{"id":15083,"date":"2014-10-14T13:27:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T17:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=15083"},"modified":"2014-10-14T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T17:27:55","slug":"from-2007-willy-wonkas-halloween-nerds-monster-potions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=15083","title":{"rendered":"From 2007: Willy Wonka’s Halloween Nerds Monster Potions!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CC_Wonka<\/p>\n

For today’s vintage CountdownToHalloween<\/a> entry, we’re jumping back to the the most recent decade to pass us by.\u00a0 And while the journey back in time may not be as long as some others that we’ve taken this month, I think it will still be a delightful one, for today’s subject is a great piece out of Wonka’s recent Nerds brand history.\u00a0\u00a0 So make the jump back to 2007 and check out Willy Wonka’s Halloween Nerds Monster Potions!<\/p>\n

Like some other larger seasonal releases, Wonka’s Monster Potions is a confectionery product meant for a party or group, or perhaps to be broken down and handed out to Trick-or-Treaters.\u00a0 But to my knowledge, the potions themselves were never sold individually or offered outside of these 12-packs.\u00a0 I do know that they were available during the Halloween season for at least a few years.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at them:<\/p>\n

\"Nestle

Nestle Wonka – Wonka Nerds Monster Potions – 12oz Halloween novelty candy package – 2007<\/p><\/div>\n

Sold as a boxed assortment of twelve individual plastic “test tubes”, the containers were each filled with a single flavor of Nerds candy and topped off with a plastic figural monster stopper.\u00a0 Each flavor tube was given a fanciful Halloween-themed name that included Vampire Vaccine, Bat Bite Antidote, Werewolf Morph and Mummy Makeover.\u00a0 While the first two certainly sound like spooky medicines, I’m not sure that the second two do as much.<\/p>\n

I should note that the hardest part of presenting Wonka’s Monster Potions for the Countdown today was getting good clear photos of the product.\u00a0 Due to the thick protective cellophane wrapping, reflections continued to creep in to most of my shots.<\/p>\n

Here are a few more looks at the packaging from different angles:<\/p>\n

\"Nestle

Nestle Wonka – Wonka Nerds Monster Potions – 12oz Halloween novelty candy package – 2007 – B<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nestle

Nestle Wonka – Wonka Nerds Monster Potions – 12oz Halloween novelty candy package – 2007 – C<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nestle

Nestle Wonka – Wonka Nerds Monster Potions – 12oz Halloween novelty candy package – 2007 – D<\/p><\/div>\n

Each figural topper sports character appropriate detailing on the front (my favorite being the Eye of Horus on the mummy topper) and the Nerds logo on the reverse:<\/p>\n

\"Nestle

Nestle Wonka – Wonka Nerds Monster Potions – plastic topper detail shot Mummy Eye of Horus<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nestle

Nestle Wonka – Wonka Nerds Monster Potions – plastic topper detail Nerds logo<\/p><\/div>\n

As I stated earlier, I believe these were offered for at least a few years.\u00a0 Though information on them was scarce, I found an illustration on Amazon.com which appears to show a different design for the Monster Potions packaging.\u00a0 Here it is:<\/p>\n

\"Nestle

Nestle Wonka – Wonka Monster Potions illustration – image source Amazon.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

And that’s everything I’ve got to share today on Wonka’s Halloween Nerds Monster Potions from 2007.\u00a0 See you next time!<\/p>\n

\"CC_Nestle \"CC_Wonka<\/p>\n

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