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[On It]

I remember using one of these. Did you see or use one, too?

[cheriere]

@On It    I remember those machines lol.  You had to carefully slide the bottle down the track and then make a few turns to get it to the release position.  What a nice memory.  Thanks for reminding me about those. 😊💝💕

[PansyBoo]

Yes. I loved those things!  And you won't believe this but we actually had one at our house. 😲 My dad had a lot of men who worked for him driving trucks and when they came in at the end of the day they would come up to the house and get a cold drink. The machine was altered so you didn't have to put in a coin. And I gotta tell ya, I yanked my fair share of Dr. Peppers outta that thing too! 😄

Such good memories.

[Terrywu]

Great memories.

[ID2]

Ours were called pop machines.

[On It]

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@ID2 wrote:

Ours were called pop machines.

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We called ours Coke Machines even if buying a different brand. I used the term soda trying to be generic. I forgot some say pop. 

[PansyBoo]

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@On It wrote:

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@ID2 wrote:

Ours were called pop machines.

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We called ours Coke Machines even if buying a different brand. I used the term soda trying to be generic. I forgot some say pop. 

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Agreed, @On It. Even though waaaaay back then my drink choice was a Dr. Pepper, all the machines were called Coke Machines. They still are. Also, it was always, "Ya wanna go get a Coke?" Never used the terms soda or pop.

[On It]

@PansyBoo We still say we want a Coke. I can no longer tolerate carbonated drinks. My husband orders Dr. Pepper but says we are stopping for a Coke.

If you look at the photo of the machine, the top right edge of the Coca Cola Coke logo is showing, so it was a Coke machine.

[Still Raining]

They had the bottle top removers on the front with the repository for the tops.  Looking back, I wonder how they were emptied or cleaned?  I know we sometimes fished down there for spare tops.  Not sure what we wanted them for, but they were free.

[Carmie]

I remember those drink coolers. The drinks were so cold and tasted 100% better served in glass bottles.

What a good memory that is.... a blast from the past.