Is Big Red soda sold in South Carolina?

[u/toolegit2quit1981]

Most states do not sell Big Red. I'll be traveling to South Carolina soon. Curious if it can be purchased there or do I need to smuggle my own? 😅

[u/Stuck_in_a_depo]

I think you can buy it at specialty shops and Cracker Barrel, but it’s not readily available in convenience stores or gas stations.

[u/insecurecharm → u/Stuck_in_a_depo]

This has to be where I've seen it, Cracker Barrel or possibly Big Lots at some point.

[u/fundiedundie → u/Stuck_in_a_depo]

Yeah, Cracker Barrel has glass four pack most of the time.

[u/Cleargummybear2]

It's definitely sold in a few gas stations around Myrtle Beach, because I've had it recently. But it's not common.

[u/DoctorWhomstve14]

Ever tried Cheerwine?

[u/toolegit2quit1981 → u/DoctorWhomstve14]

Never heard of that.

[u/DoctorWhomstve14 → u/toolegit2quit1981]

It’s a cherry soda from NC

[u/toolegit2quit1981 → u/DoctorWhomstve14]

If I see it, I'll try it.

[u/Garden_Variety_Medic → u/toolegit2quit1981]

Grab a Blenheims ginger ale as well. It's fantastic.

[u/HereForTheNuns → u/toolegit2quit1981]

It’s not even close to Big Red OP. Bucce’s in Florence has it on their fountain since they are based out of TX.

[u/roostersnuffed → u/HereForTheNuns]

Pretty sure big red is bubblegum flavor

[u/HereForTheNuns → u/roostersnuffed]

I think it is supposed to be cherry, but I definitely get bubblegum from it too.

[u/the_Actual_Plinko → u/HereForTheNuns]

Coulda fooled me. It tastes more like Benadryl than anything else.

[u/fffan9391 → u/roostersnuffed]

Isn’t it just red cream soda?

[u/Puzzleheaded-Ad7606 → u/toolegit2quit1981]

It's not the same, but definitely check it out- Fountian and glass bottle.

[u/JensTheCat → u/toolegit2quit1981]

Hummingbird feed is closer to big red. Cheerwine doesn’t have that intense chemical sweetness , it’s more of a soda than a syrup.

[u/jericho-dingle → u/toolegit2quit1981]

From up north. Cheerwine tastes very similar to big red.

[u/oralabora → u/DoctorWhomstve14]

🤮

[u/windwally]

Bucees has either real Big Red or their version of it on their fountains, i can't remember. If you can find a Five Guys that hasn't switched to the coke freestyle machines yet they'll have Barq's Red Cream soda on their fountain.

[u/DiveTender]

No Big Red, no Nehi either.

[u/SoybeanEgg → u/DiveTender]

There’s definitely Nehi! I’ve gotten it in the upstate and in the lowcountry

[u/nonvisiblepantalones → u/DiveTender]

I have found Nehi randomly at small convenience stores out in the country.

[u/DiveTender → u/nonvisiblepantalones]

My mistake then. I've just been in the wrong place.

[u/shrivel → u/DiveTender]

I mean, any place that sells Nehi is more likely the "wrong place."

[u/DiveTender → u/shrivel]

That all depends on what you are looking for in a convenience store.

[u/TheLastBlackRhinoSC → u/DiveTender]

Clearly looking for Nehi 🤣

[u/fffan9391]

They have it at Bucee’s in the fountain, maybe they have it bottles too but I’ve never looked. They actually tried to introduce it here sometime in the 2000s and I guess it didn’t sell well because you can no longer get it.

[u/oralabora]

I hope not

[u/colagirl52]

No it is not.

[u/1245woah]

I see that at Walmart in the upstate all the time

[u/Shovelheadred]

Red Rock

[u/winniesword]

Red Pop at Save a Lot

[u/Business_Turn9636]

Never heard of it.

[u/seguracookies]

I see Big Red a lot in the little gas stations. I've never tried it though

[u/MimiRayhawk]

Alas, no Big Red. Kroger makes a passable substitute called Big K Red Cream Soda. It's decent, but it's not the real McCoy.

[u/TheOriginalBigApp]

Nope, for that reason you should stay up north

[u/powerlloyd → u/TheOriginalBigApp]

Pretty sure Big Red is a Texas thing

[u/chance-- → u/powerlloyd]

It is.

Big Red is a soft drink. It was created in 1937 by Grover C Thomsen and R.H. Roark in Waco, Texas[1] and originally known as Sun Tang Red Cream Soda. It is an American variety of cream soda and a special off-brand "blue cream soda". Gary Smith was the chief executive officer of Big Red Group (“BRG”) directly responsible for all functional areas. He successfully acquired and integrated numerous businesses to build BRG into a national company, eventually selling the entire business to Keurig Dr Pepper.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_(soft_drink))

[u/Puzzleheaded-Ad7606 → u/TheOriginalBigApp]

Way to be an uninformed asshat.