Northeast Convention Pez Revealed

Today we see the official Northeast Pez Convention Pez.  
Our friend Richie has been teasing us for months now, 
and we are so excited to finally see it.  
This will be the first Pez made by Pez for the gathering since 2005.  
We love it!!!!

Thanks Jeff for the picture :)

Pez Collectors News website http://pezcollectorsnews.com/

Photo posted on Facebook

 https://www.facebook.com/PezCollectorsNews/?fref=nf

Making the 1st Uk Pez Gathering with Kelle...

Kelle Blyth is making history, by hosting and creating the very first UK Pez Gathering! The event is taking place on 20th August 2016 at the Garage, Norwich, England 11am - 4pm, so how did this idea come to life?
Kelle is sharing her story with us.  Thanks Kelle :)

 

So, where to start?

I guess the beginning is always a good place. 

I was just a baby when........too far back? Yeah I guess you're right!

Let's start at the beginning of my PEZ adventure! My “real” collecting started in my teenage years. I was always the strange girl who collected those “silly kids toys” (silly kids toys?! I think not). I'd never found anyone else that shared my passion for this hobby. Then one day, I discovered MySpace4PEZheads. Wow, others like me! I'd spend hours looking and learning from people on there and I longed to be able to attend one of the conventions I'd read about. But due to lack of funds, I knew that it wasn't going to be a possibility anytime in the near future. Then a little lightbulb went ping in my head. What if there was an event in the UK, and better still, what if I was to host the event. With a background in Music Industry Management and Event Promotion, I knew that this was something that I could do, and hopefully I could make it great. So I put the feelers out and tried to gain a little interest. To my utter disappointment, interest was at zero. Was I really the only one in the UK that wanted to be part of something like this? It was beginning to feel very much like that. Who was I kidding anyway? I'd never even met another collector in England. I guess that the UK wasn't quite ready for it!

Roll on a few, okay, quite a few years. I'm sat up my computer and something in my brain makes my fingers type the word PEZ into Facebook. By this time Myspace4PEZheads is no more and this crazy site where people tend to find out every little detail about your life is now bringing me back into the world of PEZ. Hallelujah, Facebook is good for something! That little lightbulb in my head from all those years ago is still there, although not burning quite as bright anymore, but it's there. 

I decide that I can't be the only British PEZ head out there, and I would love to get in contact with others. This was the birth of PEZ Collectors UK.

https://www.facebook.com/PezCollectorsUK/

I figured that I could share PEZ info whilst at the same time find other collectors. Slowly but surely, the page began to get followers. Oh my gosh, there ARE others!! And so the cogs started turning again. Once again I put the C word out there. And before all your dirty minds start thinking how rude I am, I totally meant Convention! POW, another blow with no interest. It was very disheartening. But people who know me, know that I am a very determined person. Good things come to those that wait.

So I waited, and I waited and I waited.

2015 – the year that made my lightbulb almost burst! 

The Facebook page was going well and another attempt at gaining some interest in a future event actually worked!!!! I had people interested in actually coming to something. YES!!! I was so excited. That was the point when I thought “Screw it!” nothing was going to stop me hosting the 1st UK PEZ Gathering!
<3 Kelle

Stay Tuned, Kelle will be sharing more with us soon!
Visit Kelle gathering page on Facebook HERE

follow Kelle on Twitter @KellePEZ
on Instagram pez_collectors_uk

Pez Connectible's Ninja Turtles Single and Duo Pack...

One month ago the Connectible's Ninja Turtles popped up for the first time

at the PEZ Visitors Center as single pack, now some of you have the chance to get a NEW Duo Pack at the BJ´s store for a great price.

The Connectible Ninja´s, Iron Man with light up eyes

Captain America with a clip-on shield for more play action,

are for us a the most innovative PEZ since the past years.

We really hope and wish for more and something similar like these sets

will follow for 2017.

so get your own Connectible's Ninja´s, and turn your PEZ dispenser into an

ACTION HERO :) 

Finding Dory PEZ USA release....

Today we know more about the finding Dory USA release.
Last year we saw the Dory fish bowl at the sweets and snack expo in Chicago, 

and now PEZ Candy Inc. has presented on their website www.pez.com

the upcoming release. They will be shipping beginning of May.

 Finding Dory 3 dispenser gift set in a re-useable fish bowl!

Bailey

Dory

&

Nemo

3 dispensers with exclusive new blue transparent stems! 
This is totally new for Pez!

We are totally in love with the transparent stems!

Includes 6 rolls of candy.

Photo: http://www.pez.com/
USA Release

Photo: http://www.pez.com/

USA Release

We noticed in this picture, that the stem may vary hopefully!

We are so excited to add these to our collections!

This means there will be 9 unique finding Dory
 stems to collect this year 

4 Euro, 3 fish bowl, 1 yellow Dory & And Bailey on turquoise.

Photo: Pez International 
Euro Release

Easter Mini Barky PEZ...

Great surprise for all the Barky PEZ Collectors out there :D

new MINI 2016 Easter Barky's are now available through

PoorPaws a Charity located in Australia.

All profits will go directly to Save Our Strays which helps with rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming unwanted dogs and cats.

 This is a Limited Edition of 250.

www.saveourstrays.org.au 

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2016 Easter Mini Barky PEZ

Madrid PEZ Gathering, wild week of bidding

It was an Amazing week in the world of eBay auctions.
 The 2014 Madrid Gathering brought an amazing $565.00 but did not beat the record for the 2014 Portugal Ball Dispenser for $565.55

2014 Pez Madrid Gathering Ghost Dispenser

Final Bid $565.00 

Other auctions of interest

Lucky 2016 Pez

Michael Porter has started making fantasy Pez line. 

Michael has given away about 25% of both the hearts and the LUCKY 16s. 

So Why LUCKY 16 ? 

Michael told us he has have been giving dispensers away at work as

"Good Luck PEZ" to coworkers for several years.

He has always carried a lucky dispenser for the last 30 years or so this just upped the ante. 
 Michael Plans to create new lucky Pez each year.

We must say these look amazing!!! Thank You Michael for sending these to us! 

You can visit his site at

 http://www.customcandydispensers.com/

Avengers Interactive now Available

The New Avengers have made it to Pez dealers around the USA in the past week and now we are getting a closer look at them.  Ironman's eyes light up!!!  Captain America's shield spins!!  We have not seen anything like this before, We cannot wait to get our hands on these!

Photo:  http://www.usdispensers.com/

Photo:  http://www.usdispensers.com/

New Rolling Stones Pez

Today a post appeared on Facbook with reference to these New Rolling Stone Pez. The post reads, You can get NOW … Satisfaction … ! With our Rolling Stones PEZ dispensers. Available at the gift shop of the Saatchi gallery in London!

The Exhibitionism - The Rolling Stones is opened from 5th April until 4th September 2016.

Just Lamps imitation Pez sells at auction ...

Today the Just Lamps imitation Pez sold on eBay for a record $565.00 it is not clear how many exist. Per Pezilla's report in July of 2014 one had sold at auction for $306.13.

Photos: From Pezilla 

Fotos Ancient Tomb Rings Havealook

Other similar Pez that have been produced with out permission Include the Scholastic & Compaq Dispensers.

 Photo: Google Images 

 Photo: Google Images 

Pezilla

Disco Inferno Winners!!!

Thank You to all who entered our Disco Inferno Contest you all did a great job!! 

It was so hard for us to choose our Winners,  Fortunately we were able to have 4 Winners!! First, Second & Third place were chosen By Ghosty & I. The 4th and final winner was chosen by a poll we put on our site, Thanks to all who voted.

Jessica´s report from the ATX PEZ Gathering...

 

 

For all those who did not have the chance to attend the ATX PEZ Gathering we are happy to share with you a little summary which was written by

our PEZ Pal Jessica <3

 

 

As soon as we arrived to the hotel we were greeted by a bunch of Pezheads...

Their arms full of PEZ that they had just purchased and me not wanting to miss a beat grabbed my husband and started to practically running down the hallways to start room hoping!

 

 I was on a mission!

I need minis, Barky's and anything that caught my eye!!!!!

Word got out what I was hunting for and I was sent to Silas's room....

He had a mini set that I needed.... YES!!!!!

As I'm in the Hosts room I realize OH we haven't registered yet oops!!!

We make our way to registration and pick up our registration bags.

Inside we find our attendee dispenser, a pint glass,

a pin and a bunch of other cool ATX swag.

 

Silas runs down the list of events for us and up first is karaoke.....

Oh NO...

I love to sing but I'm horrible at it....

I decide I'll let the hubby and my friends handle this.... Well....

As the drinks start flowing and the Pezhead start piling into the convention room we all just start dancing and randomly singing to whatever song is playing.... Then things got serious...

Silas grabs the microphone and starts up the karaoke contest...

He belts out a song and then Jerry Battenfield gets on stage...

This very nice quiet man whom I never thought would be doing karaoke sings

Lil Red Riding Hood!!!! He rocked that song!!!

One by one Pezhead get up on stage and sing!!!!

(There are videos of everyone singing if anyone wants to see them lol)

Ok so now I'm being pressured to go sing... Ok ok I pick a song...

Bohemian Rhapsody...

Now why do I pick an extremely long song? I HAVE NO CLUE!!!!!!

But it won me the award of WOMEN PEZHEAD IDOL!!!!!

Everyone did great singing and the karaoke party was a blast.....

 

Silas made sure that everyone was entertained with
 lots of PEZ activities and seminars....

 

 

He gave a great one on PEZ pals, where everyone learned a lot of information.

 

Travis Clifford did a seminar on Halloween PEZ,

which was broadcast live by Bubby PEZ on WPEZ-TV.

That was a lot of fun!

Cliff Lee had a seminar on PEZ 101 where

even veteran collectors learned some new stuff.

 

The next day back to room hoping... Pezheads are wandering all over the hotel trying to find the PEZ that they need.

 

Silas planned a bunch of events for everyone to do.

Easter egg hunt

Making a special PEZ truck for a truck race

A kickball game (got cancelled due to rain)

The Truck race Charity Auction Raffles A guessing game Presenting Awards

The charity auction was amazing...

The Crazy Funny Landon was our auctioneer.

He turned himself into a Ringmaster for the auction!

He costume was spot on!!!!

He auctioned more than 20 lots raising over

4000 DOLLARS for Austin's Pets Alive!!!!!

 After the auction it was time for the truck races!

 

Mamma Lamay (Aaron Lamays mom) was the 1st place WINNER and won a cool prize ATX dispenser!

After the races Silas pulled the winning tickets for the raffles ...

I won a Brutus Pez dispenser .... Jeanine Elwell won a special red ATX dispenser and then a Vucko and a Frankenstein were raffled off also.

 

Now it was time for the Awards.... Everyone was given a sheet of paper with a list of categories and we had to write down names of who we think deserves these awards...

The Landon of course won Party Animal and

the Peter PEZ Award.

Aaron Lamay won Pezhead King and Bubby PEZ was his queen with him winning the Pezheads Queen award!

Phyllis Oreck won the person most likely to be buried with their PEZ.

Juan Orozco won Pezheads Male Idol and I won Pezheads female idol!!!!

 

 I also happened to win the guessing game.... We were told that someone's gathering pack had something different about it than everyone else's....

 Aaron Lamay was trying so hard to win but me being a sly fox was able to figure out the difference before him!!!!

On one bag the ATX logo was printed on the wrong side!!!!

 I won a blue ducky ATX dispenser!!!!!!
 

The Convention came to an end and a large group of us went

out for a BBQ Dinner..

Hey we are in Texas after all!!!

After dinner the group split up.

Some went back to the hotel and some went out on the town...

I'll let you guys guess what one I did;)

All in all the ATX PEZ Convention was fun.

Buying PEZ, playing games, and hanging out with your best friends...

What else does anyone really need?!?!


Thank you Jessica <3 for your story and pictures,
and also a big thank you to John Nord for the pictures :)