"It wouldn't be allowed these days": Greater Manchester's last pop men
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGenerations of people who grew up in Greater Manchester will remember the familiar sight of the 'pop man' - or 'mineral man' - rattling down the street with a wagon full of bottles.
Lorries making weekly deliveries of lemonade, cola, cream soda, dandelion and burdock, and pineappleade were once common in many parts of Britain, especially in the north of England.
In Greater Manchester, drinks companies like Alpine and Corona made deliveries, but others also remember Full-Swing and AA. And while 'pop' being delivered straight to your door has mostly disappeared - much like deliveries from the milk man - the industry gave many young men their first taste of work, and even a trade that would continue through their lives. READ MORE: These brilliant nicknames from a lost Greater Manchester world are still funny today READ MORE: 'It weren't all sweetness and light, but it made me the person I am' A few weeks ago, the Manchester Evening News ran a story on people's memories of the 'pop man'.
We've since spoken to two former 'pop men' who worked during the 1980s and '90s, who shared their experiences of what it was like working on those wagons.
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