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Monthly Archives: February 2014
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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Now in Stores: Orange Creamsicle-Flavored Skittles & Mike and Ikes!
Vanilla ice cream mixed with orange sherbet (or Creamsicle as it’s popularly known) is one of my all-time favorite frozen treats. I have fond memories from the summer of 1989, cooling off with Schwan’s version of Creamsicle called Summer’s Dream … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Gum, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Creamcicle, gum, Just Born, Mike & Ike, Mike and Ike, Oreo, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Happy Valentine’s Day with Necco’s “Hot Hearts vs. Cool Hearts” and More!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I’m featuring a pair of Valentine’s releases from Necco that are all-new this year. The first is a groovy take on their classic Sweethearts conversation hearts candies: Sweethearts Hot Hearts vs Cool Hearts. In addition to … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, conversation hearts, hearts, hot cinnamon, Necco, New England Confectionery Company, packaging, packaging design, Spanish, sugar-free, Sweethearts, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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A Variety of Valentine Wrapper Redesigns for 2014!
Over the course of time almost all candy packaging designs change and evolve – some subtly and some dramatically. Those changes are a big part of what makes collecting them and discussing them here so much fun. And just as … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, design, Mars, Nestle, package design, packaging, packaging design, Reese's, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Russell Stover’s Rich Variety of Valentine’s Hearts!
I’m happy to continue my coverage of Russell Stover’s holiday editions today with their 2014 variety of individually-wrapped hearts. Following up posts on Russell Stover’s Halloween Pumpkins and their wonderful variety of Christmas Santas and Snowmen, it’s fun to be … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Charlie Brown, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, peanuts, Russell Stover, Snoopy, sweets, V-Day, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, Whitman, Whitmans, wrapper
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New Valentine’s Mike and Ike & Hot Tamales for 2014!
This year, the Just Born company is continuing its roll-out of new holiday packages with all-new Valentine’s box designs for Hot Tamales as well as Mike and Ike. In addition to taking a smoldering good look at those, today I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Hot Tamales, Just Born, Mike & Ike, Mike and Ike, packaging, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Zours
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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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Bubble Yum Packs of the 1970’s!
Continuing this week with fun posts acknowledging CollectingCandy.com’s two-year anniversary, today we’re presenting a photo spread of unopened Bubble Yum bubblegum packs from the 1970’s! Unlike yesterday, today’s post will be light on historical facts as this is a topic … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Hershey
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 1970's gum, 70's, bubble gum, Bubble Yum, bubblegum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gum, packaging, soft-chunk, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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