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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Stale Old Candy – It’s Not Trash – It’s Treasure!
I am a vintage candy packaging collector, but beyond that, I’ve also long been buying and collecting current candy packaging, too. It’s all a part of putting the older pieces into historical perspective. In five years all of the stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Wonka
Tagged 2000's, candy, collectible, collecting, confection, confectionery, history, Nestle, packaging, retail, roll, Shockers, sour, sweets, Sweettarts, vintage, Wonka, wrapper
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The Snickers Peanut Munch Bar – From the 1970’s to today.
[Note: CollectingCandy.com posted a significant update to this article in March of 2013.] I will admit to coming around to the goodness of the Munch bar a bit later in life. As a kid, it wasn’t my thing. If I … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1990's
Tagged 1970's, 70's, antique, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confectionery, confedtion, history, Mars, packaging, peanuts, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Brachs Rocks! – It’s Rocky D. in ’93!
Rock candy has always been a fun concept, though the crystallized-sugar-on-a-string style is not the only kind out there. I think I first saw jelly bean-like confections designed to look like rocks, all the way back in the 1970’s, during … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Novelty
Tagged 1990's, 90's, Brach's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, collector, confection, dinosaur, grocery, mascot, packaging, retail, retro, rock, rock candy, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Wacky Wednesdays – Milk Muds!
For this week’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays, I’m going to cover the original Wacky Packages parody for Milk Duds – Milk Muds. This has long-been one of my favorite Wackys, and I think that goes back to when I first … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Boxed, Topps, Wacky Packages
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, caramel, chocolate, collect, collectible, collecting, collection, confeciton, confection, confectionery, Hershey, Holloway, packaging, retro, sweets, Topps, vintage, Wacky Packages, Wacky Packs, Wackys
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Behind the Music…Whistle Pops!
Whistle Pops, as they were called when I first encountered them, were introduced to United States consumers in 1975.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy, Novelty
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, antique, candy, Chupa Chups, collectible, collection, confection, confectionery, hard candy, Keebler, mascot, musical, novelty, packaging, Peter Paul, pop, retro, sweets, vintage, whistle, whistling, wrapper
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After years of hunting – Willy Wonka’s Daredevils – Discovered!
Collecting candy is a crazy kind of hobby. Sometimes you can spend years hunting for any trace of a brand or piece of packaging, and never find one. But it’s not always so tough – typically there is a photo … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Boxed, Hard Candy, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Breaker, candy, cinnamon, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Daredevils, devil, Gobstopper, jawbreaker, mascot, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, Willy Wonka, Wonka
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Star Wars pendants! In 1979 Nestle wrappers had The Force.
Back in 1979, Star Wars-mania was in full-effect and everyone was excited about the sequel they knew was on the horizon. I was ten-years-old, and I was certainly a part of that very enthusiastic group of fans whose eyes lit … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Nestle
Tagged 1970's, 70's, C3PO, candy, chocolate, collectible, collecting, confection, Darth Vadar, Droids, Nestle, packaging, R2D2, retro, Star Wars, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Nestle Quik in bar form – Drink up some 1990’s chocolaty goodness.
I grew up loving Nestle Quik chocolate milk – the kind you made yourself with powder. The commercials featuring the Quik Bunny were tied into that experience and, just like the kids in those commercials, I could put away a … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Chocolate, Holiday
Tagged 1990's, 90's, bunny, candy, chocolate, chocolate milk, Cocorde, collectible, collecting, collector, confection, Easter, mascot, milk, Nestle, nostalgia, old, packaging, retro, sweets, wrapper
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Pop Bottle Candy – a Topps classic from my Woolworth’s youth.
Since I launched CollectingCandy.com, there are a few topics that I’ve been especially excited to talk about and share pieces of – and Pop Bottle Candy is definitely one of them.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, novelty, old, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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