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    Monday, June 29, 2009

    Quirky Canadians...
    by mare ad mare

    Another message from the home front.
    As we approach Canada Day, thought I'd open up the conversation to odd, strange, quirky things that you might remember about your youth in Canada. Got the idea after picking up a case of Pop Shoppe pop the other day - at Costco of all places...



    This is something that takes me way back. My parents used to take us to Ernies Vaccuum's (not a word of a lie!) and they sold vaccuums (duh), guitars, pet food and pop shoppe pop in the back. You'd bring back your empties - kinda like the beer store - but they'd have these plastic cases to load up with your favourite flavours. They'd have all the different flavours in stacks, and you could pick out what you'd like - mix and match - so everyone would get what they wanted. (i preferred the lime rickey...)

    I don't know if this is something that was well known across Canada, or somewhat localized. We had some friends over the other day, and the one didn't know what Pop Shoppe was... She was from Ottawa, slightly younger than we are - so maybe that's a difference too. I don't remember the pop shoppe through my teen years, although I was probably less concerned with that kind of pop than another ;-) Anyone else out there remember The Pop Shoppe?!?

    Since I know all you expats out there are thinking about Canada Day - and finding this little blog - do a little sharing, and add a quick comment about something uniquely Canadian that you remember from your youth.

    Have a great Canada Day - try not to drink too many pops :-P

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    Posted by mare ad mare at 1:50 PM







    The Pop Shoppe! Wow, that brought back a flood of memories from my childhood.




    Aww, the good old days of Pop Shoppe pop! I LOVED the white cream soda, our garage always had a stack of bottles. In winter time we had the coldest of cold pop to drink (if it wasn't frozen). Thanks for the flashback, I didn't realize it still existed!




    The Pop Shoppe....sounds good,and I wish to have a drink now~Thanks for sharing your experience.




    the original Pop Shoppe brand went out of business in 1983. It wasn't until 2004, that a businessman from Burlington bought the name and started the brand back up.




    oh wow oh wow oh wow - I wasn't very young, but when Mom & Dad took us into Hamilton to do some shopping or to see a movie, Dad would stop at the Pop Shoppe on Upper James - I hate thinking I am that old, but it brought back so many memories - now I need a cream soda




    Pop Shoppe? I can hardly remember this because I was barely 3 years old when I left Canada. But it indeed sound familiar. Maybe, just maybe I have already drank this when I was a kid. But I will definitely try this Pop Shoppe if given opportunity to go back to Canada.And Canada Day? I can also barely remember Canada Day but I can recall fun moments as a kid.




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    Man!I never had Pop Shoppe! I guess I'm missing out!

    Is this only in Canada?


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    Pop Shoppe's are only found in Canada? I've never come across one.




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