Zuckerruebensirup Posted March 26, 2002 Posted March 26, 2002 Check it out: I submitted a picture I took of the Major Tom travel bug to the Jones Soda company, and it actually got selected as a Staff Pick. (Not too shabby, considering less than 500 pictures were chosen out of more than 39,000 submitted.) If he makes it through to the next round, you just might run into him and his smiling buddy the next time you stop for a cold drink and a fuel up in between cache hunts. Quote
+CacheCows Posted March 27, 2002 Posted March 27, 2002 Congrats! I cast my vote for it! Member: Quote
+GatoRx Posted March 28, 2002 Posted March 28, 2002 Yeah, I put my vote in too. It'd be pretty cool to see that pic on a bottle of Jones Soda. Of course, hardly anyone carries it around here... Quote
+makaio Posted March 28, 2002 Posted March 28, 2002 Pretty neat if you get your picture on someone product..but who the heck is Jones Soda Company? I've never heard of them - maybe cuz the wife does all the shopping Quote
Jeremy Posted March 29, 2002 Posted March 29, 2002 They make sickly sweet beverages. I put my vote in for you. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak Lackey and Geopuppet Quote
Zuckerruebensirup Posted March 29, 2002 Author Posted March 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by makaio: Who the heck is Jones Soda Company? I've never heard of them - maybe cuz the wife does all the shopping. Actually, they aren't widely known. Mostly you'll see them in gas stations and such. I've seen them in a few grocery stores, too. But not as often. They're one of the 'little guys' in the business, which is one of the reasons I like them. More precisely, they strike me as 'A little guy with spunk...and a touch of attitude.' (Reminds me a bit of myself...other than the 'guy' thing, that is.) People donate photos as label designs, and you'll see dozens of different labels at any given time. They don't tend to go for traditionally appealing photos, though...they seem to like the quirky, the catchy, and the bizarre. I like the quote they print on their bottles: “Ya gotta make a living somehow; we chose the beverage world. Good old soda with a twist. No hidden meanings, no billion dollar ad campaigns. At Jones, we want you to buy a lot of soda and recycle the bottles. The labels are kinda like our minds -- always changing. Run with the little guy...create some change.” There’s also a fortune under each cap, with tiny print around the perimeter that says, “We swiped these quotes from actual fortune cookies.” As for the pop itself, Jeremy's right. Mostly sickly sweet stuff. Zany flavors (like Blue Bubble Gum) and bright colors. I prefer Mountian Dew or Dr. Pepper, as far as taste goes...but I like the concept of their company, and the fact that they give unknown artist and photographers a chance at a little speck of 'fame'. _______________ By the way, thanks to everyone who's voted for my photo. (Except, of course, for those who voted it lower than the average already was. ) Quote
+Jamie Z Posted March 29, 2002 Posted March 29, 2002 They're the anti-walmart of the soda business. (I just wanted to get a little don't-shop-at-walmart propaganda in.) Jamie Quote
Zuckerruebensirup Posted March 29, 2002 Author Posted March 29, 2002 Is that where A&W Rootbeer got their name? (You voted for my picture, right?) Quote
+T-storm Posted March 29, 2002 Posted March 29, 2002 Just ain't the same since Sam died... http://www.cordianet.com/geocaching Quote
+Jamie Z Posted March 29, 2002 Posted March 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Zuckerruebensirup: (You voted for my picture, right?) Uh... no actually. I've seen that soda one time, but I didn't know anything about a vote. Jamie Quote
+Jamie Z Posted March 29, 2002 Posted March 29, 2002 Ok, just after I posted that, I realized that your link up there probably sent me to the voting page. I tried. It did. I voted. Jamie Quote
Zuckerruebensirup Posted March 29, 2002 Author Posted March 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: I tried. It did. I voted. I thank you. Quote
Zuckerruebensirup Posted March 29, 2002 Author Posted March 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by T-storm: Just ain't the same since Sam died... Sam? Quote
+CacheCows Posted March 29, 2002 Posted March 29, 2002 Sam Walton: quote:Time.com BORN March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher, Okla. 1945 Gets franchise for Ben Franklin store in Newport, Ark. 1962 Opens his first Wal-Mart discount store in Rogers, Ark., after Ben Franklin spurns his plans for discounting 1985 The value of his Wal-Mart stock makes him the wealthiest American 1991 Wal-Mart passes Sears to become the country's biggest retailer 1992 Dies in Little Rock, April 5 Interesting... the only company/firm with a larger computer database system is the Pentagon. _________________________________ Member: Quote
Zuckerruebensirup Posted March 29, 2002 Author Posted March 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Team CacheCows of Wisconsin: Sam Walton Ah! I should have made the connection. I was aware of his name, since he's also the founder of SAM's Clubs. I hadn't realized that he wasn't still alive, though. Thanks for the clarification. Quote
+Jamie Z Posted March 29, 2002 Posted March 29, 2002 Members of the Walton family comprise 5 of the 10 richest people in the world! Here is a list of the richest Americans, the Forbes list of richest in the world was a dead link... Jamie Quote
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