[HoE] RE:Soda

[Ralph Dula <rdula@ezonline.com>]

Rick Wrote:

> If it looks like "soda", smells like "soda" and tastes like "soda".  It's 
>soda!  Granted, Dr. Pepper is the exception.  Also, as I've learned as a 
>full-time antiques dealer, rarity does not equal value, Demand is what
causes 
>an increase in price.  If folks can buy Hals Ho-made Orange-ade for short 
>money, they're not gonna step up and pay big bucks for a "luxury item" of a 
>13 year old tinny flavored Fanta.  I'm sure some folks would pay for pre-war 
>soda once it in a while, and a very few folks would buy it whenever they 
>could.  But the demand would be slight, price would be lower

In The Last Crusaders it's mentioned (very briefly) how many young people
buy post-war made soda because they hear stories about it from those who
were around before civilization crumbled.  Perhaps the high value of soda
comes from all the young-ens willing to blow all their "money"
(salvage/bullets/you know what I mean) so they can drink soda just like
their moms and dads did.  I can hear the parents' stories now: 

Parent:  Back in my day, we could just stick some coins in a vending
machine to get sodas, instead of scavenging in ruins for them.

Child 1:  What's a vending machine?

Child 2:  What are coins?

Parent:  God, I feel old.

-Ralph