CollectingCandy’s Instagram
Check out CollectingCandy’s TheCandyGeek on YouTube!
Tag Archives: collecting candy
1970’s UK Cadbury Monster Bar Wrappers – My Complete Series 1 and 2!
Today I get to share one of my favorite releases that came out of 1970’s Cadbury in the UK – Cadbury’s Monster Bars! Monster Bars were an imaginative and wonderfully-illustrated series of chocolate bar wrappers that received two different six-wrapper … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, British, Cadbury, Chocolate, Novelty
Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 1970's chocolate, 70's, Australia, Australian, Cadbury, Cadbury's, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Ireland, mascot, monsters, New Zealand, packaging, sweets, UK candy, UK sweets, United Kingdom, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
Leave a comment
Wacky Wednesdays – Mold Rush!
It’s the middle of the week, so it’s time for another edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays! For today’s post, we’re going to look at one of my favorite Wacky Package stickers. It’s from 1974’s Wacky Packages series 6: Mold Rush.
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 1970's gum, 70's, 70's gum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, Topps, Topps gum, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packages stickers, Wacky Packs, wrapper
1 Comment
Leaf’s Hip Bubble Gum – It’s Psychedlic!
Yesterday’s post on vending machine insert cards had me looking over some of my cool retail bubble gum pieces. One I recently added to my collection is a 1970’s Hip bubble gum cello pack wrapper from Leaf. Referred to as … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum
Tagged 1960's gum, 1970's gum, 70's gum, bubble gum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, hippie candy, Leaf gum, packaging, sweets, vintage, vintage candy wrapper, vintage gum, wrapper
10 Comments
The Colorful and Wacky World of Candy Machine Insert Cards!
Today I’m going to cover a fun topic, but one that I don’t spend too much time on as a collector – vending machine insert cards. These are illustrated and typically-colorful cardboard inserts that are put in the fronts of … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Novelty
Tagged 1960's candy, 1960's gum, 1960's vending machine, 1970's vending machine, 1970's vending machines, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gumball machine, packaging, sweets, vending machines, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
4 Comments
Hooray for College Football Season!! And Go Big Red with the Cornhusker Bar!
The college football season officially kicked off this week with a full slate of games yesterday, so today I thought I’d mark that occasion with a little college-related candy goodness. I should also note that, having grown up in Nebraska … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Chocolate, Novelty
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Cornhusker candy, Cornhuskers, Herbie Husker, Husker candy, Huskers, Nebraska, Nebraska candy, packaging, sweets, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
Leave a comment
A Fun One for Friday: Fleer’s Cherry Blast Bubble Gum!
I’ve got a wedding to go to today, which means several hours of driving, and not much time for candy. Before I embark I wanted to share a fun offering from my bubble gum files. Submitted for your viewing enjoyment … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Fleer, Gum
Tagged 1970's candy, 1970's gum, 70's candy wrappers, 70's gum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Fleer candy, Fleer gum, mascot candy, mascot gum, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
Leave a comment
Candy Care Package from New Zealand!
One of the great things about our modern world is how easy it is to connect and share our interests. The ease by which we can now connect with one another has changed just about every aspect of our world, … Continue reading
A Sunday at the Cinema and Just Born’s Movie Theater Boxes!
Yesterday was a Sunday, and it was also a movie day. I was finally getting out to see the film an old friend of mine had made; Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green. The flick was wonderful (though a … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cinnamon candy, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Hot Tamales, Just Born candy, movie theater candy, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
6 Comments
Astronaut Neil Armstrong: 1930-2012
I was saddened to learn the news yesterday of the passing of Neil Armstrong. The first man to step foot on the moon, he was a hero to countless people around the globe, including me. So I felt I had … Continue reading
