ORANGE, Conn. — Just like many other kids in America, Shawn Peterson received PEZ dispensers in his Easter basket and Christmas stocking growing up in Kansas.
But his passion for PEZ dispensers didn’t take hold until 1990 when, at age 20, he was browsing a flea market in Kansas City, saw a few dispensers for sale and was drawn to the colors and characters.
He bought them, then returned for more, noting in hindsight, “I thought they were neat.”
Today, 26 years later, PEZ is his life’s work.