Jones Soda Company wants to give you a chance to quench your thirst, vote for your candidate, and pick up an interesting novelty item. Visit CampaignCola.com to place your vote, and order your custom cola. A 6-pack sells $14.99, and a 12-pack goes for $23.99, with your choice of candidate on the label. Not exactly cheap, though I suspect the Hillary Clinton versions might be discounted soon.

Imagine cruising down a famous highway like Route 66, and you see a giant pop-bottle structure towering over the landscape in the distance, glowing with neon lights. You drive ahead and pull over to inspect the curious piece of modern art. What you find is the greatest selection of soft drinks you’ve ever seen in one place, with more than 500 different varieties of soda pop to choose from. Now, imagine they had a machine that let you easily order and purchase any of those drinks, and have them shipped immediately via Federal Express to friends and family anywhere in America.

It’s not a crazy dream I had last night, the place is real. And yes indeed, there are over 500 types of soda. This combination soda shop, gas station, convenience store and cafe-restaurant, is located on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, and it’s called POPS.

Since POPS opened its doors along Route 66 last year, it made national news with its landmark architecture, 66-foot-tall pop bottle, and stunningly diverse menu of soda pop. The sales were off the chart from the first week, and customers kept coming back for more. Now they have introduced another first: a soda kiosk, allowing customers to send their entire inventory of unique sodas anywhere in the United States.

POPS customers have marveled at the variety of sodas from which to choose: from Boylan’s Black Cherry to NuGrape, soda connoisseurs can find it here. Many have asked for a way to customize a case of POP to send it home, and now POPS General Manager Marty Doepke is thrilled to show them how. “As soon as we opened our doors, the sodas became our signature”, said Doepke. “We are very excited to offer another way for our guests to find that perfect soda for themselves or for friends and family. This kiosk is quickly becoming a huge hit with our customers.”

On Tuesday, May 27, POPS brought the soda kiosk online. This isn’t a rudimentary order site. The colorful touch screen allows POPS guests to custom order more than 500 types of soda, and have them shipped via FedEx. The first customer was Oklahoma’s First Lady Kim Henry who sent Dublin Dr. Pepper and an assortment of Cream Sodas to her nephew in Kansas. “This has been a wonderful experience,” said the First Lady. “I remember growing up and my grandfather buying me Cream Soda, so I wanted to stock up on that. There are many different types of soda that remind me of different things throughout my life and it’s fun to be at POPS to reminisce.”

Pictured above are POPS General Manager Marty Doepke, Oklahoma’s First Lady Kim Henry, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Dept. Executive Director Hardy Watkins, and Arcadia Mayor Marily Murrell — Proudly taking the new Kiosk for it’s first run.

This will be POPS first summer season, and you can bet there will be plenty of hot thirsty drivers pulling off the highway to check out this new landmark and enjoy a refreshing beverage. And if they happen to be someone you know, there might be a surprise arriving on your doorstep soon after. Visit POPS66.com to learn more.

Thanks to POPS’ Jessica Ockershauser — FFC Editor.