Exclusive First Look: NEW 2022 Hello Kitty meets Dog PEZ assortment....

There cannot be a year without a 

new Hello Kitty PEZ series.

PEZ International and Sanrio have come 

up with something great again for 2022.

New characters have been added to the 

Hello Kitty PEZ range since 2018, 

and while photos with the 

PEZ Kitty Llama from 2020 are the 

undisputed number one when it comes to sharing 

on Instagram, that could well change in 2022.

We are pleased to be able to give 

you an exclusive first look at the 

new Hello Kitty meets dog PEZ range, 

which will be available in Europe

 in the first quarter of 2022!

What goes best with a cute kitty, 

of course a loving puppy!

We already saw the cute little dog for the 

first time at the 
Sweets and Expo fair in June in the USA, 

now we also have the opportunity to admire 

the other two dispensers

 from the new Hello Kitty Dog assortment.

While the European HK range always consisted 

of 4 PEZ dispensers in the past, 

this year this has already been reduced to 

3 dispensers for the Hello Kitty bees assortment, 

which means that the HK range will continue in 

2022 with three diespensers
.
As in the past, PEZ Candy Inc. (USA) is only 

taking over the cute little puppy (March 1st. 2022 release)

 from the European HK dog range.
Now it's just a matter of waiting for the apparition next year.
Happy Collecting!

Thank you PEZ International AG for the pictures.

Hello Kitty Friends:
 2018 Unicorn, 2019 Mermaids,
2020 Llama, 2021 Bee, 2022 new Hello Kitty Puppy

New Hello Kitty Puppy on display at the Sweets and Snacks Expo.

PHOTY 2021! Thank you of the bottom of my Heart!

 

Even a few days after my win, my feelings 

are still indescribable.

I would like to take this opportunity again to say 

thank you from the bottom of my heart ....

How it all started ... 

a few days before PEZAMANIA took place, 

I was invited to a Zoom Meeting on a false pretext, 

I only received a few keywords ...

 

To be honest, actually I'm not a big fan of the zoom meetings, 

that's why I had never attended one before.

It was about one o'clock in the morning

when I received the link for the meeting, actually 

I was already relatively tired but still looking foward

 to the meeting and then we started ...

 

Then the big surprise - 

suddenly I was the center of attention. 

I was having a hard time following all the participants 

because the sound quality wasn't the very best, 

but when my name was dropped as PHOTY and almost all of the previous PHOTY were there,

I was completely lost, 

of course, and thought I was going to faint. :)

 

Due to the distance, the time difference 

and because I unfortunately had no opportunity to be present 

at PEZAMANIA, the committee decided to inform me 

via the zoom metting in advance.

 

Of course I had to promise that I wasn't allowed to 

reveal anything until Pezamania. 

That was also a great gesture, 

so I was able to prepare a little what I really wanted to say.

Then the big day, I got a video call at midnight my time 

and was able to watch the announcement live.

It was so breathtaking!

As already mentioned in my speech live at PEZAMANIA.

 

It was neither my goal and I, did never in my life have 

expected to be able and namend on the list with 

all these wonderful PHOTY winners and to become the 

first international winner. 

That fills me with pride and my emotions 

cannot be expressed in words.

 

This will always be a very special moment in my life.

 

It was maybe a surprise for one or the other 

and a bit disturbing and weird, 

a collector has been honored who could not be present, 

who is somewhere 10,000 kilometers away from us 

and who speaks to us via mobile phone ........ 

and yet all of these is again the best evidence for it ...

PEZ and our hobby have no limits!

 

PEZ and our hobby bring people together, 

no matter where, 

no matter what skin, color,

 religion, weight, gender, sexual orientation, 

political opinion, 

we all love and share the 

same beloved hobby!

We all have found friends trough our hobby, 

we feel, celebrate, cry and share our worries together,

 all of this and everyone of you makes 

our hobby so special, and I'm so happy to be a part of it!

From the beginning it was important to me to bundle 

all information on the blog. 

With all the different social media channels 

it is easy to lose the overview and flow of information.

The top priority for me was always to approach new collectors. 

The credo was, if you bring a new collector to our hobby, 

then you have already won. 

This credo has and will always motivate me!

 

I woud like to thank the committee 

and all the wonderful 23! previous PHOTY winners!

YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

 

My dear Co-host from the Blog, 

my lovely Krissy who always belived in me 

and to my two VIP buddies Willi and Yasin.

Without you I would never win this wonderful award!

I want to get on with the thanks and woud like to thank 

PEZ International and PEZ Candy Inc. 

for always securing you :) 

and Momopez for allowing me to always use his pictures.

Thank you very much!

 

At the end I would like to dedicate my 

award to all of you, 

each and every one of you deserves it, 

because if you share pictures and videos, 

your newcomers, 

the new releases or your thoughts, 

a podcast, 

a virtual convention, 

or a Gathering with us in the communities, 

all of this will give our beloved hobby SPIRIT!

Thank you for all your work you do!

I would also like to thank you again for the many 

worldwide congratulations and encouragement. I

 have to say honestly that it is really good for the soul.

Let yourself be hugged tightly and thank 

you very much again for everything.

To the best hobby in the world!

Happy Collecting!

 PEZ MAKES YOU SMILE!

Nenad Markov aka PEZ Ghosty

 

Thank you Josh B for the Video! 

 

PEZ HEAD OF THE YEAR!!! CONGRATULATIONS GHOSTY!!

Yesterday in the car I heard the news. My dear friend Nenad and co-creator of PEZ PALZ, better known as our PEZ Ghosty was just named PEZ HEAD of the YEAR! Joe Pavarati presented the award via zoom to Ghosty from PEZAMANIA. Ghosty is the first ever International winner of the award. 

Long before we met, Ghosty was busy jet setting all over the world searching for PEZ high and low. He has met so many people in our hobby and doing so much to generously spread his love for our little candy dispensers to others. On Monday February 10th, 2014 Ghosty published a rundown of his trip to the French Gathering hosted by Christian on a new blog and that triggered his love of blogging about PEZ and sharing everything he knows about PEZ with the world. 1,282 posts later the rest is history without Ghosty PEZ PALZ would not be even close to AWESOME! With partners Willi and Yasin the VIP gathering was created and two very successful gatherings happened in Vienna, Austria in 2015 and 2019. 

Since mid 2019 my medical conditions have worsened and Ghosty has taken over all of the functions of PEZ PALZ. He does it all, FB, IG, +all the other social media, he collects all the news, sources the photos, does the design +++ It’s no small task it takes long hours and he loves it.  Nenad has a special spirit, dedication, work ethic, and love of PEZ like no other in the world. You have brought so much joy to the hobby for so many. No doubt you are a very deserving winner! 

Nenad, I am so happy that you have won this award, it is the highest honor in our hobby. Congratulations! 

 LOVE YOU MY FRIEND.  

-Krissy 

2021 PHOTY NENAD MARKOV written by Brian Jaskolski...

OMG! I am the 2021 PHOTY!

How unbelievable, 

I still can't believe it, I'll share my feelings about it on the blog tomorrow,

 in the meantime my lovely friend and 

2018 PHOTY winner Brian Jaskolski

has written something magically for me together.

Brian:

From all of the past PezHeads of the Year, 

we would like to congratulate the 2021 PHOTY:

 

Nenad Markov!

 

You all know Nenad “Pez Ghosty” Markov as one of the 

admins of this blog, but he has contributed so much to 

the Pez collecting community over the past years. 

In looking for a good PHOTY nominee, the past winners select 

candidates not based on the size of their collection 

not how much they post online, but rather candidates 

who contribute meaningfully throughout the year to 

promote and grow the Pez hobby.

Nenad is one of several hosts who have put on 

2 VIP gatherings in Austria. 

He also travels to many local and international gatherings each year. 

He has even come to the US for them! 

His blog that he is a co-admin of, 

is second to none when it comes 

to the big Pez scoops. 

Nenad has the pulse of the Pez community, 

and is constantly updating everyone 

with the newest dispensers coming out, 

pics from the candy shows in the US and Germany, 

and surprises that many of us never saw coming.

Nenad is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to many Pez items, 

whether it be convention gathering dispensers, 

new or old gift tins, or general European Pez info.

It’s for all these reasons and more, t

hat we are so happy to announce 

Nenad as the 2021 PezHead of the Year 

(and our first international recipient, too!) 

Congratulations from everyone in the Pez Community 

and all of the past PezHeads of the Year.

Written by: Brian Jaskolski

Thank you so much Brian, this is so beneficial to me! >3

R: PHOTY 2017 Jessica G. & PHOTY 2018 Brian J holding my award.

 

The PEZ HEAD OF THE YEAR KINGS TABEL

Official Pictures! SING 2 on European PEZ Cards...

 In June we were able to give you a first look 

at the mockups for the new 

Sing 2 PEZ dispensers, 

and now fresh from the photo studio, 

we have received the official pictures from the new PEZ assortment.

The new PEZ Sing 2 PEZ assortmet will include

ASH 

the porcupine girl on red stem, 

with a trendy shirt and a red jacket.

We are particularly taken with

GUNTER

the pig, on orange stem with a stylish pineapple hoodie.

JOHNNY 

the gorilla, on bright blue stem, 

with a casual shirt, and a jacket. 

They will be available in stores in Europe and the USA in time 

for the new movie from around October.

The dispenser look really great, we can't wait to 

add them to our collection.

Happy Collecting.

Our six-month PEZ PICTORIAL for you ...

We made it through the first half of the year

and yes it was pretty exciting.

With all the Limited Editions, 

PEZ has made our adrealin levels and our 

heartbeat soar at times.

So that you can keep an eye out for your missing dispensers, 

we have once again put together our 

beloved half-year pictorial for you.

New now, and by popular request

as a relief, we have for every dispenser an explanation 

whether it is /was available in Europe (by PEZ Int.) 

or on the American market (by PEZ Candy Inc.).

What many of you did not notice, due to the pandemic

PEZ also had to struggle 

with many problems in the first half of the year 

due to the pandemic with delivery delays, 

and the shortage of containers.

When we look at our pictorial, we should also praise PEZ, 

as the many new publications in the first half of the year are impressive, 

and at the end PEZ mastered all the problems brilliantly.

Very good Job PEZ! ;)

Hopefull you love our new pictorial, we would love 

if our list can help some of you to find the missing PEZ dispenser's

Happy Collecting!

2021 Variations: regular Valentines Hearts (color variation)
mini Valentines Hearts (sideways)  
Cinderella (color variation-dress in metallic look)

 

PEZAMANIA Family Reunion Gathering dispenser unveiled...

Actually, 

the big family reunion party should have taken 

place last summer for the 

30th anniversary of PEZAMANIA, 

with a heavy heart Rick and Sue M. had to cancel and postpone 

the event due to the pandemic.

But now the anniversary can be celebrated, the PEZ fun has started, 

and the corresponding gathering dispenser can also be presented.

Our friend, Bill H. was the first to get the great 

Crystal  Cheesin Emoji PEZ dispenser, 

on a blue base with a great stem with a lovely print.

Congratulations on that, Bill!

Thank you Bill for the picture!

PEZ Candy USA has also specially designed 

a great card for PEZAMANIA.

At this point we would also like to thank Rick and Sue M.  

and their helpers for another great organization for PEZAMANIA !!!

An a happy 30th anniversary!!

Have fun all participants, oh how much we would like to be there !!

Happy Collecting!

Disney's PEZ Dumbo now available in the USA...

We already got to know the new PEZ Dumbo

 from the Disney Animals range from PEZ International this spring.

With his big ears he has now dared the overseas flight 

and ends up in the PEZ Candy Inc. online shop in the USA.

The Dumbo will be packaged on a Disney Branded Blister card.

Happy Collecting!

now available from PEZ Candy Inc. PEZ.com

Into the PEZ Double Cards.... 3 new ones!

They still exist, the PEZ collectors who have not yet given up 

on the PEZ double cards, 

we are quickly approaching 100 different PEZ double cards. 

 Jim D is one of them, and he deserves our sincere thanks

 for keeping us posted here! 

 

 Now it's time to look out for 3 new PEZ double cards, 

the cute limited edition bees have found their 

way onto the double cards, just like 

Bugs Bunny and LeBron James from the Space Jam series. 

 

 In time for Pezamania, we have of course also reworked 

our double card pictorial, maybe you will find one or 

the other card there that you are still missing. 

 

You can check out our master double card pictorial master list 
HERE

 Happy collecting.

Now available from C&A in Europe! NEW PEZ T-Shirt

Actually we are used to the fact that all the 

cool PEZ T-shirts are available either in Japan or in the USA.

Now we are pleased that we have good news 

for all our European PEZ collectors. 

The fashion giant C&A is currently offering a cool 

navy blue T-shirt with the great PEZ lettering.

Of course, I couldn't resist and had to buy myself a T-shirt immediately 

😃

Off to the next C&A branch, or order here online

Happy Collecting!