Tag Archives: collecting candy

Vintage Leaf Vending Promo Photos!

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 →

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An Angry Birds Fruit Gummies Timeline/Checklist!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 →

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Angry Birds Star Wars Fruit Gummies and Exploding Candy!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 →

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Angry Birds Fruit Gummies – Second Edition!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 … Continue reading →

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Sweetart Hearts and other Wonka Valentine’s Goodies!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 … Continue reading →

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A Valentine’s Candy Classic: Sweethearts Conversation Hearts!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jason Liebig

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 … Continue reading →

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LifeSavers’ 1994 Valentine’s Treats Brochure!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Jason Liebig

With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching I’ve decided to dedicate the next few days’ posts to Valentine’s-related candy.  Today, I’ll be sharing the contents of a neat little sales brochure covering LifeSavers’ 1994 Valentine’s offerings!

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Whoa…a blizzard. Preparing for Mr. Snow!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jason Liebig

So there’s this giant blizzard heading my way, and they’ve dubbed it Nemo. I don’t recall blizzards ever getting names in the past.

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