Bvintageads·Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. byBilSabab Kool Aid ad (1961)View original on lemmy.world76Comments21
MMeeech replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesI just looked up my local grocery store and they have individual pouches listed for $0.59 each. I'm honestly surprised it's still that close!19
zarkanian replysh.itjust.worksNeither is water. Or the pitcher you have to put it in. Let's also factor in the cost of the calories you need to burn when you're mixing it.2
IIDraw4u sh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyI wonder what artificial coloring they used for that particular shade of green back then?4
zarkanian replysh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyProbably lime. I can't think of what else it could be. Go to the grocery store and look for something that looks like a green lemon. That's what a lime is.4
ssatanmat replylemmy.worldSure ; lime was my first thought. But that’s maybe just the photo but it looks awfully opaque… like ?milky? Ew …1
ssatanmat replylemmy.worldAh yes. Harvested from the finest green they could find. Raised and ripened under the tropical sun and freshly dehydrated and ground to preserve it.4
Left as Center replyjlai.luWas more into Grateful Deads when participating in the electric kool-aid acid tests3
Wow, the Kool aid man put on a lot of weight in the 70s
it was a different time
He's not fat! He's big boned!
Too much sugar consumption.
That would be about $0.55 now.
I just looked up my local grocery store and they have individual pouches listed for $0.59 each. I'm honestly surprised it's still that close!
I get them 3 for a dollar here in Cali at certain stores.
Sugar isnt free
Neither is water. Or the pitcher you have to put it in.
Let's also factor in the cost of the calories you need to burn when you're mixing it.
I wonder what artificial coloring they used for that particular shade of green back then?
literal pulverized dollars - it's a money drink, man!
What the hell “flavor “ is that supposed to be???
the flavor of MONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Probably lime. I can't think of what else it could be.
Go to the grocery store and look for something that looks like a green lemon. That's what a lime is.
Sure ; lime was my first thought. But that’s maybe just the photo but it looks awfully opaque… like ?milky? Ew …
Green
Ah yes. Harvested from the finest green they could find. Raised and ripened under the tropical sun and freshly dehydrated and ground to preserve it.
Fungus. Kool aid puts the fun in fungus.
Electric?
No.
Every Debby Gibson fan knows that Electric Blue….
Was more into Grateful Deads when participating in the electric kool-aid acid tests