You Probably Didn’t Know About The Phone Coca-Cola Used To Make
Facebook By Sophie Putka/Updated: May 19, 2021 10:47 pm EST
You may have seen a cheeseburger phone or two in your day (perhaps from its iconic appearance in the movie Juno, according to Thrillist), but have you ever stopped to wonder about its beverage counterpart: the soft drink? Coca-Cola, to be exact. It’s hard to think of anything that hasn’t been branded with this beverage giant’s iconic logo with products like fishing rods and even motor-homes donning the red and white branding, so a phone isn’t that far out of the realm of possibility. And a cell phone was what Coca-Cola gave us, but with a catch.
In 2000, the year of Y2K doomsdayers and Destiny’s Child domination, phone maker Ericsson came out with the A1018s in a special Coca-Cola edition for the UK, according to GSM Arena. You could have one, but only for the price of 60 ring-pulls from Coke cans or paper tokens from Coke bottles. The phone actually came with a Coke-emblazoned front panel, “Coca-Cola” instead of the carrier logo on the (now ancient-looking) digital screen, and, perhaps best of all, a Coca-Cola ringtone built right in. Vintage Nokia lovers, take note.
More Coca-Cola branded items for your branded lifestyle
If this type of phone sounds right up your alley, there are a few of these A1018s still floating around the internet, although you have to pay real money for them. You can also snag one of several other Coca-Cola branded phones, including one shaped like an actual Coke can, to a Coke bottle, and even an old school one made to look like a rotary phone straight from the living room of your kooky, collectible-loving aunt (via Etsy).
While the days of collecting bottle tops or comparable tiny items may have passed us by, there were some branded promotions promising a sweet, kitschy branded item at the end as recently as 2020. One was Monster’s “Unlock the Vault” tab collection program from only last year, where you could win a Monster hat for enough pull-rings — or even a car — if that’s your thing (via Monster). Fortunately, or unfortunately, if you were still holding out for a cigarette-branded inflatable kayak, Marlboro’s take on this, known as Marlboro Miles, was phased out in 2006, according to Our Pastimes. Probably for the best, anyway.
You Probably Didn’t Know About The Phone Coca-Cola Used To Make
By Sophie Putka/Updated: May 19, 2021 10:47 pm EST
You may have seen a cheeseburger phone or two in your day (perhaps from its iconic appearance in the movie Juno, according to Thrillist), but have you ever stopped to wonder about its beverage counterpart: the soft drink? Coca-Cola, to be exact. It’s hard to think of anything that hasn’t been branded with this beverage giant’s iconic logo with products like fishing rods and even motor-homes donning the red and white branding, so a phone isn’t that far out of the realm of possibility. And a cell phone was what Coca-Cola gave us, but with a catch.
In 2000, the year of Y2K doomsdayers and Destiny’s Child domination, phone maker Ericsson came out with the A1018s in a special Coca-Cola edition for the UK, according to GSM Arena. You could have one, but only for the price of 60 ring-pulls from Coke cans or paper tokens from Coke bottles. The phone actually came with a Coke-emblazoned front panel, “Coca-Cola” instead of the carrier logo on the (now ancient-looking) digital screen, and, perhaps best of all, a Coca-Cola ringtone built right in. Vintage Nokia lovers, take note.
In 2000, the year of Y2K doomsdayers and Destiny’s Child domination, phone maker Ericsson came out with the A1018s in a special Coca-Cola edition for the UK, according to GSM Arena. You could have one, but only for the price of 60 ring-pulls from Coke cans or paper tokens from Coke bottles. The phone actually came with a Coke-emblazoned front panel, “Coca-Cola” instead of the carrier logo on the (now ancient-looking) digital screen, and, perhaps best of all, a Coca-Cola ringtone built right in. Vintage Nokia lovers, take note.
More Coca-Cola branded items for your branded lifestyle
If this type of phone sounds right up your alley, there are a few of these A1018s still floating around the internet, although you have to pay real money for them. You can also snag one of several other Coca-Cola branded phones, including one shaped like an actual Coke can, to a Coke bottle, and even an old school one made to look like a rotary phone straight from the living room of your kooky, collectible-loving aunt (via Etsy).
While the days of collecting bottle tops or comparable tiny items may have passed us by, there were some branded promotions promising a sweet, kitschy branded item at the end as recently as 2020. One was Monster’s “Unlock the Vault” tab collection program from only last year, where you could win a Monster hat for enough pull-rings — or even a car — if that’s your thing (via Monster). Fortunately, or unfortunately, if you were still holding out for a cigarette-branded inflatable kayak, Marlboro’s take on this, known as Marlboro Miles, was phased out in 2006, according to Our Pastimes. Probably for the best, anyway.
While the days of collecting bottle tops or comparable tiny items may have passed us by, there were some branded promotions promising a sweet, kitschy branded item at the end as recently as 2020. One was Monster’s “Unlock the Vault” tab collection program from only last year, where you could win a Monster hat for enough pull-rings — or even a car — if that’s your thing (via Monster). Fortunately, or unfortunately, if you were still holding out for a cigarette-branded inflatable kayak, Marlboro’s take on this, known as Marlboro Miles, was phased out in 2006, according to Our Pastimes. Probably for the best, anyway.
