{"id":7287,"date":"2012-11-05T16:33:49","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T21:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=7287"},"modified":"2012-11-05T16:33:49","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T21:33:49","slug":"its-election-day-tomorrow-so-today-its-votes-for-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=7287","title":{"rendered":"It’s Election Day Tomorrow – So Today It’s Votes for Dogs!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tomorrow here in the United States we celebrate one of the foundations of our democracy – Election Day.\u00a0 I thought I’d mark this momentous occasion with a wonderfully-unusual candy wrapper from the UK.\u00a0 It’s a chocolate bar designed for dogs called VOTES!<\/p>\n

I can’t think of any other candy or chocolate bar wrappers that I’ve ever come across designed for canines, so this is pretty unique.\u00a0\u00a0 Since this came from the United Kingdom, I don’t have any personal recollections of it, but a previous collector who owned it stamped a year on the back – 1981 [though, to me it looks as if it could be a decade older].<\/p>\n

Check it out:<\/p>\n

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UK – Market Enterprize – Votes for dogs – vitamin chocolate bar – pet food wrapper – 1981<\/p><\/div>\n

I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this one when I first added it to my collection, but the wrapper indicates that the contents were “harmless to children” so there must have been some assumption that a kid might try this doggy treat by accident thinking it was a bar for humans.<\/p>\n

It’s crazy to find an honest-to-goodness chocolate bar for dogs, so when you do, it’s a great oddball thing.\u00a0 This wrapper has rapidly become a special piece in my collection, and one I wanted to share.\u00a0 And since it’s called “VOTES” I thought today was the perfect day to share it – on the eve of Election Day!<\/p>\n

And that’s everything for today.\u00a0\u00a0 See you next time!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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