An Interview With A M&M Collector
11.26.07 By Deanna Dahlsad
When did you begin collecting M&M items — and why?
I got my first piece in 1995 became serious collector about 2001. I’m not sure why… I just found them very cute and saw lots of items each holiday Easter, Valentines day, Christmas, Halloween etc.
How many items do you have in your collection?
Way too many to count! There are thousands of them. I have a room dedicated to the collection — wall to wall ceiling to floor; plus M&M stuff in other parts of the house. Also, I have a 10 X 7 foot warehouse in my back yard full of bins and bins of more & more M&Ms and even bins in the garage and laundry room. Everything I use is M&M, even my office supplies at work.
What’s the most extreme you’ve gone for any item?
Hum not really sure…
I live in NY but have been to Vegas for the 1st M&m’s World store and for the M&M collectors convention (not affiliated with M&M Mars). I’ve even been a human M&M in NY Times Square for the grand opening of M&M’s World. I’ve also been on on a few news channels, including the TV show 20/20, and in a few newspapers.
Here’s a photo of me in my 2006 Halloween costume — an M&M vending machine. It had a glass front coin return dollar slot & looked so real that I won the $300 prize at my job.
Oh, and an artist was recently at my house to take photos & make sketches of me and my collection.
Really? Tell me more about that.
I answered an ad looking for a collector. She wants to ad paintings drawings to her portfolio and wanted to paint a collector with their collection, and picked me because she was fairly local to me and loved the idea of M&M’s since they are so colorful.
Do you collect anything else?
Yes, I collect a magnet from everywhere I visit, and I used to collect Hard Rock Cafe’ shirts from everywhere I went that had one. (As a matter of fact, I was in a “who can get the most shirts” competition with my hubby for those.)
With so many items in your collection, it’s hard for me to imagine there’s much left to collect unless it’s hot-off-the production line — but is there still a ‘holy grail’ item you seek?
I would like to get the pieces I am missing that Danbury Mint put out (they are very expensive).
Well, I hope Santa’s listening. *wink*
To see more of her fabulous collection, check out nutzaboutmnmz in the Collectors’ Quest Community.
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October 1st, 2008 at 11:30 am
If you know anyone lookng for m&m collectables like hats and everything please let me know we have a tons
October 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I have my whole collection of M&M items that I would like to sell.
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January 7th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I have m&m furniture and a m&m collection that I am auctioning off. To see the furniture and some of the collection, go to http://www.youtube.com and type in
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