Hello Kitty Pez Dispenser
by PEZ Inc.

This giant PEZ candy dispenser is pink with white and yellow flowers, and its dispensing head has been molded and shaped to look like Hello Kitty. It comes with six packs of PEZ candies. The dispenser stands approximately 13 inches tall, and has a small plastic tab at the back of the dispensing head that can be removed so that each time the head is raised up, a pre-recorded sound is played.

Originally created in Austria in 1927 by Eduard Haas III, they were introduced into the United States in 1952. They started out in small metal tins, similar to that of an Altoids tin. Shortly after, the container was released as a dispenser that looked similar to a cigarette lighter and was marketed as a breath mint alternative to smoking. It wasn’t until 1955 that Pez put heads on the dispensers and began marketing them as intended for children. Since then, they have released over 1500 different Pez dispensers, a number of which have become collectors items.