{"id":2732,"date":"2012-03-25T13:40:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T17:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2012-03-25T13:40:15","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T17:40:15","slug":"star-wars-pendants-in-1979-nestle-wrappers-had-the-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=2732","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars pendants! In 1979 Nestle wrappers had The Force."},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in 1979, Star Wars-mania was in full-effect and everyone was excited about the sequel they knew was on the horizon.\u00a0 I was ten-years-old, and I was certainly a part of that very enthusiastic group of fans whose eyes lit up at the mention of anything related to those characters.<\/p>\n

One of the few things I do recall not being overly crazy about though, was the Star Wars-inspired jewelry.\u00a0 It’s also one of those things that, over the years, I’ve come to appreciate in a different way.\u00a0\u00a0 Now, I think they’re kinda cool.<\/p>\n

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\nNestle got in on the Star Wars act, with a 1979 promotion that allowed consumers to save up wrappers for a mail-away offer – giving them a Star Wars pendant in exchange.<\/p>\n

This is a mail-away offer I do recall, but due to my being far more interested in mailing away for my non-rocket-firing Boba Fett action figure, I passed on the offer.\u00a0 Not on the candy – I had my share of Nestle Crunch and Choco’lites back then.<\/p>\n

Presented today are three of the wrappers from this promotion.\u00a0 The offer was also found on $100,000 bar wrappers, but I do not have that one in my collection.<\/p>\n

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Nestle - Crunch - Free Star Wars Pendant offer - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1979<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nestle - Choco'Lite - Free Star Wars Pendant offer - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1979<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nestle - Milk Chocolate - Free Star Wars Pendant offer - chocolate candy bar wrapper - 1979<\/p><\/div>\n

Visiting Gus Lopez’s amazing Star Wars archive database, I turned up a wonderful photo of the mailing envelope along with the pendants, that was shipped out for this promo:<\/p>\n

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Nestle Star Wars Pendants mail-away - Image courtesy Star Wars Archive Database<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, here’s a parting shot of these pieces, removed from their chains.\u00a0 This image comes from RebelScum Star Wars forums:<\/p>\n

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Star Wars pendants - Image credit: Jedi534 via the Rebelscum Forums<\/p><\/div>\n

That’s all for this one today.\u00a0 Drop back by tomorrow as I’ll showing off an early 80’s candy box that I’ve been looking for, for five years.\u00a0 It’s the first image of this one to ever hit the internet, and it’s a cool one.\u00a0 It’s going to be devilishly good.<\/p>\n

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