Friday, February 20, 2015

ARIZONA = PEZ

Sweeties Candy store recently opened in Chandler, AZ.  The mother store is in Cleveland, Ohio and boasts the largest (40,000 sf.) candy store in the North America.  Look at all those PEZ in the above photo recently tweeted on the PEZ.com website.   Hey, let's go visit Grandma Hodgkinson right away!

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

2015 PEZ WATCH

Anticpated PEZ for 2105 include the following:.
AVENGERS set is scheduled to coincide with the new Avengers 2 Movie coming out this May.  The characters are all repeats with Hulk and perhaps one other character with a new look.

DESPICABLE ME all new set and characters.

HARRY POTTER boxed gift set is due out, probably near Christmas, as the gift sets usually go.
Kiniopio of the SUPER MARIO BRO. set was advertised as out last year.  None of our collectors have reported seeing it.

MY LITTLE PONY new European Set is not expected to be seen in the US this year.

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR is a new European sub-set of the Madagascar series.  This set came out in Europe at the end of 2014 with the characters Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. 

A new STAR WARS tinned gift set is scheduled for release with the new Star Wars movie.  Rumor is that Yoda and Darth Vader may be redesigned.

The TARGET PUPPY came out during Christmas 2014 in Target Stores with a Gift Card. 

New 2015 HEARTS with new script of old sayings.
2015 CHRISTMAS PLUSH with what looks like repeats of Snowman and Reindeer and a brand new Santa

Some new animals are promoted to come out to add to the WILDLIFE PLUSH series.
Also this year two more PRESIDENTIAL boxed sets are scheduled.  Nixon, Ford, G. H. W. Bush and Clinton will be in Volume VIII, and Carter, Regan, G. W. Bush and Obama will be included in Volume IX.