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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
As time goes by, the parks you once played in may have become a new housing district, your elementary could now be a church, but you can still relive those younger years with the same candies your sweet tooth craved as a child.  Such commodities were often very hard to come by just a few years ago since novelty shops carrying such items are usually few and far between.  However, with the help of the internet, online stores such as O’Ryans put such delectable treats at the end of your fingertips… no matter the setting of your childhood.

Imagine, with the availability of some candies which have not seen regular store shelves in almost 60 years, you are able to not only tell your children or grandchildren stories of your life, but you can now share a small piece of it with them, let them taste it for themselves.  Relive some of your fondest memories on occasion or find a stable source of a favorite sweet that could long since have been out of mainline production or become modernized beyond recognition.  Learn to love your favorite childhood treats once more with the help of online novelty candy stores like O’Ryans.


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Saturday, April 16, 2011
Green grass, birds chirping and leaves budding on the trees. This can only mean one thing....Baseball. Very few things bring joy to so many people as the start of the baseball season. Well what about Santa? Surely he brings joy to people. Santa brings joy to entire continents for a month at a time. True, but Ken Griffey Jr, Gary Sheffield and Frank Thomas bring that level of excitement for six months straight. Does ESPN replay Santa's sleigh ride three times a night during the holiday season? Hardly.

Let's rewind then back to the summer of 1995. Growing up in Wisconsin every free minute of the spring and summer was consumed following the Milwaukee Brewers. In '95, with the departure of the Yount and Molitor leaving a gaping hole in my dream line up, I still had BJ Surhoff working the infield at County Stadium.  Even the classic Brewers logo changed for the first time in my lifetime causing me to have to replace all of my jerseys and hats. What is a twelve year old boy to do when everything he knows about baseball suddenly changes???

Enter Big League Chew. Even if you weren't a gum chewer any other time of the year, you always had a handful for baseball season. What were your other options? Not the little piece of plastic that came with the fresh deck of baseball cards you had to get to stay current with the new season. That was a good way to chip a tooth while spreading your new cards out on your bed. Praying to Babe Ruth that you got a new foil card, but sometimes only coming away with a Cubs player that you'll trade off to a friend on the playground tomorrow. What did Big League Chew have in store for us this year? A championship ring, that's what. For the low, low price of only three UPC codes (plus shipping & handling), you could have your very own championship ring like the pros wear! The baseball diamonds around the neighborhood were buzzing with excitement. "What teams are you getting?" and "Maybe Chipper Jones will deliver it himself".

After a whole lot of work to convince my mom that I needed all three packs at once she finally gave in. I couldn't just buy one at a time. Who knows how long that could have taken. Fortunately I was going away to camp for three days so I assured her I would share with the rest of the guys in my cabin. Little did I know that three pouches of Big League Chew would take up what seemed to be a one gallon ziplock bag. That's a lot of grape gum. Almost too much to fit in to my back pack. So we clipped the UPCs and sent them of to Big League Chew. Then I waited for what seemed like a decade. The entire time I spent at camp I kept chewing and thinking about the rings that would almost certainly be waiting for me at hope. Sure enough, when I returned home with a sore jaw from handfuls of grape goodness, my rings were waiting.

An unassuming brown paper envelope held every sixth grade boy's dream....




Opening it up I instantly knew how the pros felt every October.  I was now in the same great company as the Yankees, Braves, Red Soxs...but thankfully not the Cubs. The gold shined so bright you almost had to smear that black paint on you cheeks to keep the sun from blinding you. Everywhere I went that summer my championship rings followed. To this day I'll still pick up a pack of Big League Chew to keep in my desk at work for those days when the summer seems too short or work too long. Especially when those Cubbies come to town... The simple smell of that shredded, sugary, bubble-blowing gum brings me back to when the summers were still free and baseball players were my heroes.

All of this reminiscing came about when I read that Ford Gum bought the right from Wrigley and is moving the production of this American icon back to the USA.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Who says Easter Egg hunts are just for Kids ? O'Ryans Village is having their first online Easter egg hunt. Winner gets a free Easter Basket. Its not only easy but fun. The Easter Egg hunt will begin on 4/11/11 and end on 4/13/11. The eggs will be placed by noon CST on 4/11/11. All entries must be received by 9:00 PM CST on 4/13/11.

All you have to do is search through our old time nostalgic candy pages to find the hidden eggs. We have hidden 26 eggs though out our candy store that look like this.


Once you find all the eggs you must email us at
O'Ryans Village. In the subject line put Easter Egg Hunt and then list the pages you found the eggs on.


One lucky winner will receive one of our great Easter baskets.


How great would that be to win a free Easter Basket ? We can ship the Easter basket to you or any recipient of your choice in the continental United States with a personal gift message included.

For the full guidelines please read the following page http://www.oryans.com/easter-egg-hunt.html

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Monday, April 11, 2011
Whether you are looking to create a masterpiece filled with an attractive display of nostalgic and modern-day Easter candy or you simply want to put together an inexpensive basket filled with a few basic styles of Easter candy, shopping online is probably the easiest way to find all of the holiday candies that you want to include. You can even create a themed Easter basket with relative ease.

Today’s candy manufacturers have created every type of candy you could possibly want from chocolate-covered delights to marshmallow bunnies to sour candies to solid chocolates to candy-filled morsels to candy-filled plastic shapes to gourmet candies. It’s easy to find a style of candy to please everyone! If you need a little help, why not consider our fabulous Handyman Gift Basket for the man in your life?

Themed Easter Baskets for Adults

While this might seem like a silly idea, themed Easter baskets are actually kind of clever. If you think back to your childhood, then you are going to remember that you actually did prefer the hollow chocolate rabbit over the hollow chocolate chicken, or maybe you preferred the Peep chicks over the Peep rabbits. Who didn’t have a favorite type of Easter animal? The easiest way to create a themed Easter basket is to pick either bunnies or chicks and to simply buy all of your Easter candy in those shapes.

Of course, you can also create a color-themed basket that includes candies of all one color. Plus, you have the option to add a few non-candy items in your Easter basket to make your own theme. For example, you can purchase some old-time, nostalgic candies and include prepaid movie tickets to go along with them. Bite-size candies such as Easter Candy Dots, Sugar Babies, Lifesavers Gummy Bunnies & Eggs, or Pastel Junior Mints are perfect for a movie-themed basket.

Tips for Arranging Your Easter Basket

When you change the Easter grass each year, it’s a nice idea to try and match the color to the Easter candies that you are planning to place into the basket.

Sprinkle the smaller candies in between the larger candy items. A few brightly colored jelly beans, Speckled Robin’s Eggs, or M & M’s can fill in the gaps easily while adding more color.

Keep in mind whether the person you are creating the basket for prefers the fruit flavored or the spicy variety of jelly beans, so you buy the right ones.

For adults who love nostalgic Easter candies, think about including any of the following Easter candies: Trolli Gummy Bunnies, Wonka Hoppin Nerds Easter Candy, Wonka Sweet Tart Gummy Bunnies, or Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies.

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Thursday, April 7, 2011
A nostalgic feeling comes rushing into the heart when you see a box of your favorite childhood candy. Old school candy is one of the best ways to bring a smile to the face. The old saying "laughter is the best medicine" rings true when your mouth puckers while eating a Sweet Tart. What could bring more laughter than a pair of Waxed Lips? Childhood memories are wrapped up in a Mary Jane and a Dum Dum Pop. Children today still enjoy these favorite old-time candies, but they are becoming more and more difficult to find.

O'Ryans Village strives to keep those nostalgic candies close to the heart and fingertips of those who enjoy them most. Retro candy is O'Ryans specialty. Keeping classic candies such as Clark bars and Candy Buttons a priority allows the older generations to share classic and nostalgic looks into the past. Jaw Busters, Red Hots and Pixie Stix are among the old time favorites that O'Ryans offers. Take a trip or two down memory lane with Black Cow and Sugar Daddy. This pair loves to please all who share their company. Just because you grew up doesn't mean you can't enjoy the pleasures you did as a child.

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Monday, April 4, 2011
That means it is time to start figuring out what you are planning on putting in your Easter baskets. O'Ryans Village as a great selection of Easter Candy buy it online with one click and have it shipped right to your door. Choose from delicious chocolates in the shape of bunnies or eggs, fun novelty Easter candy including carrots filled with bubble gum eggs, bunny candy bracelets or bunny teeth.

Everyone loves cadbury candy. Buy your favorite Cadbury Chocolates now as supply is getting low and these delicious treats won't be back until next January. Get your cadbury eggs with either a cream filling or a caramel filling or your mini eggs. Not only are these a great Easter basket filler, but just fun to eat.

The of course you can't forget to pick up your favorite Brach's Easter candy. Marshmallow chicks and rabbits, pastel bunny corn, bunny basket eggs and everyone's favorite jelly bird eggs.

If you can't spend Easter with your family, but would still like to send them an Easter basket we can help. We have Easter baskets for kids, Easter baskets for Adults or fun everyday gift baskets filled with retro and nostalgic candies. These make the perfect Easter gift.

We can even personalize a gift message to send to your family and friends.

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