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Wacky Wednesdays – BB Brats!
For this week’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays we’ll be covering an entry from 2011’s Wacky Packages Old School series 2 – BB Brats.
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, packaging parody, sweets, taffy, Topps candy, vintage candy wrapper, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, wrapper
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From the 80’s: Topps Video Arcade Gum!
Released in the mid-1980’s, Topps Video Arcade Gum are the earliest examples of a candy container designed to look like a piece of gaming hardware.
Posted in 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1980's candy, 80's candy, arcade game, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage arcade games, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Candy Corn in July!
I suppose that candy corn is a topic typically left for the Halloween season and partly because of that I thought it would be unexpected and fun to look at some vintage candy corn packaging right now in July.
Posted in 1950's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Holiday, Novelty
Tagged Brach's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Halloween, Halloween candy, holiday candy, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Fleer’s Little Zitts – A CollectingCandy.com Exclusive!
Today, I have the pleasure of sharing a piece of candy packaging history you can’t see or read about anywhere else on the internet – it’s a CollectingCandy.com exclusive world premiere. I don’t remember this product from my own youth, … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Fleer
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy mascots, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Fleer candy, mascots, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Topps’ Answer to Nerds: Bazooka Zooks!
In 1982, the Willy Wonka company unveiled Nerds candies and they soon took the candy world by storm. In 1985 Topps attempted to tap into that popularity by releasing a Nerds-like bubblegum product called Zooks (from Ba-zook-a).
Posted in 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1980's candy, 80's candy, bubble gum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, mascots, Nerds, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Cadbury’s Batman Bar! Since there’s some movie coming out this weekend…
This weekend marks the premiere of the third (and final) Batman movie from Christopher Nolan; Batman – The Dark Knight Rises. In order to celebrate the film’s release, I’ll be marking it by sharing an offering from 1992, and out … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's
Tagged Batman, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, comic book candy, comic books, confectionery, confections, New Zealand, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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The King of Rock ‘n Roll and The King of Pop – A Pair of Kings in Candy!
Some days I have trouble coming up with a topic for CollectingCandy, and some days it’s like the pieces just fall into place. For today’s column, I was really drawing a blank. So, as I sometimes do, I took my … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Hershey, Peanut Butter
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Elvis Presley, licensed, Michael Jackson, packaging, Reese's, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Martian Hats!
For today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, we’ll be going back to 1974 and the Wacky Packages Series 12 sticker, Martian Hats.
Posted in 1970's, Gum, Novelty, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's candy, 70's candy, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gummi candies, original Wacky products, packaging, product parodies, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packages stickers, wrapper
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Hot Tamales Get a Firey Facelift!
Collecting candy oftentimes starts like many collectible hobbies in that it can begin with a search for some kind of personal nostalgia – that’s what first prompted me to start hunting down old candy packaging. In my case, I was … Continue reading
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy package design, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, cinnamon candies, cinnamon candy, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Just Born, pacakge design, package redesign, packaging, packaging design, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Ode to SDCC 2012 – Fleer’s X-Men Tattoo Bubble Gum!
Today marks the end of another San Diego Comic Con, and while I couldn’t attend this year, I did endeavor to follow the fun online. To tip my hat to this year’s event, I wanted to write up something from … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Bubble Gum, Fleer
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Marvel, Marvel gum, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, X-Men gum
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