After nearly 70 years, Dum Dums lollipops will be ending its program to exchange wrappers for toys and prizes
The program, which began in 1953, will come to an end on May 31, according to an online statement.Started in 1924, Dum Dums lollipops was acquired from Akron Candy Co. by Spangler Candy Co. in 1953. As a way to promote the lollipops, Spangler started a mail-in program to sell toys and other items at a reduced price when wrappers were mailed in, according to its website.
"The Save Wraps program has actually ended and made a comeback several times since it was created in 1955," Spangler Candy Co. spokeswoman Diana Eschhofen told CNN."The program was paused in the 1980s and then re-launched in the early 2000s. The most recent re-launch happened in 2016 when the program was brought online to SaveWraps.com. Prior to that, fans collected and sent envelopes filled with wrappers by U.S.
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