Sunday, April 11, 2010

Pez Galore!

First of all, hi there, happy weekend, and I’ve missed you. :)

Second of all~

Raise your hand if…you collect Pez.  Hey, me too!

A couple of weeks ago, just for the fun of it, I answered a “Wanted” ad on Craig's List for Pez collectors.  Turns out this very nice kid from Hampshire College is doing a documentary on people and their collections, including Pez.  So….last Monday, he came here laden with a boatload of camera equipment and a very inquisitive mind.  He stayed for almost two hours, asking questions, filming, chatting, taking still photos and being quite enjoyable.

I wore a teeny little microphone and got to talk about my collection…DSCN3733 …about 120 of them here, although I can’t remember where I put the rest of them, about 50 or 60 more!  I think it’s the darn “old-age” forgetfulness.  When he asked why I collect Pez, I told him because they’re cute, colorful, cheap and fun to look at; nothing deeper than that. (I don’t even eat the candy!)

DSCN3738 If you bend Chewbacca's head back, he’ll play the Star Wars theme song!  Daughter #2 used to wake Daughter #3 up in the middle of the night by doing just that…Daughter #3 did not find it amusing!

DSCN3735 How cute and colorful are these Flintstones Pez?

The only Pez that I spent any real money on is a Yankees Charlie Brown, in honor of my dad who was an avid Yankees fan.  That one cost $20…the others were all either gifts or impromptu purchases.

So….what do you collect?

 

 

4 comments:

  1. My daughters, now 15 and 19, collected Pez dispensers when they were younger. We have so many! Love your collection!

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  2. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In love with you blog header. Can you share how you did that?

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  3. Hi---
    I have missed you-busy with school? Not much longer here but whose counting right?
    I'll be showing Ken your post, he has a very small collection of them. they are very fun.
    I love the Chewie story. Sisters!

    Hope all is well and thank you for your sweet comment on my current post! We both appreciate it.

    Melinda

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  4. That is an awesome collection!

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