Coca-Cola Auckland Warriors

This is a Mobil Collector Series featuring players from the Auckland Warriors rugby team. The players' info and signatures are featured, along with player photos. The players are Phil Blake, Sean Hoppe, Stephen Kearney, Dean Bell, Andy Platt and Greg Alexander.

Emptying Your Cans

Cans should be kept empty in a collection. At least that's my opinion, based on experience.

Cans with liquid inside are more prone to corrosion, which leads to the liquid spilling out of the can and damage other cans. In some cases, pressure buildup inside the cans causes them to "explode", where the top opening were forced open, and the contents burst out.

There was one time when the pressure inside a can was so high and it didn't explode, but instead the bottom of the can was "pushed out", making it bulge outwards. It was the very first item in my Coke collection, so I was pretty sad about it.

If these don't happen, then most likely the gas inside the cans disperse away, leaving less than half of the actual content. This would be pointless since if you're going to collect full cans, it should actually be full.

This is why I believe cans should be kept empty in a collection. Furthermore, empty cans cost less to ship if you're thinking of moving or trading as they weigh less.

Funnily enough, I've never experienced any of these problems in my bottle collection. Most people keep "full bottle" collection anyway, since the contents can be seen and it is cooler than empty bottles.



There are three common ways to empty your cans; top-opened, bottom-opened, and fake air-filled.


Top-Opened

This is the most obvious and easiest way to empty your cans. You open the cans through it's normal intended way, and drink it's contents. However, the opening is an eyesore.




Bottom-Opened

Using this way, you can empty your cans but still keep the top part sealed. You make two holes on the bottom of the cans, and empty out its contents.




Fake Air-Filled

This is my favorite method of emptying cans. There are no visual damage to the cans. It's a bit tricky, I will explain with the help of photos.


Turn the ring sideways, and using a sharp pointed object (knife) make a tiny hole where the ring would cover it in its original position.


Turn the can upside-down, and shake the can so that the trapped gas would push the liquid from the tiny hole.


To remove excess liquid, put the can upside down in hot water. The air inside will expand, pushing the liquid out of the can.


Wipe your can clean and return the ring to its original position. Now you have an empty can, without any obvious visual damage.

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?

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-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.

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.

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.