Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and it's true... I have a new Crush...
I saw someone at work drinking one of these a couple weeks ago. I had no idea Crush had a new can design. So after a lengthy explanation of my can collecting hobby, I was able to score a can for myself from them.
So what does Valentine's Day have to do with this soda? Nothing, unless you really love Orange Crush.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about taking some old beer cans to a collector at work. It was during the search in my garage for those cans that I also found this Harley-Davidson beer can.
There is another person I work with who rides a Harley and has a collection of Harley-Davidson memorabilia and collectibles. I figured they didn't have a beer can, so I took it to them and they loved it!!
Collecting isn't just about receiving things to grow your own collection, it's also about giving to help others' collections grow. It's really fun when it's a community effort.
[And now I step down from my soapbox to prepare next week's post...]
One of my new cans from the guys at work:
Sure, I have a lot of Big K cans. But this caffeine free diet cola was a can design I didn't have yet. And now I do.
One thing about leaving my previous job was losing access to new soda cans because they provided drinks for the employees. But whether a company provides the drinks or not, workers will drink soda. And that means there will always be a chance of finding a new can...
A few weeks ago a couple people at work found out I have a can collection. Since then, they've both contributed cans I didn't have. And in return, I was able to help one of them with their collection. But first, a little history...
So when one of the guys at work told me he collects Budweiser things, I told him I had some cans for him.
He specifically collects the Budweiser and Busch brands, so I went through my beer can boxes and took him over a dozen older cans for his collection.
You never know when or where you'll meet another collector. And by giving him some cans I didn't even want, he's going to keep an eye out for special edition or novelty cans I may not have.
Hey Franklin Covey, THAT'S how you network!
Someone gave a can to me last week I hadn't seen yet...
It's actually from 2021 and marks Pepsi's 85th anniversary. Started in 1936, Pepsi has been one of the Big Boys in the soda industry for decades.
And unless it gets added to the list of people and things that have recently been cancelled, Pepsi should be here for decades to come. As the can says, "85 years and counting."
It's true.
What's the hot thing right now? Spider-Man No Way Home.
My son saw these limited edition G FUEL energy drink cans and had to buy them. Spider-Man has been his favorite in the Marvel universe for a while. And of course we both loved the new movie, which is what these cans are based on.
They are both Radioactive Lemonade flavored, so any day now my son should start showing some signs of superhero powers. But it's ok if he doesn't.
Happy New Year!
Another recent Mtn Dew addition to my collection was this Baja Punch can.
It's another summer-themed can, this one featuring a beach ball, a shark, jellyfish, and an octopus with sunglasses. That's cool.
As with last week's Mtn Dew flavor, I didn't actually try this one by my son said it was good.
Can Mtn Dew pull off one more new flavor for me to feature this month? Especially with next weekend being Christmas? Come back to find out...
The cold weather has finally hit my area. So let's close our eyes and remember a time when the weather was warmer...
Welcome the newest can to my collection, Mtn Dew Baja Flash. It has a pineapple coconut flavor and the design immediately makes me think of a tropical beach. There's a tidal wave, a palm tree, a crab, a submarine, a mean fish, etc.
I didn't drink this particular soda but my son said it was good. But aren't most Mtn Dews good?
The countdown to Christmas has begun. What can treat is in store for next week? A Christmas punch? Come back and find out...
I admit a very hot cup of black coffee helps motivate me every morning. So it's with slight disgust that I present this week's can... International Delight Iced Coffee.
Nope. I can't do iced coffee. I can't even do room temperature coffee. It has to be just below scalding for me to enjoy it. And the thought of flavor or creamer in my coffee is gross. I've tried caramel-flavored stuff and cocoa-moco and all kinds of sugary sweet coffees, but it's just too sweet for me that early in the day. Mine has to be black. A little bitter makes it a little better.
And in conclusion, thanks to the person who gave me this can. I know I never would have bought one for myself.
This week I was given a couple of 23oz cans, both happened to be teas. Let's see who wins in a heavyweight taste-test boxing match.
In one corner is mango-flavored Peace Tea. In the other corner is peach-flavored diet AriZona tea.
Ding-ding, round one has begun. Ding-ding, the match it over. The drinker of both teas said they were both pretty good. So we'll call this rumble a tie.
So you thought that was too quick and uneventful? What else did you expect in a boxing match between aluminum cans?
A few people in my family have birthdays in October, so several years ago we decided to have a fall bonfire and weenie roast to celebrate all those birthdays at once. And last night was our annual Fall Weenie Roast.
One of my takeaways from the party was this Squirt Zero Sugar can. One of my kids had never had Squirt before and asked if it was good. My mom said it's one of the few sodas that really quenches her thirst. Later, upon closer examination of the can, I noticed it even says that right on the can, "Thirst Quencher."
And coming next week... Halloween!
A couple of new cans this week that belong in the fruit family.
Here we have a wild cherry flavored Pepsi with zero sugar.
There's also a strawberry banana V8 V-fusion can.
Ok, that's one of the five basic food groups. Are there cans for the other four food groups?
There's nothing special about these recent additions to my can collection other than they're all small 7.5 oz cans.
Cherry - Regular - Diet - Zero
Don't worry, next week's post will make up for this week's short post... as soon as I figure out what it's going to be about.
Looking through cans I've recently acquired, I was trying to find cans that shared a common theme. It was unexpected, but I realized two cans had bears on them.
The first can is Golden Bear lemonade which is actually an AriZona tea can. It's a strawberry flavored lemonade that sounds delicious!!
The second can is a Polar seltzer water can that's lime flavored.
And the big coincidence with these two cans is just last night I drank a strawberry-lime drink. All the connections with these two cans are nearly unBEARable.
