{"id":6935,"date":"2012-10-20T14:11:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T18:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6935"},"modified":"2012-10-20T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T18:11:15","slug":"all-the-way-from-japan-halloween-pocky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6935","title":{"rendered":"All the way from Japan: Halloween Pocky!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wanted to share something a bit off-the-beaten-path today, and while sorting through my archives yesterday I found the perfect thing; a series of Japanese Halloween Pocky boxes.<\/p>\n

For those that don’t know, Pocky is a brand name confectionery product out of Japan that’s been around for decades.\u00a0 It’s a thin cracker-stick, typically covered in chocolate and other flavors.<\/p>\n

As a collector, I don’t make an effort to collect Pocky, even though I think the packaging they come in is pretty cool.\u00a0 My reasoning is that first-and-foremost, they’re tough to track down, and ultimately when you can, the fact that they’re imported makes them cost-prohibitive.\u00a0 Even so, I have picked up a few fun ones over the years.<\/p>\n

So let’s take a look at a release from six years ago that was called Pocky: Lovely Halloween. First up is the tray the individual boxes came in – check out the cut-out mask!:<\/p>\n

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Japan – Glico – Pocky – Lovely Halloween – candy-snack box multi-tray – 2006<\/p><\/div>\n

And here are the three flavors of Halloween Pocky that originally came in that box:<\/p>\n

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Japan – Glico – Pocky Honey & Milk- Halloween – candy-snack box – 2006<\/p><\/div>\n

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Japan – Glico – Pocky Strawberry – Halloween – candy-snack box – 2006<\/p><\/div>\n

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Japan – Glico – Pocky Pumpkin – Halloween – candy-snack box – 2006<\/p><\/div>\n

That’s the trio of flavors that were originally included with the “Lovely Halloween” box.\u00a0 But I do have one more Halloween-related Pocky to share.\u00a0\u00a0 This one is a from a few years earlier.\u00a0 Check it out:<\/p>\n

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Japan – Glico – Pocky Pumpkin – Halloween – candy-snack box – 2003<\/p><\/div>\n

And that’s everything I’ve got on the topic of Halloween Pocky.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed the peek into this unusual confectionery treat.\u00a0 See you next time!<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s post has been part of CollectingCandy.com\u2019s Countdown to Halloween.\u00a0 To check out other sites celebrating Halloween all month long, check out the official Halloween Countdown site.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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