tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-365115 2006-06-14T12:05:56-05:00 All about Conventions, Expos, Conferences and Stuff to do While in Chicago on Business! TypePad 41.977477-88.172572http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifChicagoConventionsBloghttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11055685 2006-06-14T12:05:56-05:00 2006-06-14T12:05:56-05:00 James and Heather Hills Still trying to catch up from the backlog of great stuff from the Candy Expo last week. I had to take a break from sampling because frankly I went into sugar overload! So now that I am back, the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Not only did they have suckers with worms and even scorpions embedded but they had...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Apparently even tiny PEZ dispensors have succumed to the "Bigger is Better" theory ... unfortunatly I am not sure how to eat an entire stick of PEZ without taking...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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This was literally a floating hospitality tent that they called the VIB ... "Very Important Buyer" boat.<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Imagine being in the worlds largest candy store ... and everything is FREE ... not just to take, but people...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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