PB Max was a delicious treat first put out by the M&M/Mars company in 1989. I loved the candy itself, but it also had a striking wrapper design, and as a collector I’ve coveted adding one to my collection for some time, and this week, I did.
I finally tracked down a PB Max wrapper (an unused proof version of one, actually) from its 1989 introduction. And boy is it a pretty one.
M&M-Mars - PB Max - NEW - candy bar wrapper proof - 1989
M&M/Mars have issued some of my favorite candy bar wrappers over the years with striking, bold designs. I put the PB Max wrapper design right up there with that of my all-time favorite, the Marathon bar. It’s another discontinued classic.
That’s all for PB Max – just a short post today.
Before I go, I would like to point to two other great bits of reminiscence of PB Max – via two friends of CollectingCandy.com:
Gone But Not Forgotten Groceries: http://gbnfgroceries.blogspot.com/2011/09/from-candy-aisle-pb-max.html
The Retroist: http://www.retroist.com/2011/06/24/remember-the-pb-max-candy-bar/
I’ll round out with a YouTube video of the original PB Max TV commercial:
Thank you for posting this, I’m always eager to learn more about the Pb Max, oh how I miss it….Speaking of missing the PB Max, I have a Facebook group that is starting to develop some steam that is petitioning to bring the Pb Max back http://www.facebook.com/RestorePbMaxToItsFormerGlory that you or your candy loving readers may find is something they wish to support their entire lives to. Every moment of every day, trying so hard to restore Pb Max’ honor. (The last part was a joke.)