New Site: Collecting Candy.com

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I'm elated to finally announce the launch of www.collectingcandy.com , a new website that describes itself as the following:

"CollectingCandy.com’s mission is the celebration of candy packaging, candy marketing, and the people behind it all.

Visitors should expect the site to be composed of short daily blog entries, while regularly offering in-depth looks into specific brands and categories through longer features. Expect to see images of packaging and learn details of candy history you won’t find anywhere else.

When possible, CollectingCandy.com also hopes to shine an entertaining and positive light on the unknown stories and colorful personalities behind some of candy’s well-known brands and forgotten favorites."

I'm excited about this site mostly because it made me realize a) how much candy factored into my childhood and b)how much i had forgotten. Be sure to check out the opening essay on Big League Chew.

The site's creator Jason Liebig would be better known to a lot of PS readers as one of the brains behind wishbookweb.com. I'm looking forward to losing hours of productivity as get reaquainted with some old friends...

So welcome to teh interwebs collecting candy, we're better off for knowing you!

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[livnxxxl]

That is a neat idea. I do not know of to many people that does not like candy.

[Brown Bear]

Bring on some Buried Treausure Ice Cream!

[4NDR01D]

Bring on BARFO!

[palitoy]

Bring on some Buried Treausure Ice Cream!

Thanks now I'm craving those.

That is a neat idea. I do not know of to many people that does not like candy.

I actually don't care for it much as an adult but as a kid was a different story.

[livnxxxl]

I actually don't care for it much as an adult but as a kid was a different story.

That is pretty much how I feel about it to. I like it, but not to the degree that I once did when I was a kid.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Aw, Big League Chew. The more you stuffed in your mouth, the manlier you were.

On a related note, a friend of mine stuffed a whole roll of Bubble Tape in his mouth once. All 6 feet!!!

This looks to be a cool site. For a moment there, I thought YOU were running it Brian. I was starting to wonder if you weren't a robot or something! You have to sleep some time!

Chris

[palitoy]

This looks to be a cool site. For a moment there, I thought YOU were running it Brian. I was starting to wonder if you weren't a robot or something!

Not my site but I am often referred to as a "Fembot" by friends, coworkers and strangers.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Maybe it's time to regrow the Freddie Mercury 'stache again!

Chris

[megomania]

Oh man now I need a Marathon Bar! Or a knockoff version from Canada!

I have a Big League Chew T-shirt from target....it's one of my favorite gums and tees

-Chris

[livnxxxl]

I like and miss the original Marathon Bars. For those of us that still crave The Marathon bar there is still good news. You can buy a Cadbury Curly Wurly which is about the equivelant of the famous Marathon Bar.

Here is the link below in case anyone is interested.

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/curly-wurly.htm

[megomania]

Yep we get them when we go visit my wife's family in Vancouver Canada...they just aren't quite the same..

[palitoy]

Hey, i remember those as "Wig Wags" as a kid.