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Category Archives: Mars
New for 2013: M&M’s Pumpkin Spice!
Always good for fun holiday releases, M&M’s doesn’t disappoint this year as they’ve brought out a brand new flavor for the Halloween season: Pumpkin Spice!
Posted in Chocolate, CountdownToHalloween, Halloween, Holiday, M&M's, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, M&M's, packaging, pumpkin spice, sweets, Target, vintage candy wrapper, 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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Snik Snak – M&M/Mars’ 1970’s Answer to Kit Kat!
Back in the early 1970’s, the M&M/Mars company took a stab at replicating some of the new found success of rival Hershey’s Kit Kat bar by introducing something that looked and sounded pretty familiar, the Snik Snak. Since first discovering … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Mars
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Kit Kat, KitKat, M&M/Mars, Mars, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – 3 Racketeers!
We’re back with a new edition of Wacky Wednesdays and today we’ll be looking at a sticker from the recently-released Wacky Packages All-New Series 10 – 3-Racketeers.
Posted in Chocolate, Mars, Wacky Packages
Tagged 3-Musketeers, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Mars, packaging, sweets, Topps, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, 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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Maximum Marathon Part 1: The Wrappers!
This week I’m returning to one of my favorite brands with a series of three posts dedicated to the topic of the 1970’s classic Mars Marathon bar. Today we’re going to take a look at the various evolutions of Marathon’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Chocolate, Mars
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, caramel, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, M&M/Mars, Marathon, Mars, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Murky Way!
After taking an Easter Week break from the column, we’re back today with another edition of Wacky Wednesdays. Once again I’ll be drawing from last year’s Wacky Packages Halloween 2012 Postcard Set, this time for the awesome parody of Mars’ … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Mars, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, package parody, packaging, parody stickers, sweets, Topps, Universal Monsters, vintage candy wrapper, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys, 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
