Growing up in the Midwest, it was always a treat when my dad would take us to the "pop" store. At Viking Soda in South Saint Paul, we would get our favorite pop.

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Grapefruit Soda was like Squirt, only a bit stronger. They also had diet versions. It was kind of like the Pic-A-Pop stores. (Remember them?)  You could get soda or pop at a fraction of the cost of the brand name beverages. We had a special fridge in the basement just for our favorite pop. When we had company, everyone got their favorite flavor. It's funny, how soda can bring back so many memories.

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Tab was one of my all-time favorite sodas. It was my go-to soda years ago. And, it was distributed by Coca-Cola. Did you know it was retired in 2020?

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Years later, when I lived in the South, everyone I knew referred to soda as "a Coke." I remember when a friend ordered an orange-coke at a restaurant. Made me laugh.

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Whether You Call It Soda, Pop, Or, "a Coke", We All Have Or Had Our Favorites.

What I wouldn't give for a Tab today! The big names, the really well-liked sodas have stood the test of time. One of my other favorites, RC Cola, isn't in the top ten sodas ranked by popularity. Some sodas haven't fared as well.

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