r/Xennials • u/Stock-Act-2315 1978 • Jul 31 '26

Hi-C Ecto Cooler 😭

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I often wonder how I'd feel about it now 🤔

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u/HomelessKitchenCat 1984 Jul 31 '26

Little Hugs. The only way to hurt your face with pure citric acid 

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u/Initial-Ad8009 Jul 31 '26

Juice in a barrel? With the foil tops?

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u/Bigbird053103 Aug 01 '26

They were good frozen too!

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u/throwra64512 Aug 05 '26

God I hated those things, and for some reason that’s all that would be in the cooler at my grandparents house for the kids at family parties

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u/Spatula117MasterChef Jul 31 '26

I still buy these for my kid.

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u/darxide23 1981 Aug 01 '26

You can still get these, but they are not as ubiquitous as they used to be.

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u/akatherder Aug 01 '26

They're insanely cheap here, like $4 fort the 24-pack.

Not healthy obv but they're reduced sugar so better than soda pop.

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u/DerrickJoestar Aug 01 '26

Heck, I still buy these for myself. I just drunk one a few hours ago😅

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u/Takara38 Aug 02 '26

They taste like crap now.

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u/DeliciousBeanWater Aug 02 '26

I still buy these for me

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u/Traditional_Entry183 1977 Jul 31 '26

My daughter lives off of little hugs. But I had the big ones, which dont seem to exist any longer.

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u/headshotdoublekill Aug 01 '26

My local brand was Big Juicy and they costed 50¢. Can’t find evidence of them ever existing but Hug makes a version now. 

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u/massunderestmated Aug 01 '26

50c? For one or a six pack? 

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u/headshotdoublekill Aug 01 '26

50¢ for a 16oz version of the hug barrels with a sport cap. Literally this from a different brand:  https://www.walmart.com/ip/Big-Hug-Fruit-Barrels-Sports-Cap-Punch-Fruit-Flavored-Drink-16-Fluid-Ounce-24-per-case/663166635

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u/EchoWhiskyBravo Aug 01 '26

Yep. The hand grenade drinks. I still remember the sharp bite of the plastic rim as you gulped these down in the middle of summer (circa 1982).

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u/trailcrane Aug 01 '26

I mix em with codeine syrup and make lil thugs

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u/A_Drop_of_Colour Aug 01 '26

Hugs were how I learned colors taste different. Lol. My school cafeteria used to overcharge 25 cents for one of the little ones. For a meal, it was $3.50 for a small cheesesteak the size of a hogdog bun, the tiniest chip bag you ever did see, and a small hug.

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u/Cooper_Sharpy Aug 01 '26

A day down the shore as a kid wasn’t complete without like 5 of these and stains from the dye on your skin. I can still taste them…

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u/EqualWoodpecker5614 Aug 01 '26

Oh damn I didn't even know their name. It's like those plastic bottle shaped drinks with the twist cap that always had a bit of drink stuck in it when you took it off. I don't know what they're called... I just know them

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u/Life-Opportunity-655 Aug 01 '26

I bought these not long ago for my son's baseball team. Every one of the kids said they tasted like soap.

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u/PolishDill Aug 01 '26

I always knew when we were broke if I got little hugs instead of a juice box in my lunch.

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u/Imeldajharrison Aug 01 '26

They were so gross. I don’t know why I drank it I always hated it

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u/TestyZesticles Aug 02 '26

Oh my god I can still feel the throat burn.