Today, March 26, is my birthday. I won’t tell you how old I am but I don’t feel nearly as old as my driver’s license claims. To celebrate, I am giving you some candy. Two lucky readers get a package full of candy each. Candy companies have been sending us so much candy, I have to give away the extras or I’d be toothless and as big as a house.
So, to enter, you must be a registered Candy Addict user. Login, and post a comment on this post and wish me a happy birthday. That’s it. The best birthday wish will win a package full of good candy and a Candy Addict t-shirt. I’ll also choose a random comment to win a package full of candy (no t-shirt though).
Entries are only accepted for the 24 hours of March 26 (EST). Sorry, only open to residents of the United States (shipping is expensive).
UPDATE: Entries are no longer being accepted. Comment #66 was the last one to make the cut.
UPDATE #2: The winner was oakling for the ASCII art - I’m an old school computer geek at heart. The other winner was jessleighj
Happy Birthday! This is my very first comment on your site, but I thought I should register and comment because your birthday is exactly ten days after mine! Go March Birthdays! As a starving college student, free stuff (especially candy) is greatly appreciated!
March 26th, 2008 at 12:44 amHappy Happy Birthday! I hope you get lots of yummy candy. I also hope you’re older than me. I don’t know why, but I do.
March 26th, 2008 at 12:47 amHappy birthday indeed! Are you sure one package will be enough? Because it’s been my experience that when I write about this kind of stuff, people start using holidays to shower me with candy… resulting in even more to get rid of!
March 26th, 2008 at 1:06 amoh, it’s two packages! I didn’t think about what I was reading. Here’s my stab at “best birthday wish”… we’ll see if this thing can handle ascii art!
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This is one of the best candy review sites on the web. I honestly visit every day. All my friends find it weird that I am such a foodie because I am extremely underweight for my age and height (at 19 years and 5′8, I only weigh about 94 pounds). I can eat a whole bunch of candy and not gain weight. It’s great. This site is like porn for me. I swear; so a big basket of candy is WHAT I NEED. And who couldn’t use another t-shirt?
So…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN.
I will now name a candy for each of the letters of your name:
Butterfinger
Rolo
Idaho Spud
Almond Joy
Nutrageous
(The “I” was tricky.)
March 26th, 2008 at 1:15 amHappy Birthday!
I will eat some candy for you.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:16 amwoo boy, it sure couldn’t
March 26th, 2008 at 1:25 amone more try:
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(that one was an apparently over-candled birthday cake. the first one, sadly, was an enormous teddy bear!)
March 26th, 2008 at 1:28 amhappy-happy-happy birthday to you.
thx for the happy you create right here.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:50 amHappy Birthday CandyAddictBrian!
March 26th, 2008 at 2:16 amjust think, if this was the 1700’s you’d probably be dead by now(or have like 8 kids). Hooray not dead! Also, 16th century candies are nothing in comparison to our corn syrup and artificial flavored sweets. To sign the word CANDY in sign language make a #1 handshape with your right hand, put the tip of that pointer finger to your cheek and twist your wrist. Again, happy birthday now go eat some cake.
I don’t think my last comment worked…so…
Happy Birthday Brian!
I will now use a candy to represent each letter of your name. Call it a gift.
Butterfinger
Reese’s Pieces
Idaho Spud
Almond Joy
Nutrageous
(The “I” was tricky.)
March 26th, 2008 at 2:22 amHappy Birthday to you! I love candy…that’s why I’m here.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:40 amHappy birthday! I’d say you should treat yourself to a piece of candy, but that’s kind-of-sort-of your day-job! Treat yourself anyway, and have a good one!
March 26th, 2008 at 6:50 amI hope you have an awesome confectionary birthday !!!
March 26th, 2008 at 6:58 amI will soon be 50 and I am sure your not even close to that hahah
Happy Happy Birthday (Singing) LALALAL
Pamela
Wow!! What a sugary delight!! Happy Birthday to you!!
March 26th, 2008 at 7:04 amHey! Happy Birthday!!! I wished you happy birthday on your facebook page, but then said what the heck, I’ll post it here too, for good luck!
Again, hope you have a “sweet” birthday, and by sweet I mean candy-filled and a great one!!!!!
Oh, and since I can’t physically give you a cupcake or anything(i think we live too far apart from each other), I hope you enjoy these wonderful, rich yummy cupcakes( and even better than the real ones; you can imagine what kind of cupcakes they are, without the calories!!!):
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Simi, A Candy Addict-addict.
March 26th, 2008 at 7:39 amHappy birthday!!
March 26th, 2008 at 8:30 amHappy, happy birthday!!
March 26th, 2008 at 8:42 amHappy Birthday Brian!
“Hunger is the best sauce.”
- Proverb
Try something new for me, or when in doubt, eat something that resembles a girl scout cookie. Mmmm. Happy Birthday.
March 26th, 2008 at 8:52 amHappy Birthday Brian!
Make sure to get a Hershey cake for your birthday cake! They’re the best!
March 26th, 2008 at 9:04 amHappy Birthday. I wish you “Gumdrops, Lollipops, and Rainbows, Everything that’s wonderful.”
March 26th, 2008 at 9:12 amWow! Congratulations! And what’s age? You’re only like 19, right?
March 26th, 2008 at 9:20 amHappy Birthday Brian! I wish for you a 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 with a trunk full of Atomic Fireballs
March 26th, 2008 at 9:22 amThank you for sharing with everyone even on your birthday.
I hope you have a wonderful birthday and that you never get cavities or anything else that would prohibit you from enjoying candy! Thank you again for everything!
You are such a kind and giving person, you deserve a great big chocolate kiss, as soon as I find one (why are they hard to find?), I’ll send it.
Until then since your birthday is on the 26th, I decided to gather 26 chocolate sayings:
1. WHEN NO ONE UNDERSTANDS YOU, CHOCOLATE IS THERE.
–SR. COCOA LOCO (aka Daniel Worona)
2. I AM NOT OVERWEIGHT. I AM CHOCOLATE-ENRICHED.
3. THE 12-STEP CHOCOHOLICS PROGRAM: NEVER BE MORE THAN 12 STEPS AWAY FROM CHOCOLATE!
4. LIFE WITHOUT CHOCOLATE IS NO LIFE AT ALL.
5. CHOCOLATE IS CHEAPER THAN THERAPY, AND YOU DON’T NEED AN APPOINTMENT.
6. THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN A GOOD FRIEND, EXCEPT A GOOD FRIEND WITH CHOCOLATE.
7. CHOCOLATE DOESN’T MAKE THE WORLD GO AROUND. BUT IT CERTAINLY MAKES THE TRIP WORTHWHILE.
8. AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY GOD CREATED CHOCOLATE.
9. IN HEAVEN, CHOCOLATE HAS NO CALORIES AND IS SERVED AS THE MAIN COURSE.
10. THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE CHOCOLATE.
11. Q. HOW MANY CALORIES ARE THERE IN A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE?
A. WHO CARES?
–Daniella “Cocoa Chanel” aka “Cocoa Chanelle”
(Copyright Daniel Worona)
12. SO MUCH CHOCOLATE. SO LITTLE TIME!
13. IF THERE IS NO CHOCOLATE IN HEAVEN, I’M NOT GOING!
14. I ONLY EAT CHOCOLATE FOR YOU, SO THERE WILL BE MORE OF ME TO LOVE.
15. THE BEST OVER-THE-COUNTER PRESCRIPTION TO PERK YOU UP IS CHOCOLATE.
16. DON’T SEND ME ROSES, UNLESS THEY ARE CHOCOLATE!
17. THERE ARE TWO FOOD GROUPS: CHOCOLATE AND FRUIT. AND IF IT IS FRUIT, IT SHOULD BE DIPPED IN CHOCOLATE.
18. THERE IS NO CHOCOLATE’S ANONYMOUS BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO QUIT.
19. WHO SAYS CHOCOLATE ISN’T A FOOD GROUP!!
20. ONE OF LIFE’S MYSTERIES IS HOW A TWO-POUND BOX OF CANDY CAN MAKE A PERSON GAIN FIVE POUNDS.
21. LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. . . FULL OF NUTS.
22. THOSE CALORIE-FREE SWEETS TASTE GREAT DIPPED IN CHOCOLATE!
23. I WOULD GIVE UP CHOCOLATE, BUT I’M NO QUITTER.
24. MAN CANNOT LIVE BY CHOCOLATE ALONE, BUT IT SURE IS FUN TRYING.
25. CHOCOLATE MILK: THE POOR MAN’S CHAMPAGNE.
–Daniel Worona (aka SR. COCOA LOCO)
26. BEWARE OF CHOCOLATE SQUARES!:
A: SQUARE SWEETS MAKE YOU ROUND.
B: SQUARE SWEETS MAKE BIG SEATS.
–Daniel Worona (aka SR. COCOA LOCO)
Happy Birthday Brian!!!
March 26th, 2008 at 9:22 amHappy Birthday! I’m sure you’ll eat lots of coma-inducing sugar like a good little candy addict! Just in case you’re trapped in a foreign country, and need to remind others of this, here’s how to say “It’s my birthday, give me candy!” in 26 languages!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:01 amhet is mijn verjaardag, geeft me suikergoed (Dutch)
这是我的生日, 给我糖果 (Chinese)
c’est mon anniversaire, me donnent la sucrerie (French)
es ist mein Geburtstag, gibt mir Süßigkeit (German)
είναι τα γενέθλιά μου, μου δίνει την καραμέλα (Greek)
è il mio compleanno, mi dà la caramella (Italian)
それは私の誕生日、与える私にキャンデーをである (Japanese)
나의 생일, 준다 나에게 사탕을 이다(Korean)
é meu aniversário, dá-me o doce (Portugese)
будет моим днем рождения, дает мне конфету (Russian)
es mi cumpleaños, me da el caramelo (Spanish)
it’s akin kapanganakan bigyan ako kendi (Tagalog)
ma van a születésnapom , add nekem cukorka (Hungarian)
it’s my рождение , давам me бонбон (Bulgarian)
it’s moj rođendan , popuštanje mene kandis (Croatian)
it’s má narozeniny , darovat mne bonbóny (Czech)
det er mig fødselsdag , indrømme mig slik (Danish)
it’s minun alku , kimmoisuus we avomielinen(Finnish)
it’s minn fæðingardagur , gefa mig brjóstsykur (Icelandic)
det er meg fødselsdagen , gir meg sukkertøy (Norweigan)
to jest mój urodziny , dawać mi cukierek (Polish)
it’s meu ziua de naştere , acordă-mi bomboană (Romanian)
it’s moj rođendan , davati mene slatkiši (Serbian)
it’s svoj rojstni dan , izročiti mi sladkorček (Slovanian)
den er min födelsedagen , ge mig godis (Swedish)
it’s meus natalis , tribuo mihi candide (Latin)
Happy birthday, so now you’re one year older!
Happy birthday, the world’s a little colder!
Happy birthday, you did not accomplish much
But you didn’t die this year
I guess that’s good enough.
HEY!
Okay, so that third line is definitely not true, if only because of this blog existing since before this past year, but I can say pretty confidently that you did not die this year. (:
March 26th, 2008 at 10:17 amfeliz cumpleaños, tus esfuerzos hacen que mi vida sea un poquito mejor. que tengas un muy bien año, felicidades y buena suerte.
March 26th, 2008 at 10:20 amBrian! My birthday was yesterday (and I’m woefully short on candy right now!) Happy Birthday to my fellow Aries!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:37 amHave a wonderful birthday!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:37 amHappy Birthday!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:40 amHappy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Brian, Happy Birthday to you!!!!!
March 26th, 2008 at 11:35 amHappy Birthday!!! I hope you have a wonderful and candy-filled day!!!!
March 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pmHappy Birthday and may the coming year bring you an increase in candy but not in waist-size (and then tell me how you did it)!
March 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pmHappy 30-Something Birthday, Brian!
May this year bring you endless bags of Skittles and M&Ms, so you never encounter that fateful moment when you think you have a few more in the bag and you reach in and realize you already ate the last one. (Yes I did snoop and check out your other sites.)
Now please send me some candy. I can’t live without it.
March 26th, 2008 at 12:21 pmHappy Birthday - March birthdays are awesome!
March 26th, 2008 at 12:34 pmWow lots of March birthdays here, mine was the 12th! Just remember as you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two. Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative. Happy Birthday!
March 26th, 2008 at 1:02 pmWhat should you say to a wildebeest on his birthday??
…Happy birthday to Gnu!!
Happy birthday to you! (not a gnu!)
March 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pmHappy Birthday Brian
March 26th, 2008 at 1:32 pmMay you travel home today
to Pac-Man Cupcakes
Happy Birthday, Brian.
May your years be filled with tasty cola flavored candy that will never lead to any health problems.
May your many many years left on this earth be filled with amazing and wonderful new Limited Editions and classic Awesomely Addictive favorites.
May your healthy family and friends share, but not overly induldge in your new taste experiences (unless you want to keep it all to yourself which is totally fine).
Yes, Happy Birthday, Brian, and may you and yours be blessed for many years to come.
PS: No one ever said turning 29 multiple times was a bad thing. Turn 29 again gracefully. I am working on mine again, and I can’t wait until I turn 29 again next year and the year after that.
March 26th, 2008 at 2:07 pmHappy, happy, birthday!
March 26th, 2008 at 2:29 pmhappy bday!
March 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pmHave a Good ‘n Plenty Birthday Brian!
March 26th, 2008 at 2:37 pmHappy Birthday! I am a newbie to the site, but sure could use some candy…all I’ve been eating since I got pregnant is these nasty little “lozenges” they give you to combat morning sickness. They are green apple flavored, and are the grossest thing ever…maybe I will win and get to indulge in some real candy!!
March 26th, 2008 at 3:00 pmHappy Birthday!
March 26th, 2008 at 3:13 pmHappy Birthday to you!
March 26th, 2008 at 3:23 pmHappy Birthday to you!
29 with candy filled dreams.
from me to you!
Eat all that you desire.
cause you made it this far.
but do me a favor.
save me a bite of that candy bar!
Enjoy your Happy Day
and many more years.
Stay away from them Hot candys.
So you never shed no tears!
Happy Birthday Brian!
Happy Birthday Brian!
March 26th, 2008 at 3:44 pmHappy birthday to you! I love candy, especially chocolate and this site is awesome! Thanks for all the great reviews and have a great birthday.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:45 pmJeez…all these super creative Birthday wishes. Considering my crap day, some sugary treats send my way would turn around my mood. Here is your chance to be Master of the Universe and take that sadness and turn it into happiness. But in my experience, the sympathy card never works in contests. But you may be the first who does the unexpected. Happy Birthday and all good wishes to our King of the Candy Universe. I am not above using shameless flattery.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:49 pmHappy birthday, Brian!
March 26th, 2008 at 4:01 pmHaha,that’s amazing!
March 26th, 2008 at 4:03 pmMy brothers birthday is today!
Happy birthday.:)
Happy Birthday, Brian. It must be a fortuitous day for candy addicts because it’s my birthday too! I love birthdays — you get a free pass to eat cake for breakfast and overload on candy! Here’s hoping your birthday has been as sweet as mine.
March 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pmHappy birthday, and may you live at least 100 more years so that you can experience Hershey’s 200th anniversary, and try all their new release products.
March 26th, 2008 at 4:33 pmHave a delicious birthday!
March 26th, 2008 at 4:59 pmSounds yummy! I really enjoy this blog.
March 26th, 2008 at 5:30 pmHi, first time to your site but you said candy, and i was listening.I had a rough morning and have been eating candy all day…Thank G for small pleasures:)
cheers
Babs in TX
March 26th, 2008 at 6:44 pmHappy Birthday Brian. I want you to know that your website gives me so much enjoyment each week. I am a high school English teacher, and after a long, hard day at school dealing with teenagers, it truly gives me pleasure to come home and read your blog. For this birthday, I want you to know how much what you do means to me, and so many others. Happy Birthday Brian. Thank you.
March 26th, 2008 at 8:25 pmHappy Annual Natal Day! May it be sweet and enjoyed.
March 26th, 2008 at 8:28 pmHappy Birthday Brian!
March 26th, 2008 at 8:47 pmHope the candles aren’t melting your cake!
Smile and enjoy your day.
wow today is my neice’s birthday as well! so i will give you the same poem i emailed her as i am sure you are close to the same age.
I am four.
I don’t know why.
Perhaps I fell
Out of the sky
Four years ago.
I don’t know.
Or came like jelly
Out of Mommy’s belly.
Oh, my! Oh, my!n
March 26th, 2008 at 9:10 pmHappy Birthday! I hope it was a great one.
March 26th, 2008 at 9:14 pmHAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM GOLDEN CORAL TO YOU
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
I don’t work/nor eat at Golden Coral (I’m more of Luby’s individual)…but ya know…
Have a great evening!
March 26th, 2008 at 9:42 pmHappy Birthday!
March 26th, 2008 at 9:59 pmHappy happy birthday,
happy birthday brian,
i wanted to write something clever,
but didn’t see the use in tryin’.
There are so many others
that wrote better wishes, as you’ll see
but nobody wants that free candy
quite as much as me!!
thanks for letting your fans help you celebrate : )
March 26th, 2008 at 10:04 pmHappy Birthday!!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:08 pmHappy Birthday!!! my birthday is this friday and i’m really excited so i can’t imagine how u must be feeling, i mean ur giving a gift away on UR birthday!!! lol!!! but i don’t want ur gift i just wanted to wish u a happy happy birthday and hope that u’ll have a great day!!!
March 27th, 2008 at 12:51 amBrian,
March 27th, 2008 at 1:48 amHappy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy birthday!
Brian,
Wishing you a kick-ass birthday. “Take 5″ and enjoy your day!
March 27th, 2008 at 9:20 amAlright I made the cut (J/K)
March 30th, 2008 at 7:55 pmIt was really nice of Brian to include #65 and #66 ^_^
I wonder if he got anything candy related for his birthday
Like an m&m\’s candy dispenser 
March 31st, 2008 at 6:38 pmSo…. who won?! I know I didn’t get an email about winning… yet, and I think mine was really good (#39). Am I being too modest here?
ha ha.
April 8th, 2008 at 6:37 pmI was one of the winners, but there was never a post telling who the winners were, like last year! I’m still waiting to receive my candy - I can’t wait! I rush home everyday after work and check my mailbox!
April 9th, 2008 at 5:31 pmJessica ^_^ I hope you have good weather when the package comes! The last few packages of some I ordered online came when it was rainy out
Nothing got damaged tho 
April 9th, 2008 at 7:24 pmomg happy late birthday dude loll just a little late dont yout think lol so what you up to
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:04 pmwhat the… if i would have known earlier i would have sent you a comment earlier lol HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:06 pm