The ShopRite Can Can Sale: A New York television tradition keeps on kicking
It’s a New York television tradition that dates to 1971 — the ShopRite Can Can Sale, which offers deep discounts on cans. The supermarket bombards the tri-state airwaves with a happy little jingle that plays off the Moulin Rouge can-can.
When I was a kid, the commercial played only in January, and its appearance unofficially signaled the end of the Chri…
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