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Corona soft drinks

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"Every bubble's passed its FIZZical!" yelped the Ernie Bilko-voiced Head Bubble in the cartoon ads for this knobbly-bottled orangeade. Very popular in the '70s. The idea of devouring an entire army of bubbles and then belching out their remains appealed to the juvenile mind. 


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Do You Remember Corona soft drinks?

Do You Remember Corona soft drinks?

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    I was walking with my dog today in a place named Earlswood Lakes, what did my dog find(he is a retriever and always finds old bottles), yes, he found an old Tango bottle from i would say the 1960-70's, Corona and hence i started looking around and came upon this site, lid was intact but a little damaged, bottle is immaculate. It gave me memories of my childhood as we used to have the corona pop man deliver to us also, the bottle was so distinctive that it instantly made me remember what had been at the back of my mind. It's a shame that i cant add an image, the label was not there though and the lid has 2 small rust patches where its gone through, still had the original seal in the top of the lid.
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    Just found this site when looking for year Neptune soft drinks changed to corona.I was just a lad then and worked as a Saturday job delivering around east London.The depot was in Canning Town.Anyway was looking for the year of the changeover as I said earlier to establish how old I was at the time .I think I was about 9 years old ,sounds untrue a bit different from todays kids but I enjoyed it…..
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    I was one of the first telesales operatives working from the warehouse in Sundon Park Luton from about 1975/6 until 1979. John Luscombe was the manager and I worked with Ina ? On telesales with Elaine & ? In the office. It was a great time and we had such a good working relatinship
  • Anonymous user
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    My favourite was clarade, I think it was a cross between cherry and raspberry
    • Anonymous user
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      Hello Kiggy I remember it as clarona from sixties ,always my favourite.
    • Anonymous user
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      Clarade! Thank you! I've been writing down then computerising childhood memories of the 1950s; Mr Hargreaves, our local 'Corona' man, delivered our family's 'Corona' drinks on Fridays. My mum mildly forbade 'Clarade' (I simply couldn't remember that name) as she deemed it too sickly but, if I collected the bottles from Mr H, I would sometimes present her with a fait accompli. We usually bought cydapple, orange or lemonade. I teased one of my sister's French pen pals by vigorously shaking the bottle and persuading her to release the 'Hiram'(?) bottle stopper. She got a faceful of fizz! Happy days!
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      Clarade! Thank you! I've been writing down then computerising childhood memories of the 1950s; Mr Hargreaves, our local 'Corona' man, delivered our family's 'Corona' drinks on Fridays. My mum mildly forbade 'Clarade' (I simply couldn't remember that name) as she deemed it too sickly but, if I collected the bottles from Mr H, I would sometimes present her with a fait accompli. We usually bought cydapple, orange or lemonade. I teased one of my sister's French pen pals by vigorously shaking the bottle and persuading her to release the 'Hiram'(?) bottle stopper. She got a faceful of fizz! Happy days!
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    Yes I remember them I also remember you used to get 10p back when you took the bottle back
  • Anonymous user
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    Yes I worked evenings for them in the early sixties Wonderful company
  • Anonymous user
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    Hi All, just joined the board, my very first sales job was with Corona as a rep covering Essex & East London Grocery multiples,corner shops and cash & Carry etc. Based out of Tottenham and then St Albans once Britivic had purchased. Had 3 great years .
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    I started first job 1957 aged 15 as van boy delivering door to door as years past I was taught to drive with l plates past first time 1961 easy in those days then got my own round in worthing E Sussex I stayed with them till 1967 then I started to work for coca-cola delivering on a HGV 1 oh happy days thanks to corona for the tuition on driving thank you ps our depot was in Hove E Sussex
    • Anonymous user
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      Hi, my dad started working for Corona in 1955. I think he learned to drive there. Do you know if Beecham Company took over in 1958? Thanks, hope58
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    He'd be out of business right about now.
  • Anonymous user
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    Yes, but before Corona we had Neptune soft drinks (Guildford 1950s- early 1960s).
    • Anonymous user
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      In London in the 1950's we had the Neptune man come round with soft drinks. I never found anybody until now that remembered Neptune.