He made the dispenser so it would be as stylish to whip out a PEZ as it would be to light up a cigarette. Eventually, character heads were added to the dispensers and a favorite kid's toy was born.
Different dispensers are available in Canada, Europe and Japan.
Collectors usually prefer cards since poly packs don't display well. If you want to buy or sell PEZ dispensers, try the listings on eBay . A guy named Pierre had a girlfriend who collected PEZ dispensers. She was looking for a way to find other collectors who might be selling the dispensers, so Pierre wrote a program for her to do just that.