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M&M/Mars’ 2001 Valentine’s Candy Sales Catalog!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Marking the holiday today, I will be sharing an M&M/Mars Valentine’s sales catalog from fifteen years ago. Make the jump to check it out.
Posted in Holiday, M&M's, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, M&M's, Mars, packaging, packaging design, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's candy, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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A History of Willy Wonka’s Valentine’s Gobstopper Heartbreakers!
With Valentine’s Day arriving tomorrow, I thought it was the perfect time to dig into the history of a seasonal spin-off that has become a holiday classic: Willy Wonka’s (Gobstopper) Heartbreakers! Make the jump to check it out.
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, Hard Candy, Holiday, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, packaging, packaging design, seasonal, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrappers, Wonka, wrapper
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Valentine’s Day 2015 gets Snoopy with Nestle Crunch!
Nestle Crunch recently partnered up with Charles M. Schulz’ Peanuts characters, first launching with a fun selection of packaging for Christmas 2014. That partnership promises to see the Peanuts characters gracing Nestle Crunch packaging throughout the year, with new holiday … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Holiday, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Charlie Brown, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle Crunch, packaging, packaging design, peanuts, Snoopy, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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Valentine’s M&M’s Packs from Taiwan!
Happy Valentine’s Day!! M&M’s can always be counted on for a great assortment of seasonal offerings each year and that’s certainly true for the Valentine’s holiday. And while those are always neat to see, I recently picked up something especially … Continue reading
Posted in Boxed, Chocolate, Holiday, M&M's, Mars
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, chocolate, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, foreign, M&M's, mascot, packaging, packaging design, sweets, Taiwan, V-Day, Valentine, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrappers, wrapper
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A Variety of Valentine Wrapper Redesigns for 2014!
Over the course of time almost all candy packaging designs change and evolve – some subtly and some dramatically. Those changes are a big part of what makes collecting them and discussing them here so much fun. And just as … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, design, Mars, Nestle, package design, packaging, packaging design, Reese's, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Russell Stover’s Rich Variety of Valentine’s Hearts!
I’m happy to continue my coverage of Russell Stover’s holiday editions today with their 2014 variety of individually-wrapped hearts. Following up posts on Russell Stover’s Halloween Pumpkins and their wonderful variety of Christmas Santas and Snowmen, it’s fun to be … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Charlie Brown, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, peanuts, Russell Stover, Snoopy, sweets, V-Day, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, Whitman, Whitmans, wrapper
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New Valentine’s Mike and Ike & Hot Tamales for 2014!
This year, the Just Born company is continuing its roll-out of new holiday packages with all-new Valentine’s box designs for Hot Tamales as well as Mike and Ike. In addition to taking a smoldering good look at those, today I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday
Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Hot Tamales, Just Born, Mike & Ike, Mike and Ike, packaging, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Zours
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Happy Valentine’s Day! – CollectingCandy-style.
Though Valentine’s Day is a holiday intimately intertwined with the idea of roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, it’s not my top holiday for candy collecting. Perhaps next to the monster-adorned packaging for Halloween, or the Santa-&-Snowmen bounty of … Continue reading
