MILESTONES
1989, June 1st: defined as the official date when Edoardo Cavaletti (Edo) starts collecting Pepsi cans.
Amazed by the movie "Back to the Future", tring to collect everything connected to it, he starts collecting Pepsi cans (drank by Michael J. Fox in the movie). At that time Christian (Chris) starts collecting Coca-Cola cans, but as is very easy to find them and as they are "a red spot on the wall" (due to the prevalent background red color) soon collecting Coke cans is stopped.

1990: "Pepsi twins" (so Edo and Chris are called, even if Chris is 8 years older) start trading at trade shows in Italy (with Vittorio Casati, Francesco Nicolodi, Sergio Veronese and many more).

Edo cleaning recent finds
1992, November: Edoardo subscrives to NPCC (National Pop Can Collectors) as member #1040 and starts international trading with Bill Swanson, Debbie Rose and Joe Allen.

1993, July 31st: visit to Pepsi plant in Long Island City, NY (USA)
 
1996, July 17th: Edo decides to leave Chris all the cans. Collection is made by no more than 800 different cans.

1997: Chris starts trading using e-mails.

1997, July: Chris starts creating his collection's Microsoft Access database (first can catalogued on August 1st), now arrived to the 13th version (and not yet the final!).

1997, September - 1999, October: no trading activity as Chris move to center of Italy, while collection is still in the house in the north of Italy.

2000, May 9th: visit to PepsiCo World Headquarter in Purchase, NY - USA.

2000, June: first contact with Guinness World Records(TM) for the Record Claim Guidelines.

2001, November: first trade with George Jen (from Highland, IN - USA), friend and trading partner #1.

2002, April: article about the collection published on the company newspaper "M&B Group News".

2002, May 16th: Chris and George Jen found PCIC (Pepsi Cans International Club), the first network of Pepsi can collectors with a unique system to trade cans.

2002, June: subscription to Pepsi-Cola Collectors Club (PCCC) and National Pop Can Collectors (NPCC) as member #1199.

2003, January 1st: first record claim sent to the Guinness World Records(TM).

2003, February: Chris enrols as Collector Spotlight Reporter for the NPCC.

2003, April 15th: Guinness World Records(TM) accepts the record claim and a certificate is issued for the "Largest Pepsi can collection" with 3284 cans from 71 countries.

2003, July 1st: Chris speaks about his collection and record at the Italian radio "Radio Deejay".

2003, November: record is published for the first time on the 2004 Guinness World Recortds(TM) book.

2004, July: article about the collection is published on the italian newspaper "Yourself".

2004, July 19th: second record claim sent to the Guinness World Recortds(TM).

2004, August 16th: Chris meets George Jen for the first time.

2004, August 17th: Chris meets John Hantz for the first time.

2004, August 18th: Chris meets Gene Judd for the first time.

2004, September 13th: Guinness World Records(TM) accepts the second record claim and a certificate is issued for 4391 cans from 81 countries.

2004, November: record (still for 3284 cans) is published for the second time on the 2005 Guinness World Recortds(TM) book.

2005, April 28th: the online edition of the Arizona Daily Wildcat publish Chris' record (still the old one with 3284 cans). (Watch picture here)

2005, May 17th: a personalized can with my face is issued to celebrate the 5000th Pepsi can in my collection.

2005, July 11th: Guinness World Records(TM) accepts the third (and last) record claim and a certificate is issued for 5101 cans from 84 countries.

2006, April: on the Austrian BankPrivat magazine, Chris' old record of 3284 cans is published. (Watch picture here)

2006, August 10th: Chris meets Paul Bates and can watch his collection.
   

2006, August 11th: Chris meets Maryland Ousley in Austin, IN.


2006, August 12th: for the very first time Chris is able to partecipate at the Extrava-can-za NPCC Summer meeting, hosted by Gene Judd in Zionsville, IN. Besides many collectors and friends (Gene Judd, John Hantz, Jeff Moore, Lance Mead, Steve Frost and more) Chris meets also Erik Willenborg.


2006, August 12th: 2 years after the first visit to Highland, IN, Chris meets George Jen and his wife Michelle for the second time.

2007, September 29th: Gene Judd visiting Chris in Italy.


2008, August 5th: Chris visiting "The Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola" in New Bern, North Carolina.


Can counts

1	July 1st, 1989	#1 "Es lo de hoy" (Spain, 1989)	#1000 "Space can" with white cap (USA, 1985)	#2000 "Space can" with transparent cap (USA, 1985)	#3000 Cone-top #2 (USA, 1950)	#4000 "X-Vendor" on Pepsi Light (USA, 1980)	#5000 "Vertical stripes logo" (Australia, early 70s)	#6000 "Superheroes set: Superman" (Greece, 1984)
1000	Early 1997
2000	October 6th, 2001
2500	May 24th, 2002
3000	October 10th, 2002
3500	April 2nd, 2003
4000	January 13th, 2004
4500	October 14th, 2004
5000	May 17th, 2005
5500	February 17th, 2006
6000	October 21st, 2006
6500	August 11th, 2007	#7000 Grey Swirl body logo without white contour (prototype) (USA, 1966)
7000	March 28th, 2008
7500	November 29th, 2008
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