![]() That came from the gourmet wholesaler, I think. So I ordered a second, not by writing the number two but by putting a hatch mark next to the one. I ordered one case my dad said, hey they sold well the last time, why don’t you order two. He was not bothered when I ordered 11 cases. I wish I could remember his name, but he wore white, polyester short sleeved shirts, had a Skil pocket protector, and most certainly did a bit with the Grecian and buzzcut. For instance, I was a big fan of A&W it was not sold through a beverage distributor, and I think it had to come in from a route guy wholesaler. I did favor some brands more than others, particularly in the soft drinks. Also present? Clark’s Teaberry.īut we are here to talk about soft drinks.Ģ010 updated design from Coca-Cola for Mello Yello. I was most happy that one time, he got us a new rack from Adams/ Warner-Lambert, which made Dentyne, Certs, Trident and Bubble Yum, essentially all the American Chickle brands. Bonner in Kilmarnock they had a rep that came by fairly regularly to stock us up with multiple varieties of Life Savers. The candy and cigarette wholesaler was T.W. Certainly, it was too late for Wacky Packs, but you can bet I had every cool bubble gum series there was. If it sold and it wasn’t cool, that didn’t matter either. If it was a cool brand, I wanted to try it. And he was tall.īut the coolest thing for me is I got to order the drinks and the candy. ![]() A frequent customer was George Washington. It was all very King of the Hill, made hip because it was in the cute little Virginia town of Irvington, and folks like Roger Mudd occasionally dropped in. It was a cool country store, and he did the right things with it, including bringing in deli sandwiches AND continuing to sell stuff like Chap-et, Hav-a-Hank and Ronson Lighter flints by the giant NCR cash register. When I was 15, in 1979, my father bought a country store in Irvington, Virginia on the Northern Neck. Part of the reason I love brands is because I studied them at the Irvington Country Store.
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