Category Archives: M&M’s
My Year in Collecting: 2017!
While most folks do their 2017 “year in review” type editorials in December or January, mine tend to slip to February and in the case of this year and last, the month of March. Even so, I’m wonderfully-excited to share … Continue reading
My Year in Collecting: 2016!
Though it arrives a little later than I’d planned, today I’m excited to present my 2016 “Year in Collecting” retrospective graphical collage. This is the eighth year in a row that I’ve put one of these together and it’s fun … Continue reading
How a 1970’s Russian “Red Scare” Set M&M’s Mascots Back Twenty Years!
Between 1976 and 1985, red M&M’s were banished from the world due to a Russian “red scare” having to due with a food dye additive. It is a story that has been told before, but newly discovered evidence reveals an … Continue reading
M&M’s 2016 New Peanut Flavor Vote!
As promised in yesterday’s post, today I’m marking the United States Presidential Election by covering M&M’s 2016 New Peanut Flavor Vote promotion. Make the jump to check it out!
M&M’s 2010 Favorite Character Election Promotion!
With the US Presidential Election happening tomorrow, I wanted to reach back into the archives to present a voting scenario that was far more lighthearted than the one currently playing out. So make the jump to check out M&M’s 2010 … Continue reading
New for Halloween 2016: M&M’s Walgreens Exclusive Glow-in-the-Dark Fun Size Packs!
Though I’ve already covered an M&M’s product in the Countdown this year, they’ve earned this second spot by coming out with something that is awfully fun. Exclusive to Walgreens stores, M&M’s has released a Halloween-themed fun-size assortment where the individual … Continue reading
New for Halloween 2016: M&M’s Target-Exclusive White BOO-terscotch!!
Though M&M’s have given us a number of special edition Autumn flavors over the years, the last time we got a legitimately Halloween-themed flavor was with the introduction of Candy Corn-flavored M&M’s. This year that changed with M&M’s White BOO-terscotch. … Continue reading
Happy Independence Day 2016 with Patriotic M&M’s Through the Years!
It’s the 4th of July and that means that it is Independence Day for the USA. To mark this fun summer holiday I’ve decided to look back at a number of patriotic-themed M&M’s packs released through the years. Make the … Continue reading
Twenty-Three Years of Starbucks Chocolate and Candy and M&M’s — Oh My!
Starbucks Coffee has a long history of offering their own branded confections – in fact it goes back much farther than I expected. Today, I’ve got an array of Starbucks confectionery product packaging spanning twenty-three years that I’m excited to … Continue reading
My Year in Collecting: 2015!
As I have for the past six years, today I will be taking a look back at the past twelve months of my hobby life, bringing together some of my favorite additions to the CollectingCandy.com archives. So make the jump … Continue reading