This Pez dispenser was taken off the market soon after it was released because of safety concerns for its small parts. Therefore any straight based Pez dispenser was manufactured before the 1987 added feature and may be more valuable.Īn example of an extremely rare collectible Pez dispenser is the 1972 Make-a- Face Pez. In 1987 feet were attached to a dispenser’s base for standing stability. The age of a Pez dispenser can roughly be determined by whether the dispenser has feet or not. Just like other collectible items, certain Pez dispensers are more valuable than others depending on their rarity, age, or condition. With thousands of results for ‘Pez dispenser’ on Ebay’s auction search, collectors are able to seek out desired dispensers to add to their collections. Rightfully, then one of the best places to collect and trade Pez dispensers is on Ebay. He says, “It wasn’t until after they invented a quasi-love story– about how the founder created the company so his fiancée could trade Pez dispensers-that they got the press coverage they wanted.” In his book Myths of Innovation, Scott Berkun shares how the actual story of Ebay needed to have more appeal. So much so that the founders of Ebay fabricated a story involving the fascination with Pez collecting in order to help their company grow in the 1990’s. Pez dispensers have since grown in popularity. The new designs with their small delicious treats were a success. They then marketed this idea to a younger crowd. Instead of the powerful breath mint they changed the Pez into fruit flavored candies and designed kid- friendly Santa Claus and Space Trooper dispensers. The Pez were inserted into the stem-like body and dispensed out the flip top.Īfter unsuccessfully trying to expand sales of Pez into the American market in 1952, the Pez Company decided to target a different audience. Later, in 1948, Haas designed a dispenser for his breath mints which resembled a hand held cigarette lighter. PEZ is the abbreviated German word for peppermint, PfeffErminZ, and was initially conceived by Edward Haas III of Austria in 1927. The original Pez candies were first developed to be a strong breath mint for people who smoked and were marketed towards these adults. Some of the latest additions from the Pez Company include the Transformers, Finding Dory Characters, and Trolls. From their first appearance in the 1950’s, the Pez dispenser line-up keeps expanding. The sought after Pez candy dispensers are topped with a wide range of friendly cartoon-like heads. And those just starting a collection have years of treasure hunting to catch up on.īut even if not collecting, some Pez dispensers are quite rare and hold a value like a treasure would, so keep an eye out for them! Personally, I love the entrepreneurial story behind them and also EBay’s link to Pez. These subsequently create like a treasure hunt for those who collect them. Each year the Pez Company manufactures and releases new designs for their Pez dispensers.
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