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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Anyone else remember the Corona vans?



Ah yes, we used to do Corona but my family went renegade and we switched to the Alpine lorry which delivered weekly - big bottles of exotic pop like Pineappleade, Raspberryade and Cream Soda.


We still preferred a sneaky swig from the Davenports delivery my father got.

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Quatro was my favourite... think it disappeared in

> the late 80s.



Good call Jeremy. I was about to post the same.


Quatro reminds me of swimming classes at South Norwood pool. Always followed by a can of sugary goodness.

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> When I was a kid we used have a Corona van come

> down our street. We'd buy bottles of lemonade and

> cream soda from it and when he returned the

> following week you got money back on your empties

> if I remember rightly.

>

> Anyone else remember the Corona vans?


We had the Alpine lorry. Given the range of lurid colours the drinks were I'm not sure how many would pass current rules on additives.

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> When I was a kid we used have a Corona van come

> down our street. We'd buy bottles of lemonade and

> cream soda from it and when he returned the

> following week you got money back on your empties

> if I remember rightly.

>

> Anyone else remember the Corona vans?


I do, and they used to dleiver to our shop in Meeting House lane in the middle and late 70's.


My favourite fizzt drink is an imported one called Gazoz, which you can get from any good Turkish deli.

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