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Retro Candy Flashback: Rain-Blo Gumballs

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As a kid, gumballs were a staple of my candy diet. But they weren’t just any gumballs, like those generic ones you got out of candy machines for a quarter. They were Rain-Blo gumballs.
They came in that little cellophane tube, perfect for squeezing out one at a time into your mouth. Then, as now, […]

Candy Review: Organic Zootons

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In my Candy Addict staff profile, I joke that I adhere to a strict organic, vegan diet to balance my rabid candy consumption. Though that’s not entirely true, if it were I could find sweet organic, vegan refuge in Zootons. What are Zootons, you ask? Well Zootons are beings hailing from Zootopia, […]

Retro Candy Flashback: Garbage Can-dy

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As a kid, there are no two things more enticing in the world than candy and toys. So when the two combine together in some way it can have quite an irresistible impact. While PEZ dispensers might be the undisputed king in this novelty treat category, another contender from my youth […]

Candy Review: Holiday Baby Bottle Pops

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I have mixed feeling about holiday candy going on the shelves before Thanksgiving arrives. Is it just me? My usual crankiness toward the early arrival was quickly dissipated when I saw these new Holiday Baby Bottle Pops. Yes, new candy for me to try!
They may be holiday but their design is 100% Christmas with […]

Candy Review: Soda Pop Tops

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Out of all the really unique and new items that were being showcased at the All Candy Expo, one stood out to me as a real winner: The Soda Pop Top. Here’s how it works - it’s a dome shaped lollipop that has a hollow center and it sits on a base that you screw […]

Candy Review: Pucker Powder

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Given my penchant for all things sour and tongue-burning, I was really excited to see the word “sour” written all over the Pucker Powder dispenser. I first encountered it at the Sweet Expo here in Melbourne, and then Brian mentioned seeing it at the All Candy Expo.
Pucker Powder is basically edible sand art. Sand […]

Vitaball Vitamin Gum

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Have you or your kids ever found excuses to skip your multivitamin? I’ve seen ads for Vitaball Vitamin Gum for quite some time, and since I love gum and should take vitamins, I decided to do some research. According to the Vitaball website, their product is acceptable for people age five or older, and […]