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the stores looked something like this - quickly converted to sell pop - allot of bottles but cans also. a hastily converted store.
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The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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old fairfax crashes
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Date: March 04, 2022 07:56PM
Fairfax was HOOKED ON SODA from late 1970's to, maybe, end of 1980's
Soda shops opened up that sold: ONLY SODA, every color, every flavor, ever brand
IT ALL WENT BUST after some "smart guys" made the news ...
citric acid causes tooth decay, sugar causes diabetes, (even diet coke is a stretch on what is "ok" to drink regularly)
THE INDUSTRY WAS RUINED, and the soda stores converted to wine (storage) stores then totally shut doors most of them
Soda shops opened up that sold: ONLY SODA, every color, every flavor, ever brand
IT ALL WENT BUST after some "smart guys" made the news ...
citric acid causes tooth decay, sugar causes diabetes, (even diet coke is a stretch on what is "ok" to drink regularly)
THE INDUSTRY WAS RUINED, and the soda stores converted to wine (storage) stores then totally shut doors most of them
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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4g43
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Date: March 04, 2022 07:59PM
the stores looked something like this - quickly converted to sell pop - allot of bottles but cans also. a hastily converted store.
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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that didn't happen
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Date: March 04, 2022 09:50PM
old fairfax crashes Wrote:
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> Fairfax was HOOKED ON SODA from late 1970's to,
> maybe, end of 1980's
>
> Soda shops opened up that sold: ONLY SODA, every
> color, every flavor, ever brand
>
> IT ALL WENT BUST after some "smart guys" made the
> news ...
>
> citric acid causes tooth decay, sugar causes
> diabetes, (even diet coke is a stretch on what is
> "ok" to drink regularly)
>
> THE INDUSTRY WAS RUINED, and the soda stores
> converted to wine (storage) stores then totally
> shut doors most of them
What weird fantasy is this? I was there and I remember exactly zero 'soda stores.'
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> Fairfax was HOOKED ON SODA from late 1970's to,
> maybe, end of 1980's
>
> Soda shops opened up that sold: ONLY SODA, every
> color, every flavor, ever brand
>
> IT ALL WENT BUST after some "smart guys" made the
> news ...
>
> citric acid causes tooth decay, sugar causes
> diabetes, (even diet coke is a stretch on what is
> "ok" to drink regularly)
>
> THE INDUSTRY WAS RUINED, and the soda stores
> converted to wine (storage) stores then totally
> shut doors most of them
What weird fantasy is this? I was there and I remember exactly zero 'soda stores.'
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
Posted by:
Cragmont
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Date: March 04, 2022 10:00PM
I miss Cragmont soda from Safeway.
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
Posted by:
RadarO
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Date: March 04, 2022 10:01PM
Haven’t had a grape Nehi in years.
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
Posted by:
Sir Harry Haddock
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Date: March 04, 2022 10:44PM
Get a cool refreshing Fanta at Arthur Treachers. Cheerio!
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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party on wayne
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Date: March 05, 2022 07:55AM
I need a Jolt cola so I can stay up all night and party like its 1999
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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Back in the day
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Date: March 05, 2022 10:34AM
old fairfax crashes Wrote:
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> citric acid causes tooth decay, sugar causes
> diabetes, (even diet coke is a stretch on what is
> "ok" to drink regularly)
All of that was well known during the 1970s and even before. It was simply a change in the fashion. Plus most of the soda shop "stores" I remember were attached to gas stations and they expanded into selling other items.
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> citric acid causes tooth decay, sugar causes
> diabetes, (even diet coke is a stretch on what is
> "ok" to drink regularly)
All of that was well known during the 1970s and even before. It was simply a change in the fashion. Plus most of the soda shop "stores" I remember were attached to gas stations and they expanded into selling other items.
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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Me and my RC
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Date: March 05, 2022 10:40AM
Remember when Fairfax county banned disposable soda cans? I think it was around 1979. We had to bring the used bottles back to the store for a 10 cent deposit to be returned. It was a huge pain in the ass.
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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Diet Rite Cola
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Date: March 05, 2022 10:46AM
^ as a kid, under commandment from parents, recall taking bottles to the local High's store for deposit refund and the store clerks were always pissed.
Re: The Great Soda Bust of the 1970's
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26 flavors
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Date: March 05, 2022 10:53AM
The PoP Shoppe was operating out of the Abandoned Burger Chef in Annandale before it became Arthur Treachers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pop_Shoppe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pop_Shoppe