A friend of yours is engaged in conversation with a neighbor and they exchange pleasantries until you hear him say “You just can’t beat the real thing!”

This was many, many years ago and this brought back a wave of memories since you were a kid. This company brought to the table a product whose quality has been so consistent, that no matter where you go, whether to the convenience store around the corner or in the farthest reaches of the globe, you immediately know what you’re drinking upon tasting it.

And since this company’s advertising has been unforgettable through the decades that it somehow bore itself into your awareness when you had to choose a career path after high school. Nothing wrong with selling it, but you wanted to be right up there atop the corporate food chain with the big boys.

Then, after years of studying and working at local companies in Portland, you get a call saying that you need to pack your bags and head on to Atlanta, because you have been hired as a manager in the world’s biggest cola company! Of course now you have to choose where you will live.

Yes, the dreaded moving day has dawned on you. Since you have to relocate, you have several options: Stay in hotels that will drain the contents of your wallet faster than you can chug down a bottle of the soda your company is producing; look for motels or stay in apartments, which are normally customized to fit the needs of its inhabitants.

Following tiring hours at work, what you want is to sit back and chill. Either that or hang out, since Atlanta is a city that offers plenty of nice places to see and visit. If your thing is sports, you can go the ball game and see the Hawks, who are doing everything they can to jump from playoff contenders to championship hopefuls; the Falcons are also in town and since the lockout has just ended, they could fly high again in the standings. Best thing to do now is look for vacant Atlanta apartments for rent.

One of the finest is Madison Vinings Ridge, which is located at Post Woods Drive, offering amenities and benefits like air-conditioning, fireplaces and granite-inspired countertops plus washers, dryers & garbage disposal units. They come in one, two or three-bedroom units in a pet-friendly community that boasts of a 24-hour cardio fitness center, a clubhouse and resort style pool.

This is one of the finest Midtown Atlanta apartments, and it allows you to live a lush lifestyle utilizing reasonable finances. You just can’t beat the real thing.