Candy Care Package from Germany!

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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, as a collector my favorite international pieces are the USA brands I know, specially packaged and sold in other countries.

Recently, I did an exchange with a pal of mine in Germany where I challenged him with picking up a number of “German versions of USA products”.  And over the weekend, I received my candy care package from him.  Today I’d like to share the contents.

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The Tale of the Forgotten Cristy Bar!

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One of my favorite things to write about and share here on CollectingCandy.com are the forgotten and lost stories of candy history that I’ve been lucky enough to uncover.  Today I’m going to share the tale of a bar that few, if any of my readers will remember.  It’s something I’d never even heard of until I stumbled upon it during unrelated research;  Concorde Confections’ Cristy Bar!

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Vintage Leaf Vending Promo Photos!

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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 created as part of a salesman’s kit or a trade show presentation of some kind.  Each image incorporates a specific Leaf vending machine insert card but what makes these stand out are how the unique gum or candy products are arranged and captured with all manner of related props.  They’re true works of confectionery pop art.

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An Angry Birds Fruit Gummies Timeline/Checklist!

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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.

There have been 23 different 3.5 oz Angry Birds Fruit Gummies released as of February 2013 – so make the jump to see every one of them brought together for review.

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Angry Birds Star Wars Fruit Gummies and Exploding Candy!

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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 an unexpected treat.  Today I’ll be covering this new Star Wars themed release, as well as Healthy Food Brands’ new Angry Birds Star Wars Exploding Candy!

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Angry Birds Fruit Gummies – Second Edition!

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Just last month I wrote up my first coverage of the Angry Birds Fruit Gummies line from Healthy Food Brands.  Since writing that post, the Angry Birds Fruit Gummies lineup has gotten even more fun to collect with the arrival of a “second edition” core set of boxes featuring five new Angry Birds characters and a brand-new flavor assortment.  I’ll be covering them as well as a pair of great holiday releases that have come out since that first  Angry Birds post.

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It’s Our 300th Post – Hooray! And a Behind-the-Scenes Video!

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Hi, everyone!

Today is a special one for me as it marks the 300th post for CollectingCandy.com.   When I launched this site just over a year ago, I wasn’t really thinking of getting to 300 – I was just hoping to get through that first month.   But I did, and with the support of visitors and friends I’ve made it all the way to today.  It’s a great pleasure to be able to share so much of my perspective and all of this fun candy-related content with you.

To mark the occasion, I’ve created a behind-the-scenes video showing you some of the things that go into creating a typical CollectingCandy.com blog post.

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Sweetart Hearts and other Wonka Valentine’s Goodies!

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Yesterday’s Valentine’s post was all about Sweethearts, but I have confess to unconsciously dropping the “h” and “e” and typing SweeTARTS instead, several times when drafting it.  Guess I was just excited about today’s post which is dedicated to Sweetarts Hearts and a few other Willy Wonka Valentine’s treats!

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A Valentine’s Candy Classic: Sweethearts Conversation Hearts!

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Today I’m going to share a bit of the packaging history of that most classic of Valentine’s treat, the conversation heart.  More specifically I’m going to cover the best-known brand of conversation hearts, Necco’s Sweethearts.

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This Year’s Valentine’s M&M’s Packs – a full-set of 12!

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Continuing our candy countdown to Valentine’s Day, today I’ll be sharing the set of twelve standard-sized Valentine M&M’s packs.  First released during Valentine’s season in 2012, these are back for a second year and they’re a great set of M&M’s wrappers.

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