Pez Are Climbing My Walls!

You know your favorite geeky character has hit the big time when they are immortalized in Pez dispenser form. The problem with Pez dispensers is, once the grainy candy has been consumed via the complicated dispersal system, you are left with a little plastic shell, most likely with beady little eyes staring at you and pleading, “Please, don’t throw me in a […]
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You know your favorite geeky character has hit the big time when they are immortalized in Pez dispenser form. The problem with Pez dispensers is, once the grainy candy has been consumed via the complicated dispersal system, you are left with a little plastic shell, most likely with beady little eyes staring at you and pleading, "Please, don't throw me in a drawer!"

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My daughter has a nice collection of Pez dispensers. A couple of years ago, my husband and I had had enough of pinched fingers and begging requests for Hello Kitty to be refilled. Our solution was to hang them on the walls. If you use finish nails, they fit nicely through the slit in the back of the dispenser.

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Image of Samsung's previously unnamed 4G LTE smartphone, the Stealth. Photo: TechnoBuffalo

No candy needs to be eaten. Cool characters aren't forgotten. Display your geeky collection proudly.

As long as you don't mind the addition of the Pez dispensers climbing the walls with your children...