Last night, I dropped my boys off at Grandma's house, and I celebrated my freedom by going to a soda and candy store. Of course. The last time I stopped at Blue Sun Soda was pre-COVID back in November. Back then, we stopped by
for a cream soda tasting. But now (without the boys), I could take my time.
![Blue Sun Soda's Root Beers Blue Sun Soda's Root Beers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWXr_2xh4WxXDPJop7RO9A9C1lujOihcpphEiePL4yMqGN7H58HZqZrMSe-MRCTEdThX4a3pgBcHagYp5qqVO2xVEkONQgGh9X5CmFdK0_JO0r3FAYlBtGwRxqvSoV4KVu88Rjz0b_E8/w640-h534/IMG_6479_blue_sun_soda.jpg) |
Colas on the left, root beers on the right.
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![Note at Blue Sun Soda Shop Note at Blue Sun Soda Shop](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQ91mLGGXneU-OtR6H0kVCKwdrrQL-6SiHcLFjj1yJTLLs2aZuN94e_S6ipbsJnVKvVsGjnV4vitaqRPojTf6B3sAcHc0MHMmMEcZXKuzVnKwjRc3qxLKgL0j4Lbja5TP0L-bvmsIKxU/w535-h640/IMG_6480_blue_sun_soda.jpg) |
This note was hung on the wall with no explanation. Perfect. |
![Lemon Lime Sodas at Blue Sun Soda Shop Lemon Lime Sodas at Blue Sun Soda Shop](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxtqUtCQZuh3Jc2f3x2t61IhSfZ4XtQXMMWhzLGELQUpKATcaVAoI4-DPwAWyoQefd3liZXOma91CAIg5cMzgutg5VZy1H0i19qMYioSMa4F_fk84LZ3TecCHuE0TFh6E4OX7o77XsRA/w640-h560/IMG_6482_blue_sun_soda.jpg) |
Love all the greens and yellows in the lemon lime section.
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![Fireworks at Blue Sun Soda Shop Fireworks at Blue Sun Soda Shop](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72z5dDzLW8rNZCZd6D5nVg5jVoVG80UxHAGnsqih5vW6l_qHSVWqFaxHakSOOniUL-2fevJvPxl7Mz-bJPTLMj-XfU3OrauVgffIDW7JFMlvZhZ8s2KXXR25VMkMIHEir1BYmiugo6c4/w640-h412/IMG_6483_blue_sun_soda.jpg) |
Worth noting: MN legal "fireworks" are cheap now!
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Also note that the fireworks are in their "soda fountain" area. Both the soda fountain and the arcade are not open because of COVID-19. That's understandable (I wouldn't have gotten a fresh-made soda while there, and I SURE wouldn't have been playing pinball that all kinds of grubby hands have been on) but still sad. Here's a post
from a year ago that shows the soda fountain and arcade pretty well.
The main reason I stopped was because my stash at home was running very low: I was down to 2 sodas! Maybe sometime in 2013 (shortly after starting this blog) my stash got that low, but this was the 2nd lowest it's ever been. So I picked up a random assortment of 10 bottles at Blue Sun Soda Shop: a few of their Whistler bottles, some random flavors, and even a novelty soda. That should get me through the end of summer.