Discontinued drinks

[Trickyvee]

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Then there is powdered tea dispensed from vending machines. In Bournemouth magistrates court the machine still to this day only charge 20p for drinks. In hospitals they charge a quid

They had one where I used to work. Tea, coffee, chocolate or soup and all 20p up until I left six years ago.

[Richard1978]

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Anyone else remember C-Vit the alternative blackcurrent cordial to Ribena?

It seemed to vanish around 1986-7/

[Arran]

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In 1970 pure orange juice was sold in a small food tin (that had to be opened with a tin opener) for giving to babies. It was not intended or considered normal for anybody over the age of 2 to drink it. In 1980 pure orange juice was sold in 1L glass bottles with a square cross section and a short but wide neck. By this time it was acceptable for adults to drink it. Has anybody got photos of them?

[Richard1978]

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I remember my local chippy had Wig Wam, an sugary orange drink in a triangular carton.

It's been about 30 years since I last saw it on sale.

[DSCOMAN]

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Well in Heather!...you are spot on - Chippys !.....u must see the Lime and lager can it will jog your cogs

[Heather74]

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I can' see some images on my phone but as soon as Richard put 'sun rays'... I thought I'm sure it was called Sun Charm or something Charm.

I remember it from out local chippy but think the local shops sold it too. It really was nasty very watered down taste.

[DSCOMAN]

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I must be MUUUUCH older than u guys
Definately had them, definitely chippy (along with STRIKE COLA) and cheap store fayre.

And what about the pics on the can ! - lager and lime was cool drink, others did it too - IMAGINE THAT NOWADAYS - encouraging kids to drink - Arran might have something to say on that

You will be saying you never had Top Deck shandy next - in a can , or if you were 'flush'....a BIG Litre (what were they called before that?) bottle

[Richard1978]

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I remember the cans with the suns rays, but don't remember ever drinking any.

[darren]

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I can certainly say ive never had that drink before.

I never really bought any drinks from chippy's.

Those 2 pics i assume are just different artwork for the same drink one changing to the other.

Must say seems an odd mix lime and lager.

[DSCOMAN]

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Yes I have found a couple of cans.....what was your poison.
I do remember chippys sold them....tasteless is right yeeuk!

[marc]

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Does anybody remember Sun Charm? I can't remember who made it, but it was usually found in kiosks and very small corner shops. It was cheap, nasty and tasteless.

[Twocky61]

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Then there is powdered tea dispensed from vending machines. In Bournemouth magistrates court the machine still to this day only charge 20p for drinks. In hospitals they charge a quid

[Arran]

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A vending machine in a hospital sells 500mL bottles of Mountain Dew.

[Trickyvee]

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Mountain Dew seems fairly widely available now but it did disappear for a good few years after its initial launch here. IIRC the drink itself used to be neon yellow. The bottle is these days (or was when I last noticed) but the drink is not.

[zabadak]

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We used to get powdered (powdered!) orange juice from Kellogs...