Anyone collect modern bottles? Found early Sobe tea from 90s

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They're decently attractive as far as modern bottles go. I used to drink it fairly often in my late teens, but I didn't bother saving any. I'd agree there's some potential collectibility. Given the time period, most bottles were probably recycled or buried deep in landfills.

I have saved a handful of modern bottles (some I later recycled). While it would be nice to hang onto every bottle that *might* become collectible, it's not realistic.
 

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They're decently attractive as far as modern bottles go. I used to drink it fairly often in my late teens, but I didn't bother saving any. I'd agree there's some potential collectibility. Given the time period, most bottles were probably recycled or buried deep in landfills.

I have saved a handful of modern bottles (some I later recycled). While it would be nice to hang onto every bottle that *might* become collectible, it's not realistic.

I've never drank Sobe , do remember seeing these bottles years ago but never though to purchase one back then


agree with modern bottles its tough to determine what might become collectable at some point , I can think of a few I used to drink years ago that it be neat to have now but the odds of finding one in good condition as most had paper labels is very low
 

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LOL think RCO found a new sub-hobby :)

I've always found modern bottles , my search methods , I'm always coming across modern bottles , especially in parks or along roads . I've lost count of how many Jones sodas or stewarts pop I've found so far this year . also a lot of modern Pop shoppe as the circle K here seems to be selling it now .

I don't leave them in the wild , take them home and recycle them so they don't get broken but I doubt they'd ever become highly collectable
 

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I started collecting newer glass embossed bottles, and started placing them in little "dumps" in the woods beside my house so I can mark the location and future generations can dig them. Most of my dumps residents are just Budweiser bottles.
 

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Hey I used to drink Sobe back when it first came out. Mostly I liked the coconut flavored one. I wonder if those nice bottles were partly the reason it was so expensive!
 

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found another Sobe bottle , this one was hiding in some grass in a park . for a flavour I've never heard of before " Cranberry Grapefruit " herbal cocktail .

in much better condition than the last one I found , label mostly full colour with only some damage to the edges from plants and dirt . couldn't find a date on it that made sense but based on condition its been there for at least a few years .


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found another sobe bottle , different flavour I haven't seen yet , this one for " dragonfruit " , actually in better condition than some of the others I've found , considering its been outdoors for a few years , sort of hidden in some bushes along a roadway


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If they were full unopened it might have value but as is...they are worth whatever someone is willing to pay you. I like the lizard also.
 

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If they were full unopened it might have value but as is...they are worth whatever someone is willing to pay you. I like the lizard also.

I don't imagine there worth much especially if they've been outdoors since the early 2000's . I just though they were neat , never drank sobe once when it was still being sold in glass bottles

odd I've found 5 sobe bottles in the last few years and every single one has been a different flavour , must of had a large flavour line with much variety
 

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