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Brach’s-in-Bulk – Bite-Size and By-the-Bag – Old-School.

Growing up, one of my favorite spots at the grocery store was the Brach’s bulk candy or Pick-A-Mix area.  Decades before the modern bulk candy sections of super-stores, Brach’s kept the old-fashioned general store feeling alive with their candy sales … Continue reading

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Cereal and Candy: Best of Breakfast Friends

Though I am a candy wrapper and candy box collector, I’m also a cereal box collector.  Each hobby has it’s own wonderful quirks and qualities, and sometimes the two of those hobbies crossover. Marketers long-ago figured out that a kid … Continue reading

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It’s called soft-chunk! Or when Bubblicious was “New!”

Before I get to the subject of today’s post, I wanted to thank everyone for giving CollectingCandy.com such a terrific response yesterday.   Thanks for the Tweets, the site mentions, the comments, and the e-mails. I approached that first article with … Continue reading

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