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Candy Gives Us More Than Just Sweetness … It Gives Sweet Memories

June 13, 2023 by
Share your favorite candy memories below and have a chance of winning an entire box of your favorite candy!

In honor of National Candy Month, my favorite month of the year, I reflected on all that candy has given me in my life. While many people see candy as a sweet treat, it is more than that. It has given me many smiles and also many memories. 

My favorite candy, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (which I am sure many of you know already), is my favorite for a reason. 

Yes, it tastes fantastic. Yes, it has an outstanding balance between peanut butter and chocolate. But it is more than that. The taste doesn’t just bring my tastebuds to great flavors but to great memories. 

 On road trips, when we stopped for gas, my mother would get out of the car and return with numerous different Reese products, almost none being the classic cup.

 I’ve had Reese’s Fast Break, Reese’s Nutrageous, Reese’s Snack Cake, Reese’s Sticks, Reese’s Take Five, and so much more. 

Trying all different kinds of Reese’s candies grew my love for their original product, making it my favorite. My brother also loved Reese’s growing up, and through that, I was also influenced. 

At CandyFavorites, we believe that candy is an easy way to connect with sweet childhood memories.

These memories make Reese’s that much sweeter when I bite into them, making them my favorite candy. So many candies are delicious, but these are my favorite because of the love and memories they hold. 

I have my favorite candies, and everyone else has their own. 

With these favorite candies are stories. With these stories come different flavors for the sweets. 

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups taste different for me than it would for you. 

They taste like “movies on the road,” “looking out the windows as the trees blur together,” and time spent with those I love. They are the taste of my childhood!  

So when people tell me they don’t like Reese’s, I don’t understand. 

Not because I don’t know that they might hate peanut butter (although that is also hard to comprehend) but because without this beloved combination of milk chocolate and peanut butter, I would not have those experiences. I would miss out on those sweet moments that Reese’s made. 

What’s better than winning a FREE BOX of your FAVORITE CANDY?

For National Candy Month, we want YOU to share YOUR sweet stories. 

The candy lover who shares the best memory or story will be rewarded with a box of their favorite candy to help spread the joy!

To enter, please leave your memory or story on this blog page, and we will choose a lucky winner on the last day of the month! 

Candy is more than just taking a bite. It is about sweet flavors, balance, memories, stories, and people’s lives. That is why we celebrate National Candy Month and why a company like ours exists. 

Candy is more than just a flavor. It is an experience and part of our life. 

Candy Contests, Candy News, Hannah Brelsford's Sweet Thoughts

Want To Win A Box Of Your FAVORITE Candy?

April 27, 2023 by
Share your favorite way to eat candy, and the best entry will win a box of their favorite sweets!

When it comes to eating candy, there are various ways that people enjoy their favorite sweets. 

Many celebrities have their opinions on the issue.

For example, Kourtney Kardashian views the proper way to eat a Kit Kat: to eat all the chocolate from the wafer and then eat the crispy wafer by itself. 

With almost any candy, you can choose to eat it in multiple different ways. 

The standard method is just taking a bite of the candy and throwing it in your mouth no matter what. However, the other ways of eating candy create more of an experience. 

For Kit Kats, like Kourtney Kardashian, you can bite all the chocolate off to reveal the wafer and then eat the wafer after. For Hershey’s bars, you can break apart all the pieces of chocolate and eat each of them individually. 

For M&M’s, some people organize them by color first – one might say that this method favors those who are more compulsive – and then eat them from least favorite color to their favorite, saving the best for last. 

For Milk Ways, some people start with the chocolate and then get to the “good parts” of the candy afterward. For Twix, some people start with chocolate, move on to the caramel and then eat the biscuit individually.

Saving the best candy for last, some people punch the peanut butter hole out of Reese’s Cup and eat that first, then eat the rim. It seems like a bit too much effort, but who are we to judge how people consume their favorite candy?

People eat candies differently because they are bored, want to be quirky, or believe sweets taste better when eaten in segments.

 It makes an experience out of eating candy. There is something sweeter about creating an experience from eating candy. These experiences make the candies taste better and give a candy lover a sense of purpose, if only temporarily. 

However, when you eat candies differently, you may lose some balance between the different flavors, or as the Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “the sum of the parts may not equal the whole.”   

Who said that there isn’t a science to enjoying candy?

This lack of taste balance happens explicitly with Kit Kats, Milky Ways, Twix, and Reese’s. Therefore, when you eat off certain parts of these candies first, you may miss the balance initially created through their perfected recipes. 

I like to mix it up to get the best of both worlds.

Some days I eat M&M’s randomly. On other days, I split up the colors and eat them that way. Sometimes I put an entire Reese’s Cup in my mouth; other times, I eat it in small bites. 

Let us be forthright; there is no right or wrong way to eat candy, which makes candy so enjoyable.

IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW, LET US KNOW HOW YOU ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE CANDY AND WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY A BOX OF CANDY FOR THE MOST CREATIVE RESPONSE!

Candy Contests, Candy History, Candy in Pop Culture

Happy 100th Anniversary Gummi Bear and a Contest too….

April 5, 2022 by
Share your favorite Haribo memory and you might win an assortment of these Limited Edition Haribo Goldbears!

To be honest, I don’t know the first time I learned about Haribo Goldbears; they have just always been around. 

Growing up and now, Haribo is my family’s gummi bear of choice, especially my father’s. Even though this sweet treat has always been around, I can’t believe they have been around for 100 years. 

Hans Riegel created the first gummy candy in 1922 in the form of bears in a small kitchen in Bonn, Germany. 

The name Haribo came from an acronym made up of the founder’s name, (HA)ns (RI)egel, and the place the company was born, (BO)nn. The acronym takes the first two letters of all three words to create Haribo; pretty creative if you ask me. 

These gummi bears were the precursor of what the Goldbear would become and were called Tanzbar, which means Dancing Bear. So if you are looking for an important piece of candy trivia, it doesn’t get much better!

Gertrude Riegel, his wife, worked alongside him as the company’s first employee delivering orders to clients using her bike and this was the start of a very successful family business**

 In 1945 after her husband and creator of the company died, Gertrude took over the operations for a brief period until her sons, Hans Riegel Jr. and Paul Reigel, took over in 1946. 

Under their guidance in 1960, the Goldbears were born and got their official trademark in 1967. In 1978 the Goldbears changed their shape to better-fit customers’ aesthetics, and in 1989, new colors were added to the gummi bear family. 

The German Confectionery company started its international expansion in the 1960s and entered the American market in the 1980s. The gummi candy category was never the same as few manufacturers could match their creativity or unwavering attention to detail. 

They now have their global headquarters in Grafschaft, Germany, and because of their large US fan base, they have a headquarters based in the US. 

Here’s another fun candy trivia factHaribo is the world’s leading manufacturer of gummy products, the Goldbears being what they are most well known for. They produce over 100 million gummi bears per day at their 16 production sites in 10 countries. 

Their slogan is “Kids and Grown-ups love it so – The Happy World of Haribo.” Their motto comes to fruition every time I bite into a Haribo product because they are delicious. 

The Goldbears, their most popular product, and my favorite are fruit gummies shaped like, you guessed it, bears. 

To distinguish their product, Haribo decided to call them Goldbears and they are the “gold standard” by which all gummi candies are compared!

They typically come in bags containing their flavors of Raspberry, Pineapple, Strawberry, Orange, and Lemon, but they have added more to celebrate significant events.

 In 2007 to celebrate the gummi bear’s 85th Birthday, they were given a new flavor, Apple, and new festive branding.

 To celebrate their 100th Birthday, Haribo’s going even bigger with a year-long celebration!

For the 100th Anniversary Haribo Goldbears, Haribo came out with some special limited edition flavors such as single flavored bags of the Pineapple Gummi Bears, which were highly requested since they are a fan-favorite flavor. 

The other single flavored bag they came out with was Blue Raspberry, their brand new flavor. Additionally, they released another unique flavor, Watermelon, much to the delight of their loyal fan base!

If that isn’t enough, they are also holding sweepstakes to thank all their Haribo fans for their love and support over the last century. 

Haribo has gone from a recipe made in a small kitchen to a global success story. 

Their iconic gold packaging, adorable perfect, tasting gummi bears, and successful family business story have taken the world by storm.  

I love them, my Dad adores them, and I bet you do. So Happy 100th Birthday Haribo and please join us in celebrating through their delicious limited-edition bags.

Share with us your favorite Haribo memories below to enter into a contest where you can win an assortment of all of the 100th Anniversary Goldbear Flavors!

**At CandyFavorites, we represent McKeesport Candy Co., a third-generation business approaching its 95th year, and take great joy in offering a candy that has been around since when we opened our doors and whose quality has never wavered. 

Sources: 

https://www.haribo.com/en-us/news/haribo-releases-new-flavors-limited-edition-shapes-for-100th-birthday-of-iconic-goldbears-gummies

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/haribo-releases-new-flavors-limited-edition-shapes-for-100th-birthday-of-iconic-goldbears-gummies-301454797.html

https://www.haribo.com/en/about-us/history

Candy Contests, Candy News

Employee Appreciation Day Giveaway

March 1, 2019 by

Anyone who has been in the workforce has a special memory of a favorite employee or employer who had a cache of candy ready for good times or bad.  Perhaps it was a secretary whose candy supply seemed leftover from when the company was founded or maybe it was a boss who, despite a sometimes cranky demeanor,had a ready amount of Hershey’s Kisses on hand.

Perhaps it was a candy bowl in the lunchroom in which the chocolates mysteriously disappeared or a colleague who chewed gum a little too loudly. Whatever your story may be, let us know!

March 1st is Employee Appreciation Day, and we thought it would be fun to broaden the spectrum and open it to employees and employers with a contest in which three lucky winners will win a $25 Sweet Certificate to replenish your office – or maybe personal, we are not judging – candy supply.

Never one to resist a candy-related pun here’s the scoop –  

Share with us your sweetest memory about a colleague whose affinity for candy enlightened your day – or maybe ruined your diet – and the best three entries will be awash in candy for at least a few weeks.

Combining appreciation for candy and colleagues is a fun way to pay tribute to all of the parts that keep the workforce gears moving, and we look forward to hearing your story, the more outlandish, the better!

Entries must be submitted by Friday, March 7th 2019. Winners will be contacted via email on Monday, March 10th 2019. Sweet Certificate only redeemable at Candyfavorites.com

Candy Contests, Candy News

Popular Pickle Flavored Treats + A Pickle-Inspired Contest

December 3, 2018 by

Pickle Cotton Candy When you think of fun and interesting candy flavors, you know, the kind you love and can’t seem to resist, which flavors come to mind? Maybe it’s chocolate, or something more exotic and fruity? While we don’t know exactly what you thought of, we’re willing to guess it wasn’t pickle!

Pickle Candy Canes

For most of us at least, pickles are a briny, crunchy, not-at-all-remotely-related-to-candy item, best enjoyed in a moment of savory snacking. But what if pickle flavors could transcend the sweet versus savory binary, to become something more wonderful, more delicious than you ever thought possible?

The truth is, it can! And it has. Our pickle flavored candy category is already a wild success. And if you haven’t had a chance to give it a try, now is your opportunity! We have a range of pickle-flavored items available, so you can satisfy your savory tooth in fun, new and interesting ways.

Pickle Candy for Every Occasion

Pickle Mints

For an after-dinner refresher, you might consider our Dill Pickle Mints. Or for the upcoming holiday season, perhaps some Pickle Candy Canes? Planning a movie night? Our Dill Pickle Cotton Candy could be the perfect addition. And the best part is, pickle lovers, that this is just the beginning.

We get it. Pickle-flavored candy may sound a little strange, but we have a feeling that once you give it a try, you’ll be suspiciously hooked on this unexpected flavor delight! At least, we know we were. And in the spirit of all things pickle-inspired, we’re hosting a contest!

 Enjoying Your Pickle Candy? Enter to Win!

Simply share your opinion on our pickle flavored candy by leaving a review of the product. Everyone who leaves a review on a pickle flavored candy will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate, so you can keep your snack drawer filled to the brim with your pickle-flavored favorites.

So what are you waiting for? Get tasting and typing–you could just be that lucky winner.

Contest entries will be accepted until December 31, 2018.

Candy Contests, Candy History, Candy News, Licorice

Giveaway: Enter to Win Our Last Bag of Licorice Snaps!

June 15, 2018 by

Black licorice. When it comes to candy, this may be one of the most polarizing topics out there. Licorice haters may always hate, but licorice lovers are some of the most die-hard fans we know. So if you love licorice, then you already know that Licorice Snaps were a household name for generations.

Licorice Snaps: The Holy Grail of Licorice

Licorice Snaps

In 1914, Martin Kretchmer founded the American Licorice Company in Chicago, Illinois. Back then, Black Licorice Twists were the focus, and when those caught on, the company began to expand their offerings. It wasn’t until the 1930’s, however, when The Original Snaps Chewy Classic Candy came onto the scene. This treat, with its chewy licorice center and pastel-colored candy coating, soon became a cult favorite amongst licorice lovers, nationwide.

Through the years, The Original Snaps Chewy Classic Candy offered countless moments of joy to candy lovers young and old alike. But, in recent years, the candy was discontinued, leaving many a licorice connoisseur to get their fix elsewhere. We are always sorry to see the end of a retro candy, especially one as iconic as The Original Snaps.

But then, we stumbled across something wonderful in our midst: one bag of The Original Snaps Chewy Classic Candy.

How this single gem escaped us before, we aren’t certain. But, we’ve decided to host a giveaway for our last remaining bag of Snaps. After all, it could be the last bag left in the country, so it only seems right to send it off with a bang.

original formula licorice snaps bagHere’s How to Enter

To enter the giveaway, make a strong case for yourself in the comments section below: why should we give you our final bag of Snaps? You could include a nostalgic memory, a funny event–anything that shows us not just how much you love and appreciate this special licorice treat, but why you’re deserving of the very last bite.

So, time to flex your creative muscle! We can’t wait to read your responses. 

Snaps Giveaway responses will be accepted until July 2nd, 2018. The winner will be chosen and notified via email on July 5th, 2018.

Candy Contests

Sweet Love: A Race Around the World and a Very Special Button

December 12, 2017 by

Fun o Meter I have always been a sweet tooth. I was the girl who licked the icing off of cupcakes at friend’s birthday parties and ditched the cake below. I always picked the custard filled donuts, I trick or treated until I graduated high school and I would eat all the bread out of the lucky charms first, just so that I could have a few bites of pure marshmallow.

Jon Prince and his family of Js moved into the house next door when I was finishing up high school. I had no idea that my fantasy job moved in with them! I was incredulous when I found out that Jon owned a candy company and had free reign of every candy I had ever heard of, and more! Jon would roll up the driveway, jamming to the Grateful Dead, which drew me in. After a number of conversations where Jon schooled me on Jerry’s best years, he asked me if I wanted to write candy blogs for his company, Candyfavorites.com. Get paid to eat candy and write about it? Yes, please!

During my senior year of high school and freshman year of college, I received boxes of assorted candies from Jon. This made making new friends at college even easier since I, not only had tons of candy to share, but I had an interesting conversation builder, “Wait, what? You get paid to eat candy?!”

Becca Droz on the Amazing Race

Dream-life experiences were only beginning with the candy blogging gig. During those blogging years I was dreaming about my life goal of being a contestant on the reality show, The Amazing Race, where teams of two race around the world navigating, performing challenges and working as a team to move towards the finish line prize of $1 million. Seven years after I wrote my first candy blog and four years after my first application video, I stood in Grand Hope Park in L.A. among a group of 21 strangers at the starting line of Season 29 of The Amazing Race!

Sweet o Meter

One very important part of the race experience for me was having fun. While I am quite competitive and I wanted badly to win, I watched too many teams go through the race, bickering and fighting and not enjoying the experience AND not winning. I wanted to enjoy the experience AND win. In order to remind myself to have fun, I brought along a little button for myself and my teammate to wear. It was a generic Fun Meter that my uncle Jimmy gave me. I added my own “Amazing” customization to the pin. While I didn’t win the million, I did win the fans. When I returned home from the race, I was inspired by how much enjoyment the button had brought me on the race, as well as how inspiring the reminder of having fun was for the viewers, so, I spent months designing and creating my own Fun O Meter.

But why stop there?! This aesthetic meter button is evolving and one of the first customized meter buttons is CandyFavorites’ very own Sweet O Meter! These buttons allow us to convey a bit about ourselves without saying anything. These pins are identity builders, communicating devices, connection facilitators and plain fun! Are you feeling sour? Sweet? Blissful? This Christmas and beyond, you can finally communicate your sweet tooth state with the Sweet O Meter and use it as a tool to connect with those around you.  Here is how you can get one with a chance to win a $50 Sweet Certificate at CandyFavorites.com:

  1. Receive a FREE Sweet O Meter with any purchase over $39.95 from CandyFavorites.com with coupon code “SWEETOMETER”.
  2. Take a picture of yourself wearing the Sweet O Meter button.
  3. Post the picture on any of our social media sites with tag #candyfavorites for a chance to win!

Stay sweet, stay fun!

* Offer valid until 11:59PM December 31st, 2017.  Entries must be entered by 11:59PM January 19th, 2018.  Contest winner will be announced and notified January 26th, 2018.
Candy Contests, Halloween Candy

CandyFavorites #CFTrickOrTreat Contest – Official Rules

September 22, 2016 by

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

Favorite Halloween Candy (2)DATES OF PROMOTION: Candy Favorites (“Sponsors”) #CFTrickOrTreat the “Promotion” begins at 12:00pm Eastern Time on Friday, September 23, 2016 and ends at 11:59 am Eastern Time on Sunday October 23, 2016 (the “Promotion Period”).

ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open to any legal U.S. residents residing in any of the 50 United States, who are 18 years of age or older. Employees and their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings or spouse, regardless of where they live, or persons living in the same household, whether related or not) of Candy Favorites, its divisions, affiliates, contractors, subsidiaries, distributors, sales representatives, retailers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any others engaged in the development, production, execution or distribution of this Promotion are not eligible.

HOW TO ENTER:

  • Snap a photo of your favorite candy to find in your Halloween Bag
  • Share it on one of our social profiles using the hashtag #CFTrickOrTreat
  • Keep an eye out for a message from us to see if you’re our winner!

Limit one review per entry, multiple entries allowed. Winner(s) will be selected randomly on Monday October 24, 2016 at 11am (EST). Photos posted after the end of the Promotional Period will not be eligible to win. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the person in whose name the social profile is registered. Entries will be deemed made by the authorized holder of the social profile that posted the photo.

WINNING & NOTIFICATION: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will be randomly selected by Candy Favorites from a pool of eligible entries on Monday October 24, 2016 at 11am (EST). By participating in this Promotion, account holder certifies that his/her post is original, has not been previously published or won any other promotion, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe on the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, or rights of privacy/publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor is final and binding on all matters related to the Contest. The selected winners has one (1) week to claim their PRIZE. Candy Favorites will contact winners via the social profile that uploaded the photo entered in the Promotion. In the event that the winner does not claim his or her prize by Monday October 31, 2016 at 11am (EST), one week after received notification, a new winner will be selected based on the criteria outlined above.

PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive one (1) $50.00 Sweet Certificate. PRIZE valued at $50.00. No prize substitutions except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. The value of the prize may be taxable as income and Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on the prize, including, but not limited to all applicable federal, state and local taxes if applicable. No more than the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules will be awarded (1).

PRIVACY STATEMENT: Entering the Promotion constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use participants’ reviews, captions, any accompanying materials, and names (first name and last initial) for the purpose of advertising or promotion via consumer newsletter and social media channels (Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Google+/Pinterest) without compensation, unless prohibited by law. Should the company choose to use this content for promotional purposes, entrant is not entitled to compensation or credit.

NO LIABILITY: By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and Promotion Entities and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by winners, entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of this Promotion as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or loss to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse of any PRIZE or participation in any Promotion-related activity or participation in this Promotion.

FURTHER INFORMATION & WINNERS LIST REQUEST: Participants can have further information about the Promotion and receive notice of the PRIZE winner by contacting jonah@candyfavorites.com by Tuesday November 1, 2016.

SPONSOR: Candy Favorites, 1101 Fifth Avenue McKeesport, PA 15132. This offer shall not be published without the written permission of the Sponsor.

Candy Contests

CandyFavorites #SweetHolidayMemory – Official Rules

December 3, 2015 by


Holiday_CandyFavorites_Contest
Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

DATES OF PROMOTION: CandyFavorites.com (“Sponsors”) #SweetHolidayMemories the “Promotion” begins at 12:00pm Eastern Time on Thursday, December 03, 2015 and ends at 11:59 am Eastern Time on Wednesday December 30, 2015 (the “Promotion Period”).

ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open to any legal U.S. residents residing in any of the 50 United States, who are 18 years of age or older. Employees and their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings or spouse, regardless of where they live, or persons living in the same household, whether related or not) of CandyFavorites.com, its divisions, affiliates, contractors, subsidiaries, distributors, sales representatives, retailers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any others engaged in the development, production, execution or distribution of this Promotion are not eligible.

HOW TO ENTER:

  • Visit CandyFavorites.com
  • Find your favorite holiday candy
  • Leave a review featuring the the hashtag #SweetHolidayMemory
  • Be sure to leave us your email in the review box so we can contact you if you’re one of our winners!

Limit one review per entry, multiple entries allowed. Winner(s) will be selected randomly on December 30, 2015 at 5:00pm (EST). Reviews posted after the end of the Promotional Period will not be eligible to win. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered. Entries will be deemed made by the authorized holder of the email account that posted the review. Make sure to leave an email address on the review you submit so we can contact you if you win.

WINNING & NOTIFICATION: One (1) Grand Prize Winner and two (2) runners up will be randomly selected by CandyFavorites.com from a pool of eligible entries on December 30, 2015 at 5:00pm (EST). By participating in this Promotion, account holder certifies that his/her post is original, has not been previously published or won any other promotion, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe on the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, or rights of privacy/publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor is final and binding on all matters related to the Contest. The selected winners has one (1) week to claim their PRIZE. CandyFavorites.com will contact winners via email address that uploaded the review entered in the Promotion. In the event that the winner does not claim his or her prize by January 06, 2016 5:00pm (EST) one week after received notification, a new winner will be selected based on the criteria outlined above.

PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive one (1) Hershey’s Milk Chocolate One Pound Bar. PRIZE valued at $18.61. Two (2) Runners Up will each receive one (1) Hershey Kiss Large Gift Box. PRIZE valued at $8.83. No prize substitutions except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. The value of the prize may be taxable as income and Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on the prize, including, but not limited to all applicable federal, state and local taxes if applicable. No more than the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules will be awarded (3).

PRIVACY STATEMENT: Entering the Promotion constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use participants’ reviews, captions, any accompanying materials, and names (first name and last initial) for the purpose of advertising or promotion via consumer newsletter and social media channels (Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Google+/Pinterest) without compensation, unless prohibited by law. Should the company choose to use this content for promotional purposes, entrant is not entitled to compensation or credit.

NO LIABILITY: By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and Promotion Entities and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by winners, entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of this Promotion as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or loss to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse of any PRIZE or participation in any Promotion-related activity or participation in this Promotion.

FURTHER INFORMATION & WINNERS LIST REQUEST: Participants can have further information about the Promotion and receive notice of the PRIZE winner by contacting customercare@candyfavorites.com by January 06, 2016.

SPONSOR: CandyFavorites.com, 1101 Fifth Avenue McKeesport, PA 15132. This offer shall not be published without the written permission of the Sponsor.

Candy Contests

#RetroCandyCostume Photo Contest

September 8, 2015 by

Official Rules For #RetroCandyCostume Photo Contest

retro_candy_costumeNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

DATES OF PROMOTION: CandyFavorites.com (“Sponsors”) #RetroCandyCostume Photo Contest the “Promotion” begins at 12:00pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 and ends at 11:59 am Eastern Time on Monday September 14, 2015 (the “Promotion Period”).

ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open to any legal U.S. residents residing in any of the 50 United States, who are 18 years of age or older. Employees and their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings or spouse, regardless of where they live, or persons living in the same household, whether related or not) of CandyFavorites.com, its divisions, affiliates, contractors, subsidiaries, distributors, sales representatives, retailers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any others engaged in the development, production, execution or distribution of this Promotion are not eligible.

HOW TO ENTER:

  • Follow @4candyfavorites on Instagram
  • Upload a photo on Instagram of any objects/people that depict a favorite Halloween costume from your childhood that you, or a family member, wore and tag #RetroCandyCostume

Limit one photo per entry, multiple entries allowed. Winner(s) will be selected randomly on September 14, 2015 at 5:00pm (EST). Photos posted after the end of the Promotional Period will not be eligible to win. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered. Entries will be deemed made by the authorized holder of the Instagram account that posted the photo. Make sure to follow @4candyfavorites on Instagram so we can send you a direct message if you win.

WINNING & NOTIFICATION: Four (4) winners will be randomly selected by CandyFavorites.com from a pool of eligible entries on September 14, 2015 at 5:00pm (EST). By participating in this Promotion, account holder certifies that his/her post is original, has not been previously published or won any other promotion, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe on the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, or rights of privacy/publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor is final and binding on all matters related to the Contest. The selected winner has one (1) week to claim their PRIZE. CandyFavorites.com will contact winner via Instagram Direct message to the Instagram account that uploaded the photo entered in the Promotion. In the event that the winner does not claim his or her prize by September 22, 2015 5:00pm (EST) one week after received notification, a new winner will be selected based on the criteria outlined above.

PRIZE: Four (4) winners will each receive one (1) Americana Mix Candy Jar. Americana Mix Candy Jar valued at $19.99. No prize substitutions except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. The value of the prize may be taxable as income and Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on the prize, including, but not limited to all applicable federal, state and local taxes if applicable. No more than the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules will be awarded (1).

PRIVACY STATEMENT: Entering the Promotion constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use participants’ photos, captions, any accompanying materials, and names (first name and last initial) for the purpose of advertising or promotion via consumer newsletter and social media channels (Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Google+/Pinterest) without compensation, unless prohibited by law. Should the company choose to use this content for promotional purposes, entrant is not entitled to compensation or credit.

NO LIABILITY: By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, Instagram and Promotion Entities and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by winners, entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of this Promotion as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or loss to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse of any PRIZE or participation in any Promotion-related activity or participation in this Promotion.

FURTHER INFORMATION & WINNERS LIST REQUEST: Participants can have further information about the Promotion and receive notice of the PRIZE winner by contacting customercare@candyfavorites.com by September 22, 2015.

SPONSOR: CandyFavorites.com, 1101 Fifth Avenue McKeesport, PA 15132. This offer shall not be published without the written permission of the Sponsor.