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22. Did a job for a guy in Ohio once

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:28 AM

Aug 9

He was old but was bed-ridden after a hip replacement, so he directed me to the basement where the equipment was kept.

The stairway walls were lined with a bunch of lacquered puzzles, which was unusual but kind of cool. Then I reached the basement and saw (as he informed me) 3,600 Pez dispensers standing neatly on custom wood shelves.

It never occurred to me that so many varieties even existed. Sport figures, Disney, Simpsons, Muppets, Star Wars, and so on.

Turns out he and his son started collecting when the son was young, and now that the son has grown up and moved out, the dad maintains the collection as a reminder of those days.

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Think back to when you were a kid, did you have a pez dispenser ?. Mine was Wilma Flintsone. They were a pain in [View all] debm55 Aug 8 OP

I have two of them Diamond_Dog Aug 8 #1

That;s great. There is a store on the South Side of Pittsburgh with nothing but Pez dispensers. I have been looking for debm55 Aug 8 #9

I had several, but can't remember specific ones. johnp3907 Aug 8 #2

That's great. It would be great to find a Lucy. debm55 Aug 8 #10

I had a few, but can't recall which ones SheltieLover Aug 8 #3

Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Aug 8 #11

I always saw them at the checkout at K-Mart gay texan Aug 8 #4

Sorry, gay texan. debm55 Aug 8 #12

Popeye 2MuchNoise Aug 8 #5

Thank you 2MuchNoise. Great one. debm55 Aug 8 #13

i had some . but dont remember . sorry. AllaN01Bear Aug 8 #6

That's okay. Bear debm55 Aug 8 #14

Until about 10 years ago, I'd never even heard of Pez WestMichRad Aug 8 #7

It's never to late to buy yourself one, WestMichRad. debm55 Aug 8 #8

That's not gonna happen. WestMichRad Aug 8 #15

I think it was a duck or canary dispenser. debm55 Aug 8 #16

Tweetie Bird was a popular one, apparently! WestMichRad Aug 8 #17

Oh, it was a Tweetie, then. Thank you for remembering for me. debm55 Aug 8 #18

I had Casper the ghost and Practical Pig. I still have them along with all my old Ziggysmom Aug 8 #19

Oh wow. Sweet Casper and Practical Pig. AND your Liddle Kiddle dolls. How did they avoid getting thrown out ????????? debm55 Aug 8 #20

Didn't want anything to do with pez. murielm99 Aug 8 #21

Did a job for a guy in Ohio once Orrex Aug 9 #22

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