The late 70's. I was a starving grad student then, so cheap soda was a real
plus. And no I don't think there was any resistance since no one liked the
heavy 1.89L glass bottles they replaced. From the initial introduction to
the last of the laggards, the changeover took about 2 years.
Nat
> One of the most successful introductions
> into the use of SI containers, in the US,
> was the 2 liter soda bottle. Everyone
> knows what you mean when you talk about
> a 2 liter bottle.
>
> It went so smoothly that I can't
> even remember when the changeover took
> place, or if there was any pushback
> by consumers. Does anyone recall when
> these were introduced, and if there
> was any resistance by the public?
>
