Yes Coke Yes

While on vacation for the holidays, I'm finding homes for some of the nomadic clutter lying around the house.  On this adventure, I found a Coca-Cola can that I'm not sure I've written about yet.  I don't remember where or when I got it.  But this is it.

From what I can tell, it's a can from the 1980's from Japan.  On the back of the can with the nutrition information is a circle with JAS on it.  My research shows it stands for Japanese Agricultural Standard, which is the Japanese Industrial Standards for food and agricultural products.

The top of the can is interesting.  It had a pull-top tab on it and the size of the hole is a bit smaller than American pull-tops of that era. 

If any of my information is incorrect just leave a comment below.  Thanks.

An Early Christmas Gift

Last weekend I was with a couple people doing some Christmas shopping.  At one store, I finished shopping before they did so I went to the car to wait.  Glancing around the parking lot I saw a couple of cans sitting on the base of a light post.

I waited for a couple to leave their nearby car before I went out and looked at the cans.  One was a regular Pepsi can, the other a Shnucks grape soda.

I have some older Schnucks cans in my collection, but I certainly didn't have one this new. 

When the others in my group returned to the car, we discussed the gifts we had bought for other people.  I finished by saying I also got an early Christmas gift... someone's used soda can! 

Have An Ice Day

At work one day last week I happened to glance into a trashcan as I passed by.  Was that a can I didn't have in my collection?  I pulled it out and sure enough, it was a can of black raspberry ICE sparkling water.  I've never heard of it but obviously one of my coworkers likes it.

I was ready to go clean the can out when I thought, "If there's one in here, could there be another?"  So I moved a few pieces of paper around and I found another can!  And to think, I almost passed the trashcan by without a second thought.

After digging a little ways down I actually unearthed a 5-can set!

Five cans, and they were all different flavors.  Wow.  After making sure there were no more, I took the cans to the break room and cleaned them real good. 

The colors are so vibrant.  And the graphics are crisp and sharp.  This was truly a great day at work.  I just hope none of my coworkers saw my digging in the trash!