1992 Customer Appreciation Week Special Edition

This is a special edition can from 1992 Customer Appreciation Week.




Written on this side of the can are the words:

"Satisfied customers and consumers are the lifeblood of The Coca-Cola Company and of our worldwide system. They pay our salaries, feed and clothe our families and educate our children. Every success we have attained is due entirely to them.

Customers and consumers are 'ours' only as long as we merit their confidence, their respect and their trust. Everyday, we must serve them with a passion borne of the knowledge that without our customers and consumers, the Company would quickly close its doors."

Trivia: Are we customers or consumers?

Coke Bottles

Please refer to this post for 600mL PET bottles.

This is the smaller 390mL PET bottles.

Comparison between 600mL (regular sized) and 390mL PET bottle.

This is the current design for 385mL glass Contour Bottle for Coke Zero, Coca-Cola and Diet Coke.

This is a bottle design from early-mid 1980s. Not sure if it is a special design or not. This is not currently available for trade. In Malaysia, this is commonly known among collectors as "fat bottle".

Coca-Cola Jingles

Credits Soundboard.com

Throughout the years, Coke jingles has been the part of radio and television advertisements. They always potray a certain theme, be it the year's slogan or seasonal greetings. Either way, they were always fun to sing along to. Here are some of them.


Click here for Coke Christmas Jingles.

Cock-a-Cola

Can you spot the cock?

This decal was part of a $200,000 campaign created to promote the reintroduction of Coca-Cola's original contoured bottle shape, in the form of PET bottles. It was designed to appeal to young Coke drinkers who would not have grown up with the famous bottle shape.

It was released in 1995 and later all promotional materials were recalled because of a hidden sexual image (obvious) painted in an ice-cube at the bottom right corner - a woman performing oral sex (can you spot the hidden image? Click on the above picture or scroll down for enlargement).

According to Snopes.com, it was a joke intended by the graphic artist, whom was later fired and sued. The hidden image was never noticed prior to production, it wasn't until customers complained about it did Coca-Cola realized what happened.

Items from this campaign are mostly destroyed, only a few exist nowadays. Extremely rare and hard to get, I am fortunate to have one in my collection.

Show hidden image

Taken from Snopes.com

Coca-Cola Centennial Special Edition

This is a special Centennial Special Edition in 1986 to celebrate Coca-Cola's 100th birthday. These cans feature Coca-Cola's advertisements over the years.

Coca-Cola 1987 Christmas Special

These cans are from a Chrismas special set from 1987. These cans feature paintings of Santa Claus by commissioned artist Haddon Sundblom for Coca-Cola Christmas advertisements in the 1920s to 1930s. Coca-Cola's advertisements of Santa Claus help shape the modern image of the Father Christmas (I'll be doing a post about this later).

Coke PET Bottles - 600ml

These are the current design for PET bottles (600mL) for Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero, and also a glass bottle (385mL) for Coca-Cola. Please refer here for other current Coke bottles.

I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke

I'd like to buy the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow white turtle doves

I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to buy the world a Coke
And keep it company

I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to buy the world a Coke
And keep it company

It's the real thing

Coke-Diet-Zero

I don't know whether these cans are special edition or not, however the designs are special, as I have pointed out in my previous post.

Coca-Cola All Blacks

This a set of four Coca-Cola cans in 2000, an All Blacks promotional set. It features winning moments of New Zealand All Blacks in 1987, 1997, 2000 and 1996. The players featured are John Kirwan, Jeff Wilson, Jonah Lomu and Zinzan Brooke.



This can from 1995 features Sean Fitzpatrick, one of the all time favorite New Zealand rugby player.

My Coke Buddy

Last week I went to a fellow Coke Collector's house. His name is Kierron Freeman. He collects cans, bottles, toy trucks, cups and books, among others. This is my first time seeing other's collection in person, and I was overwhelmed. I had a fun time browsing through his collection and learning about New Zealand Coke. Thanks Kierron!

Coke Can NZ - Over The Years

The above photos show NZ cans from (left to right) 1989, 1991 and 1993. The design is the same, however these photos show the evolution of the cans themselves. The 1989 can still have the old 'throw away' tab and the 'water drop' shaped opening. Starting from 1991, the cans started utilizing the 'lif tab-push back' type openings. From 1993 onwards, we have the cans with longer neckings.

Note the modified Dynamic Ribbon Device integrated within the Coca-Cola name. This design was popular in the 1980s and 1990s.




The above photo shows the 2008 design for Vanilla Coke PET bottle and Coca-Cola can. Notice that the Dynamic Ribbon Device is now outside of the Coca-Cola name. Also, there's a special flower design integrated with the Vanilla Coke's Dynamic Ribbon Device.

Brief History of Coca-Cola

Somebody commented on my previous post, asking about the origin of Coke. This post is a response to his/her question..


Anonymous said...

Good Evening,
For someone who is so interested in Cokes, i guess you might be the right person to ask.. Did you know which country invented Coke?.. Its a product invented for export purpose only, if its so good, why is it not sold in its origin country?

Monday, 09 March, 2009



Hi Anon,

Thank you for your question. I'm confused with your statement that Coke is a product invented for export only. When you said Coke, did you mean cocaine? If you mean cocaine, then I have no interest. But if you mean Coca-Cola, then perhaps you have a different version of history from mine.

So here's a brief description of Coca-Cola origin.

Coca-Cola was first invented in 1885 by a druggist named John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was initially developed as a patent medicine containing, among others, coca leaves (cocaine) and kola nut (caffeine) - hence the name Coca-Cola. It was claimed to stop headaches and calm nervousness. Although initially marketed as medicine, Coca-Cola was intended to be taken as carbonated drink right from the start.

In 1888, Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, established The Coca-Cola Company and purchased exclusive rights to the formula. Coca-Cola later emerged as a dominant soft drink in the world. Today, Coca-Cola is widely accepted all over the world, and especially in it's origin, United States.

Most of the information here is gathered from Wikipedia, but you can also find more materials from The Coca-Cola Company's website.

Coca-Cola was initially manufactured as a patent medicine, and was still dispensed as medicine long after it has been developed as beverage. Cola syrups (various brands) are still available as household medicine.

Diet Coca-Cola

Name on can: Diet Coca-Cola
Product range: Diet Coke / Coca-Cola Light
Volume: 300 mL
Can height: 155 mm
Can diameter: 50 mm
Manufactured: 2008, New Zealand
Best before date: 02/05/2009
Bought: March 2009, New Zealand
Price: NZD 2.00 (Shop)
Contents: Empty (Bottom opened)
Tag: dcnz0901


Special Feature: Silver can, silver Contour Bottle in grey circle, grey Dynamic Ribbon Device, "Diet Coca-Cola"

Info:
The Diet Coke / Coca-Cola Light range was initially introduced in 1982 under the brand name "Diet Coca-Cola". Nowadays they are almost always called either Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Light.

Welcome

Hi all,

I have been collecting Coca-Cola cans and bottles from around the world since 2006. This blog will feature my collection from this time onwards, since I left my previous collection back home in Malaysia, while I am currently in New Zealand. I will post photos of any new cans/bottles I collect and their details, as soon as they are available.

In the mean time, I will also post interesting things concerning Coca-Cola, such as pictures, adverts, commercials, history etc.

Regarding my previous collection, I might ask my bro to take pics so that I can post them here later.

I hope everyone will have a great time here. Thanks!

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