7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
08-19-16, 03:16 PM
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7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
On Friday and Saturday (8/19-8/20), customers can pay $1.50 to use their own container to hold the beverage. Receptacles must be leak-proof, food-safe and fit upright into a 10-inch-diameter store display.
Bring on the brain freeze!
08-19-16, 03:59 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
Originally Posted by SuperJim88
Huh? I thought slurpee is regularly $1.50 a piece.
08-19-16, 04:36 PM
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08-19-16, 06:10 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
Originally Posted by VHS?
Last year, my kids filled up 2 large pickle jars (I keep them for bacon grease and such) and we are having the perfect weather here for this.
Bring on the brain freeze!
Bring on the brain freeze!
08-19-16, 06:20 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
I got the text about this earlier today, and had a slurpee craving as I drove by a 7-11. I felt silly just using a 32 oz cup when everyone else in the store was filling up big Tupperware containers and the like.
08-19-16, 07:52 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
I have a cup that I got from 7-11 more than 20 years ago. Maybe I should bring that.
Nah. I don't need 32 oz of frozen sugar water.
Nah. I don't need 32 oz of frozen sugar water.
08-19-16, 09:42 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
I'm old enough to remember when 7-11 sold Icees, not Slurpees. Icees (the cup had red and turquoise stripes and a cartoon bear) only came in cola and cherry flavor, but they were infinitely better than Slurpees. Sometimes being an old woman is better. 
08-19-16, 10:10 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
Originally Posted by Vibiana
I'm old enough to remember when 7-11 sold Icees, not Slurpees. Icees (the cup had red and turquoise stripes and a cartoon bear) only came in cola and cherry flavor, but they were infinitely better than Slurpees. Sometimes being an old woman is better.
08-20-16, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Vibiana
I was born in 1965. I definitely remember Icees from 7-11.
I definitely remember Icees from 7-11.
08-20-16, 09:47 AM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
Originally Posted by Trevor
I wish I had your memory skills. 7-11 has not had icees since 1965.
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08-20-16, 03:05 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
In my memory they had them. I know they sold Icees at K-mart too, but we never shopped there much. Maybe I'm thinking of a different convenience store, but in the Kansas City area in the late 60s/early 70s, the two main ones were QuikTrip, U-Totem, and 7-Eleven.
08-20-16, 05:24 PM
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Re: 7-11 Holds 2nd 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' Celebrating Frozen Drink's 50th Birthday
Originally Posted by Chrisedge
Looks like 7/11 never had "Icees" as the agreement was they would call them something else, and the Icee company was founded in 1965...(per wiki)
Originally Posted by Vibiana
In my memory they had them. I know they sold Icees at K-mart too, but we never shopped there much. Maybe I'm thinking of a different convenience store, but in the Kansas City area in the late 60s/early 70s, the two main ones were QuikTrip, U-Totem, and 7-Eleven.
I remember the debates in elementary school about the merits of our two choices, and they all centered around Icee versus Slurpee.
