We were so classy | TheaterFire

I was allowed one cup a day in sixth grade and I had to choose if I wanted it in the morning or after school. I think it was more about the price than the caffeine though. I always chose to have it after school.

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LackSomber@reddit

☝️....👌

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NoReference909@reddit

OMG that totally would have worked

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heere_we_go@reddit

You really celebrated the moments of your life

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BlueProcess@reddit

I'd probably still be buying them if they still came in tins. Once they went cardboard I stopped feeling fancy.

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webelos8@reddit

I think I saw that they are in blue plastic tubs now. :(

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ohkatiedear@reddit

Yeah, under the Maxwell House brand. It's not the same. :(

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SatansWife13@reddit

I thought they were gone altogether . I may have to get some for my grandkids!

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Alarming-Distance385@reddit

I wouldn't recommend it. I tried one a couple of years ago. It was gross.

My friend with long COVID liked it though, which isn't an endorsement since her taste & smell were abnormal.

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BlueProcess@reddit

I don't feel fancy at all

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feral-pug@reddit

We used to mix them straight up with vodka in college. Nasty, but in a marginally acceptable way. We were well ahead of the four loko times.

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justlookingokaywyou@reddit

LMAO my boomer dad wrote General Foods a complaint letter when they stopped making the Orange Cappucino, he drank it for literal decades. Yes, he actually hand wrote a letter, put it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and put it in a mailbox.

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millersixteenth@reddit

Good for him!

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Communism@reddit

And Jean Luke!

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WoolshirtedWolf@reddit

Definitely went through a phase with these. I can't remember off the top of my head if they are still around. Definitely a family favorite at the time, but I am thinking we transitioned with a coffee maker and then it was a repeat of flavored coffee, now it was found in the dairy section. Somehow as time went on, it just got easier to go to Starbucks, which honestly makes no sense.

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DarthMattis0331@reddit

https://i.redd.it/zwym0qcyps1e1.gif

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RavishingRickiRude@reddit

Crack, black tar heroin, drinking the blood of babies, conjuring Satan, using nuclear weapons, listening Abba albums, becoming a planet eating galactic menace. It all started with International Coffees.

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millersixteenth@reddit

You never forget your first rush!

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Secret_Cow_5053@reddit

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Humbleach@reddit

Clearly you forgot to pair these things with a classy grape beverage.

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CaptainLimpWrist@reddit

"...and the wine was delicious."

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Skatchbro@reddit

Fun fact: Stiller and Meara did commercials for Blue Nun. Fun fact 2: when I got my first college apartment in 1988 my parents gave me a bottle of Blue Nun as a house warming gift.

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CookinCheap@reddit

I loved Stiller and Meara commercials.

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edharma13@reddit

Yep, they did commercials for blue nun, and for Stella d’Oro breadsticks. Those are all such great classic ads.

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CookinCheap@reddit

They're right up there with the Dick Orkin "Radio Ranch" material, don't know if you have those in your area, but here in Chicago it's been First American Bank ads with "Dickie and Grandma" for decades

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edharma13@reddit

I grew up in SE Virginia, so much of that was out of our radio market. The Blue Nun ads never failed to crack me up.

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Secret_Asparagus_783@reddit

There really are "Blue Nuns" - the Daughters of St. Paul, an order specializing in producing and distributing religious media. Their habits are blue jumpers with white blouses, and short blue veils.

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Poutiest_Penguin@reddit

Blue Nun, Mateus, and Lancer's.

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BillDuki@reddit

Grape? Class? Grape MD20/20 mixed with grape kool aid in a blender like a Wino Slush Puppy!

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Haunting_Bottle7493@reddit

My grandma let us have wine with 7 up in fancy glasses. We were clearly top tier future alcoholics.

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SophsterSophistry@reddit

Oooo, the swan on the Mateus really had me impressed when I was little.

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MUPIL090310@reddit

Omg Lancer!!!!!

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saraparallelogram@reddit

Peisporter

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cmparkerson@reddit

Almost as classy as bartles and James

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Beck0509@reddit

That bottle was in my house I was speaking with some friends and for some reason it came up lol.

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Honest-Opinion-5771@reddit

I got so sick on this in college !! What a throw back.

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Melusina_Queen@reddit

Riunite on ice...Riunite, Riunite, Riunite

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WildCoyote6819@reddit

OMG - such a throw back!!!

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skornd713@reddit

Dont forget Stella D'oro

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Stephvisuals@reddit

What happened to us?

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IbanezForever@reddit

I hounded my mom to buy the Suisse Mocha coffee so that I too could drink that delicious sophisticated coffee. I hated it. I was so disappointed. Still choked down that full first cup, just because I had made such a fuss about getting it.

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Significant_Ruin4870@reddit

I didn't have to beg, my mom was all over the Cafe Vienna. It was a staple. If it weren't 98% sugar I might buy some for nostalgia.

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Annual_Strategy_6206@reddit

The orange flavor was my favorite

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puppy-nub-56@reddit

Mine too - and now I have a craving for it

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xBIGSKOOKUMx@reddit

It tastes better when it reminds you of tag-teaming French waiters while backpacking through Europe.

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madfoot@reddit

JEAN LUC!!!!

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daveydavidsonnc@reddit

CAME HERE FOR THIS thank you. I will now go back to celebrating the moments of my life.

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Loose_Bus3571@reddit

Came here for this lol

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holdmypurse@reddit

Tea, Earl Grey, hot?

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madfoot@reddit

No, that's what was so odd ... this was a whole other Jean Luc.

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in-a-microbus@reddit

That link was more wholesome than I expected.

Today, I was pleasantly surprised by reddit's lack of perversion.

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Alexcamry@reddit

https://youtu.be/m21-NrBY_Xc

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xBIGSKOOKUMx@reddit

Ah, Jean Luc

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Informal-Face-1922@reddit

OMG, I forgot all about that.

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WildCoyote6819@reddit

lmao - thanks for the reminder!!!

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Byx222@reddit

I saved kid money to buy Grape Nuts. Not what I was expecting. I still remember how disappointed I was.

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IbanezForever@reddit

Oof! Definitely disappointing.

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Dismal_View8125@reddit

This is exactly my story.😂 Begged my mom for over a year during grocery store trips. She finally bought it, and I thought it tasted disgusting. I don't remember the flavor, though.

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cjboffoli@reddit

The flavor was probably "sweet" and little else.

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JustineDelarge@reddit

It’s more than just sweet. It tastes like coffee and chocolate, and it’s good. I started buying Suisse Mocha again last year, out of nostalgia at first, but then because I liked it.

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Dismal_View8125@reddit

Your description is spot on and exactly why I didn't like it. I hated coffee as a kid.(Which makes it weird that I was so hellbent on trying an "international coffee" drink, but I digress.) I think I picked out something like the french vanilla flavor, which sounded the least coffee-like to me. I think from seeing it in commercials, I thought it would be like "sophisticated" hot chocolate with a vanilla flavor. I think I actually just watched too much Dallas & Dynasty as a young kid.😂

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webelos8@reddit

My mom used to drink the Suisse Mocha when I was a kid, and I tried it before my coffee taste buds developed. It was not good. Then I bought some as a grown-up for the nostalgia, and it wasn't bad. It's also good if you mix it into brewed coffee.

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Embarrassed-Term-965@reddit

Maybe it used to be shit, and now isn't.

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webelos8@reddit

Well, I don't think it helps that I was one of those weirdo kids that would eat powdered stuff right out of the container. Coffee-mate, these coffees, hot chocolate, nesquik

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cjboffoli@reddit

"Good" is subjective. It's cheap and artificial. For down-market tastes.

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JustineDelarge@reddit

Wow, you’re barely keeping a lid on your lofty food judgements there.

Not that it matters, but I also appreciate small-batch roasted Chemex pour-over coffee, high-end Pinot, fiddlehead ferns, and any other upscale, fine-dining things you want to judge people’s palates by.

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cjboffoli@reddit

I don't require your fine dining street cred. And I don't need to apologize for thinking that General Foods International Coffee products are absolute shit in a can that's all marketing and little else (and also not made for me). But hey, if you like it then knock yourself out. I guess someone has to buy it.

PS: You don't need to care what strangers think about your taste.

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EframZimbalistSr@reddit

Ooh la la!

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Unique-Coffee5087@reddit

I liked the Orange Cappuccino. I would eat it straight out of the can with a spoon.

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locakitty@reddit

I never realized it was instant coffee until u was in my 20s! My mom used it a a creamer, so she put in 2 teaspoons in her big cup of coffee.

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Honest-Opinion-5771@reddit

Haha same thing happened to me!

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Mylastnerve6@reddit

My mom,SIL and I all received samples of it back in the day. None of us remembered drinking it but no longer have the samples

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Live_Barracuda1113@reddit

I still love it. But it's like my emergency instant, not my day to day.

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OGREtheTroll@reddit

the cafe vienna with a shot of amaretto is something special

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SilverTractor@reddit

Ah, the sweet betrayal of adulthood’s first “sophisticated” sip nothing says growing up like learning how to fake liking something.

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CatLazy2728@reddit

Grey Poupon is still the best Dijon

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sola_mia@reddit

The other night I was pretty down in the dumps. I made a dinner of pizza bagel bites and hot tamale cinnamons for dessert and realized afterwards how I was medicated

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runningoutofwords@reddit

Vienetta were SO GOOD bums me out that the stores here don't carry them anymore.

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NetLumpy1818@reddit

It was big in Asia so check your local Asian grocery store. I’ve seen them there

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Haunting_Bottle7493@reddit

That was desert you got if you had guests.

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Least-Enthusiasm7239@reddit

I forgot these existed, and now I feel like I might not be able to rest until I get one.

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extremelysaltydoggo@reddit

They come in original, mint and the new one is salted caramel 😋

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Least-Enthusiasm7239@reddit

🤤🤤🤤

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salton@reddit

I've never been classy enough to taste it but it just has to be good.

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ISayYSC@reddit

I will never forget that sweet, sweet Viennetta

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daffodil0127@reddit

They are making them again under a different brand (Good Humor). I’ve only seen the vanilla one in my local grocery store.

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Enough_Jellyfish5700@reddit

That must be what I bought. It was within the last year. It was delicious

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AKAlicious@reddit

I have heard this but I've never seen them myself. Man, I'd love to have one right now!

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AKAlicious@reddit

I have heard this but I've never seen them myself. Man, I'd love to have one right now!

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nicannkay@reddit

I just looked it up. Looks cheap and gross. Not at all like the original.

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runningoutofwords@reddit

Oh, thanks. I don't think I've seen it, but it's possible I've just overlooked it

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WheredMyMindGo@reddit

The new ones are horrible.

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TwoSunsRise@reddit

OMG I literally gasped when I saw it! We used to eat this growing up and I felt so fancy. I've been going crazy trying to remember the brand!

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CubitsTNE@reddit

I bought one of these as couple of months ago, not sure if they've become less creamy or not, but it was still fun.

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meadowmagemiranda@reddit

The current versions are pretty bad tbh.

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Shirfyr_Blaze@reddit

I think I had it once as a kid and have missed it ever since

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triestokeepitreal@reddit

Dupes are available as a recipe online. Make lots since this wee tin made IDK 6 cups for $6

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Big_Metal2470@reddit

When I was a toddler, my parents would occasionally have my grandmother watch me. I'd sit in her lap and she'd give me that coffee filled with sugar. Then she'd hand me back to my parents

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BtenaciousD@reddit

Loved Swiss Mocha

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CharacterSlice3815@reddit

My mom used to secretly buy the international coffees and hide them way back in a cupboard and drink one a day when my father wasn’t around because he was a controlling AH who didn’t like coffee. Lol can’t believe she’s still with that guy.

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edharma13@reddit

After all that we were also super gassy too!

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runamok101@reddit

What about 8 o’clock chocolates or Andes mints?

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

My mom still has used birthday candles in a can of Cafe Vienna.

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Empty_Divide153@reddit

And while we’re being fancy, who could forget these? Perfect with those International Coffees…

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robotbike2@reddit

That is still a regular in this house!

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Fuzzy-Mood9608@reddit

My mom LOVED that orange cappuccino

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strong_survival@reddit

How about Polaner All Fruit?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hawQ5wobi1Y

Would you please pass the jelly?

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Head_Effect3728@reddit

I used to keep a bottle of Grey Poupon in the glove box of my 80 Chevette, just in case some smart ass asked for some at a red light. Sadly, the day never came and it started to get moldy.

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Digisap@reddit

Dude, you had a ‘vette!?

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Head_Effect3728@reddit

Yes, complete with the factory AM-only radio with the after market FM converter mounted under the glovebox.

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Digisap@reddit

My buddy In high school had the orange rally ‘Vette. He removed the back seat so it was like a flatbed and wired two massive home stereo speakers to his car stereo. We smoke up and ride around downtown Fairfax City with The Scorpions blaring at top volume at night. Good times.

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Head_Effect3728@reddit

I bet that thing rocked like a hurricane.

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Rab1dus@reddit

I moved across Canada in a 1980 'vette. It was a bit packed. But me and my gf made it!

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recumbent_mike@reddit

To be clear: the mustard got moldy?

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Accurate-Minimum-465@reddit

and not the Chevette?

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Hour-Confection-9273@reddit

The "reality of dreams coming through like we hoped they would" got moldy most likely.

But also the mustard.

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Head_Effect3728@reddit

It was in there through several hot summers. Maybe it wasn’t mold but it certainly wasn’t the right color.

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Active_Shopping7439@reddit

Confirmed. I "have to" get a new jar every few years.

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somekindofhat@reddit

Who knew "car mustard" continued to be such a popular niche consumer product?

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prettywarmcool@reddit

Mustard is an anytime food.

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spoung45@reddit

Bummer, I would have done this if I could drive when this was a popular commercial.

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WhatIsThisSevenNow@reddit

Sweet ... I had the Chevette too. Was yours the standard sky blue?

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Active_Shopping7439@reddit

Ha I came here for this! This DID happen to me once (back in the day) and I've never forgiven myself for not having a jar of grey poupon in the car. I've kept one in my glove box and a new-in-package pair of white cotton gloves ready to go ever since then.

The odds of this happening again are basically zero. But it makes me happy

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Coconut-bird@reddit

In high school I was driving with my girlfriends and one of them hopped out of the car at the light and ran up to a limo and asked the driver for Grey Poupon. He rolled the window back up on her. She proceeded to ask a few more cars with no luck. Possibly yours was one of them?

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jcarreraj@reddit

Were you driving a Rolls?

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Active_Shopping7439@reddit

Good question. Memory fading but it might have been the '81 Accord. Or the Rolls sure. The Bentley maybe

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jcarreraj@reddit

Lol!

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Head_Effect3728@reddit

The gloves too? Very nice touch. I think I’m now more sad it didn’t happen to you versus me.

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Active_Shopping7439@reddit

It could have been so fucking glorious! It was a car full of maybe teen or college age guys, and me not much older than that at the time. "But of course!" The gloves I got later like maybe 20 years ago. Never give up on your dreams

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Purple-Display-5233@reddit

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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waters_run_deep@reddit

Chevette!

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Legitimate-Fix92@reddit

Shit I’m still classy! Only I’ve plateaued to the instant in a little single pouch.

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grayclack@reddit

Vienetta! That was how we knew as kids that we had fancy guests coming for dinner hahahaha

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Upset_Peace_6739@reddit

Remember when the International Coffees came in a decorative tin with images of the country it was “inspired” by? And you know you had to have them all!

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Signal-Living-3504@reddit

I love this post! 🤣❤️and so true!

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Twin_Pines_Mallcop@reddit

Viennetta was classy AF. You bring that bad boy out after dinner and you are making a bold statement that this is "an occasion".

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narcowake@reddit

Only got to try out the grey poupon, my mouth would water at the Viennetta and I was intrigued by the coffee brand , those commercials

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Str8_Circle@reddit

Don’t forget Bartles and Jaymes or Zina

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Choc-o-holic1@reddit

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Winter_Cat-78@reddit

OMG I MISS VIENNETTA

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bakedin@reddit

I totally forgot about those International coffees. Now I want one!

Has anyone tried any of the these new ones?

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Normal_Total@reddit

Insider secret about International Coffees: they were all the same thing, just in different containers.

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pedsmursekc@reddit

🖐️ "I want to know!"

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pedsmursekc@reddit

Oh how I miss Vienetta

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SocialChangeNow@reddit

Yeah, then our kids turned out to be a bunch of commies. LOL!

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hunty@reddit

Where's the Riunitti??

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prettywarmcool@reddit

Asti Spumanti anyone?

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walrus0115@reddit

Riunite on ice, so nice!

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ChemistVegetable7504@reddit

Fancy mustard , ice cream cake and instant powdered coffee drink from a tin. We were spoiled back then.

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prettywarmcool@reddit

No, not spoiled, we just had "lowered expectations", try to read that without singing it?!

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WeHoMuadhib@reddit

I was bougie AF even when I was a little kid. Problem was I grew up poor, or at least working class. So anything “fancy” was so fascinating to me. That Viennetta cake was like some sort of dream of mine. Not sure why, it just looked so sophisticated. Finally tried one when I was a semi adult with my own income. It wasn’t all that.

On a related note, our family always got the Swiss Colony catalog and it had the same effect on me. Little fancy desserts delivered to your door?! You must be royalty or something. BTW, it’s still a thing!

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Enough_Jellyfish5700@reddit

Same same same

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jessriv34@reddit

Don’t forget Polaner All Fruit

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Enough_Jellyfish5700@reddit

My staple

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zbornakssyndrome@reddit

This was a Bing Bong memory for me! Had forgotten all about it

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mylocker15@reddit

NGL I did forget about it then Family Guy did a whole bit on it and it all came rushing back. I wonder what other iconic things I’ve forgotten.

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dystopiadattopia@reddit

Whatever they are, Family Guy probably has a gag about it

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AnonymousDork929@reddit

Glad I wasn't the only one who immediately thought of that when I saw this post. Saw the episode again just yesterday.

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RootHogOrDieTrying@reddit

Please pass the jelly!

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NomNom83WasTaken@reddit

gasp

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CookinCheap@reddit

pearlclutch

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alfredlion@reddit

Thank you. This was a most egregious ommission.

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Enough_Jellyfish5700@reddit

I found Vienetta in Publix recently. It was delicious.

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thelliam93@reddit

So worldly 😂😂😂

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dazrage@reddit

I was kid and didnt even drink coffee, but I wanted those!

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AnastasiaNo70@reddit

I’m unfamiliar with the cake. (?)

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AdGold205@reddit

Vienneta was the absolute height of class and sophistication.

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budkynd@reddit

Still are, bro. Like school on Monday, classy.

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b-lincoln@reddit

My mom probably still has a can of Swiss Mocha. That stuff was gold.

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draco6x7@reddit

and the inverse, generic everything.

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NorthernBudHunter@reddit

Viennetta was too fancy for us. I had it maybe three times in my life, at some neighbours.

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SealedRoute@reddit

It apparently made a brief comeback in the last few years, then disappeared again. Aldi has a similar item in their ice cream case. I don’t really have nostalgia for the original but bought it for secondhand nostalgia that pops up online. The crispy chocolate was good.

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Eisenkopf69@reddit

It's still rocking in Germany.

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SealedRoute@reddit

Lucky!

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Recent_Page8229@reddit

Until Ih stopped making the orange cappuccino. Damn that sucks

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AnitaPeaDance@reddit

Not me. Ghetto mochas were my thing: coffee & hot cocoa mix.

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IMakeStuffUppp@reddit

Bro that’s what I get dunkachino

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Catlore@reddit

I learned about mochas in the 80s, and don't remember where from, but it hooked me. To me, that chocolate-coffee blend was perfect. I went to college and my friends thought I was weird as hell getting half cocoa, half coffee in my cup and thought it sounded gross. Then they tried it, and our little group became mocha fans.

I was so, so, so pleased when mocha finally caught on in the '90s. I'm always amazed how many people don't realize that's what mocha is--coffee and cocoa!

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AnitaPeaDance@reddit

RIght? Coffee + chocolate FTW! Hook me up! Starbucks was my dealer.

I worked at a fast food joint in HS where we could drink as much soda/coffee we wanted. While making a pot of coffee, I noticed the neglected hot cocoa packets and had a light bulb moment. . . hey you got cocoa in my coffee. lol

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ohkatiedear@reddit

I had two of these today lol

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AnitaPeaDance@reddit

I recenly started making them again. I've been priced out of coffee shop mochas for many years and sometimes I'm too lazy/busy to bust out the esprsso machine when I crave a mochie.

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LDawnBurges@reddit

I did the same thing, but with the Suisse Mocha International Delights and coffee.🤣

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AnitaPeaDance@reddit

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MetalTrek1@reddit

That actually sounds awesome!

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Mondschatten78@reddit

Why did I never think to try this?!

I know what I'm doing with my next cup!

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LinuxMage@reddit

I still buy Vienetta here in the UK on a very regular basis. Its still very popular here.

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pdxjen@reddit

Do you remember the "Levelour Blinds" and Hallmark commercials? Had 8 year old me flipping over greeting cards and looking at blinds to see if they were designer.

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Haunting_Bed3112@reddit

I found a cigar that tastes like the moca one.

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Wishdog2049@reddit

oooh, that orange cap mix might be good in a smoothie/protein drink.

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80sLegoDystopia@reddit

But of course.

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jonny_mal@reddit

Vienna was the height of bougieness back then

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Spunky_Prewett@reddit

Who remembers turkey loaves?

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MiloGoesToTheFatFarm@reddit

Life was so simple back then

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therian_cardia@reddit

Lol. Yesterday randomly had Vienetta pop up in my head for some reason. Always thought it made it sound like it was made from little Vienna sausages.

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PoeJam@reddit

The closest I ever got to "classy" was drinking the champagne of beers.

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CynicalBonhomie@reddit

For me it was champale.

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PoeJam@reddit

I'd completely forgot about that stuff. Got sick off it on a New Year's Eve, never touched it again.

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CheezQueen924@reddit

Totally forgot about Vienetta!

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sasssyrup@reddit

Erm and cheese wiz, the expensive cheese sauce

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Mamenohito@reddit

Gourmet used to mean something!

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NoClipHeavy@reddit

My grandma used to drink that Suisse Mocha every day. It was delicious.

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RolandOfGilead@reddit

I can still taste that Suisse Mocha. As powdered, full of sugar, not really coffee drinks go, it was pretty good.

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guano-crazy@reddit

Snooty

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monkeypants5000@reddit

The height of elegance.

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WhatIsThisSevenNow@reddit

Man, my mom LOVED those International Coffees.

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KillyShoot@reddit

International foods was luxury. If you had a Walkman with reverse then you most likely messed with international foods

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Corporation_tshirt@reddit

What was the waiter's name they mention in that General Foods coffee commercial?

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SteinerFifthLiner@reddit

Even the cats were classy af back then!

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kerc@reddit

OMG I just smelled that orange capuccino the moment I saw the photo.

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Erazzphoto@reddit

Throw grape nuts in there. They had me thinking it was the greatest thing ever, bugging my parents endlessly to get it for me. Boy was I in for a surprise when I finally got it

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Dogrel@reddit

I actually like Grape Nuts, and so does my kid. Yes, we’re both weird.

I just blew his mind with Rice Krispies.

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zldapnwhl@reddit

Same. When I finally had a bowl, I didn't eat more than a bite or two; worried I was going to break a tooth.

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ron2838@reddit

If you heat it up it softens.

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ISayYSC@reddit

Like if gravel and cardboard had a demonic child!

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Crohny1993@reddit

Boy did I celebrate the moments of my life:

Staring out the window at nothing Smiling at a friend when they said something funny Sipping at just the right moment to avoid looking at my coworker revealing to everyone that he can't make babies.

Fun times....

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paulsteinway@reddit

Those International Coffees were at least 90% sugar.

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Dogrel@reddit

In that way, they were the Frappuccinos of the 80s.

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Previous_Surround975@reddit

Did anyone smoke cigarettes back then?

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aDogNamedBruce@reddit

No one ever shares mustard at red lights anymore. What happened to our world?

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Dogrel@reddit

We didn’t know how good we had it.

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Practical-Economy839@reddit

My ex and I rolled up to a limo at a stop light and asked the driver if he had any Grey Poupon. Bro whipped out a jar of GP with the biggest grin on his face. Well done, sir.

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Dogrel@reddit

I knew a guy who bought an old Rolls-Royce to drive on occasion.

First thing he did was put a jar of Grey Poupon in the thing.

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Blankboo97@reddit

Cafe Vienna!

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Steal-Your-Face77@reddit

Would you please pass the jelly?

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Cerebraleffusion@reddit

Vienneta is garbage tier ice cream. The recent wave of nostalgia surrounding this gross product is confusing, there are and were so many better options. Aesthetically pleasing yeah but taste wise it was gross.

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Successful-Coffee-92@reddit

So when my kids were much younger, we would have a Viennetta for breakfast every Christmas morning. It was the best! Now that they’re older, I’ve learned how to make them myself not nearly as fancy, but the memories are still there.

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MissHibernia@reddit

“If you make the fire, I’ll make the General Foods International Coffee” —

One of the most truly lame fake romantic lines of all time

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MeanNothing3932@reddit

That shitty powder coffee was all my mom would let me drink as a teenager. Didn't do shit to keep me awake.

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kwill729@reddit

Wish they’d bring Vienetta back.

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SealedRoute@reddit

Aldi has something very similar

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VegetableRound2819@reddit

Lidl carries a really good dupe. It tastes just like what I remember.

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Rho-Ophiuchi@reddit

Only ever had it once after weeks of begging. Realized it tasted like a Klondike bar and never asked for it again.

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DesignerBag96@reddit

That shit was lit yo.

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Lizakaya@reddit

Is it 1983?

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MenudoFan316@reddit

We cut class, went to McDonalds, got take-out happy meals, ate them in the middle of the woods. Cheeseburgers, fries, a drink, cookies, a toy, and a box full of mazes and word games for each one of us. Made it back to school by the end of 8th period. If that's not classy, then I don't want to be.

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Ch1efMart1nBr0dy@reddit

You could store all your coolest stuff in those tins!

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Deshackled@reddit

I still like Grey Poupon on the a roast beef sandwich.

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AmySJD@reddit

Memory unlocked. Rax Roast Beef had Grey Poupon in squeeze containers. Junior-high me thought Rax AND Grey Poupon were the coolest things ever. Arby’s just cannot compare.

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Skatchbro@reddit

I was adding Dijon mustard to a sandwich a couple of weeks ago. Store brand which made me think about how nowadays Dijon mustard isn’t so fancy anymore.

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ntrpik@reddit

Having never bought Grey Poupon in my life, I bought some this weekend to go into a steak tartare. It’s excellent.

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HelloKitten99@reddit

It IS. I was never a mustard fan back then, but it is truly delicious. Just used some for a salad dressing and nothing else compares. This product is not a fluke.

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Flippin_diabolical@reddit

I really loved cafe Vienna

Sigh

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waltsnider1@reddit

I bought Vienetta from a supermarket in New York sometime earlier this year or last year.

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dystopiadattopia@reddit

I remember that cafe in Paris. And our waiter!

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Navonod_Semaj@reddit

That International Coffee stuff... when I first started drinking coffee I was 14 and it was during church Coffee Hour. Would get myself a styrofoam cup of regular joe and dump a spoonful of each flavor in there. It was abomination and I loved it.

Now I take my coffee black. Times change!

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realsalmineo@reddit

Vienetta was, and still is, good. It is sold at Kroger and Fred Meyer.

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jennief158@reddit

I had totally forgotten about that “coffee” - I was into that back in the day!

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DepartureBusy777@reddit

We still are classy

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happyme321@reddit

Jean-Luc!

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Cool_Dark_Place@reddit

Tea...Earl Gray...hot...

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AnonymousDork929@reddit

Jean Luc Picard is never the wrong Jean Luc! There may be others, but he's never the wrong one.

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jeepney_danger@reddit

Those tin cans really felt classy

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bullfrogftw@reddit

I am still not fucking OK with them getting rid of that ice cream dessert masterpiece

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Ok_Researcher_9796@reddit

I still eat grey coupon. Good stuff.

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Indoors-Man@reddit

Oh, I don’t think you’re supposed to eat coupons.

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Ok_Researcher_9796@reddit

OMG, that's hilarious. I had no idea that's what it said.

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Osi32@reddit

I had vienetta last night :)

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SunnySandyLou@reddit

Omg, yes! Those were the epitome of fancy! And when I got older I bought them all and ate the shit out o them! 😂

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Smitten_Kitten_80@reddit

Thank you for the memories!

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Dreya_7@reddit

Definitely gives Robin Leach Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous vibes!😆

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greatlakesseakayaker@reddit

McClassy

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chickenladydee@reddit

I loved that cafe Vienna, just add a tsp full to boiling hot water. I felt so fancy.

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rubrenginr@reddit

I was a Cafe Vienna man myself

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Catlore@reddit

Does anyone else remember chantico from Starbucks?

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Catlore@reddit

I miss two out of those three.

I don't like Dijon, and it's still around.

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BrokenPickle7@reddit

I found some vienettas at my grocery store like 2 months ago, they’re back and subpar as ever!

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Ordinary_Advice_3220@reddit

I remember seeing ads for Dove Ice Cream Bars and thought that they'd invented some new type if shit that was essentially going to make come in my x wing fighter pilot underoos.....but it was just ice cream on a stick. Motherfuckers knew how to SELL some shit back then

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lazysheepdog716@reddit

As a kid, Viennetta was the hardest substance encountered on earth

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lexi_prop@reddit

But of course

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Salt_Ingenuity_720@reddit

The orange flavored coffee ... I miss it

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Northman_76@reddit

Damnit I'm still classy!!!!!

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Accomplished-Bed-599@reddit

That cafe Vienna used to slap. Yes I was a kid and too young for it

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Subject_Barnacle_599@reddit

Pinkies up

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vjason@reddit

"Fancy" desserts did used to be a little rarer back then, these days the stores sell breakfast cookies and coffee shops sell drinks that are essentially milkshakes but hot.

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kernel-troutman@reddit

Reuniti on Ice. Reuniti, so nice!

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Dummyact321@reddit

That commercial really made that ice cream look incredible

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Ne_Dragon_216@reddit

I really miss that ice cream cake, it was always a special treat 😀

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Ash5150@reddit

Those were So good! I don't know why they went out of style!

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Dependent_Top_4425@reddit

Omg I loved that Swiss Mocha shit! I definitely used 3 times the recommended amount though in order to make it taste like anything. Do they still sell that? I might need some for nostalgia purposes.

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Sociald82@reddit

It's sold by Maxwell House now.

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Regular-Ad1930@reddit

I just bought some Cafe Vienna today 😀😀 the taste was exactly as I remembered it. Made my Maxwell house now, different label too. Dark blue cans now. Lol. So funny.

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Zealousideal-Web5346@reddit

We need to bring mustard sharing back

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Sufficient_Space8484@reddit

Anyone else’s mom save the international coffee tins as storage containers?

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InStilettosForMiles@reddit

Yes and they always smelled delicious! I had an empty one in my toy box. I'd just sit and huff that thing!!

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NatalieBostonRE@reddit

i used to love those coffees!!

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Drawing_The_Line@reddit

Don’t forget a little Riunite on ice!

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postprandialrepose@reddit

Great timing.

I thought about Viennetta just the other day. It was tasty.
I appreciate the reminder about General Foods International Coffees. I tried at least one of them back in the day.
I got my license to drive in the very early 90s. It was not uncommon at that time to put the window down and ask the driver in the next lane for some Grey Poupon.

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Financial_Coach4760@reddit

I have never had Vienetta. 50 years old. Never once. I have always wanted to but I never have.

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Befuddled_GenXer@reddit

I miss Vienita (please forgive my poor spelling). I only had it once. Nobody else in the family liked it and by the time I was able to buy it myself it was no more.

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BananaBurritoBuster@reddit

Pinkies up, people!!!

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wierdomc@reddit

Celebrate the moments of your life

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thatdevilyouknow@reddit

I still find it odd when someone says, “want some coffee?” and then proceeds to make some instant coffee. They seem to be really eager when they say it too. Maybe I want to see them go through the process of really making it because it is such a nice gesture so making the instant stuff seems like a cop out. We have Keurigs now so it is still not the same as it was.

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FlakyRespect@reddit

“Orange cappuccino Italian style instant coffee beverage.” Please post to r/espresso

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Picmover@reddit

Never had the International Coffees but I certainly did think they were high class. As for Viennetta, I remember finally having it when I was in my late teens/early 20s and thought "This is it? It's just ice cream."

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nocranberries@reddit

(Zillennial here) oh THAT'S why my gen X dad would make jokes about grey poupon being fancy in a funny accent 😳 Lol

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diverdown68@reddit

"pardon me....". I can still hear it.

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LackSomber@reddit

Boomshakalaka!

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dfjdejulio@reddit

Those coffees were absolutely amazing when camping. And the tins were very reusable.

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Boomslang505@reddit

I still partake in 2 of the 3

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SirLanceNotsomuch@reddit

OMG, I’d completely forgotten about Suisse Mocha until this moment. Teenage me used to mix that stuff at about 5x strength. I wonder if you can get it on Amazon…

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SnarkCatsTech@reddit

I can still get it in grocery stores here, but it doesn't taste the same anymore, IMO.

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SirLanceNotsomuch@reddit

Nothing really does, does it? 😢

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SnarkCatsTech@reddit

No. ☹️

Cinnamon Toast Crunch has tasted like...chemicals...for a good 15yrs now.

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jawshoeaw@reddit

Other than grey poupon , that stuff was nasty

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Bootyclapthunder@reddit

Pizza Hut had a pizza that oozed class and style (and cheese).

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madfoot@reddit

Don’t forget the Dubbonet!

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MetalTrek1@reddit

Oh my God, I remember the commercial! 🤣

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madfoot@reddit

Do me a dubonnet tonight!

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mrsbeeps@reddit

Vienetta is the HEIGHT of sophistication.

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JoshSidekick@reddit

Maybe a glass of Boku fruit juice if coffee isn't your thing.

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kahllerdady@reddit

I used to love thise international coffees!

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stephenforbes@reddit

I still keep Grey Poupon in my fridge.

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leeloocal@reddit

“Do you remember our waiter? Jean-luc?”

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Jsmith0730@reddit

Jean-Luc!!

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MyNameIsMudhoney@reddit

Haha these were geared toward our Boomer parents though, right? Bc as a teen when these were around, my peers and I were subsisting on shitty wine coolers, Slim Jims, Slurpees, and Taco Bell.

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MsMoreCowbell8@reddit

Vienetta ice cream is a freaking delight!

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SinD2315@reddit

You family must be rich!!! Heh heh

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MetalTrek1@reddit

Don't forget Stella D'oro Breakfast Treats. And Martini and Rossi Aste Spumante (and if you haven't done so already, check out Patton Oswalt's routines about both of these on YouTube).

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Character-Being4248@reddit

One of my regrets is never having tried Vienetta ice cream. It looked SOOO fkn good 🤤

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winelover08816@reddit

That International Coffees crap was terrible.

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thezoomies@reddit

Holy god damn I’d forgotten about viennetta! I’d eat the hell out of that right now

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GuyFromLI747@reddit

Who needed viennetta when we had the friendly log

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forthedefense3613@reddit

Friendly's holiday log was the bomb.

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daffodil0127@reddit

Viennetta is way fancier than a log.

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CookinCheap@reddit

And you consume all three with a Patrick Nagel print on the wall behind you.

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let-it-rain-sunshine@reddit

Grandma 👵?

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blakeley@reddit

The cafe…

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Cheap-Definition-954@reddit

I miss Viennettas with my whole soul.

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devilbilly65@reddit

Vienetta was the shit

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MWH1980@reddit

I thought I was so fancy when we went to a restaurant and they had Grey Poupon.

I was too good for regular mustard in my teens.

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Kipling101@reddit

They no longer make Orange Cappuccino. It was my husband's favorite!

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AstoriaQueens11105@reddit

General Foods’ International Coffee was the height of sophistication.

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Helpful-Treat-4215@reddit

dang, haven't seen or thought about that Suisse Mocha in an age. That stuff went hard.

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Sufficient_Stop8381@reddit

And the polaner all fruit. We didn’t eat “jelly”

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kittybigs@reddit

I do love grey poupon, it’s smooth, a little spicy, ideal on a ham n Swiss sammy. Vianetta was also so chic and very tasty. I tried to be sophisticated and like the swisse mocha, but that one just tasted fakey. I require really good coffee with my Vianetta.

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Evening_Warthog_9476@reddit

And that Viennetta for those special occasions now when I find one at Family Dollar, I will fit down in one night. It’s not very special lol

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cocoamix@reddit

I'm sad I never got to try Frusen Glädjé.

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2b-Kindly_@reddit

I went looking for some of that instant coffee a few months ago. 😞☹️

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PumpkinSpriteLatte@reddit

That to pright things was the shit!

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Realistic_Young9008@reddit

My cats name is Grey Poupon

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Stella_8@reddit

Fancy? This was fancy back in the day! Cavendish & Harvey hard candy. My mom killed for the cherry ones, she maybe would give me one if she has I the mood.

https://i.imgur.com/RtTHaeI.jpeg

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Recon_Figure@reddit

If you're going to drink instant coffee, it might as well be internationally-themed.

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captain_dick_licker@reddit

I thought velveeta was fancy special cheese even though it tasted like cheeze whizz

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SnooDonuts7746@reddit

Velveeta used to make the most bomb grilled cheese , especially with rye bread 🤤

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discussatron@reddit

God I love the "General Foods International Coffees" font.

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candlelightandcocoa@reddit

I still buy these sometimes, but the font on the can has changed.

I knew something was different about it now.

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TheFlaEd@reddit

Great. Now I want a Viennetta

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Sea_Baseball_7410@reddit

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butt_huffer42069@reddit

I had a viennetta just about a year ago. It was good, but not as good as remembered. Let down and saddened, I realizedI shouldn't have met my hero

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BillDuki@reddit

I remember skipping school back in 90, and sitting at a red light next to a Rolls in a VERY affluent area (West U) of Houston. My friend hanged half way out of my Geo Metro, and said “Pardon Me…Have You Any Grey Poupon (or whatever the saying was)” , obviously the person rolled their eyes and ignored her. She leaned further out the window, and with extended arms and middle fingers proudly proclaimed “Well Fuck You Then!”

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afternever@reddit

Eric Estrada drives a Rolls and is prepared for this scenario. He's got mini jars of mustard in the glove box.

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marshdd@reddit

He sells crappy real estate in Mexico now. Something tells me he doesn't have this Rolls anymore.

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BillDuki@reddit

Ponch would’ve had to arrest us cause we were pretty high, and probably tripping balls.

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Providence451@reddit

I drank that Cafe Vienna like crazy!

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thatsplatgal@reddit

What about the Viennetta ice cream cake

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6mcdonoughs@reddit

All of that was beyond classy!

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lazygerm@reddit

I did not drink coffee until the late 1990s.

When I was in college in the 1980s and if I pulled an all-nighter; I would eat International Coffee by the spoonful to keep up.

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Salty-Pack-4165@reddit

I used to drink a lot of that instant coffee at work because it was always on special somewhere. I liked it with milk from tetra pack. Years later I switched to tea and I'm still with it.

Earl Grey. Hot :)

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FeeWeak1138@reddit

Laughed out loud when I saw this pic! My life! Many many moons ago!

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Dark-Empath-@reddit

Viennetta was lovely, vanilla the best although the mint was ok occasionally for a change. Let itself down in the strawberry one though.

Better by far was mint Ice Magic. Pour the chocolate sauce onto your ice cream, wait a minute or two and voila - delicious hard chocolate topping to crack through with your spoon.

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whatgives72@reddit

Magic Shell! I loved that stuff

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Mondschatten78@reddit

I found some at a store recently, it's not the same now imo.

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balthisar@reddit

Welfare kid here, so we had hot dogs made from lips and assholes, and the Kroger generic version of Kraft Dinner. On a good night, we;d get slices of the lip-and-asshole hot dogs mixed into our fake Kraft Dinner.

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