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Obsessives: Soda Pop - CHOW.com

http://www.chow.com To order soda: http://www.sodapopstop.com/ John Nese is the proprietor of Galcos Soda Pop Stop in LA. His father ran it as a grocery store, and when the time came for John to take charge, he decided to convert it into the ultimate soda-lovers destination. About 500 pops line the shelves, sourced lovingly by John from around the world. John has made it his mission to keep small soda-makers afloat and help them find their consumers. Galcos also acts as a distributor for restaurants and bars along the West Coast, spreading the gospel of soda made with cane sugar (no high-fructose corn syrup if John can avoid it).

Author: CHOW
Length: 12:59
Uploaded: 11.8.2009
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Video Category: Entertainment
Tags: chow, soda, pop, obsessive, coke, cola, pepsi, rootbeer, diet, ginger ale
Totally agree with ...   (digitalcavalier)20.11.2009
Totally agree with other posters, would LOVE a store like this in the UK, I would probably be in there every week! All the best of luck to him, we need more people like this who are passionate about what they do.
amazing he has our ...   (flatronl1915SLG)19.11.2009
amazing he has our rose soda,that's realy rare,even in romania,only at my aunt's i was able to try it this year
What a legend this ...   (TheManOnTheLongRoad)19.11.2009
What a legend this guy is. Damn I wish he had a store in the UK! I think he'd get a lot of business over here. I wonder if you can get the yellow cap coca cola in the UK???
i went there after ...   (0joshguy0)19.11.2009
i went there after watching this video. thanks chow. the Mr. Q-Cumber was badass
@nav2491i ...   (bigranger16)19.11.2009
@nav2491i sodapopstop dot calm has the address on there
cock cant really be ...   (sasonzal)18.11.2009
cock cant really be unkosher,its parve meaning it aint diary or meat,and passover kosher is about bread and shit
At least that is ...   (narutofan1108)18.11.2009
At least that is where the Vienna/Austri​an School of Economics was founded.
Very cool guy, wish ...   (maxauthority)17.11.2009
Very cool guy, wish him really luck, he just is so right about things like glass vs. plastic bottles and HFCS, etc. I just wished we had such a cool soda shop in Vienna, Austria :(
what a wonderful ...   (iichanorbit)17.11.2009
what a wonderful man,it makes me so happy to see him loving what he does in life :)
wheres the location ...   (nav2491i)17.11.2009
wheres the location? imma go there.
I love seeing ...   (PCMechanic)16.11.2009
I love seeing someone who truly loves what they do for a living!
Amazing Guy!! Wish ...   (zzippster)14.11.2009
Amazing Guy!! Wish we had this in UK!!
fascinating. what a ...   (jimmyrascal)14.11.2009
fascinating. what a guy.
@unequalextraction ...   (garudave)12.11.2009
@unequalextra​ction Qui bono, indeed.
looks like a great ...   (chinesedude001)11.11.2009
looks like a great guy^^ god bless you
@tracysaboe : The ...   (unequalextraction)11.11.2009
@tracysaboe : The corn syrup prices paid by large firms are lower than what it costs to produce; US taxpayers foot the bill through farm subsidies for corn production, which is then recouped by huge companies who do not need US taxpayer support. Yes it is the government, but the question remains: which candidates/po​licy makers are put in power, how did they get there, and who benefits from their decisions?
Bubble Up.... HOLY ...   (manuelito1233)10.11.2009
Bubble Up.... HOLY CRAP MY SCHOOL SELLS THAT. Probab​ly unoriginal tho... *sadface :(*
@damasta67420 maybe ...   (TWISTbeats)10.11.2009
@damasta67420​ maybe there is enough demand to open up a store in your area. the more stores means economies of scale. :)
i hope i dont ...   (damasta67420)10.11.2009
i hope i dont regret it
It's because it's ...   (Wirld)10.11.2009
It's because it's all considered to be "Fragile" as it is all glass. Definitely worth it though, some of the strange pops you can get are amazing.
i dont live around ...   (damasta67420)9.11.2009
i dont live around his store so i ordered some off his website and the shipping is EXPENSIVE! i spent $17.50 on soda and the final cost was $38.80
When he's ...   (tracysaboe)9.11.2009
When he's complaining about why Pepsi and Coke (and some other American pops) using Corn Syrup instead of Sugar. Maybe he doesn't know this, but the reason is the Sugar lobby. Since the lat 1800s this country has had protectionist​ tariffs and subsidies on sugar to the point that sugar is 4 TIMES as expensive in the US as anywhere else in the world. Fact is. ALL these gourmet soda's would probably be as cheap as Coke and Pepsi if it weren't for government. ​randforsenate (dot) blogspot (dot) com
agreed. imagine ...   (elev8torguy)9.11.2009
agreed. imagine loving your work this much and how happy it must make a person. I wish I had this much love my my own work hehe
That's a great ...   (AceKickerCards)9.11.2009
That's a great question! More passion for beer perhaps? That's my guess, but watching this clip has shown me that many people have a passion for soda. I never knew that!
Nice proprietor. ...   (flyinggeng)9.11.2009
Nice proprietor. Every self-reliant businessman should have a healthy hatred of government.

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