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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Mars Celebrates 20-Years in Russia! And How I Got My Piece of the Berlin Wall.
From 2011-12 the Mars company celebrated 20 years of selling their products in Russia by releasing bars with special commemorative wrappers. I recently acquired a variety of these and thought they’d be fun to discuss, while also sharing some personal … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, M&M's, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, foreign, international, packaging, Russia, Russian, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Petrified Mummy’s!
It’s been a few weeks since our last installment of Wacky Wednesdays as there were a few other priorities that made in into the Wednesday slot recently. So I’d like to welcome the column back with an offering from Wacky … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, M&M's, Mars, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, M&M's, Mars, mascot, packaging, parody, parody sticker, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys, wrapper
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Candy Care Package from Germany!
As a candy collector, it’s fun to pick up the things you can’t get locally, and it’s especially fun when those things come from overseas. Though there is a rich and wonderful world of international confections to sample and consume, … Continue reading
Posted in Gummies, M&M's, Mars, Nestle
Tagged British, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, European, German, Germany, Haribo, packaging, sweets, UK, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Vintage Leaf Vending Promo Photos!
Today I’m going to share a collection of nineteen promotional images created for the Leaf company’s vending trade, likely during the early 1970’s. I mentioned these in my 300th post behind-the-scenes video and as I stated there, these were probably … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 1970's bubble gum, 60's, 70's, 70's bubble gum, 70's bubblegum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Leaf, Leaf gum, packaging, promotional, sweets, vending bubblegum, vending machine, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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An Angry Birds Fruit Gummies Timeline/Checklist!
After these last couple days of Angry Birds related coverage, I wanted to bring it all together for a fun checklist/timeline. That’s why I’m following up my Angry Birds Star Wars post with a second post on the same day. … Continue reading
Angry Birds Star Wars Fruit Gummies and Exploding Candy!
Hot on the heels of the release of Angry Birds Fruit Gummies Second Edition comes Angry Birds Star Wars. While I wasn’t too surprised to see the new “Second Edition” expansion of the Angry Birds Fruit Gummies lineup, these were … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Gummies
Tagged Angry Birds, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Disney, Gummies, licesned, Lucasfilm, packaging, Star Wars, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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