The narrative describes a child's experiences visiting a friend's middle-class home where unusual family habits around consumption stood out. Despite having the financial means, the parents restricted ice use, citing costs as a concern. The use of off-brand cola and the practice of reusing Solo cups further illustrated their unique perspectives on spending and resourcefulness, creating a juxtaposition between the family's lifestyle and typical middle-class norms. The narrator reflects on these experiences with a sense of disbelief at their quirks, noting the persistent oddities of the household, including their strict reuse of cups.
This was a middle-class family who made a decent amount of money. Her parents let us have however much soda we wanted, but it was always the off-brand cola ONLY that was stored in the garage.
I live in the desert, so imagine walking home in 110 degrees in the summer and cracking a 90-degree cola. YUCK.
For the longest time she'd tell me, 'No, my parents told me ice is too expensive.'
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