If you haven’t been paying attention, here’s the current situation with Ecto Cooler:Ĭheck its official site for a list of established partners, but note that as of this writing, chains like Walmart and ShopRite don’t seem to have it in stock. Reminder: The Purple Stuff Podcast can also be found on iTunes, Stitcher and Podbean. While the Hi-C juice boxes haven’t hit any stores within reasonable driving distance just yet, we found one Cinemark movie theater that had the cans, and decided to drive another 1.5 hours out of our way to find them. I’ll let the cat out of the bag early: Yes, we did find Ecto Cooler. You can also download this week’s episode by right-clicking here. Give us a listen by clicking the giant play button down below! It’s really something we wanted to record for ourselves, but I dunno, maybe you’ll enjoy listening to two guys reminisce about the night they spent hopping from one 24 hour ShopRite to another, in the middle of a giant thunderstorm. We decided to record our memories while they were still fresh, so hooray, you’re getting a special bonus episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast. Our story has a happy ending, but for a while there, it was looking pretty rocky. In fact, me and Jay from The Sexy Armpit embarked on a ridiculous Ecto Cooler hunt that began last Friday, and continued for practically two days straight. Seemed like everyone assumed that Ecto Cooler would just magically appear in every store at midnight, when the reality was much, much harsher: Even a day later, Ecto Cooler is still tough to find in stores, and even impossible to find depending on your location.īut we didn’t know that right away. Unfortunately, we fans perhaps took that “May 30th” street date a little too much to heart. (Also, I just wanted more goddamned Ecto Cooler.) I needed the personal shopping experience. Memorial Day marked the official return of Hi-C Ecto Cooler, and even though I’d already scored a few press samples, I needed to experience it the real way. The holiday weekend was an unending fiasco.
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