The Alpine Soft Drinks man used to come round in a sort of converted milk float every week (Wednesday or Thursday), and sell these street by street back in the mid seventies. Alpine Soft Drinks were closer to Corona than Cresta, but they came in the most vivid colours and left you hyper all evening. Alpine Soft Drinks came in the usual flavours - Orangeade, Limeade, Lemonade, Cola, Cherryade and of course Dandelion and Burdock. As someone who worked for them for a short time I can remember one of the top sellers was American Cream Soda.
Do You Remember Alpine Soft Drinks?
Do You Remember Alpine Soft Drinks?
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dicky
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wat happened to alpine pop company
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squeezebox
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Hello Toddy.We used to have Alpine delivered in Derby in the 70's.Would you really like to get your hands on a bottle?What flavour would you like?I have indian tonic water or bitter lemon or american ginger ale or just an empty bottle.cheers. George.
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sbingle
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I too worked for Alpine way back. The beggar's certainly had their pound of flesh. My round was so large, that Ioften suprised customers with the offer of lovely fizzy pop at 10 o'clock at night. Not happy days!
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Gerryb
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Oh them Dark night's and them Dark morning's 10,30 at Night serving most of our Left over's before heading Back to Depot It was one of my Favourite Job's I was a Driver and my Mate ian and i Had a great time we used to get Chatted up by the Lady's we knew what they were After 4 Lemonade, I cream Soda Cherry ade and a Dandelion & Burdock And they got it all in Exchange for a nice Snog Those were The Day's lol
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dave1383
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hi i started at alpine while i was still at school working on saturdays at the huyton depot in liverpool i remember liam conlan pete tinson.couple of supervisors john bell and dave hughes and a driver ian devereux also worked at the rock ferry depot after i left school.kevinm if you can get your mate to make me model can you let me know thanks....dave
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chrishopkins
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I used to be one of thoe men
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Lesloid0
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I have fond memories of the Dandelion & burdock. Every Sunday my mum used to give us the money for a new bottle to go with the sunday roast and give the empty from the week before to get money back on the bottle. We had to buy it from the little window in the pub which was the only place to get it if you were under 18. This was our weekly pop treat, at all other times we had to make do with Council pop (water, up north)! Simple times eh
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TheGuyMan
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An Alpine Pop van ran over my brother 20-something years ago when I wasent born. They sound nice but I can't really say I want to have one.
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dgahunt
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I worked out of Walthamstow in 1978, delivering to East London and Harlow. 18p for a 1.1 litre bottle with 1p back on returns. Brown and yelow Bedford TK.
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trikesman
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I was at Van Boy at Walthamstow too around that time till it closed down :) Harlow /Ilford /Dagenham/Romford Geoff Eason young teddy boy back then lol !
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jimmymacd1
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As far south as Rankinston - East Ayrshire we used have deliveries in the late 70's. My mum hoarded the soft drinks and we had to throw out bottles of Lemonade that were 13years OUT OF DATE when we ere doingb a clear out
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sam the pop man
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Hi Steve, i worked as a roundsman from 84 - 89, in kettering. The company was based in chelmeslywood, in birmingham, hope this helps.
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