Hotline Phone Number: (314) 416-0333
[Registration] [Schedule] [Reservations] [Bingo] [Convention] [Last Year]
You get Packet, Including T-Shirt, Bumper Sticker, 1 Free Pez Bingo Game, COLLECTIBLE PIN, booklet, 3 raffle tickets, COMMEMORATIVE CUP, CHANCE FOR DOOR PRIZE, admission to show & auction and MORE. $32.00 PER PERSON ($38 After June 1) Dealer Tables $25.00 each or 2 for $45.00, Half-Table $15.00 ($35.00 After May 20)
Send Check or Money Order to: John ‘The Cool PEZ Man’ Devlin 5541 Oakville Center Suite 119 Dept. BOL St. Louis, MO. 63129-3554
FRIDAY 13th:
Hospitality Room (#810). Open all day. Here you can register, pick up packet. See many Rare Pez On Display, Chat, Room-Hop. Chart in room will tell rooms that are open. 5-9:00PM Buffet, Pay at Hotel, Changes weekly. Last year - prime rib, shrimp, pasta, salad, very rich deserts & much more!7:00 PM Orientation
7:30 PM Pez BINGO, then more room hopping
SATURDAY 14th:
8-9 AM DEALER SET UP
9-10 AM -2 PM REGISTERED PEOPLE 10 AM -2 PM SHOW, RAFFLES, DOOR PRIZES 10 AM -2 PM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ($5.00 ADMISSION) 3-6 PM AUCTION
Call 1-800-345-5500.
Room hopping at your own risk, wear name tags at all times. (note:Pez Convention is not affiliated with Pez Candy, Inc.)
PEZ BINGO 1997 ST LOUIS
Complete bingo packet all 20 games INCLUDING ULTRAMAGAS $30
extra cards $1.50 each or 7 for $ 10
except ultramaga game cards $3.50 each or 2 for $5.
All bingo cards paid on the night of bingo.
FIRST GAME(#F) FREE
GAME F MICKEY PEZ N/F,PEZ FLYER AND FOLDER,
PEZ FACTORY FLYER, PIN,T-SHIRT
GAME 1 COLLECTIBLE CUP,2B-STICKERS,MARARAJAH PEZ N/F
PIN,MICKEY MOUSE PEZ N/F
GAME 2 PIN,SWEATSHIRT,T-SHIRT,CUP,2 BUMPERSTICKERS
MICKEY NF PEZ,MR UGLY PEZ N/F MINT IN BAG
GAME 3 POLICEMAN PEZ NF BALOO BEAR PEZ NF,T-SHIRT
GAME 4 PIN, SWEATSHIRT,OLDER SILVERGLOW PEZ MOC,
TOM&JERRY STICKERS,5 PACKS CHOCO PEZ,T-SHIRT
GAME 5 FOGHORN PEZ
GAME 6 PIN,SWEATSHIRT,3 SMURFS PEZ NO FEET MIBAG
RED BLUE WHITE MICKEY MOUSE PEZ N/F
CECO 125 PIECE PEZ PUZZLE
GAME 7 PIN,PEZ FA0 TO GO KIT,LAMB WHISTLEHEAD PEZ
GAME 8 PIN, YELLOW BUNNY MIBAG NF PEZ,MICKEY MOUSE NF PEZ
SWEATSHIRT
GAME 9 PIN,PEZ CHANGE TRAY,SMURF PLASTIC BALL PUZZLE
GAME 10 BAMBI PEZ NO FEET
GAME 11 PEZ INTERNATIONAL FRISBEE,SET OF TOM & JERRY PEZ
STICKERS,FROG WHISTLEHEAD PEZ
GAME 12 3 SMURFS RED WHITE BLUE,2BUNNIES PINK YELLOW CHICK IN
EGG, (ALL NO FEET) ALL ON A FELT VACCU-PLASTIC STAND
GAME 13 GIRL PEZPAL NF MIBAG AND BOY PEZPAL NF MIBAG,
PEZ CHANGE TRAY,BATMAN WITH CAPE PEZ,
GAME 14 T-SHIRT,SWEATSHIRT,PEZ INTERNATIONAL FRISBEE
SMURF PLASTIC BALL PUZZLE,MICKEY PEZ NF
GAME 15 ANGEL PEZ NO FEET
GAME 16 PEZ ZAZZIE 500 PIECES JIGSAW PUZZLE SEALED, SWEATSHIRT
MR UGLY PEZ MINT IN BAG
GAME 17 * ELEPHANT WITH HAIR PEZ (DONATED BY ANONYMOUS)
GAME 18 OLDER SILVERGLOW NOC,PEZ COLLECTIBLES BOOK AND
MORE PEZ BOOK,SWEATSHIRT
GAME U ULTRAMAGA A(19) DANIEL BOONE PEZ,SNOWWHITE PEZ
BATMAN WITH CAPE PEZ
POLO STYLE-SHTRT, SWEATSHIRT,
3SMURE PEZ NF MIB,
GAME U ULTRAMAG B(20) PEZ ROBOT (SPACE TROOPER) YELLOW
POLO STYLE-SHIRT
TIES WILL BE BROKEN, ONLY 1 WINNER PER GAME.
ALL 21 WINNERS WILL ALSO GET A COLLECTIBLE HAT.
The 1st convention attendance was light, the second had a better turn-out, but by the 3rd convention, attendance grew to well over 200, with people coming as far away as Canada and even Hong Kong.
Highlighting last years convention, people started arriving as early as Wednesday to get a head start on Pez and enjoy all the wonderful sites St. Louis has to offer such as the Arch, St. Louis Zoo, Art Museum, Antique Malls, and all gambling boats.
Thursday came with more people arriving to get a head start on room hopping (room hopping is the art of going room-to-room so you can buy, sell or trade Pez dispensers or other Pez related items.) Friday came quickly with more people to arrive for a wonderful fun filled week-end.
Friday's activities consisted of picking up packets in the hospitality room 810. There you can see the following Pez in a locked display case from John "Cool Pez Man" Devlin's collection.
For the 1996 Convention, you will see:
Many different colored regulars, the arithmetic, personalized at least 4 advertising regulars (2 of the 4 are only known examples), Wolfman, Creature & Frankenstein, Rare Thor variations (including one of a kind.) 3 different colored Space Troopers, Soft head "prototypes" Donald and Pluto. Psychedelic Eye and Psychedelic Flower with different stems. The following crazy fruit Pez: Orange and Pear. Bubblegum, Obelix, Asterix, Make-A-Face, Hippo, Vucko Wolf, Olive Oyl and Brutus. Color variations of: Girl, Maharajah, 50's space gun, King Louie, Octopus, witch, Koala Whistlehead, Goofy, Indian Chief, Cool Cat, Droopy Dog, Mr. Ugly, Mexican Boy.
Some preferred sitting and chatting with other Pez heads, while still others started room hopping. By 7pm Pez Bingo started (which originated at the 1st St. Louis Convention and proven to be a hit at all Pez Conventions.) Playing for Pez dispensers and other Pez novelties, fun and laughter filled the banquet room.
After Pez bingo came more late night room hopping.
Saturday brought early morning dealer set-up for the show which included many raffles and door prizes for a chance to win even more Pez.
Then it was time for the auction, bidding on newer Pez and that illusive Pez dispenser and other rare Pez memorabilia. For those who dared, even more room hopping.
Sunday is the final day of the convention, lots of late morning sleepers, trying to rest up for the long journey home, while others are trying for that last minute Pez deal before they start for home.
Thus ends another enjoyable Pez Convention.
Meanwhile the host and his staff are preparing for next years bigger and better Pez Convention.
Until next year--Happy Pezzing
John "Cool Pez Man" Devlin
| The 4th St. Louis Pez Convention The 1996 St. Louis Pez Convention was a huge success...the biggest ever! About 200 Pez collectors pre-registered and 500 attended. Media coverage was enormous!! Three television stations, plus radio and newspaper coverage. Entertainment Weekly's July 26, 1996 issue even had a mention! Thanks to all the attendees that made the 4th Annual National Pez Convention in St. Louis such a success! See you next year! |