The months are flying by! St. Patrick’s Day was hailed with an Exclusive Limited Edition Lucky Duck Pez Dispenser! This Limited Edition Exclusive Lucky Duck Pez is celebrating, all decked out as a green duck with a pot of gold and a 3- leaf clover on his belly. He sits on a gold stem with Lucky Duck and a shamrock printed on the stem. He sold out within a few hours and is now retired. The card features a Lucky Duck Coin, a rainbow ribbon, and heaps of gold on a background of green ducks. These sold out rather quickly and are now retired. We have just a few of these in stock now in the Pez Collectors Store!
The Lucky Duck card is unusual. It is the first of what appears to be a new style for PEZ cards. PEZ is printed straight across, with a small arch underneath the lower edge of the background the logo sits in rather than on a diagonal across the top with both edges of the background parallel. The shadowing of the PEZ font lettering is deeper and more pronounced, with narrower candy bricks. The old flag waving Candy Brick Mascot in the upper left corner is replaced by a Candy Brick Mascot in a circle logo that says Pez Candy Makes you Smile! The Candy Made in the USA symbol usually seen on the upper right corner of the card is absent. On the back of the card, instead of saying Made by Pez Candy, Inc, Orange CT, it states, Candy made in the USA with US and imported ingredients. Again, there are the same distinct differences in the PEZ logo font. There is a new QR code on the back of the card as well. Interesting changes for card collectors!
Pez has also released an Exclusive Limited Edition Spring Flower Easter Bunny. The dispenser was also released in Europe where it is named Nella. This Spring Flower Bunny is a white full body bunny sitting on its rump with its feet sticking out with an oversized head, purple irises and purple nose, flowers on the cheeks and forehead as well as printed on the purple stem! It sold out quickly and is retired! This dispenser also comes on the new style card with the features mentioned above. We do have a few of these available now in the Pez Collectors Store!
Easter Pez are in stock for your last-minute Easter basket filling pleasure! It’s not too late, but you need to hurry! Besides the newest 2026 Easter Pez, we have vintage FEBs, Lambs and Chicks and quazi-vintage Easter plus retired Easter pez from years past in stock in the Pez Collectors Store in the Holiday Easter Pez Category, so you are sure to find some pez you need to add to your collection or gift to your loved one's collection!
The Mario version C Pez arrived in the Pez Collectors Store and is now available. The 2025 Mario C is the newest version of this Pez dispenser. The sides of the head do not V inward at the eyes in the same way that they do on the Mario B version. The sideburns and eyebrows are thinner and the chin line is more rounded. Available loose or mint in bag with pez candies!
The Classic Green Head Alien Pez has joined the Space Mission assortment. We have these in stock now in the Pez Collectors Store!
The 2026 European PEZ Emojis include Cool with sunglasses and a stem that says Cool, Cloud which is an ombre Rainbow, but with different facial features than the previous Rainbow emoji, and clouds printed on the stem, and a red crystal Valentine Heart with heart shaped eyes that is called Heart. These are listed for earliest release in April 2026. We have our order placed and will have these in stock in the Pez Collectors Store as soon as possible.
Skeleton was supposed to be added to the Minecraft assortment beginning February 1. We are still anticipating its release though it may be that it will be delayed until TNT is added to the Minecraft assortment in May. We will have this new Minecraft Skeleton dispenser available as soon as possible!
Hello Kitty Strawberry is a new addition to the Hello Kitty and Friends assortment. She has strawberries and bows printed on her stem! Also included in the assortment is Cinnamoroll with no printing on the stem. This new assortment was schedule for release March 1, so they should begin appearing soon and we will have these two new pez in stock in the Pez Collectors Store before long.
May is the first scheduled release for the all-new Toy Store 5 Pez assortment. Buzz, Woody and Jessie are all new molds and we expect to have them in stock in the Pez Collectors Store the first week of May!
May is the month for the Sweets and Snacks Expo, a trade show for manufacturers to woo new client accounts to carry their candy or snack lines in their stores, markets or chains. As collectors, it is important to us that PEZ does this, because the more stores that carry pez, the easier it is to find them in the wild! Everyone enjoys finding the newest pez at their local store and being the first kid on the block to get it! We all talk about the thrill of the hunt, but the truth is, the hunt sucks! Especially with gas prices going up and up! The thrill of the FIND is what we all seek and that only happens if PEZ gets into more than just an end cap at a grocery store, or a holiday display at the pharmacy or Walmart or Target. This year, the expo has moved to Las Vegas. We plan to get all the newest information for the 2026 – 2027 year from the PEZ Booth and be able to share that information with you.
The Pez Convention hosts are all getting excited about their 2026 conventions. Deadlines are coming rapidly for several so if you have not registered or booked hotel rooms, you may need to get that done immediately!
- April 18, 2026 KC Pez Gathering – Independence, MO, hosted by Dru Lepper and Tony Jordan. Information is available and registration is open at www.kcpez.com. April 4 is the DEADLINE to register for a gathering packet so hurry and get your registration in now!!!! We can’t wait to see you in Kansas City, MO!
- May 16, 2026 Maryland Pez Gathering – Woodlawn, MD. Host Katie Chrzanowski has opened registration and information is available now on the website at https://www.marylandpezgathering.com or on the Maryland Pez Gathering page on Facebook. Register by 4/20 to guarantee T-shirt size and registration closes 5/10/26, so don’t delay!
- July 15 – 18, 2026 Pezamania – Independence, OH. Hosts Morgan Rhinehart and Landon Proctor have opened registration for Pezamania 35: Building a Legacy Brick by Brick. All the details and information can be found at www.pezamania.com Details and information will soon be posting to their Facebook page as well!
- September 10 – 12, 2026 Pez on the River – Winona, MN Hosts Sandy and Cheryl Gardner-Ghionzoli have opened registration. Check out their website at www.pezontheriver.com for details and the registration information and form. There are other events happening at the hotel, so it is vital that you get your room reserved!
- We anticipate that there will be an IN Crowd Gathering in October, but do not have a confirmed date or host information. Follow The IN. Crowd PEZ Gathering Group on Facebook for details!
- Likewise, we anticipate that the Pezylvania Gathering will take place in Kutztown, PA in October, but do not have details or confirmed dates at this time. Keep watching at www.pezylvania.com for updates!
That’s all the news for this month! Happy Pezzing!
All the best,
Chris Jordan
www.pezcollectors.com