I've been meaning to post some pictures of this cooler since we got it this spring but first a little history. I hope not to bore you too much!
I grew up in a little town outside of Winnipeg, Canada where my grandparents had a small neighborhood store. In the very center of this store was a musical Pepsi cooler. When you opened the lid, it played, "Pepsi-cola hits the spot." Time passed, the store was closed, my grandparents passed and no one knew whatever happened to the musical Pepsi cooler. I've lived in the Wisconsin for a long time and over the years I've looked for the cooler and because it was a "Canada only" cooler, no one in the USA had ever heard of it.
About a year ago at the Chicago show, I ended up sitting next across from George and Shane from George's Custom Paint & Nostalgic Station, fellow Canadians. I happened to mention to them the story and the hunt for the cooler. Imagine my surprise when George told me that someone had contacted him about a musical Pepsi cooler.
George had kept the contact information from the gentleman. When we called, the seller still had the cooler and we were able to buy it! It is same make and model as the one in that small country store I grew up with and the music box still works! Greg, the gentleman I bought the cooler from had bought it 30+ years ago and had kept it in a nice clean garage.
So a BIG THANKS to George and Shane for making that connection! Here are a few shots of the cooler. It's a Frigidaire with original paint and embossed sides. Even the graphics on the lid are original. If someone can tell me how to post files with sound, I'll post the jingle it plays too.
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