UPDATE: Contest is closed to new entries and the winners have been announced!
Candy Addict’s one year anniversary is October 2, so we thought we’d celebrate by doing the one thing Candy Addicts will most appreciate - we’re giving away candy and lots of it! I got in touch with a bunch of candy companies and begged for some candy to give away and they delivered - over $1200 worth of candy!
We are giving away five prize packs and there are multiple ways to win a prize. You can enter each contest/giveaway once, so feel free to enter all three giveaways, but only enter each one once. Contests/giveaways only open to U.S. residents (sorry non-U.S. readers) and it is void where prohibited. Family members of Candy Addict writers are not eligible to win, so don’t bother entering (sorry, sisters!). Must be 18 years or older to enter. All entries must be received before October 1, 2006 (EST). Prizes subject to change (simply because I may have typed them in wrong). One prize per person/email address/mailing address. If you happen to win two prizes, you will get the larger of the two.
I hate spam more than you do and I promise you will get no Candy Addict spam nor will you get signed up for a newsletter or anything. If you get an email from us, it’s to tell you that you won. That’s it. Once the contest is over, I will delete the emails. Promise.
UPDATE: Follow directions! I have been getting some entries with the incorrect subject in the email. I setup filters to put the entries in the correct email folder and if you don’t have the correct subject, it won’t count. Note: I had to change the email addresses to foil some cheaters, but if you submitted to the previous email, your entry still counts.
1st prize
First prize will be randomly drawn from all correct entries in the Candy Scavenger Hunt. Entries must be received before October 1, 2006.
The first prize consists of:
- 144 tubes of Flicks candy in a limited edition floor display (yes, 144 tubes!)
- 48 Animal Pops from The Wild Bon Bon
- 18 packs of Zapp Gum from Elimitaste
- 18 packs of SmokeScreen Gum from Elimitaste
- 9 different Green & Black’s chocolates in a gift pack
- 8 bags of Shock-A-Lots from Shock Coffee
- 5 packs of Foosh Mints from Vroom Foods
- 4 half pound bags of assorted licorice from Licorice International
- 4 packs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites from A Taste of Nature
- 3 packs of Buzz Bites from Vroom Foods
- 3 LesserEvil packs of popcorn
- 3 packs of Sparx candy from Xlear
- 2 packs of gourmet marshmallows from Laura’s Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Lollipops from Cap Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Bug Gutz from Cap Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Arachneggz from Cap Candy
- 2 boxes of Lick Your Wounds Candy Scabs from Cap Candy
- 2 12-packs of Plush Puffs gourmet marshmallows
- 1 ShockCoffee T-shirt
- 1 ShockCoffee Hat
- 1 hat from Bazooka BubbleGum
- 1 LesserEvil t-shirt
- 1 Green & Black’s apron
- 1 tub (300 ct) of assorted Bazooka BubbleGum
- 1 Snackcident Prevention Kit containing various LesserEvil Stickers
- 1 Mini 9″ gumball machine with gumballs from Ford Gum
- 1 bag of Malt Balls from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 6-pack of Chocolate and Peanut Butter Balls from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 6-pack of Chocolate and Caramel Balls from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 pack of chocolate-dipped pecan brittle from Laura’s Candy
- 1 variety pack of chocolate-dipped marshmallows from Laura’s Candy
- 1 solid chocolate turkey from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 6-piece sampler of Pete’s Caramels
- 1 Harry Potter Blood Pop
- 1 Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s sausage jellybean
- 1 Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s pickle jellybean
The first correct scavenger hunt entry will win a consolation prize pack (see “Consolation Prizes” way below). UPDATE: Congrats go to Michael Shaw of VA for being the first correct entry.
2nd prize
Second prize can be won by linking to Candy Addict somewhere on the internet. If you have a website/blog put up a link to http://candyaddict.com/blog. A link means it is clickable - just putting the text on a webpage won’t cut it. If you don’t have your own site, put a link to Candy Addict in a forum or something - anywhere you can as long as the page is accessible without requiring any kind of login or password.
Just put a link up to the main page (http://candyaddict.com/blog - NO WWW) or to any specific article you think is interesting. Send the location of the link to DELETED along with your mailing address. The subject should be “ILINKEDTOYOU” (without the quotes). We will randomly draw one “linker” to win the second prize.
NOTE: This link must still be live at the time of the drawing - if your name/link is drawn and the link is no longer on the page, I will draw another name/link to be the winner and yours will be tossed.
2nd prize consists of:
- 36 tubes of Flicks candy
- 24 Animal Pops from The Wild Bon Bon
- 10 packs of Zapp Gum from Elimitaste
- 10 packs of SmokeScreen Gum from Elimitaste
- 9 different Green & Black’s chocolates in a gift pack
- 6 bags of Shock-A-Lots from Shock Coffee
- 3 packs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites from A Taste of Nature
- 3 packs of Foosh Mints from Vroom Foods
- 3 half pound bags of assorted licorice from Licorice International
- 3 packs of Sparx candy from Xlear
- 2 packs of Buzz Bites from Vroom Foods
- 2 packs of gourmet marshmallows from Laura’s Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Lollipops from Cap Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Bug Gutz from Cap Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Arachneggz from Cap Candy
- 2 boxes of Lick Your Wounds Candy Scabs from Cap Candy
- 1 LesserEvil popcorn
- 1 12-pack of Plush Puffs gourmet marshmallows
- 1 ShockCoffee T-shirt
- 1 ShockCoffee Hat
- 1 hat from Bazooka BubbleGum
- 1 Green & Black’s apron
- 1 tub (300 ct) of assorted Bazooka BubbleGum
- 1 Mini 9″ gumball machine with gumballs from Ford Gum
- 1 bag of Malt Balls from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 pack of chocolate-dipped pecan brittle from Laura’s Candy
- 1 variety pack of chocolate-dipped marshmallows from Laura’s Candy
- 1 solid chocolate turkey from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 6-piece sampler of Pete’s Caramels
- 1 Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s sausage jellybean
- 1 Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s pickle jellybean
3rd prize
Third prize is the easiest to win - just send an email to 2006randomcontest@candyaddict.com with the subject of “Random Drawing” (with no quotes) and enclose your postal mailing address. We will randomly draw one entry to be the third prize winner. Third prize consists of:
- 12 tubes of Flicks candy
- 12 Animal Pops from The Wild Bon Bon
- 9 different Green & Black’s chocolates in a gift pack
- 4 packs of Zapp Gum from Elimitaste
- 4 packs of SmokeScreen Gum from Elimitaste
- 4 bags of Shock-A-Lots from Shock Coffee
- 3 packs of Sparx candy from Xlear
- 2 packs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites from A Taste of Nature
- 2 packs of Foosh Mints from Vroom Foods
- 2 half pound bags of assorted licorice from Licorice International
- 2 Bug Factor Lollipops from Cap Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Bug Gutz from Cap Candy
- 2 Bug Factor Arachneggz from Cap Candy
- 1 box of Lick Your Wounds Candy Scabs from Cap Candy
- 1 pack of gourmet marshmallows from Laura’s Candy
- 1 pack of Buzz Bites from Vroom Foods
- 1 large LesserEvil popcorn
- 1 small LesserEvil popcorn
- 1 ShockCoffee T-shirt
- 1 ShockCoffee Hat
- 1 hat from Bazooka BubbleGum
- 1 Green & Black’s apron
- 1 tub (300 ct) of assorted Bazooka BubbleGum
- 1 Mini 9″ gumball machine with gumballs from Ford Gum
- 1 bag of Malt Balls from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 solid chocolate turkey from Madelaine’s Chocolates
- 1 6-piece sampler of Pete’s Caramels
- 1 Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s sausage jellybean
- 1 Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s pickle jellybean
Consolation prize packs:
We have two consolation prize packs to give away. One will be given to the first correct Scavenger Hunt entry. All entries to all giveaways will be entered into a random drawing for the remaining consolation prize pack:
- 5 Animal Pops from The Wild Bon Bon
- 2 packs of Zapp Gum from Elimitaste
- 2 packs of SmokeScreen Gum from Elimitaste
- 2 bags of Shock-A-Lots from Shock Coffee
- 1 Mini 9″ gumball machine with gumballs from Ford Gum
- 1 pack of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites from A Taste of Nature
- 1 pack of Foosh Mints from Vroom Foods
- 1 Bug Factor Lollipop from Cap Candy
- 1 Bug Factor Bug Gutz from Cap Candy
- 1 Bug Factor Arachneggz from Cap Candy
- 1 box of Lick Your Wounds Candy Scabs from Cap Candy
- 1 small LesserEvil popcorn
- 1 Mini 9″ gumball machine with gumballs from Ford Gum
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The Laura’s Candy hint is a little hard to figure out — I can’t find the flavor with the referenced initials on their site or here. Any chance that clue could change?
September 19th, 2006 at 12:18 pmYeah, like Autumn, I am stuck on the marshmellow clue… I think Laura might have taken that flavor down…
Help a sista out, man!
RESPONSE: FIXED!
September 19th, 2006 at 12:22 pmThank yooooou.
September 19th, 2006 at 12:52 pmthat acclaim unscrambling question is hard! hints please!
RESPONSE: See below for hints
September 19th, 2006 at 1:30 pmThe unscrambling question was hard, but a good one. Thanks for the opportunity to be part of the fun
September 19th, 2006 at 2:27 pmBooo, I am a non-U.S. resident! But I think this is a wonderful idea and good luck to everyone! Very nice of you, Candy Addict.
RESPONSE: I know - I hated to do it, but I had to. We will do a giveaway soon that will be open to non-US readers.
September 19th, 2006 at 2:35 pm–Brian
Yes, do a giveaway only open to non-US readers! Only to us. In fact, only to me and Ms. Sara. I never win contests, so I need all the help I can get…
RESPONSE: yes - I will do one for only non-US residents - good idea!
September 19th, 2006 at 3:07 pm–Brian
Digging the give aways…thanks a bunch for all the work you do on this site and in setting up the cool hunts…
September 19th, 2006 at 5:11 pmAargh, so near the end! That unscrambling question is impossible! Here\’s a question: is it a kind of candy (like, malt balls), a brand name, or both? I understand if you can\’t say!
RESPONSE: It\’s a brand name of a candy bar
September 19th, 2006 at 5:48 pm–Brian
it’s all one word, no spaces. sorry brian I hope that isn’t considered giving the answers out to everybody.
September 19th, 2006 at 6:25 pmFor the unscramble word, has it been reviewed on the site?
RESPONSE: Nope, but it is a classic American chocolate bar. It has only been mentioned ONE time on the site:
September 19th, 2006 at 9:31 pmhttp://candyaddict.com/blog/2006/03/05/candy-slogans-and-jingles/
–Brian
Awwwwhhh. I\’m totally stumped with the scrambled candy name. I\’m so bad at those things.
September 19th, 2006 at 10:36 pmWow - that didn’t take long - I juts got the first SPAM email to those email addresses.
Brian
September 20th, 2006 at 8:35 amWhat an excellent idea! Love the scavenger hunt.
September 20th, 2006 at 2:33 pmOk, everybody, you can stop entering now…the more of you who drop your names into the hat, the less likely that I’ll be liking blood pops this time next month…
Go right ahead and stop it…
September 20th, 2006 at 6:45 pmOMG! I think I’ve died and gone to heaven!!!
September 20th, 2006 at 8:25 pmThanks for that extra hint! I managed to get it finally.. Either way, this scavenger hunt was a lot of fun!
September 20th, 2006 at 9:47 pmThis is so great
September 20th, 2006 at 11:48 pmmy dentist is going to luv me!
September 21st, 2006 at 10:15 amI love candy
September 21st, 2006 at 10:37 ammy children will love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
September 21st, 2006 at 10:59 amMy husband’s got a sweet tooth - HELP!
September 21st, 2006 at 1:59 pmi love candy too
September 21st, 2006 at 3:42 pm[…] Massive Candy Giveaway, courtesy of the Candy Addict blog. […]
September 21st, 2006 at 4:55 pmThis is the most awesome contest ever.
September 21st, 2006 at 5:27 pmGreat Contest — who doesn’t love Candy?
September 21st, 2006 at 9:05 pmThanks for the contest!
September 21st, 2006 at 10:17 pmThanks! Great Contests my kids are excited.
September 22nd, 2006 at 5:16 pmyummmyyyyyyy candyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 23rd, 2006 at 2:11 amYUMM-O!!!!!!!!
September 29th, 2006 at 12:58 pmWOW!!!
September 30th, 2006 at 12:21 pmWow! What a fab (and generous!) idea! I’m so excited! Happy (almost) birthday, Candy Addict!
September 30th, 2006 at 9:10 pmlove candy any kind ,its a great idea.
September 30th, 2006 at 9:41 pmGreat Site!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 1st, 2006 at 1:08 amcandy is yummy
October 1st, 2006 at 4:07 amJust love my candy
October 1st, 2006 at 5:50 amWOULD YOU ENTER ME IN YOUR CANDY GIVEAWAY?
October 1st, 2006 at 9:08 amHave a great day
October 1st, 2006 at 9:31 amThanks for the op!
October 1st, 2006 at 10:01 amI LOVE CANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 1st, 2006 at 10:48 amLET ME HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hungry
October 1st, 2006 at 11:29 amI like all kinds of candy and like to give it as gifts for special days
October 1st, 2006 at 12:46 pmOh please give me some candy. I love candy any kind is good and my husband loves it too. So we sure would make good use of it. It may not be good for us but i know we would eat it any way. So bring it on. Thank you
October 1st, 2006 at 12:51 pmI LOVE CANDY!!! And me and my kids fight over it. I buy it in large quantities and hide it from them. They are 10 and 15. Sometimes we eat candy for dinner. I control the candy so I can have the most. My 10yr old son hunts for the candy and sometimes he finds it so I have to continue to hide it on a weekly basis. Please enter me in the candy sweepstakes. I would appreciate any candy that I win.
October 1st, 2006 at 1:36 pmI am a Diabetic and it seems that I always seem to over exert myself and need candy to bring me up. This is the BEST way to bring up the blood sugar I can think of whithout over doing it and with variety YES!
October 1st, 2006 at 2:31 pmI love to eat candy, it is very good. Love to eat candy like a good boy should. Candy for me and no candy for you, I love my candy and have none for you!
October 1st, 2006 at 3:27 pmI want to give my kindergarten class some candy so they will always remember me.
October 1st, 2006 at 10:52 pm[…] This isn’t quite like more freebies I post, but it’s still a freebie for whoever wins! The owner of Candy Addict managed to get over $1200 worth of free candy from various candy companies and thus is giving it all away as a celebration of the site’s one year anniversary. He’s got different ways for everybody to win and I’ve already started on the scavenger hunt. So if you love candy and have some time, check out his massive candy giveaway and try your luck! […]
October 4th, 2006 at 10:55 ami love all kinds of candy please send me some free of all kinds of candy.
October 7th, 2006 at 11:16 am