Anyone who says they carried PEZ dispensers around as a kid because they liked the candy is lying. PEZ candy is just as disappointing as other chalk-like confections like Smarties and candy cigarettes ...

Invented in Austria in 1927 by Eduard Haas III, PEZ were originally peppermint candies that were created to help adults quit smoking. In fact, the first PEZ dispensers, which date to 1949, were in the ...

PEZ candies are iconic. They've been around for nearly a century, and although originally created in Austria, the treats and their dispensers are no doubt one of the most recognizable emblems of ...

Since 1955, American children have nearly decapitated favorite pop culture characters — from Popeye and Mickey Mouse to Princesses Leia and Elsa — to release a chalky sugar brick from the neck of a ...

Every year, I tell myself I’m going to resist holiday merch—and every year, I fail spectacularly. There’s something about the mix of nostalgia, novelty and sparkle that gets me every single time.