About Me

I've been collecting Coke cans since 1986. While not the biggest collection, I enjoy collecting unique Coke cans and bottles from around the world. I also have an unrestored Vendo 81 in my basement. It's been untouched in 13 years. One of these days I'll restore it to it's full glory. Please take a look at the photo gallery, and if you have a picture to share, go ahead and add it!

Exploding Coke Bottles

August 1st, 2011 by Derek

As I understand it these bottles were made illegal in the 1980′s. When dropped, these bottles had the potential to send shards of broken glass flying like shrapnel from a grenade. These huge Coke bottles are 1.5 litres a piece. The diet Coke can in the photo is to give you and idea of the size of the Coke bottles.


As I pulled these Coke bottles out to photograph them, I wondered when the Coke might taste like? I wish it would retain it’s original flavour. The Diet Coke would pre-date the recipe change of the mid 90′s. The label says it’s made with Nutrasweet. I can imagine the Coke would also contain a higher amount of real sugar. Mmm… sugar.

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Toy Soda Dispenser Coke

August 1st, 2011 by Derek
Toy Coke soda dispenser

I had to show you this. This is a toy Coke soda dispenser from the 1960′s. It came to me in it’s original box. It was unsold stock from a hardware store that went out of business, and it was in their stock room for 40 years. It came with 4 plastic coke glasses. It operates like this. You pop open a 6.5oz bottle of Coke and insert the plastic spout/pull handle into the mouth of the bottle. You then put the bottle back into the toy. When you pull down on the handle, the bottle inside tips and Coke pours out of the spout. Cool idea. If this toy were made today I expect it would have some electronic “glug-glug” sound and it would likely have a bunch of flavours to choose from. I haven’t seen another of these toy Coke soda dispensers around in person.

I found another 70′s era toy Coke dispenser here.

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Coke Zero sucks

March 14th, 2011 by Derek

I’m sorry. Coke Zero sucks. I want to like it, I really do. The packaging is really apprealing, and the name is cute. But it just doesn’t taste any good. I’d rather drink Diet Coke than Coke Zero. In fact I’d rather drink water than Coke Zero. Well, I should probably drink water anyway. I bought a small bottle of Coke Zero tonight. I thought it would be a nice compliment to my Dorito’s “Sweet chili Heat” chips. By the way, if you’re looking for a spicy chip, WOW, pick up a bag of Sweet Chili Heat. Anyway I tried to wash the spiciness away with Coke Zero. What a disappointment. And this isn’t the first time I’ve tricked myself into buying Coke Zero. I’ve tried it in bottles. cans, and soda fountains.  I tell myself it’s no sugar so I should drink it instead of the regular Coke. In fact what I should do is drink Coke when I want a treat, and drink water when I want a guilt-free way to quench my thirst.

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soda baby

January 15th, 2011 by Derek

Soda BabyHow many parents have struggled with the question, “how soon should I introduce soda-pop into my child’s diet”. The answer? “Not soon enough!”

This, according to this 50′s era print ad. This shameless advertisement encourages parents to feed their babies Cola. Why? Because it will help your child’s chance of “fitting in” socially. How will it do that? Maybe because all your child’s peers have very poor oral hygiene? Or maybe they’re all obese? Wait, what am I saying. You’re going to feed your baby Diet coke, right? I mean, you’re not a monster.

The part I like the most about the text in this ad is where it sites “laboratory tests” as proof that babies drinking cola will improve their chances of fitting in. What other experiments is this laboratory conducting? The affect on coolness when babies smoke cigarettes?
In case you can’t make out the words, here’s the full text:

For a better start in life, start COLA earlier! How soon is too soon? Not soon enough. Laboratory tests over the last few years have proven that babies who start drinking soda during that early formative period have a much higher chance of gaining acceptance and “fitting in” during those awkward pre-teen and teen years.

So, do yourself a favor. Do your child a favor. Start them on a strict regimen of sodas and other sugary carbonated beverages right now, for a lifetime of guaranteed happiness.

 

Kids drinking Coke

hey, gimmie some

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Santa Claus as an angry deity

January 12th, 2011 by Derek

Most of us think of Santa Claus as an angry, vengeful god looking down in judgement upon all of us. When I found this YouTube video of Santa handing out punishment to a naughty world I just had to share it with you.
I really thought this was a real Coke commercial, right up until the end. It’s very well done.

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