{"id":5170,"date":"2012-07-11T08:21:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T12:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2012-07-11T08:21:11","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T12:21:11","slug":"wacky-wednesdays-bleeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=5170","title":{"rendered":"Wacky Wednesdays – Bleeds!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays we’ll be looking at Bleeds, a parody of Reed’s Butterscotch candy from Wacky Packages Series 16.<\/p>\n

Released in 1976, Series 16 is notable as it was the last of the original 1970’s Wacky Packages series run.\u00a0 There would be no series 17, and no follow-up of any kind until a number of years later.<\/p>\n

Bleed’s is a pretty great sticker as it’s a vampire-themed Wacky Package and those just stand above.\u00a0 How can you not love Wacky Packages with vampires?<\/p>\n

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Wacky Packages Series 16 – 1976 – Bleeds<\/p><\/div>\n

For today’s piece, I photographed an original 1970’s Reeds Butterscotch candy roll in a position that would allow for a favorable comparison to the Wacky sticker, and this is what I came up with:<\/p>\n

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Reeds – Butterscotch candy roll package – 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

The vintage Reed’s Butterscotch roll pictured dates back to the same time period that the Bleed’s sticker was released, give or take a few years.\u00a0 It may not be the exact version parodied in Bleed’s, but it’s awfully close.<\/p>\n

Here’s a scan of the wrapper, removed from the roll:<\/p>\n

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Reeds – Butterscotch candy roll wrapper – 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

And that’s it for today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays.\u00a0 See you next time!<\/p>\n

[Note: Special thanks to Wacky Packages collector Rob Palmer for providing access to his original Bleed’s sticker for today’s article.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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