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Brain Freeze Alert: 7-Eleven's Free Slurpee Day Is Monday
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jul 9, 2011
Modified Jul 9, 2011
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Whether you bask in their frostiness on the reg, reserve them for the occasional impulse buy to sweeten the tang of your hot dog flavored potato chips, or use them to bribe your children to just please be quiet for fifteen minutes, Slurpees have cooled this nation off since 1967. On Monday, you'll be able to pick up a free 7.11 ounce Slurpee in celebration of the company's 84th anniversary. While those cool new dual-chambered cups with the "valve thingy" won't be given away, a source tells us that two free Slurpees with two straws would create the same taste bud-shattering effect.
A 7-11 VP says in a press release that "July is the biggest month of the year" for Slurpee sales, and that the previous record for most free Slurpees handed out is 5 million, which is how many they're giving out on Monday, "while supplies last." No data is kept on the amount of brain freezes that occur on July 11, but they remain a totally acceptable reason to call in sick.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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