The way back machine today takes us to the 1970's when the Reeves' family were in what you would call the salad years, the lean years of a family of five just starting out; yet the three children could drink soda pop like no other children in the neighborhood. As my dad was the king of slicing a penny, he found a way to accommodate the sugar addicted ones that he loved so much without denting his wallet too much. Rather than the pricier Coke or Pepsi, we ventured for a short time into the "Club", Towne Club pop for a roughly $3 a "crate" of 24 and $1.99 for every second case!!! Forty-four flavors to choose from!!!! They even had their own brick and mortar locations dedicated specifically to their product. It was somewhere on Grand River in Farmington as I recall. This was pre-returnable time but drawing a blank of what the deposit was for the crate/bottles, if there was one.
Once we moved out of the area to the country, there were no clubs, the brick and mortar locations disappeared and the Reeves' kids jumped back on the Coke/Pepsi train. Until we got jobs to purchase more sugar on our own to accommodate our addictions, our dad gave us each a ration of pops per week (the 8 pack of large glass bottles - a different taste than the plastic bottles of today; can't explain it but it was better). Once those were gone (which for me was maybe two days), you had to wait until the next week's allocation. My diabetic brother made some side deals for his ration of pops.
SUGAR!!!!
Trail Head
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| love the "Mixers" reference - that is the 1970's |
