What brand of fruit flavored soft drinks did you grow up with and where?

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May 02, 2020, 07:54 AM

Oz_Shadow

What brand of fruit flavored soft drinks did you grow up with and where?

For me in TN, I remember Nehi mostly. I think Crush was around too. I remember getting sick drinking too much hot Peach Nehi on a summer day. Can’t even imagine touching the stuff now.

Here in Michigan it seems Faygo was and still is the big flavored soft drink. Towne Club is a lesser local brand.

May 02, 2020, 07:55 AM

BigSwede

For me it would be Faygo, grape or red pop they called it. Grew up just outside of Flint

May 02, 2020, 08:01 AM

Oz_Shadow

I remember Shasta too but more for the name and advertisements. Can’t recall anyone drinking it.

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May 02, 2020, 08:06 AM

shovelhead

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Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
For me in TN, I remember Nehi mostly. I think Crush was around too. I remember getting sick drinking too much hot Peach Nehi on a summer day. Can’t even imagine touching the stuff now.

Here in Michigan it seems Faygo was and still is the big flavored soft drink. Towne Club is a lesser local brand.

You forgot Nesbitt's Orange.

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May 02, 2020, 08:11 AM

mrmn50

Dr Brown's Berry Drinks, Dr Brown's Cream Soda, Coke and Royal Crown
Newark, NJ

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May 02, 2020, 08:14 AM

Skins2881

Squirt and Fanta were the most likely to be seen. Up until my teens I wasn't really allowed to have soda outside of special occasions.

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May 02, 2020, 08:17 AM

TMats

I recall Vess strawberry. Seems like there was a Crush grape, in addition to the more familiar orange. That was Nebraska

Edited to change grape Crush to Nesbitt, after seeing ggiles’ post below.

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May 02, 2020, 08:24 AM

Pipe Smoker

For me it was Grapeade soda, in MO. 5¢ for a little bottle out of a damn-near manual vending machine. Purchasers were supposed to return the bottle after drinking the soda.

When I was a little kid Coca-Cola was too zippy.

Serious about crackers.

May 02, 2020, 08:39 AM

ggile

Nesbitt grape and orange was it when I was a kid in SoDak.

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May 02, 2020, 08:56 AM

braillediver

Store brand and you needed a can opener to open it.

Getting a real coke was like champagne.

Growing up we didn't have much. But more than we could ask for or need. And we appreciated what we had. I wouldn't trade the time of my childhood for todays wiz bang crap.

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May 02, 2020, 09:13 AM

henryaz

Not sure if fruit-based, but my favorite was A&W root beer.

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May 02, 2020, 09:19 AM

WaterburyBob

Back in the 60's around here we had Fanta orange and grape sodas and Cott black cherry soda. I really liked that black cherry.

There was also the X-Tra truck that would deliver to your house. They had every fruit flavor imaginable. It was fun going out to the truck to pick your favorite flavors for your case of soda.

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May 02, 2020, 09:33 AM

Pal

You forgot Vernors, not fruit drink but part of every Michiganders childhood.

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