Cupcakes and Cashmere

Soda Pop

November 23rd, 2009

After my boyfriend showed me this video last week on Chow.com, I questioned just how far I was willing to drive for an unbeatable selection of old-school sodas. Turns out, 25 miles didn’t deter us and we had a great time racing through the aisles filled with double brewed colas, spicy ginger ales and exotic flavors like rose blossom, cucumber and banana. After dropping over $60 on soda and candy, we swore to drink them occasionally and give them away as fun gifts, but I highly doubt both statements.

http://monicais.com/ monicais
I love this place too!!!! Such a sugary delight! love your blog!
http://monicais.com/
http://tulletarte.blogspot.com/ Jen Tarte
That sounds like such a great place to check out! My bf would love that.
http://imsovcg.blogspot.com Valerie
i love the chow vids on youtube most of them are super short and i always pick up a tip/trick or two.
http://marosedessables.canalblog.com/ Sarah-Lou
Love this post – I had the feeling I was in the shop with you, and it was great!
http://www.fashionofmysoul.blogspot.com Marie
Great colors in the pictures… The soda bottles look beautiful and the cany looked good enough to eat. How fun, thanks for sharing with us!!
http://www.fashionofmysoul.blogspot.com
http://fashionchampagne.blogspot.com kirsty
looks great i want to go there x
http://style-obsession.blogspot.com/ Jessica
Wow! What a fun store! What was the most bizarre flavor you picked up?
http://daretobedomestic.blogspot.com/ Kelly @ Dare to be Domestic
I would have been in heaven! I love soda too much but I would be hard pressed to pass up any of this stuff for sake of a diet! Love the pictures!
http://www.fashionsnag.com Jacqueline
pop rocks! this store looks amazing.
http://www.fashionsnag.com
http://www.PrettyLittleWorldFashion.blogspot.com Pretty Little World
This store looks like so much fun, and your photos are fantastic!! 25 miles would not deter me from getting to this place either!
http://nilikutashani.wordpress.com/ Anna
From living and traveling throughout Africa, I can say that here, you only ever see old school glass bottles and candies from the 90′s!
http://www.alreadypretty.com/ Sally
How incredibly fun! My husband is considering buying a machine to make his OWN soda, so I know he’d appreciate this shop.
http://sarahandthecityblog.blogspot.com/ Sarah
What a fun store and weekend adventure! I love all the candy options!
http://sarahandthecityblog.blogspot.com/
http://alicedmillionaire.blogspot.com Alice D. Millionaire
you can always go back for more…
Maria
Galcos was my favorite place to go during college! It was just down the street, so I probably tried every soda in the store. It’s great to see it featured on your blog- what a good memory.
http://perfectsentiment.blogspot.com/ PS~Erin
Oh, they are so pretty! I totally found myself smiling at all the photos! Love your last statement too… Would definitely make fun gifts though.
http://themaddychronicles.wordpress.com Maddy
How fun!! I wished we had something similar in Jersey !
http://www.fashionmousse.com Raquel
Lovely store! I looking for some similar in Boston area
xoxo
http://lrstewart0711.blogspot.com Lauren
What a cool store! Love those pics.
http://thelilbee.com The Lil Bee
Are you kidding me with these photos?! I am so supremely jealous!!
http://lahmode.wordpress.com Chaucee
Give them away?! Ah I would keep them all and save the bottles to reuse.
http://www.sterlingstyle.blogspot.com Taylor
WOW, where is this? So adorable! I love it! Looks like you had a great time.
http://www.snapshotfashion.blogspot.com Snapshot Fashion
this store looks like SO MUCH FUN! my sweet tooth is jealous…
http://lekisskiss.blogspot.com Francesca
umm..try spending ur summers as a child in Waco, Texas where the only cool thing is the Dr Pepper Museum and Dr Pepper floats, its like heaven on earth. MAKE US A GOOD FLOAT RECIPE WITH YOUR NEW SODAS!!!
xoxo,
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lekisskiss.blogspot.com <– two girls blogging fashion from nyc and chicago!
http://cafefashionista.blogspot.com Cafe Fashionista
Ohmigosh this is the cutest shop ever! I want to go!
http://www.taza-and-husband.blogspot.com naomi megan.
oh my gosh! don’t show my husband this post! he just might die of jealousy!
and your shirt is very lovely, emily. i love it.
xo
http://teddyloveslu.blogspot.com mart and lu
oh so fun! you know what this reminds me of? the gummy soda licious pops that we used to get in snack packs…
i think they have discontinued them but wouldn’t that be just so lovely?
and i have to agree with naomi…your shirt is just so lovely!
http://citymitten.com Amanda
Where did you get the Faygo? That’s from Detroit, my hometown! My favorite is Red Pop. So good!
http://vanessasrunway.blogspot.com The Socialite
Oooh! How very fun! I must find this magical place!
http://fatmumslim.blogspot.com fat mum slim
I’m kinda thankful that we don’t have a store like that in Australia {that I know of!} as it could be incredibly dangerous.
And how lovely do you look when even just shopping. Do people stop to tell you so?
http://copperoranges.blogspot.com Lexie
my boyfriend and i are always trying out new sodas!
i must make a suggestion! if you like root beer, try the virgil’s brand! soooooo yum.
http://www.hauteteapot.blogspot.com Jessica (Haute Teapot)
That sounds like so much fun. xo.
http://www.sendmehomeat12.com Keely
Galco’s is right by my house, love it! I could spend so much time (and money) wandering the aisles. Great feature!
http://heart-of-light.blogspot.com Rachel (heart of light)
So fun! We drove 25 miles this weekend just to buy an old bike off Craigslist (obviously not my idea). This would have been way more fun.
http://www.thebeautyfile.blogspot.com/ TheBeautyFile
This looks like a fantastic outing! Very Wonka-esque!
http://Thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com Lauren
What a fun date!
Melanie
My boyfriend and I love this store! My fave is the Mint Julep soda. If you don’t live in LA their website is:
sodapopstop.com
http://freshairandfashion.blogspot.com Sophie
That’s kind of amazing!!! They would be cool gifts, hehe.
http://dailydivadish.com Piper
Oh how fun! Makes me wish I lived closer. Thank you Melanie for the site address. =)
http://www.melissabxoxo.blogspot.com Melissa Blake
I’m surprised you could stop at $60. I’m not sure I’d have that sort of willpower! xoxo
http://dinasdaysblog.blogspot.com Dina’s Days
I grew up in the Mid East and we only drank soda out of bottles like those Pepsi ones. When I went back this summer, I tracked what’s left of them down in the city to take an empty one home!
Dina’s Days is giving away a beautiful clutch!
http://www.dinasdaysblog.blogspot.com
http://janis-roseanne.blogspot.com janis
i quite enjoy that there are coke bottles in pepsi cases
looks like a fun little day trip.
XOXO
http://reviewsofeverything.tumblr.com Miri
Candy buttons! And coke alllways tastes better in a glass bottle. If not, a can. Coke in plastic bottles tastes too fizzy!
http://wonderfelle.com Wonderfelle
I showed the video to my boyfriend who seriously can’t leave a grocery store without looking for a “unique drink” and he immediately went to the website to have a bunch shipped to us! Any favorites?
Gabrielle Smith
Oh, Fitz’s! How fabulous – we go to the bottling plant to eat whenever we go up to St. Louis! Their strawberry pop is out of this world!
http://fashiontherapist.blogspot.com fashiontherapist
HOW FUN!!!!
http://emilypanda.wordpress.com EmilythePanda
you make me want to do the same thing. the only place i can think of doing this at is in denver colorado.. and im illinois. BOO.
http://www.phresh-produce.blogspot.com aja
where is this store at???
http://nikymarie.blogspot.com Nicole Marie
oh my gosh cutest place ever! enjoy every one of those sodas. i bet you can do something super cute with the empty bottles!
pinkypixie
I love the coke and pepsi from mexico it taste so much better than the one from here!! this store loooks awesome!!