What ever happened to Supercans?

Did you ever look at ads for soft drinks on old films you recorded ages ago etc? They always pictured cans whereas no almost all ads are of bottles. When you go into shops these days they also tend not to sell cans or else a smaller collection of them.

They seem to be phasing out cans the way they did those little Cadet bottles

Blisterman wrote:

Cans are much better than bottles. The drink tastes better, and they're a better amount to drink.

Yeah, a good auld Clue Orange can, yum. I never see Fanta cans anymore!

Ah cadet bottles of coke. Used to get them on the way home from a day out with Dad. Cadet bottles and straws!

There's another thread about Supercans here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=238125

I remember them too. But the only ones I ever saw around here were the Coke ones. Don't remember ever seeing supercan-sized 7Up, Fanta and Club Orange and things, though.

Always would get a supercan of Coke whenever I'd be going to the cinema. Such a shame they don't do them anymore. Soft drinks just don't taste the same out of a bottle.

Larianne wrote:

Ah cadet bottles of coke. Used to get them on the way home from a day out with Dad. Cadet bottles and straws!

Ah yes, Cadet coke. Or "mucky puddle-water" as we used to call it. Still, though, when you'd be thirsty after running around on a hot summer's day and you went to the shop only to find you only had enough change on you for a bottle of Cadet coke, that "mucky puddle-water" never tasted so good!

Similarly, does anyone else remember the small bottles of "Sport" coke and orange and lemonade? At least, I think it was called "Sport". Something like that anyway. I think it had a picture of a football on the label or something. Similar to Cadet in that it tasted manky but you'd gladly settle for it when you couldn't afford anything else!