Slurpee
Slurpee is a brand of slushy sold by the convenience store 7-Eleven. Slurpees come in many different flavors. The first Slurpee was sold by 7-Eleven in 1966.[1]
For twenty-three years, Winnipeg, Manitoba has been named the Slurpee Capital of the World with 188,833 Slurpees being sold in Winnipeg compared to 179,700 in the rest of Canada.[2] In 2015, a Winnipeg 7-Eleven store poured the World's largest Slurpee.[3]
Every year, free small Slurpees are sold on July 11, which is know as 7-Eleven Day.[4]
Slurpee Media
A Coca-Cola "Brain Freeze" Slurpee.
A Slurpee machine with two flavor barrels in a 7-Eleven store in Taiwan.
Photo of a 7 Eleven Slurpee inflatable at a Florida 7 Eleven.
A promotional "I Have Slurped" badge from 1967.
"Save A Living Thing" Endangered Species Slurpee cup promotion. Internal report image.
References
- ↑ The Slurpee® Cup Evolution7-Eleven. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ↑ The Cool History of the SlurpeeMental Floss. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ↑ World’s largest slurpee poured at Winnipeg convenience storeCTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ↑ 7/11 is free Slurpee day: How to get your ice cold treat and other 7-Eleven dealsUSA Today. Retrieved August 15, 2023.