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Category Archives: Holiday
1975’s Monster Tears – A Strange and Unusual Drinkable Treat!
Years before drink boxes were to be found in children’s school backpacks, the Flexible Packaging division of the H.R. Nicholson company was producing what might be the clearest predecessor to them. In 1975 they created a monster-themed version of their … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday
Tagged 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, drink box, Frankenstein, freeze pop, juice box, monsters, packaging, sweets, vampire, vintage candy wrapper, werewolf, wolfman, wrapper
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New for 2013: Halloween Warheads Chewy Cubes!
Every Halloween season brings new holiday-themed contemporary offerings to the candy shelves. One such offering I discovered this year was a limited edition Halloween box for Warheads Sour Chewy Cubes!
Posted in Boxed, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, Sour Candy
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween Countdown, holiday, limited edition, packaging, Sour Candy, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, War Heads, Warheads, 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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A Cornucopia of Russell Stover Halloween Pumpkins!
During a recent shopping trip to a Long Island Walgreens, I was assessing the Halloween candy assortment when I realized there were a lot of different styles of Russell Stover Pumpkins being offered. There were so many different examples — … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, packaging, pumpkin candy, Russell Stover, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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A 1960’s Brach’s Witch to Kick Off our 2013 CountdownToHalloween!!
We are thrilled to once again be taking part in the online CountdownToHalloween, celebrated by bloggers all across the internet! To kickoff our month-long countdown coverage, I wanted to present the single coolest Halloween candy package I’ve picked up since … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, Chocolate, Halloween, Holiday
Tagged Brach's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, witch, wrapper
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Just Born on the 4th of July — Happy Independence Day with 2003’s Mike and Ike Stripes!
Here in the United States we celebrate our Independence Day every July 4th and to mark the occasion this year I thought I’d focus on one of Just Born’s patriotic offerings from a decade ago; Mike and Ike Stripes!
Posted in Boxed, Holiday
Tagged 4th of July, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Independence Day, Just Born, Mike and Ike, packaging, patriotic, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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The Exotic Creature that is M&M’s White Chocolate!
Hi, everybody! I’d like to apologize for being absent this past week. I’ve been very busy with non-candy-related work, all the while battling allergies that turned into a hard-to-shake cold. So my normal candy time was spent sleeping. I’m finally … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Holiday, M&M's, Mars
Tagged Brazil, Brazilian, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, M&M's, mascot, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, white chocolate, wrapper
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Amazing Flavors Discovered! Never-Before-Seen Brand Extensions! [April 1st warning.]
Here on CollectingCandy.com, I’ve occasionally mentioned how much I enjoy oddball flavor extensions of existing brands, and today I have the pleasure of sharing a trio of amazing ones that were recently discovered. Not only are they exotic flavor extensions, … Continue reading
Happy Easter – The History of Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs!
To all of CollectingCandy.com’s readers that celebrate the holiday; Happy Easter! It’s been fun counting down to today by sharing various Easter candy goodies and bits of confectionery history this week. I wanted to close out the week’s Easter coverage … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Easter, Hershey, Holiday, Peanut Butter
Tagged bunnies, bunny, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, holiday, packaging, Reese's, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Easter Week Countdown – Twizzler’s Tweeterz!
It’s Easter-Eve, and I wanted to squeeze in one extra post before I wrap up my Easter Week tomorrow. I also wanted to share this fun little mid-2000’s offering called Tweeterz; candy-coated Twizzler bits made especially for the Easter holiday.
Posted in Boxed, Easter, Hershey, Holiday
Tagged 2000's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Easter, Hershey, holiday, licorice, mascot, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Y&S
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