The exact day PEZ lost their appeal for me is when I got the bright idea to just eat them straight out of the wrapper. It was the first time in my life that I actually eliminated the middleman.
The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar’s (the founder of eBay) fiancée trade Pez candy dispensers was fabricated in 1997 by public relations manager Mary Lou Song to give the media a human-interest story more appealing than Omidyar’s original vision of a “perfect market”. The Pez dispenser myth generated enormous publicity and led to explosive early growth among toy collectors. (Stolen from Wikipedia.)
The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia, located in Burlingame, California, opened in 1995 and was run by Gary and Nancy Doss, who had been collecting Pez dispensers for more than a decade. The Doss couple initially ran a computer store and displayed some of their dispensers in the store, when they discovered that customers were more interested in the dispensers than in the computers. The museum claimed to have had an example of every Pez dispenser ever sold, including a Wonder Woman dispenser autographed by Lynda Carter and a Garfield dispenser autographed by Jim Davis.
In 2004, the museum expanded and added the Classic Toy Museum, which featured well-known toys and related memorabilia. Toys on display included Tinker Toys, Erector Sets, Lincoln Logs, Mr. Potato Head, View-Masters, Colorforms, Lego, Play-Doh, Slinkys, and more. Part of the display included the Banned Toys Museum, which featured toys that were recalled or banned for a variety of reasons, such as for safety or appropriateness.
The museum permanently closed in July 2019. I used to visit the museum about twice a year when we lived in San Francisco. Lots of Pez dispensers.
Jeff0811 about 1 year ago
The exact day PEZ lost their appeal for me is when I got the bright idea to just eat them straight out of the wrapper. It was the first time in my life that I actually eliminated the middleman.
Teto85 Premium Member about 1 year ago
The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar’s (the founder of eBay) fiancée trade Pez candy dispensers was fabricated in 1997 by public relations manager Mary Lou Song to give the media a human-interest story more appealing than Omidyar’s original vision of a “perfect market”. The Pez dispenser myth generated enormous publicity and led to explosive early growth among toy collectors. (Stolen from Wikipedia.)
The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia, located in Burlingame, California, opened in 1995 and was run by Gary and Nancy Doss, who had been collecting Pez dispensers for more than a decade. The Doss couple initially ran a computer store and displayed some of their dispensers in the store, when they discovered that customers were more interested in the dispensers than in the computers. The museum claimed to have had an example of every Pez dispenser ever sold, including a Wonder Woman dispenser autographed by Lynda Carter and a Garfield dispenser autographed by Jim Davis.
In 2004, the museum expanded and added the Classic Toy Museum, which featured well-known toys and related memorabilia. Toys on display included Tinker Toys, Erector Sets, Lincoln Logs, Mr. Potato Head, View-Masters, Colorforms, Lego, Play-Doh, Slinkys, and more. Part of the display included the Banned Toys Museum, which featured toys that were recalled or banned for a variety of reasons, such as for safety or appropriateness.
The museum permanently closed in July 2019. I used to visit the museum about twice a year when we lived in San Francisco. Lots of Pez dispensers.
davidob about 1 year ago
And here I thought you were toying with us. We’ll dispense with that.