Remember, you can (usually) buy a vintage KitKat vending machine from us!
A recent eBay auction or 20 has showed me just how many different KitKat wrappers there were in the paper era – I wasn’t tempted to buy any though. Paper likely being, a bit like newsprint, presumably quite easy to chop and change as the promotional items, ‘generous’ discounts, and enter-to-win prize draws went on through the years. In fact, seeing this collection it’s hard to believe there were ever more than a few weeks where you’d see a normal plain wrapper! The original pictures are not brilliant, but they give you more than a flavour, we’ve tidied them up where we can. So sit back with a cup of tea and a chocolate wafer biscuit and enjoy… By the way, when I said the other day that the 2 finger Kitkat was almost certainly the last traditionally wrapped confectionary – I was wrong! Rolocontinues to be foil wrapped, with a paper outer since 1937.
Updates…
I did something the other day I hadn’t done in quite a while – bought a single, full price KitKat – I’ve added it in! (July 2024)
Another year, another 10p! Have updated today with a UK 75p KitKat, also featuring an Irish address, but can’t believe these price marked packs are sent over there (or are they?) Enjoy! (December 2024).
Holiday KitKats! Portugal/Spain, (shared with ‘Adriatic’), a bonus ‘rebadge’ KitKat that even originally features Albania (May 2025).
So, we went to Ireland and…. turns out an Irish KitKat is just an imported UK KitKat. See 75p KitKat already posted. Who knew? (August 2025).
How about an Amsterdam (shared with ‘Benelux’) and German (shared with Austria and ‘head office’ Switzerland) KitKat? Both have older 8 digit EAN barcodes. (Added February 2026).
Fancy 2 Hungarian KitKats? There’s the F1 competition version (the otherwise identical UK and Ireland version also added) that is unique to Hungary, the non-prize version is shared with Poland. Sadly not snapped, but a Chunky is triple marketed with Hungary, Slovenia, and Czechoslovakia. (Added March 2026).
And now also a UK KitKat and F1 competition special, both UK and Ireland – not sure I’ve noticed before but they now sport ‘Swiss’ barcodes. (Added March 2026). [Although this is not a sponsored link, we use and recommend BarCodesTalk].
