Category Archives: Canadian
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
Canadian Twizzlers’ Twisted Shoutout Artist Edition Packs!
During the Summer of 2017, Hershey’s of Canada released an amazing series of special edition Twizzlers packaging featuring artwork by four talented artists. This promotion was called Twizzlers Twisted Shout-Outs and resulted in sixteen different striking Twizzlers packs. Make the … 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
Avengers Candy Assemble (again)!
This weekend Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is hitting theaters in the United States, so I thought it was the perfect time to revisit some Avengers-related candy pieces from my collection. Make the jump to check them out!
1997’s Cadbury Spice Girls Chocolate Bars!
Today I’m flying back to the heady days of the mid-1990’s to take a look at the confectionery output of the pop-culture musical phenomenon known as The Spice Girls! Make the jump to check it out.
For Snowpocalypse 2015 – Snowman Wrappers!
Yesterday, the northeast United States braced for what threatened to be an unprecedented belting of snow and wind. Here in New York City traffic was halted, mass transit was suspended, schools were closed and grocery stores were raided by consumers … Continue reading
CountdownToHalloween Past Years Recap – Part One of Two!
Getting just past the midpoint on our month-long CountdownToHalloween, I’ve decided to offer up something a little different – a two-part recap of some of my favorite posts from our previous years’ Halloween coverage. Now, I could sell this two-parter … Continue reading
Easter Week 2014: Hershey’s Eggs Past and Present!
We’re kicking off our week of Easter coverage with a fun look at all the flavorful variations of Hershey’s Eggs currently available on shelves as well a glimpse into packaging for the same, going back to the 1980’s. So make … Continue reading
Top-Ten Weirdest Flavors of Candies You Love!
Today we’re going to look at some of the weirdest and most unexpected flavors and brand extensions from classic candies you know and love. These are some of my favorite things to track down and uncover in the world of … Continue reading
My Year in Collecting: 2013!
Though it arrives a few weeks later than I’d planned this year, I still wanted to squeeze in my annual “Year in Collecting” post. This year-in-review is something I started doing back in 2009 over on Flickr while continuing the … Continue reading