What is Slurpee?
[[File:Slurpees.JPG|thumb|250px|Two Slurpees]] '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.7-eleven.com/slurpee|accessdate=August 15, 2023|title=The Slurpee® Cup Evolution|publisher=7-Eleven}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/26376/cool-history-slurpee|accessdate=August 15, 2023|title=The Cool History of the Slurpee|publisher=[[Mental Floss]]}}</ref> In 2015, a Winnipeg 7-Eleven store poured the World's largest Slurpee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/world-s-largest-slurpee-poured-at-winnipeg-convenience-store-1.2464977|accessdate=August 15, 2023|title=World’s largest slurpee poured at Winnipeg convenience store|publisher=CTV News Winnipeg|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815214042/https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/world-s-largest-slurpee-poured-at-winnipeg-convenience-store-1.2464977|url-status=dead}}</ref> Every year, free small Slurpees are sold on July 11, which is know as 7-Eleven Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/07/10/7-11-free-slurpee-day/70397728007/|accessdate=August 15, 2023|title=7/11 is free Slurpee day: How to get your ice cold treat and other 7-Eleven deals|publisher=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Snack foods]]