1 millionth bottle of soda sold at POPS March 7, 2010

POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., sold its 1 millionth bottle of soda on Saturday afternoon, reported KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City.

Marilyn McIntosh bought the landmark bottle — Round Barn Root Beer, named after the historic Round Barn down the road — as part of a birthday present for her grandson. She won 66 scoops of ice cream, free soda for a year, 66 free burgers and fries, and 2,400 miles’ worth of gasoline.

POPS opened in early August 2007. That means it has averaged 32,000 bottles of soda sold per month, or more than 1,000 per day.

To give you an idea the smashing success POPS has become since it opened, it sold 600,000 bottles of soda in its first year. POPS was projecting 175,000 in its first year. Also, POPS serves between 1,000 and 1,500 customers per day.