This morning, my boys and I stopped by
Blue Sun Soda in the north metro (it's just a bit west of the 35E/35W split along Hwy 10). I got the boys some treats, and Daddy got a case of soda. Here are some photos:
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My 4-year-old sitting out front. |
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This is a great idea! We grabbed a small bag for the boys to share on the way out. |
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Favorites from the staff. |
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Strolling through the taffy. We were going to get some for my wife. |
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Wait, aren't candy cigarettes banned in MN? I thought that's
why "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store" was in the news a few years back. |
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SODA!!! |
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Some Orange soda. |
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Root beer to the right, and cola to the left. |
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This is all MN made Whistler Soda. I didn't get any, but I need to try some SOON. |
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Two FREE pinball machines! This is the first time Henry played! |
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This was in the front of the store. Sweet! |
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Ginger Ale and Ginger Beer. |
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Some gross novelty flavors. |
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Random flavors. |
There were 2 younger guys working there, and they were super helpful and nice. Some of the first reviews I read after Blue Sun had opened noted problems with the staff, but these guys were great. My only complaint is super minor, and it's seen in that last photo: some of the more random flavors were just arranged by color. There could be a "novelty" soda section, but instead they were scattered a bit. Not too big of a deal, but that's seriously my only complaint with the place.
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My 1-year-old and 4-year-old teaming up on a free pinball machine. |
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I got a few of these. Look for a review of this coming in the next few weeks. |
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Charlie running between the lemon lime and grape sodas. |
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Charlie got a big sucker that he enjoyed on the way home (along with some of the free popcorn). |
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Henry got his first package of Pop Rocks! He was excited to try them. |
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He giggled and smiled as the Pop Rocks fizzled in his mouth. |
Those photos above were taken as we were sitting in their parking lot. We drove home as the boys enjoyed their snacks.
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When we got home, I thought Charlie had broken out in a rash.
Turns out, it was just sticky sucker residue. |
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More cherry stickiness on his face. |
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Our candy stash: some Pez, some taffy for my wife, some Cow Tales (which are my favorite),
and Henry's mostly-eatan Pop Rocks. (This doesn't include Charlie's sucker or our free popcorn.) |
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My soda stash: over half root beer, nearly 1/4 black cherry, and the rest are random flavors. |
Check out
Blue Sun Soda on Facebook, and stop in sometime. I know we'll be back!
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