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Category Archives: 1990’s
New for 2013: Hubba Bubba Bubblegum Halloween Boxes and More!
New for Halloween this year, Wrigley has released a cool trick-or-treat-friendly big bag of little boxes of Hubba Bubba bubble gum. So today we’re going to take a look at that as well as a few fun earlier Hubba Bubba … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Boxed, Bubble Gum, CountdownToHalloween, Gum, Halloween, Holiday, Novelty
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween candy, Halloween gum, Hubba Bubba, packaging, soft-chunk, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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M&M/Mars’ 1993 Halloween Stars Promotional Brochure – And The Last Halloween TV special!
Back in 1993, M&M/Mars built a seasonal promotion around a group of animated characters from a television special called The Last Halloween. Today I thought it would be fun to take a look at that brochure and maybe a little … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, M&M's, Mars
Tagged 1990's candy, 1990's Halloween, 90's candy, 90's Halloween, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween candy, packaging, sweets, 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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1970’s Witchmallows and Other Halloween Peeps!
As I documented during my Easter week of posts earlier this year, Marshmallow Peeps have been around for 60 years. Within that Easter Week post, I featured a Just Born anniversary brochure that indicated the 1990’s as the decade when … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1990's, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Just Born, packaging, Peeps, Rodda, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins — Revised & Revisited!
For Halloween 2012 Reese’s updated its Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins with a brand new package design — a change that was covered here during last year’s countdown. Since that time I’ve uncovered a pair of earlier versions which prompted today’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, holiday, packaging, pumpkin, Reese's, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Hot Week: Digging Hot Tamales Through the Decades!
For the final day of Cinnamon Hot Week, I wanted to dig deep into a brand that has always been a favorite of mine, Just Born’s Hot Tamales! This will be the final post in our week-long coverage of all … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Canadian, Christmas
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cinnamon, cinnamon candy, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, hot cinnamon, Hot Tamales, Just Born, JustBorn, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Hot Week: Willy Wonka’s Everlasting Hot Gobstoppers!!
Welcome back to the second day of our Cinnamon Hot Week! Today we’ll be shining a delicious light on a treat from the early 1990’s; Willy Wonka’s Everlasting HOT Gobstoppers!
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Wonka
Tagged 60's candy, 70's candy, 80's candy, 90's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cinnamon, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Gobstopper, Gobstoppers, hot cinnamon, mascot, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka, wrapper
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Artist Paul Rousso Transforms my Collection into Giant Art!
Paul Rousso is an artist and gentleman. He’s also a madman and an evil genius who has transformed some of the pieces from my collection into an amazing giant work of art entitled “November 1st” — currently in consideration for … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Bubble Gum, Chocolate, Hershey, M&M's, Mars, Nestle, Topps
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, Paul Rousso, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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A Trio of Super Mario Bros 3 Chocolate Bars from 1990!
The characters from Super Mario Brothers have received a number of licensed confectionery treatments over the years. I had the pleasure of covering one of the earliest back in May when I discussed Candy USA’s Super Mario Bros. bar from … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Boxed, Christmas, Gummies
Tagged 1990's, 90's, 90's candy, 90's chocolate, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, licensed, Mario Brothers, Nintendo, packaging, Super Mario, sweets, video games, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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NBA Finals Game 7 Tonight – NBA-Related Candy Today!
It’s Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals and tonight the San Antonio Spurs or the Miami Heat will come away with an NBA championship. In recognition of that, I selected a number of NBA-related candy packages from my collection … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Canadian, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged basketball, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, NBA, packaging, Shaq, Shaquille O'neal, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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