Let Hershey’s amaze you with it’s predictive edge……and size!!

April 24th, 2012 | Posted in News and Updates
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Hershey’s has always amazed us here at americansoda, but now it has gone that extra step!!  Not only do we have the biggest Hershey bar in the world but we also have “your age by Chocolate Math”

Many people often lie about there age, the young man trying to get into a night club or an 18 rated movie, the lady meeting someone for the first time!!  Well, this will no longer work, the Hershey math will sort that out!!

Rules, don’t cheat by scrolling down first, work it out as you read and do not read the end until you have worked it out!!

 

 

 

 

 

1.  First of all pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than one but less than 10)

2.  Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3.  Add 5

4.  Multiply it by 50 (this is where I went for the calculator!!)

5.  If you have already had your birthday this year add 1762 and if you haven’t add 1761

6.  Subtract the four digit year that you were born

 

 

 

 

 

 

You should now have a 3 digit number, the first digit is your original number……..the next two numbers are……..YOUR AGE!!

Sour Sweets…….see how well we did!!

April 17th, 2012 | Tags: , ,
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So we have this new range of Toxic sour sweets in and of course we don’t feel we can release anything to the unsuspecting public unless we ourselves have tried them.  Look, somebody has got to do it and I for one will stand up for my responsibilities :-) …….

Anyway I am a MASSIVE fan of sour candy and to be quite frank it is rare that one can get me……this however has changed!!  The new Toxic Waste Hi-Voltage Sour Bubblegum should come with a danger warning!!  Check out these recordings of a couple of our team who dared to think they could pass the test………
Aydin…….

Jordan……..

James………

Maureen………

See if you can do any better!! Show us your video by replying to this post or showing us on facebook!! Or just enjoy laughing at us, there are no prizes on offer this is just purely for your entertainment!!

 

And the winner of our video competition is…

April 5th, 2012 | Tags: , ,
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…well, hang on. Before we announce the winner, let us thank you all for entering. We weren’t expecting over 350 entries and it’s taken us a long time to go through each clip and decide which one we liked best. A massive response and we’re very grateful!

There were, of course, a lot of references to Twinkies in the Die Hard movies, Ghostbusters and a few others, a lot of mentions of Reese’s Pieces in ET and some seriously obscure spots from TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Big Bang Theory and many more. In the end though, we went with this clip from the John Candy movie The Great Outdoors, featuring the great man himself, a little kid, some bears…and Zagnuts!

It was Chris Kelly who picked up on this one and he wins £100 to spend with us at American Soda, so a big congratulations to him for a fantastic spot!

Enjoy the clip and keep an eye out for more chances to win with us in the near future:

I know you want the £100 but do you have what it takes………?

March 27th, 2012 | Tags: , ,
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Firstly, thanks to all you guys that sent in a request!!  That’s enough ideas to last the next four years, as ever you really are the best, thanks!!  So by now I am sure you just want me to get on with telling you what the competition is……….

Ok, ok, here it is!!

We all know about the Baby Ruth bar in the Goonies and the Twinkie used in Ghostbusters…but can you top that?  Have you ever been watching a tv show, a movie or an advert and noticed a product that you have bought from us?  Or have you ever fancied a product then checked the site to see if we can fulfil your desires?  Then this just maybe the competition for you!!

 

 

 

 

 

To enter, all you have to do is reply to this post adding a link to a YouTube video, blog post or similar that shows or details the scene you have in mind.

To win, well I will decide what my favourite is and to help you along, follow these three rules!!

1.  It must be a product we sell.

2.  The scene in question must not contain any swearing, nudity or violence.

3.  The more random the better.

This means that IF there were Lucky Charms in Star Wars then the chances are I would have seen them. But if you know of a scene that contains a Butterfinger bar in some terrible film that no one else saw…well, then out of the two, the Butterfinger scene would win!!

So that’s it…we want the most obscure mentions or sightings of products we sell that you’ve seen on TV or at the movies. Again, just post the link or some evidence of it here in the comments. That’s it!

Good luck guys and gals, can’t wait to see what you come up with!!

PS. We manually approve each and every comment, so don’t worry if yours doesn’t show up right away, we’ve got it, we just need to read it!

Rules

Enter as many times as you like.

Share this with your friends!

Open to everyone – postage will be deducted from the prize.

Winner announced next week.

American Soda’s decision is final.

It is competition time!!

March 20th, 2012 | Tags: ,
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It’s sunny outside spring is on it’s way and we are all moved in and settled at the new unit.  It is now time for our faithful customers to enter in a good old fashioned competition for the great prize of £100 to spend on the site!!

I only ask three things.  That it involves Americansoda.co.uk, that it is free (or very cheap) for potential participants to enter and that it will be great fun.  I think back to competitions of years gone by and remember the colouring in competition that was great for the kids in a summer holiday, the design a cake competition that was linked to the Royal wedding and the great in house competition that I sadly came third in so we don’y need to talk about that!!

Anyway, do what you will with the prize money also.  You can split between 10, keep it for one lucky winner or you can  just give it to me for finishing third in the hope that the prize may remove the horror of  my defeat??

Just reply to this blog and the author of the idea used will get a one time free shipping code.  Not bad eh??!!

Can’t wait to see what you suggest!!

Wanna see some pics of our new unit??  Sure thing, check them out!! 

 It's just so tempting!!                                                                                                               

 

I know what your thinking and no, letting people come to the warehouse to eat all you can will not get in the competition!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The packing room where we greatfully pack all your orders!!  Thanks guys!!

 

 

 

 

 

 The office area where we greatfully receive all your orders!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A view from the outside!!

 

 

 

Hope you liked the little tour guys.  With a massive thank you to you as always!!

Can’t wait to see what you offer up as your competition ideas!!

Ch-ch-ch-changes! A better website, a better Facebook

March 14th, 2012 | Tags: ,
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We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes over the last week or so making some important changes to both the American Soda website and our Facebook Page. Why? Firstly, to provide a better service to you, our valued customers, and secondly to prepare for the new Facebook Timeline and make the transition as easy as possible for you – and us! Read the rest of this entry »

100 Years Old Today! Happy Birthday, Oreo Cookies!

March 6th, 2012 | Tags: , ,
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Oreo 100th Birthday

For precisely 100 years, Oreo have been making life a little less serious. Here’s some interesting facts about the humble Oreo you may not know. Read the rest of this entry »

American sweets, drinks and other foods you might have missed…

February 23rd, 2012 | Tags: , ,
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It’s quite a difficult job balancing what and how much we stock here at American Soda. Here’s why…and some NEW (and lesser known) things you may have missed……….. Read the rest of this entry »

Three Oreo Cookie Recipes

February 20th, 2012 | Tags: , ,
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There are two things that just scream ‘AMERICA!’ – Oreo Cookies and pie. Americans love pie. And Oreos. SO it makes sense that you’d put the two together and come up with some pretty amazing combinations. Here are just three for you to try out. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, we’re moving…but the shop isn’t!

February 15th, 2012 | Tags: , ,
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Just a quick blog post to update you on our plans. We have recently moved the warehouse to bigger premises (MUCH bigger! See the pic below). But the shop is staying just where it is so you don’t have to worry you won’t be able to find us!

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The new warehouse - before we moved the stock in - it's HUGE!

The reason we’ve moved to a new warehouse is to increase the amount of stock we can hold. We know that one of the frustrations you guys experience is items being out of stock. You, quite rightly, want to be able to place an order as and when you want, not hang around waiting for the stock to come in on our near weekly deliveries. That’s what we want too, so now we can hold probably around three times as much stuff and keep things in stock for longer.

Obviously deliveries will be an issue still – we can’t control what is available on the other side of the pond or the ships that bring it over, but hopefully this move will help a LOT!

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Stocked shelves - always (mostly!)

Now as I said, the shop is staying right where it is. If you know where it is then you’ve no need to worry. If you don’t and you want to pay us a visit then you’ll find us here:

American Soda
Alexandria Drive
off Lord Sheldon Way
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL7 0QN

It’s really not that far from Manchester city centre at all. What will you find? All your favourite American food, drinks and sweets, helpful, friendly staff and the opportunity to browse the shelves at your leisure and see just what you’ll be enjoying when you get it home. The shop will have pretty much everythig we currently have in stock and on top of that, we’d really love to meet you down here.

So when you’re in the area pop in and say hi. :)

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