Candy Can Be a Very Bad Idea. Presented in Pictures!
As a candy collector, I’m often asked whether I save actual edible candy or just the packaging. My answer usually goes that I’m technically a candy packaging collector, so I always try to separate a wrapper or box from the … Continue reading
New for 2013: Starburst Candy Corn and Brach’s New Look! Plus a Big Dose of Candy Corn History!
October 30th is National Candy Corn Day — well, at least that’s what Alton Brown told me when I saw him on the Food Network last week. Alton’s alert prompted me to do a little Google search to read up … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday
Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy corn, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, holiday, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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