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Wacky Wednesdays – Pounds!
Today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays will showcase a sticker from Wacky Packages original 1970’s run. Specifically, the Mounds parody, Pounds, from 1973’s Wacky Packages series 5.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, art, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Mounds, packaging, parody, Peter Paul, sticker, sweets, vintage, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys, wrapper
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PB Max! – Quite a striking candy wrapper.
PB Max was a delicious treat first put out by the M&M/Mars company in 1989. I loved the candy itself, but it also had a striking wrapper design, and as a collector I’ve coveted adding one to my collection for … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980's, 1990's, 80's, 90's, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, confection, design, logo, M&M/Mars, Mars, packaging, peanut butter, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Toffifay-to-Toffifay – Still Too Good For Kids!
Toffifay was introduced to the United States in 1977. Using ingredients not typically found in US candy bars at the time, it was an unusual kind of confection to make the standard candy isle. Beyond being a distinctive treat, they … Continue reading
Wacky Wednesdays – Baby Runt and Bustedfinger!
After missing last week’s Wacky Wednesday’s column, partly due to the road trip we were on, today I’m making the post a bit of a double-feature. Today, I give you Bustedfinger and Baby Runt.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Gum, Topps, Uncategorized, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, brands, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, packaging, parody, product, sweets, vintage, Wacky, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, wrapper, wrappers
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Happy Easter from CollectingCandy.com!
Easter is another big candy holiday, and it’s been one as long as I can remember. Let’s face it, for candy, there’s Halloween, Christmas, and Easter – so it’s one of the Big-3. Today, I’m going to showcase an assortment … Continue reading
Easter Flashback! A Woolworth’s Offering from 1968.
Just a few days left before Easter, so make sure to get your goodies while you can. Certainly one of the biggest days for candy, and for candy packaging, Easter is one we’re excited to celebrate here on the site. … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged 1960's, 60's, bunny, candy, chocolate, circular, collectible, collecting, collection, Easter, newspaper, nostalgia, packaging, retail, retro, sweets, vintage, Woolworth's, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Wedgie!
As I pointed out yesterday, today marks the opening day for Major League Baseball’s 2012 season. Tonight at just after 7pm, the Cards and the Marlins face off. So, continuing the thematic of baseball from yesterday’s post, today’s edition of … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, confection, packaging, parody, sticker, sweets, Topps, vintage, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys, wrapper
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Play Ball!! Baseball’s Opening Day Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the 2012 opening day for Major League Baseball. In order to mark this occasion, today’s post will showcase a number of fun baseball-related candy packages.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Bubble Gum, Chocolate
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 70's, 80's, 90's, baseball, bubble, bubblegum, candy, chocolate, Clark, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, collectors, Curtiss, gum, Leaf, Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, Opening Day, packaging, Reggie, Reggie Jackson, retro, sports, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Carlos V – Building a history for the King of Chocolate Bars.
I first became aware of Nestle’s Carlos V bar a year or two ago, when I saw the oddly-smallish bar at a Walgreens. At the time I wondered if it was an import or a new Nestle product, but I … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Chocolate, Nestle, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 70's, 80's, 90's, antique, Azteca, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, confectionery, king, Mexican, Mexico, Nestle, old, packaging, retro, Spanish, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Milk Muds!
For this week’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, I’m going to cover the original Wacky Packages parody for Milk Duds – Milk Muds. This has long-been one of my favorite Wackys, and I think that goes back to when I first … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Boxed, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, caramel, chocolate, collect, collectible, collecting, collection, confeciton, confection, confectionery, Hershey, Holloway, packaging, retro, sweets, Topps, vintage, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys
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