{"id":16395,"date":"2015-02-01T21:48:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T02:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16395"},"modified":"2015-02-01T21:48:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T02:48:29","slug":"superbowl-2015-and-the-collation-conundrum-plus-a-little-nfl-snickers-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16395","title":{"rendered":"Superbowl 2015 and the Collation Conundrum! (plus a little NFL Snickers history)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CC_Superbowl<\/p>\n

Once again it’s Super Bowl Sunday and for the third year in a row I’ll be featuring Snickers NFL Minis and their team wrappers!\u00a0 Make the jump to check them out.<\/p>\n

First encountering the Snickers NFL Minis in the fall of 2012<\/a>, I was able to put together a set of team wrappers but it took me two large packs to do so.\u00a0 The following year, Snickers Peanut Butter Squared Minis were added to the mix<\/a>, and luckily I was able to get a full team set out of each package I purchased.<\/p>\n

For today’s post, I have not been so lucky.\u00a0 The team wrapper collation within the two packages of 2014 NFL Minis that I purchased didn’t provide a complete set of teams in either the standard or Peanut Butter Snickers variety.\u00a0 So, what I’ll be sharing today will be the incomplete sets I did put together.<\/p>\n

This all reminds me a bit of the trading card collecting of my youth.\u00a0 In that hobby, “collation” is a big term – but not so much in the world of candy.\u00a0 In fact, I suspect I’m one of the few people who might ever have an issue with “Snickers Minis wrapper collation”.<\/p>\n

Before we get to this years NFL Minis wrappers, I want to share a historical perspective on NFL-related Snickers Minis.\u00a0 Late last year, I acquired a group of photos from a former Mars employee that revealed the fact that NFL Snickers Miniature bars had been around a lot longer than I thought.<\/p>\n

While I had imagined they were a brand new concept for 2012, my data shows that NFL Snickers Miniatures were actually produced and sold back in 2002.\u00a0 Here’s a photo of them from that 2002 release:<\/p>\n

\"Snickers

Snickers NFL Miniatures Photos from 2002<\/p><\/div>\n

Beyond that 2002 photo, I have an even earlier shot which appears to be a concept image for an NFL Snickers miniature product which dates back to 1996.\u00a0 These may have been a test-market release or may have simply been unproduced mock-ups – either way, they look great:<\/p>\n

\"Snickers

Snickers NFL Minis – 1996<\/p><\/div>\n

Anyone out there remember these NFL Snickers Miniatures from 2002 or even earlier?\u00a0 If you do, I’d love to hear about it.<\/p>\n

Getting back to this years release, the Snickers Minis have undergone only minor design changes.\u00a0 The most dramatic change across the board is an edge of reflective foil present on the edges of each wrapper.\u00a0 Also for the 2014 edition, the Miami Dolphins wrapper reflects that team’s new helmet deco.\u00a0 Here’s a look at the evolution of the modern Snickers NFL Minis wrappers so far:<\/p>\n

\"Mars

Mars – Snickers NFL Minis – wrapper evolution 2012-2014<\/p><\/div>\n

So there you can see how the wrappers have changed and evolved.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned at the top of today’s post, I don’t have complete sets of wrappers to share today, as the collation was not even close to providing a complete set of teams.\u00a0 With the standard Snickers Minis, I only found 15 of the 32 teams represented in my 19 oz package.\u00a0 That’s less than half and it was disappointing, though I did end up with quite a few Buffalo Bills wrappers.<\/p>\n

\"Lots

Lots and lots of Buffalo Bills wrappers<\/p><\/div>\n

Another change with this years packaging was a move to a more standard style of large bag package, as opposed to the standing packaging style from the last couple of years.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are this years big bags:<\/p>\n

\"Mars

Mars – Snickers Minis – NFL Team Logos – 19.50 oz candy package multi-bag – Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars – Snickers Peanut Butter Squared Minis – NFL Team Logos – 19.50 oz candy package multi-bag – Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Now here are the standard wrappers (missing wrappers are still shown but ghosted using last years edition):<\/p>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 AFC East \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 AFC North \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 AFC South \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 AFC West \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 NFC East \u2013 chocolate candy wrapper \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 NFC North \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 NFC South \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers NFL Minis \u2013 NFC West \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

And now here are the PB Squared NFL Minis.\u00a0 The collation on these was much better:<\/p>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared NFL Minis \u2013 AFC East \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared – NFL Minis \u2013 AFC North \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared NFL Minis \u2013 AFC South \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared NFL Minis \u2013 AFC West \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared NFL Minis \u2013 NFC East \u2013 chocolate candy wrapper \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared NFL Minis \u2013 NFC North \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared NFL Minis \u2013 NFC South \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mars

Mars \u2013 Snickers Peanut Butter Squared NFL Minis \u2013 NFC West \u2013 chocolate candy wrappers \u2013 Fall 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

So that’s all of them. \u00a0 Because of my collation conundrum I’m still missing quite a few team wrappers so I’ll be going online this week to see if I can order another package of each.\u00a0\u00a0 With any luck, a second set of NFL Minis packages will make for a complete set of team wrappers.<\/p>\n

Hope everyone is having a great night, whether you’re watching the game or not.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll see you next time!<\/p>\n

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