PEZtacular!
Enthusiast proudly presents collection in the Burlingame Pez Museum
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Gary Doss started collecting Pez dispensers 15 years ago and has acquired a fairly big collection. He liked his collection so much that he began displaying the candy dispensers in his computer store on 250 California drive in Burlingame, Calif. Soon, the collection became so popular that Doss stopped selling computers and opened a Pez museum.

The museum features every Pez dispenser ever made -- around 650 pieces. It also displays the sign from the first Pez factory in Austria, the country where Pez originates from. Doss bought the sign on eBay last year for a good price -- he was the only bidder.

Doss decided to start a project last year -- creating the world biggest Pez dispenser -- and he was successful. The over 7-foot tall construction was designed by Doss himself and four other local artists helped him put it together. Doss chose the dispenser to be a snowman because it's a generic figure and it would be easy to make.

In March of 2007, Doss was awarded a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the biggest Pez dispenser ever made and it's now on display at the museum.

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In March of 2007, Gary Doss was awarded a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the biggest Pez dispenser ever made. It's now on display at his Burlingame museum.

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