candy

Got Your Nose!

I received this postcard from Belgium! Actually, it’s more like Belg-yum! ‘Cause we’re talkin’ about cuberdons today! Cuberdons are the conical candies you see here. At first I thought they were those plastic granules used in manufacturing. These look tasty so I’m glad that’s not the case! Cuberdons are Belgian […]

Kawaii Overload!

Dude I’m in love with this postcard that reached me from Taiwan! This is an anime-style card with everything “kawaii” that you could imagine. “Kawaii” is the Japanese word for “cute”, although when a non-Japanese speaker goes out of his or her way to call something “kawaii”, it’s probably to […]

Chews Wisely!

Halloween is in but a month, folks. I can’t wait to get into my zombie postman costume – “SEND ME YOUR BRAINS!” This card came to me over Official Postcrossing from Canada! This is a vintage advertisement card featuring Dubble Bubble, a bubble gum candy manufactured by Tootsie. You may […]

Finlandia Fruit Jellies!

Here is an Official Postcrossing card from Finland! Usually these kinds of cards are the ones that are simply aesthetically pleasing, and the admin of APFY can just slip it in with a three-sentence description and a medioocrely witty comment and call it a day… but there’s a bit more […]