{"id":6041,"date":"2012-08-23T19:57:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T23:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6041"},"modified":"2012-08-23T20:01:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-24T00:01:32","slug":"killing-time-in-times-square-collectingcandy-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6041","title":{"rendered":"Killing Time In Times Square – CollectingCandy-Style!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had a full day yesterday, which culminated in an early evening meeting at the West Way diner in Hell’s Kitchen.\u00a0 I was in midtown a bit early, and found myself with 90 minutes to kill in the Times Square area.\u00a0 Thinking about CollectingCandy, I decided to see if there were any candy offerings that might be unique to the area that I could pick up.\u00a0 I turned up a couple.<\/p>\n

The first thing I found were a pair of souvenir chocolate bars at the Times Square Toys R Us.\u00a0 For those that have never visited the location, Toys R Us in Times Square is as much attraction as it is retail establishment.\u00a0 There’s even a working Ferris wheel inside the store!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here are the bars I picked up there:<\/p>\n

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Times Square Toys R Us Souvenir Chocolate bars.<\/p><\/div>\n

I also stopped at the Wonka store, which is a store-within-a-store on the main level of Toys R Us.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of what I saw were the Wonka products I’m already well-aware of, but I saw what I thought were two new flavors\/versions of Wonka Kazoozles.<\/p>\n

The Strawberry\/Watermelon flavor appeared to be brand new, but the Cherry Punch also seemed to be a new “4 Ropes” version:<\/p>\n

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Times Square Wonka Kazoozles<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn’t snap any pictures of the Wonka store yesterday, but I did last year, and I thought readers might be interested to see them.<\/p>\n

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Wonka Store – Wide Shot<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wonka Store – Laffy Taffy<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wonka Store – Mushroom Bulk<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wonka Store – Mushroom Bulk Alternate<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wonka Store Strange Things<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wonka Store Nerds<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wonka Store Checkout Counter<\/p><\/div>\n

I had time for one other quick stop before my meeting, so I stepped into the strange and exotic world that is the Times Square Hello Kitty Store.\u00a0\u00a0 My visit was brief, and I walked out with these packs of gum:<\/p>\n

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Times Square Hello Kitty Gum<\/p><\/div>\n

And that’s how I was able to kill 90 minutes in Times Square yesterday, CollectingCandy-style.<\/p>\n

See you next time!<\/p>\n

[Note:\u00a0 The Times Square photos at the top of today’s post were not from yesterday – but were snapshots I’ve taken at different points over the last year or so.]<\/p>\n

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