As soon as The Coca-Cola Co. announced the launch of its “Share a Coke” campaign in the United States this summer, I immediately began my quest to find a bottle with my name on it. After reading about similar campaigns in Europe, Asia and Australia in the past, I was excited that it would finally be my turn to join the fun.
I spent more time than I’d like to admit digging through coolers and beverage displays this summer hunting for my Coke. It even got to the point that people I was shopping with pretended they didn’t know me when I was Coke hunting. After two months of searching, my sister finally found a Jennifer bottle at a local hardware store and “shared” it with me.