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...then they both enjoyed a glass bottle of RC cola (yes, soda was sold in those tall skinny glass botltes back then--I miss them too...pop just doesn't taste the same in cans or plastic bottles)...Anyone else have good memories about...the tall 16 oz. glass bottles?   Interestingly enough, I took a trip to Mexico five years ago, and they do NOT have cans....all their soda machines dispense the tall glass bottles like the U.S. had in the '70s! End Quote

Don't know about RC, but Coke still sells their famous cola formula in glass bottles here in the States, not just in cans and plastic bottles. In fact, our local BJ's Wholesale Club sells the glass bottles of Coke by the casefull! They aren't in 16-oz. bottles, though - they're only about 10 or 12 ozs. each. So if you don't mind the smaller size, you needn't travel south of the border! :-)

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I LOVED RC! I remember drinking in quite a bit when I was about 11.  Shortly thereafter they stopped distributing it in my region, and now it's hard as hell to find here in the northeast.
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Just last month, I was shopping at our local K-mart, when I got to the soda aisle, and saw that they had cases of RC (in cans) on the shelf. It happened to be on sale at the time, too, and since I hadn't tried the stuff since the '80s, I figured what the heck, and bought a case. It's now long gone, so needless to say, I thought it was pretty good. :-) I, too, live in the Northeast, and while I admit I haven't seen RC anywhere else lately, K-marts are anything but scarce in this region, so give 'em a try... ;-)

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Just last month, I was shopping at our local K-mart, when I got to the soda aisle, and saw that they had cases of RC (in cans) on the shelf. It happened to be on sale at the time, too, and since I hadn't tried the stuff since the '80s, I figured what the heck, and bought a case. It's now long gone, so needless to say, I thought it was pretty good. :-) I, too, live in the Northeast, and while I admit I haven't seen RC anywhere else lately, K-marts are anything but scarce in this region, so give 'em a try... ;-)
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This string brought back a lot of memories.

I love RC, and actually used to go out of my way at the local Mall to get my food in one stall, then to another just so I could get my RC.  I still drink it on occasion, but not as often as I used to (weight reasons).  ANd if you ever go to Mexico, that is the best RC.  They still make it there with sugar, not corn suryp like they do up here in the US.  If you don't find Royal Crown, try looking for Diet-Rite.  That is the diet form of RC.

For those that remember Meathead from "All In The Family", he was a loyal RC drinker also.  Once Gloria and her mom made a bet that he could not pick RC from a choice of 3 glasses.  He correctly Identified the Coke, Pepsi, then the RC, then walked away, leaving them puzzled as to how he did it.

This bit is more 90's, but it is RC.  In 1995 or so, they made "RC Draft" for about a year.  It was draft soda (like ROot Beer or Creme Soda), and came in a dark brown bottle (no cans).  I remember going to Wall-Mart and buying 10 CASES at $1 a 6-pack when they were closing it out.  My fiancee and I drank it like crazy until it was gone.  I still miss it.