Say Hello to a Military Hero

Memorial Day was earlier this week in the US and these four cans made it to my collection.

It's hard to get a good pic without reflections, but these are the four newest Coca-Cola cans labaled USO.  I have other USO cans, including these two from last year.

The US is going through a lot right now but one thing is for sure... new can designs will continue to be released.

Coke Zero

I already have some Coke Zero cans in my collection, but these three recently came to me and they look nice set next to each other.

An Orange Vanilla Coke Zero can was featured about a year ago, but these are the newest flavors to enter my collection.

Keep 'em coming...

Clear American

Some people around me have taken to drinking water instead of soda lately.  And one of the brands of sparkling water is Clear America.  This brand is sold at Walmart in these parts.

And this brand is actually really good.  I had to check a couple times to make sure the Strawberry I drank wasn't Strawberry soda.  Some waters are too carbonated, some aren't carbonated at all.  This seems to be just right.  And having zero everything (sugar, caffeine, calories, sodium, etc), I'm not sure how it doesn't end up with zero flavor.  But they did it right.

The flavors that I currently have for my collection are Black Cherry, Peach, and Strawberry, but there are others.  Hopefully in the near future some of those other flavors will make it into my collection.

Newest Big Red

Someone asked me a couple of weeks ago what brands of soda haven't really changed their can designs much over the years.  I came up with a short list off the top of my head of Bubble Up, Cheerwine, Ski, and Big Red.

And then this week someone gave me a Big Red can and what do you know?  It was different!!!

My old can

My new can

Above, on the left was the most recent Big Red can in my collection and on the right is the new can.  At first glance they may look the same.  But the old can has a circle under the Big Red name that reads, "Big Red Instead - since 1937."  The new can's circle reads, "So Sweet So Smooth - est 1937."  It's not a big difference, but it's a difference!  And the new can also has the can size and calorie marker.

My oldest Big Red can is a straight steel pull top that dates back to the 1970's.  Between that one and the can on the left above I only have three other designs.  There have been a few more designs over the years that I just don't have yet, but still, for fifty years that's not many changes.

Ok Bubble Up, Cheerwine, and Ski!  I'm waiting for new designs from you now...

The Time for Doctors

As the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, cans are still finding their way to me.  Recently a mystery delivery appeared on my deck.  And in that delivery were four Dr Pepper cans I didn't have yet.

There were two cream soda cans, one regular and one diet.  There was also a Nashville VIP Experience contest can featuring Luke Combs.  And finally, a diet can featuring the college football playoff.

These may not be the newest cans out there, but they are new to me.  Thanks again, Mystery Can Delivery Person.