Ford Model T Truck
Those of us of a certain age (perhaps Generation X and older) who lived in Southern California remember Thrifty Drug Stores where a single scoop of award-winning Thrifty brand ice cream on a cone could be purchased inexpensively and enjoyed in the store, presumably giving a reason for customers to come to the store and then browse the merchandise on the shelves. They used a specific scooper that formed the scoop of ice cream into a squat, cylindrical shape. I remember at the Rossmoor (Los Alamitos) Thrifty in the early 1970s when my buddy ordered a 2-scoop cone with flavors ‘raspberry swirl’ and ‘eggnog’, the clerk humorously grimaced at that combination!
Even when Thrifty Drug Stores became RiteAid circa 1996, Thrifty brand ice cream continued to be sold at the counter and in the food freezers in the stores.
So far I have not seen any RiteAid drug stores in Arizona, so seeing the familiar “Thrifty” banner on this roadside Model T was a delightful surprise
Happy Truck Thursday!
Ford Model T Truck
Those of us of a certain age (perhaps Generation X and older) who lived in Southern California remember Thrifty Drug Stores where a single scoop of award-winning Thrifty brand ice cream on a cone could be purchased inexpensively and enjoyed in the store, presumably giving a reason for customers to come to the store and then browse the merchandise on the shelves. They used a specific scooper that formed the scoop of ice cream into a squat, cylindrical shape. I remember at the Rossmoor (Los Alamitos) Thrifty in the early 1970s when my buddy ordered a 2-scoop cone with flavors ‘raspberry swirl’ and ‘eggnog’, the clerk humorously grimaced at that combination!
Even when Thrifty Drug Stores became RiteAid circa 1996, Thrifty brand ice cream continued to be sold at the counter and in the food freezers in the stores.
So far I have not seen any RiteAid drug stores in Arizona, so seeing the familiar “Thrifty” banner on this roadside Model T was a delightful surprise
Happy Truck Thursday!