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When I was a kid there was a Pop Shoppe store by my house that sold different flavors of soda pop in thick little glass bottles. You'd grab a crate, fill it up
by gozur88 9y ago
When I was a kid there was a Pop Shoppe store by my house that sold different flavors of soda pop in thick little glass bottles. You'd grab a crate, fill it up with whatever mix of flavors struck your fancy, and pay a deposit for the bottles. When you'd drank them all you brought your crate of empty bottles back for a refill.
Seemed like a pretty good idea to me. It went out of business, though, I think because people wanted Pepsi and Coke brands.
- thaumasiotes 9y ago> It went out of business, though, I think because people wanted Pepsi and Coke brands. Nothing stops the Pop Shoppe from dispensing Pepsi and Coke brands any more than it stops the local pizza place from dispensing Coke brand Coke from the soda fountain.
- DiabloD3 9y agoThere probably IS some sort of licensing agreement preventing that, else they would have.
- user5994461 9y agoRestaurants and clubs have soda fountains letting customers fill themselves unlimited soda. Surely, the license is not an obstacle since it's already being done.
- gozur88 9y agoThe parent company of the Pop Shoppe made soda. I would be surprised if they allowed franchisees to use other suppliers.