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John Walsh
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We're Pepsi people, although I personally prefer Coke!

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Steven Gorsky
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John, you could always move down here, where they serve Coke at the three theatres. I am curious who's idea it was to sell Coke down here, and Pepsi there.

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Mike Blakesley
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Pepsi pre-dated Coke, and was almost bankrupt before hitting on the idea of selling twice as much soda (12 ounces) for the same price as the six-ounce Coke (a nickel).

Pepsi's financial trouble was so dire, they were packaging the soda in recycled beer and ketchup bottles for a while!

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Heyward Garner
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Miss Taplie, you assume quite a bit... =) Which Carmike do your work for thataways...? My cinema doesn't have half the shtuff you do, probably due to our oh so great DM who doesn't want us to sell any kind of concessions, seeing as how we never have enough stock... You need to list an email address!

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David Stambaugh
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In this neck of the woods (Eugene/Springfield Oregon), Regal sells Pepsi; Cinemark sells Coke.

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Ken Lackner
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Dave, I believe that starting next week, in your neck of the woods Regal will be selling Coke. The entire company is converting to Coke, but not all theaters are changing at the same time. I was actually going to start a thread on this topic sometime this week, because I didn't realize one had already existed. I, too, wanted to know who sells Pepsi or Coke. Most, if not all, of the theaters I know of now sell Coke since the Regal conversion.

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David Stambaugh
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Making that switch isn't trivial. I think the Regal tickets have the Pepsi logo. Isn't it in the roller coaster policy too? Maybe not. I'll post here when they make the change (I know everyone is on the edge of their seats over this momentous event).


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Greg Mueller
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The Regal in Poulsbo, Wa. just switched to Coke (Yay). I used to smuggle in coke, as I hate pepsi so much. I always said if they would sell coke there I would buy it. So now I do.
Now if they would just sell red vines instead of twizzlers.....

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Steve Anderson
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At the Franklin Cinema we sell: Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mello Yello, Sprite, Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller, Michelob light, Rolling Rock, Samuel Adams, Molson, Heineken, Killian's and Fosters. We also have Draft of Bud and Bud Light and Amber Bock.

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Bob Maar
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Anyone sell Sasparilla?

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German Marin
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We have Pepsi at Cinex Multiplex. In Venezuela Coke is better than Pepsi. We have Nestea too.


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Ken Lackner
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We already have the new Policy trailers which will go on screen tomorrow. As far as the ticket stubs, I can't believe that theater still has them! They were only used for a short time, and every theater I've been to ran out over a year ago. But I'm sure they will receive a new supply of tickets without the Pepsi logo.

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Evans A Criswell
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We already have the new Policy trailers which will go on screen tomorrow. As far as the ticket stubs, I can't believe that theater still has them!

Are the new policy trailers similar to the current "roller coaster" ones except with different products pictured, or is it a totally different trailer? Hopefully, Regal will not pull another "Pepsi girl" type of thing. I think Regal should remove the words "Feature Presentation" from the end of their policy trailer since there is typically an attached trailer which annoys customers. I often hear chatter in an auditorium after the words "Feature Presentation" appear, followed by another preview.

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Jerry Chase
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, perhaps you are thinking of the vine sarsaparilla (Smilax ornata)?

Purported properties/actions: Alterative, Aphrodisiac, Antibiotic, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-rheumatic, Antiseptic, Antipruritic, Anti-syphilic, Carminative, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Hepatoprotective, Hormonal, Steroidal, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic.

The reputation varies wildly over time, perhaps because many different plants fall under the general name and may get used as sarsaparilla.

Sarsaparilla got its name from two Spanish words: "zarza" and "parilla," referring to the thorny vines of the plant. The original beverage made from it was a medicinal.

A similar plant was apparently often used in brewing homemade sarsaparilla:Wild Sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis

Sarsaparilla vine should not be confused with Sassafras albidum which was once also used to flavor root beer. Sassafras, what used to be a prime ingredient in root beer and sasparilla was effectively banned in the U.S. during the 1960s as an ingredient because rats got cancer from large quantities of synthetic safrole, the active flavor.

Many people equate Sarsaparilla with root beer, which it is and isn't.

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David Stambaugh
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quote:
I think Regal should remove the words "Feature Presentation" from the end of their policy trailer since there is typically an attached trailer which annoys customers. I often hear chatter in an auditorium after the words "Feature Presentation" appear, followed by another preview.

I can't recall ever seeing that happen at the local Regal (another preview after the policy trailer). If a trailer comes attached to the feature, is the theatre allowed to cut off the trailer and move it to the other side of the policy trailer, so when it says "Feature Presentation", it really is the feature? More work though.

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