In Europe, aside from the
PEZ Valentine’s Day Online Exclusive dispenser,
there is currently nothing to be found in
brick-and-mortar stores. Demand still appears
to be too low for wider retail distribution.
The situation is quite different for our American PEZ friends.
In the United States,
Valentine’s Day PEZ dispensers
are already available in a variety of retail channels.
This gives us the perfect opportunity to provide an
overview of what PEZ items can be found where this season.
First things first:
there are no completely new Valentine’s
Day dispensers for our collections this year.
However, packaging enthusiasts and stem
variation collectors will certainly get their money’s worth,
as several attractive new items have been
released that make excellent additions to existing collections.
Already during the Christmas season, Sam’s Club
Already during the Christmas season, Sam’s Club surprised collectors with a special,
Sam’s Club–exclusive Christmas Twin Pack.
This trend continues with an
exclusive 16 Count Valentine’s Party Pack,
available only at Sam’s Club.
This new party pack contains 16 Valentine’s
PEZ dispensers, including 8 dispensers featuring
the Valentine’s Happy Crystal Heart and
8 dispensers featuring the
Purple Hugging Crystal Heart designs.
As much as we appreciate this new Valentine’s Party Pack,
it is a bit disappointing that the
dispensers were not produced on mini stems.
That said, this party pack fits perfectly into collections
alongside the already well-known Halloween PEZ Party Packs.
Walmart also offers something special and
exclusive from PEZ this year.
While the choice of character may come as a surprise,
it is certainly something completely different.
Featuring a specially designed Valentine’s PEZ blister card,
the Creeper from the Minecraft line
is now available at Walmart.
This release is a definite must-have for
PEZ blister card collectors and stem variation collectors alike,
as the Creeper now appears on a
11.4 Hungary stem instead of the usual 11.4 China stem.
Several PEZ collectors have also reported
finding the Cupcake from the PEZ Treats line
on a Valentine’s card at Hobby Lobby.
This dispenser has been added to the
Valentine’s assortment this year and greets
us with a wonderfully cheerful smile.
Now, all that remains is to wait and see what
PEZ will present as this year’s Valentine’s Day
Online Exclusive dispenser.
And once again, PEZ seems to have come up with
something very interesting, something you most
likely would never expect.
Stay tuned. It remains exciting.
Happy Collecting!