7/11 Slurpees 40 years old!!! FREE SLURPEES TODAY!!!

[underpants]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/slurpeecelebrates40yearsofbrainfreeze



Long before smoothies and Frappuccinos there was the Slurpee. The slushy, colorful 7-Eleven brand - and American icon - turns 40 today and is still popular for the same reasons it caught on back then: fun, variety, "brain freeze" and colored tongues.

"We've kept it fun with the interesting flavors we've had over the years," says Jim Keyes, 7-Eleven CEO. "At the heart of it, it's just a fun product that people enjoy."


Today, consumers can enjoy a free sample at 7-Eleven's 5,800 stores in the USA and Canada. The samples kick off a month-long Slurpee promotion that includes radio play of original 1960s Slurpee ads, retro 1973 cups, Coca-Cola-developed flavors Blue Blunder Berry and Gully Washer, free music downloads and a giveaway of four Mini Coopers in a Slurpee color.


Slurpee was born in Kansas at a Dairy Queen where owner Omar Knedlik served semi-frozen bottled soft drinks. When they were a hit, he worked with a Dallas company to develop the "Icee" machine that replicated that consistency in slushy soft drinks served at 28 degrees.


When a 7-Eleven manager happened upon an Icee machine in a rival's store, he saw potential and got them into three 7-Eleven stores in 1965. Within two years, they were in almost every 7-Eleven - renamed Slurpees for the noise they make through a straw.

[matcom]

1. shit. i don't have a SINGLE 7-11 near me

:cry:

good thing i got TWO free Frosty's from Wendy's a few weeks ago x(

[fob]

4. Did you find anything in them?

:evilgrin:

[underpants]

5. *shakes head* NO 7/11???

Huh?

[matcom]

6. i know. grew up 2 blocks from one

now? nada.

haven't had a 7-11 chili/cheese dog in YEARS :cry:

[underpants]

Well the chili and cheese are FREE too

but then tend to burn the hands OUCH

BTW your colon is probably really thankful about this whole situation.

[name not needed]

7. Where the hell do you live, Siberia?

Hell, I used to live within walking distance of 2 7-11's.

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[Reverend_Smitty]

2. Slurpees rule

my absolute favorite summer cool down drink

[MissMillie]

3. 900 calories for a large

I'll pass... but thanks.

[flamingyouth]

8. 900 calories?

:wow:

[Reverend_Smitty]

12. according to this website

a 12 oz is 177 calories, although I usually get the next size up
http://www.dietfacts.com/html/items/10509.htm

[flamingyouth]

13. That seems more like it

I'll have to see how I feel after my dental appointment this afternoon. :9

[MissMillie]

15. the big gulps (32 oz) (not from 7/11 but from Cumberland Farms)

are 900 calories... seriously

[Not_Giving_Up]

9. No 7-Eleven here

They all closed years ago, replaced with Stop N Go. Damn, I wanna Slurpee!

[meegbear]

10. Yeah! 90 degrees and I live 3 blocks from one!

Life IS good!

[texas1928]

14. Yeah and today is 7/11

Interesting.

[liontamer]

16. I've searched 7-11 in three states for grape slushies

It's too disappointing for me to even take advantage of the deal. :cry:

[sinkingfeeling]

17. I don't want a 40-year old Slurpee!