Thirty is a big birthday for anybody, and Topps isn’t taking their three decades of success with Ring Pop lightly. I remember begging my parents for money so I could ride my bike to the neighborhood Tom Thumb convenience store to buy a Ring Pop, and I’m glad the brand has adapted to a changing […]

(photo courtesy of bluebuddies.com) Candy companies must have taken Gargamel’s idea of eating Smurfs a little too literally when they released their versions “Smurf Bubble Gum”. Thankfully, you aren’t actually chewing Smurfs. Imagine how traumatizing that would be for fans of the show! The gum was produced back during the Smurfs’ peak of popularity in […]

Name brands don’t influence me to buy things. Flashy packages, tempting images, a cute cartoon face or a really cool name… those are things that grab my attention. This isn’t the best logic, but it’s the way I am. You can imagine my expression when I discovered Vertigo. The name alone makes me imagine colorful […]

Bubble Gum Booster’s general concept is this: your gum loses its flavor, so you stick it in the plastic contraption. Close the lid and you shake the contraption causing little pieces of colored candy to stick to your flavorless gum. Take your gum out of the booster and chew it again. Mmmm, new flavor. This […]

What’s the best thing to eat while playing Nintendo? Candy, of course. If you can’t play Nintendo though, you may as well be eating Nintendo candy. Presented here is a rundown of all the Nintendo-themed candy we could find. We first noticed Nintendo’s presence in the candy world back in October with a post about […]