Did 2 liter bottles used to be made of glass?

[mouthbreather]

I swear that I remember this from when I was in early elementary school (late 70s/early 80s) but no one that I mention it to remembers this.

Google points me to this page , which says:

Coca-Cola 2 Liter Glass Bottle (Empty) - extremely rare, these huge 2 liter glass bottles were only produced at the Sacramento Bottling Plant from 1986-1988. Once filled they had so much pressure they would explode like a bomb in the shipping racks. Bottles are empty with large screw-cap metal lids.

But I don’t know how much I trust that information because that doesn’t jibe at all with what I remember. I distinctly remember them in the Pittsburgh area around 1980.

[Walloon]

Yes, but they were not widely distributed.

[Q.E.D]

Once filled they had so much pressure they would explode like a bomb in the shipping racks.

Yes, but they were not widely distributed.

I wonder why not?

[Anonymous_Coward]

In Prince Edward Island they still use 1.5 L glass bottles. They also have a 80 cent deposit on them, which almost doubles the cost at the register. Good bottles for home-brew

All carbonated drinks (soda, beer, etc) sold in PEI must use glass bottles. This rule only applies to carbonated drinks, so juices and water can be sold in cans/plastic bottles.