Retro Mini Brands - Opening and Reviewing The First Batch

[@katwitanruna]

I was born in 1961, thus far all of them look right to me. The detail is amazing. Nutritional information wasn’t required on packaging in the US until 1993.

[@GBKuhleen]

Good to know! I wasn't able to confirm how accurate they are because I've never seen most of this type of packaging.😅

[@SaraSmith81]

Yes we used to buy them in the 40 lb boxes to make fruit baskets

[@MinksDixie]

𝚂𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸'𝚖 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚊 𝚑𝚘𝚝 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚖𝚊/𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚙𝚊

[@leeannweller9216]

First! Morning everyone! The skinny Revlon tube is lipstick. The banana company is DOLE rhymes with pole. Bazooka gum is a single serving, only 5 cents and inside the wrapper was a joke with a cartoon, usually a really bad pun. The character was Bazooka Joe. If you get a second one, please open the wrapper and see if there’s a joke . Charlie was perfume-with iconic commercial with a song, advertising to 1980’s ‘modern working women’

[@brownempress3339]

Yes, Millennial here. But I would have loved to have these back in the 90’s for my Barbie, instead of making it 😂😂

[@Winnerwinnerchickendinner44]

⁠what..

[@tracitalbot4270]

I wore Charlie when I was a teenager and wanted to seem sophisticated. 😅🤣😂I have seen Cheez Balls for sale in Walmart, I loved them in the 80's. I remember the Pringles can looking just like that and the commercial that emphasized the stacking shape, in the 70's maybe . . .

[@amandalibby3239]

Come on now, the Bazooka gum was a penny, part of penny candy at most liquor (packie) and small stores😊

[@5280girlUSA]

Did the gum also have a little comic strip too? For some reason that's what I'm picturing. I also remember these being given out during Halloween, would have loads of them. 😅

[@-Kuromi_Midnight-]

He’s so gentle to everything he’s touching it like it’s a cloud I don’t know if it’s the way he’s doing this but he’s so gentle looking when he does this

[@LiNdSeYr1026]

And his voice is so soothing...😚

[@485OCEAN]

and uh i love him

[@GBKuhleen]

Awww!😊 It's how I usually am with mostly everything.😂

[@BrieJac]

Can you make a video showing your Mini Brands collections and how you store them? You showed one of the series a while ago, but I'd love an update!

[@groovygirlJamie]

Yes! I was going to post the same request! I would love to see how you display your collections

[@lonnibaird8018]

Ditto

[@amyweiss4748]

Re: the Hot Tamales, "Just Born" is the name of the candy company. They make Peeps, etc. also.

[@krystlynnemuscutt9552]

Thank you, came here to say this

[@littlehobbyhavendiy]

What a bummer the last package. I like the cassette, VHS, Kodak roll, and both the Crayola can and box. I haven’t seen the whole collection yet. But they are nostalgic to so many and that fact alone gives this collection a special meaning. As always, love your videos! 💛

[@morticia981]

I was born in 1965. I've just been knocked over the head hard with the nostalgia hammer! Charlie was my mother's perfume. These look so fun!

[@ElysetheEevee]

Dude, you opened the Pringles right as I took a bite of a Pringle. 😂 I love when that kind of thing happens. Edit: "Newfangled" (new-fayngulled) basically just means something that is exceptionally different to what youre used to. So, in this case, people are used to chips being loose in bags and usually thinner, while Pringles came stacked in a can and have thicker chips. I believe "Just Born" is the manufacturing company for Hot Tamales. I used to eat those things religiously growing up, and studied the box at boring basketball games and stuff, lol.

[@toomanymonkeys21]

The CHARLIE perfume commercials… and the JEAN NATÉ, they were very memorable. Fun!😊

[@Zyryne1]

Jean Naté was a thing for most of forever. Nostalgia for sure. 😊❤

[@lacemsboo]

The revlon tube is a lipstick I think. The scale seems like it’s all over the place in this collection, they should make it all a uniform size. Nice video ❤

[@ElysetheEevee]

That was what I assumed, too. Before my time, though.

[@melindarivera6598]

Yes, you’re right about the scale. But granted mini brands has always had their scale be all over the place.

[@GBKuhleen]

I totally agree!😂

[@kirby_rising]

Yeah ever since Series 1 Mini Brands scaling has been all over the place. They try to keep all the items roughly the same size without a care about scale.

[@PeglegParrot]

It is nail polish, or as it was referred to online as "nail enamel." I thought it was lipstick, too, so I had to look it up.

[@angelinamc101]

The revlon makeup is a lipstick it's called Revlon Futurama Lipstick Case Van Cleef Arpels Vtg 1950s 582 Pearls Rhinestones . Found it on embay .And your right the other Revlon Charlie is a cologne/perfume.

[@misslayer999]

I'm in love with the cassette and videotape! That really brought me back to recording movies on TV as a kid. Definitely going to look for these! Definitely agree about the sticker for the video tape though. I would have wrote Return of the Jedi on mine lol. First favorite movie of all time

[@debrabrown1970]

When these were called retro absolutely perfect all of these are very old back from the 70s and late 60s and they are All actually perfect to that era. Thanks for unboxing this collection. It was a fantastic moment to relive from my childhood 😊❤

[@katwitanruna]

Or having a website where you could look up the history of each item with pics side by side of the original and the miniature.

[@laura6796]

Oh my gosh are these cool! My favorites are the film, film box, the cassette tape, the VHS tape and the Bazooka gum! I took photography in the 70's and those are a great memory for me! If they make the film cannister that would be awesome! The gum was single serve and came with a comic, you saved the comics to send in for prizes!

[@fone9665]

That is Lorraine Collet, the original 'Sun'-Maid girl She was changed, I suppose, a few times after, but definitely in 2020, when they went with a new model

[@DonaldBarnes-uo5ut]

Also notice that there is no nutrition facts

[@Myonexis]

The mentos ones unlocked a lot of memories for me. Maybe because that's one of the only ones that looked the same over here in Europe. Also really liked the cassette and video tapes.

[@aicirtkciub9167]

When pringles were new it was a cool experience to buy and open a can !

[@tonirichardson2714]

Here in the uk we still have the Charlie perfume aswell as body spray lines etc it was really popular in 2008-2010 among teenagers! 😊

[@amandalibby3239]

You found them! My mom used to wear Charlie perfume❤ and remember most of what you got so far, love this collection. Stay Golden❤

[@fone9665]

Yeah, you used the battery in the box I still use Charlie perfume, and body spray, and EverReady batteries

[@thefairybug40]

The more I see of these, the more sold I am. Yes, please!

[@SaraSmith81]

I remember all of these. Thank you so much for doing this series, brings back alot of fond memories ❤

[@mimmimelodi]

I'm not from America so I don't recognise much, but the cassette is amazing! I also love the VHS and camera film.

[@tymothyyoung1530]

I really enjoy these videos, I don't know why, but then I do like super cute tiny things 😅😊. Buuuuuuut my favourite videos are watch you make the crafting miniatures especially when you do your own thing with them. And eeeekkkkkkk that tiny Tape/cassette, it opens and has a tiny tape inside, too cute 😍 😄.

[@GBKuhleen]

Awww, I'm so glad to hear that!😊 Thank you!💛

[@E.s.t.e.r.]

The Haribo bears are German. "Mit Farbstoff" means: with colorant

[@vincentbanksjr.7509]

28 minutes its an ultra rare invisible cloak in the package 😂

[@christinasmith4525]

The turtle wax, the cassette tape, so many of them, this is very special. I cant wait to buy them my self.

[@candimoomey1698]

You pulled out the roll of film and automatically the memory of the smell of the film in the black tube with the gray lid came back to me!

[@Hotcupojava]

Ooh I’ve been waiting on this. Coffee in hand! Your Cranky Turtle Viewer in WV ☕️🐢💙💛

[@GBKuhleen]

Hope you enjoyed it!😁

[@intignia]

Even before the black plastic canister for the film there was a yellowy-orange metal canister. And yep, I remember the STP sold in the gallon container. I definitely think the more recent Revlon nail polish bottle is a vast improvement over the older one. I think it is ugly. These minis are supposed to be from the 70's, 80's, and 90's. The Pringles used to have a white corrugated paper surrounding them to help prevent breakage. This was before the days of gas sealed canisters where the gas helps cushion the chips. UPC codes didn't start until the 70's. And, yep, no nutrition facts. Back before nutrition labels counted sodium, fats, carbs, and cholesterol there seemed to be way more vitamins in the food. I remember when cereal had 100% of your daily vitamins. The Turtle Wax now has a screw off lid so you don't need a screw driver or some implement to open the can. I think it also includes a wax sponge applicator. I'm sorry you got an empty pouch. I was hoping it was the Life magazine.

[@firepantheress9576]

Hi GB! The planters cheez balls are still being sold. I've found an at gas stations and a few local grocery stores

[@GBKuhleen]

Good to know! I'll definitely pick some up.😁

[@mcastereptiles2837]

It was very cool 😎 buying these and opening them myself. I was born in 1980 and I remember these when I was a kid! I bought several last week and now you made the video. Happy to see! ❤

[@GBKuhleen]

Glad you like them!😁

[@rayleneriley-singh7231]

I'm in Australia and I found these in a Kmart store for $10. I definitely had to get one, now I feel so old

[@angelajenkins6840]

Thank you for another wonderful video ❤ The retro mini brands look so cool, I hope we maybe will get them over here in the U.K. . Thank you for taking the time to go through everything in such detail . I hope you had a wonderful week away although we missed you so much ! I always look forward to receiving a notification that you have uploaded a new video ⭐️ thank you for being the best and so wonderful in a world that can be painful at times . Thank you GB ❤ love Angela ✨

[@coookygirl09]

They have them at the entertainer!

[@hollyjollyjunk7616]

Love the Crayola tin and the composition book!!!!!

[@kyay2825]

Hi GB great video. I just wanted to mention you didn't squeeze the gummy bears. They put a new type of foam that feels more realistic.

[@love.laelonie]

I found some at target and I was so happy! I was hoping you had gotten the notebook so I could see what the non luxury one was like because I ended up with 3 shiny ones! But the haribo and dumdums look so cute. Can’t wait to see you open more

[@Gewürzfee]

You were right, guessing that the writing on the Haribo Gummies was german! It says "Goldbären", which translates to "golden bears". "Mit Farbstoff" means "With colorant". Fruits would be Früchte. I love your content, your videos are always very relaxing to me. 😆Stay safe and healthy, greetings from Germany!

[@GBKuhleen]

Yesss! Thank you for writing this comment. I knew there has to be some fans from Germany watching this.💛

[@Gewürzfee]

@@GBKuhleen Thank you for making these videos! 💛

[@OccasionalVlogger]

Haribo is a German candy company. Also can that Pez package be a retro package they released in 2017 for like some anniversary or something? Doing some research on the Pez it was a gift tine released in 2017 so oops on Mini Brands. They were 90 years old in 2017 from my Google search so that might be why that was released.

[@amberbryant8141]

Thank you video ❤ Retro so cute mini collection. Oh no 🤦🏼‍♀️ one missing empty pouch. 😢

[@tvguts]

Oh, these would be perfect for somebody trying to pull together a retro dollhouse or miniature! I never liked the usual mini brands much but these are pretty cute.

[@pepsi3141]

I remember some of the commercials for these products. Charlie perfume had music. I'm sure you could find some commercials for these out there on, hmmm, You Tube? I believe the white Revlon tube is lipstick.

[@RaechelSykes]

Missed opportunities: Heresy syrup can should come with its yellow plastic top that says Hershey's on top (you make a big and small triangle holes on top with sharp end of bottle opener then seal it back with yellow lid). Film should have had black canister with grey lid. And Box should have been same type of film. Maybe this one could have had the canister that opens inside? I hate empty boxes for this price Totally agree years and WTH it is should be on the guide. Excellent video. Fun as always. The Company for Pineapple is pronounced Dole not Doh-lay. So you were right the first time 😎

[@carlalatuda6574]

Agree that the Hershey’s can should have come with the lid. Also, I remember getting rolls of film in a metal canister 😂😂😂. They changed to the plastic ones in the 70s. I, too, don’t like the paper boxes with nothing inside.

[@ChioGaru]

Haribo is a German confectionery company that invented the gummy bear - basically, it's not a *real* gummy bear, unless it's Haribo. "Goldbaeren" means "gold bears", "mit Farbstoff" means "with (food) coloring".

[@aniraz90s]

My mum always tell me about the Charlie perfume because she really like the scent. I saw it being sold back in the 90s when I was a kid. We couldn't find it anymore though. I did find the Planters Cheez ball container at a dollar store. It's the same packaging and taste just the same as I remembered. Those were my favourite. I bought it for my son and he likes it too.

[@JuliaS.1234]

Charlie is a perfume, my grandma and mom wore it for years!

[@melindarivera6598]

11:15 they actually recently brought back those vintage planters cheez balls cans. Those exact ones. I think it was just for a limited time though.

[@petersavieri]

The mystery Revlon one is a classic lipstick case from the 1950s 💄 The number on the bottom designates it the 582 “Futurama” lipstick case, a collaboration with jewelry company Van Cleef and Arpels. The bumps on the top are supposed to represent tiny rhinestones and pearls. I guess all items of nostalgia are highly subjective, but there are definitely vintage makeup collectors, and people who just enjoyed their mother or grandmother or great grandmother’s makeup, or older people who experienced the product in their youth, who would find that item quite magical.

[@melaniewagner5880]

Chaile brings so many memories of my kid home my mom has used that my hole life and I'm 43 it's smells like home to me she still were it today

[@GBKuhleen]

Oh wow! So it still exists!😲

[@lmaree200886]

​@@GBKuhleenYes and it's a brand that's still available worldwide, we have those perfumes here in Australia 😁 I like Charlie Silver but there's red, blue & gold versions and each scent is very different. Silver is very fresh to me, a bit citrusy

[@purplehearts3287]

Hi GB! As soon as I saw there was a cassette tape & VHS tape I had to buy it on Mercari! 😁

[@jessthebarbie]

These are so cool I love mini brands for Barbie’s

[@RinasAMaker]

Very cool. I remember many of these… I’m old like that LOL I’m still on a quest for 3 things from Mini Books before I let myself move on to another collection. I’m looking for the “Burn Book”, “Clueless”, and a magnifying glass 🔎. They’re so hard to find here and as soon as any of them arrive, it’s just 1 box and someone takes the whole thing. 😞 I was able to complete a set of the babies by finding a box at Hobby Lobby. The next day, the whole box was gone. 🤷‍♀️

[@StoneWolf99801]

Bazooka gum had like 5 or 7 little tabs of gum folded in thin paper in the box.

[@Koolkitty_9]

Omg Charlie!!! My mom used to wear Charlie when she was alive....i should buy me a bottle just to smell

[@ivonnereyes1623]

I love that collection, honestly could be the only one I will collect

[@biancabrooks280]

I believe that the cardboard box crayons is just a modern package that they made to look vintage, similarly to that PEZ tin. Like it’s an anniversary edition with a throwback design.

[@SharmClucas]

I remember when the Crayola's looked like that. If I remember correctly, the fancy packaging was an anniversary thing, but it actually boosted sales so much that they kept the packaging that way for more than a year. The tins weren't that much more expensive than the paperboard boxes, so it was very easy to justify getting the tins and have a sturdy storage. I think I still have a crayon tin packed away somewhere, but it was a rectangular one.

[@AshTheCringe]

Hello! I know this comment might get read or not but I just wanted to say thank you for your videos! I have been struggling with my mental health and your videos always put a smile to my face! Just thank you! I really love your content and really like your voice! Again just thank you so much! :)

[@GBKuhleen]

Hi there! Awww you are so very welcome!🥰 I wish I could read and reply to all the comments like I used to, but it's almost impossible.😅 Have a great week friend!💛

[@fone9665]

EVERY teenager wore Charlie in the 80s, or Paris, if they were rich, and didn't mind that people needed to stand 5 foot away from them 😂

[@debraknott729]

My friend still wears Paris, it gives me a headache!

[@fone9665]

@@debraknott729 yep! Why to people seem to feel the need to bathe in the stuff? 😂 We used to have a girl who wore it to circuit training, at the gym, we had to get the trainer to have a little word. We don't have a lot of AC in the UK 😊

[@pendlecurl]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@groovygirlJamie]

I know you said you purchased on ebay but I did find this series in Florida at CVS this past week along with the book series ! Only place i have seen either one of those series except online. Very much enjoy your videos & love when you do the "Create" & "Make It" series with your own spin to them. Would love to see how you display your collections

[@9daywonda]

Really really cool especially the car stuff and cassette.

[@thimbledust9356]

Fantastic and entertaining video GB! But as a compliment….i was dozing off to you soothing voice hahaha! This is by far one of my favourite videos! Brought back Alot of memories of growing up! Thanks again Kuhleen!!!

[@GBKuhleen]

Lol, I'm glad it helped you fall asleep quick! No worries, I always take that as a compliment!😂 Glad you enjoyed it so much!😊

[@suzymeister]

Omg! That Charlie bottle is so awesome ❤

[@eh1126]

My mom had the Charlie perfume back in the day when I was little. This definitely unlocked a core memory 😂😂😂

[@notyourgrammascrafts]

The battery one is old school IFYKYK you used to drip them on the floor and they would recharge

[@momakesvids5704]

the revlon thing is lipstick, the number on the bottom is the shade

[@WorldOfEnchantment44]

Awe 💕Charlie perfume was the smell of my grandma who passed away. I’m going to have to find that mini brand. Love you grandma!

[@TrinityPerkins-n7k]

13:16 the skinny tube would be a Revlon lipstick as it has the numbers 582 on the bottom witch represent the shade colour

[@FrizzyFranny82]

The white and silver tube is a lipstick. Here's what I found online (for one that was for sale): Vintage Revlon Futurama 582 Lipstick Case, Van Cleef and Arpels Rhinestone and Pearl Lipstick Tube, 1950

[@LiNdSeYr1026]

Happy Saturday GB 💛🥳

[@GBKuhleen]

Thank you!😊 Happy Monday!💛

[@debrabrown1970]

Sunmaid raisins were your afternoon snack and they came in many boxes but we always got small boxes and they looked exactly like that 70s and 80s.

[@chollene]

i got a composition notebook from the 1 ball that was gifted to me, the details is amazing

[@RamizAhmed-ky8sw]

WHOA! WOAH! WOO!

[@DM-right]

I want that STP mini! Now I have to go buy them just for that! Newfangled just means new only longer 😆

[@jessiephillips4061]

I think my favorite so far is the cassette tape, I would always make my own mixtape with all of my favorite songs, I also remember sitting by my stereo back in the day and wait for a favorite song to play so I could tape it ❤

[@1jdstarman]

I love Mini Brands! I want to collect every single one of them so I can have my very own collection of Mini brands Brands!

[@I_luvtodrawboo]

I may be a baby gen z but..., the planters cheese ball are the exact same in stores last time i checked, they are quite oily and leave a peanut and cheez after taste, over all they are good. Also gb you need to try cheese balls they are amazing! (and quite addictive)

[@ElysetheEevee]

He said he's had cheese balls, just not the Planter's brand ones.

[@I_luvtodrawboo]

@@ElysetheEevee oh lol, I thought he said he hasn’t tried cheese balls

[@hyperfocused7029]

You're right. He's had cheese puffs and crunchy cheetos, but not specifically the ball/sphere shape

[@I_luvtodrawboo]

@@hyperfocused7029 YIPPEEE

[@5280girlUSA]

I was wondering when you were going to open these. So glad you did 😀👍

[@TheShopgirl73]

I just started watching your channel. It’s cool what you are doing! Very enjoyable! 👍🏻

[@feeman3345]

I bought one of these and put it away, I'm hoping I'll forget it's there. I'll add one now and then and open them all one day.

[@OceanLover1188]

Why not just open it now

[@feeman3345]

@@OceanLover1188 It's called restraint. Leading to excitement. You know, like getting a gift, a surprise. Knowing that you can have something and choosing to wait is tantalising. Giving in and having nothing to look forward to is denying myself all the happy feelings I'd be missing.

[@jackiecook8753]

Oh, i like the can of oil. Some day, i will get my Barbie garage built.😂

[@hollyjollyjunk7616]

I remember all of these from when I was little! I loved Cheez balls. They still make them but they don't taste the same.

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Lol, Just Born is the name of the company that makes Hot Tamales, Mike & Ikes and Peeps!

[@ElysetheEevee]

I KNEW they made other stuff, but couldn't remember what, for the life of me!😂

[@savvycrafter8518]

The white Revlon container is a lipstick case women would buy the lipstick and stick it in the case

[@Zyryne1]

Turtle wax was used a lot on surf boards. If I remember correctly. 😊❤

[@debrabrown1970]

The Charlie bottle is a perfume that was extremely popular back in the seventies and actually was the number one perfume for about 10 years.

[@5280girlUSA]

I found mine at target for $7.99 each. Can't wait to see your other videos to see what you get 🙂

[@abbyschily]

The great idea you could do with the BHS tape you could print out a movie that you remember watching as a kid and then put it on the VHS tape and then it would be even more nostalgic

[@CrazyMiaGirl]

The funniest part is that I still have the plastic tube for the Kodiak film at home. The are perfect to store small things inside. And I am 37 so maybe I am old 😂😅

[@mjames70]

I’ll say it - those film canisters used to be favorites of weed smokers back in the day. They were inconspicuous, opaque, and the smell didn’t leak out them. Don’t ask how I know this 😂

[@gerijudy5232]

The Bazooka bubble gum is a single piece of gum that was scored in the middle length wise and it also had little comic strip paper inside

[@Abigail_Wyatt]

I thought I had given up the mini brands addiction and now you show me this!!🤯😰

[@GBKuhleen]

Lol, "just when I thought I got out, they pull me back in".😂

[@DollsAndTheCity]

Nice i love mini Brands 🎉u cant wait to get those master chef create series 🙌 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@a_gurl596]

thankyou for these vids I love minibrands!

[@tammyholland5687]

The packaging for the crayons came out that that for Christmas

[@NoAssumptionsBoutique]

11:06 I’ve seen them around the planters nuts so maybe check in that area? Or with the chips like in the general chip aisle?

[@BRANDYMQ]

Always love your vids GB!! Big bummer about the empty bag 😢.. how dare them!..

[@GBKuhleen]

I know, right?😅 It's very rare but it does happen.😄

[@debrabrown1970]

The Pringles potato chip can is actually the first type of can that they issued is the original and it changed to potato crisps later on like you said. I actually remember when this came out 🤣

[@michellebalaban5366]

Thank you for the video! I hate that the last package was empty!

[@opalcarroll3195]

Mentos alignment was dependent on the humidity level! The white tube is lipstick.I believe it is a red, however I didn’t wear makeup when that style was popular; too young!

[@GBKuhleen]

Good to know!🤔