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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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After years of hunting – Willy Wonka’s Daredevils – Discovered!
Collecting candy is a crazy kind of hobby. Sometimes you can spend years hunting for any trace of a brand or piece of packaging, and never find one. But it’s not always so tough – typically there is a photo … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Boxed, Hard Candy, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Breaker, candy, cinnamon, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Daredevils, devil, Gobstopper, jawbreaker, mascot, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, Willy Wonka, Wonka
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Star Wars pendants! In 1979 Nestle wrappers had The Force.
Back in 1979, Star Wars-mania was in full-effect and everyone was excited about the sequel they knew was on the horizon. I was ten-years-old, and I was certainly a part of that very enthusiastic group of fans whose eyes lit … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged 1970's, 70's, C3PO, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, confection, Darth Vadar, Droids, Nestle, packaging, R2D2, retro, Star Wars, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Nestle Quik in bar form – Drink up some 1990’s chocolaty goodness.
I grew up loving Nestle Quik chocolate milk – the kind you made yourself with powder. The commercials featuring the Quik Bunny were tied into that experience and, just like the kids in those commercials, I could put away a … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged 1990's, 90's, bunny, candy, chocolate, chocolate milk, Cocorde, collectible, collecting, collector, confection, Easter, mascot, milk, Nestle, nostalgia, old, packaging, retro, sweets, wrapper
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Pop Bottle Candy – a Topps classic from my Woolworth’s youth.
Since I launched CollectingCandy.com, there are a few topics that I’ve been especially excited to talk about and share pieces of – and Pop Bottle Candy is definitely one of them.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, novelty, old, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Paydough
For today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays we’re going to delve back to 1974 and the original Wacky Packages series 12 for the parody of Hollywood’s Payday candy bar, Paydough.
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Gum, Topps, Uncategorized, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Hollywood, parody, Payday, retro, stickers, sweets, Topps, vintage, Wackies, Wacky Packages, Wackys, wrappers
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Amurol Innovation – Nutty Novelty Gum from 1995
I’ve spoken before about Amurol, the division of Wrigley responsible for things like Big League Chew and Bubble Tape among many other fun products. Though they started as a sugarless gum company, they ended up becoming the novelty arm of … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Bubble Gum, Novelty
Tagged 1990's, 90's, Amurol, bubble, bubblegum, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, gum, kids, mascots, nostalgia, nostalgic, novelty, packaging, retro, silly, sweets, vintage, Wrigley
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A favorite from the archives – Cadbury’s Amazin’ Raisin Bar.
It’s a short post today, as I’m dedicating most of my time this weekend to reorganizing my unfiled wrappers and boxes. Since launching last month, I’ve been reminded of the areas of my archive that need some administrative attention. With … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, British
Tagged 1970's, 70's, antique, Britain, British, Cadbury, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, confection, confectionery, hobby, old, packaging, retro, sweets, UK, United Kingdom, vintage, wrapper
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A few new CurlyWurly bits.
Today I’d like to update my coverage of Cadbury’s CurlyWurly, based on a pair of new acquisitions and a deep search into my own files that turned up a wrapper I hadn’t found when I did my previous CurlyWurly article.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, British, Chocolate, Uncategorized
Tagged British, Cadbury, candy, chocolat, collectible, collecting, confection, packaging, retro, sweets, UK, United Kingdom, vintage, wrapper, wrappers
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