Slurpees

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
MotionMan

MotionMan

Lifer
Jan 11, 2006
17,124
12
81
I freakin' LOVE Slurpees. I have my entire life. Probably the only reason I kept playing little league baseball was for the post-practice and post-game Slurpees.

So, Slurpees have been around since 1967 (according to Wikipedia). That is 44-45 years for those of you who do not want to do the math.

7-11 sells Slurpees by the boatload. When you think of 7-11, you probably think of Slurpees 1st, 2nd or at worst, 3rd.

So, all that being said, why the heck has the technology for making Slurpees not gotten to the point where the machines do not break down all the damn time?

It is a crap-shoot when I pull into a 7-11 parking lot as to whether or not the machine will be functioning. Today, I had promised my son a Slurpee after soccer practice (it was all a ruse so I could get one ;)) and we literally had to go the THREE 7-11's to find one that had a functioning machine!

/rant

MotionMan
 
Fritzo

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
41,920
2,161
126
MotionMan said:
I freakin' LOVE Slurpees. I have my entire life. Probably the only reason I kept playing little league baseball was for the post-practice and post-game Slurpees.

So, Slurpees have been around since 1967 (according to Wikipedia). That is 44-45 years for those of you who do not want to do the math.

7-11 sells Slurpees by the boatload. When you think of 7-11, you probably think of Slurpees 1st, 2nd or at worst, 3rd.

So, all that being said, why the heck has the technology for making Slurpees not gotten to the point where the machines do not break down all the damn time?

It is a crap-shoot when I pull into a 7-11 parking lot as to whether or not the machine will be functioning. Today, I had promised my son a Slurpee after soccer practice (it was all a ruse so I could get one ;)) and we literally had to go the THREE 7-11's to find one that had a functioning machine!

/rant

MotionMan
Click to expand...

Slurpees are licensed ICEEs, which were around a lot longer than that.
 
JEDI

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
29,391
2,737
126
the mcdonalds inside my super walmart sells slurpees.
just the basic red + blue.

cross license deal w/7-11?
or knock-off/improvement?
 
zerocool84

zerocool84

Lifer
Nov 11, 2004
36,041
472
126
MotionMan said:
I freakin' LOVE Slurpees. I have my entire life. Probably the only reason I kept playing little league baseball was for the post-practice and post-game Slurpees.

So, Slurpees have been around since 1967 (according to Wikipedia). That is 44-45 years for those of you who do not want to do the math.

7-11 sells Slurpees by the boatload. When you think of 7-11, you probably think of Slurpees 1st, 2nd or at worst, 3rd.

So, all that being said, why the heck has the technology for making Slurpees not gotten to the point where the machines do not break down all the damn time?

It is a crap-shoot when I pull into a 7-11 parking lot as to whether or not the machine will be functioning. Today, I had promised my son a Slurpee after soccer practice (it was all a ruse so I could get one ;)) and we literally had to go the THREE 7-11's to find one that had a functioning machine!

/rant

MotionMan
Click to expand...

Well it's been hot and they're self serve and we know the general public isn't smart so they're the ones breaking them.
 
WT

WT

Diamond Member
Sep 21, 2000
4,816
59
91
No 7-11's near me, but I almost daily indulge in a 32oz Frozen Slushie ... its my caffeine instead of 2 cups of coffee.
 
JEDI

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
29,391
2,737
126
Fritzo said:
The secret recipe is the machine they use (it's also quite complex for a drink machine). It's patented and nobody is allowed to copy it. They use regular soda syrups for the flavors.
Click to expand...

patents expire after ~10yrs.

there should be slurpee clones glaore!

but the name brand coipyright lasts forever. thus why the clones arent that successful. the sheepies follow Slurpee brand which are only at 7-11.
 
Fritzo

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
41,920
2,161
126
JEDI said:
patents expire after ~10yrs.

there should be slurpee clones glaore!

but the name brand coipyright lasts forever. thus why the clones arent that successful. the sheepies follow Slurpee brand which are only at 7-11.
Click to expand...

I think they copyrighted the process too. I know when we had one some decades back we had a ton of paperwork to fill out and had to be trained on maintenance.
 
PottedMeat

PottedMeat

Lifer
Apr 17, 2002
12,363
475
126
i like the racetrac knockoffs. they've got a wall in the back with 6 or 7 machines running each with different flavors. mix'em up!
 
mugs

mugs

Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
48,920
46
91
MotionMan said:
I freakin' LOVE Slurpees. I have my entire life. Probably the only reason I kept playing little league baseball was for the post-practice and post-game Slurpees.

So, Slurpees have been around since 1967 (according to Wikipedia). That is 44-45 years for those of you who do not want to do the math.

7-11 sells Slurpees by the boatload. When you think of 7-11, you probably think of Slurpees 1st, 2nd or at worst, 3rd.

So, all that being said, why the heck has the technology for making Slurpees not gotten to the point where the machines do not break down all the damn time?

It is a crap-shoot when I pull into a 7-11 parking lot as to whether or not the machine will be functioning. Today, I had promised my son a Slurpee after soccer practice (it was all a ruse so I could get one ;)) and we literally had to go the THREE 7-11's to find one that had a functioning machine!

/rant

MotionMan
Click to expand...

My parents owned several 7-Elevens over the course of 25 years. I can't even remember the Slurpee machines ever breaking.

They do have to defrost regularly though. Presumably this is because they would freeze solid otherwise. Maybe they're defrosting and you think they're broken?
 
B

BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
20,433
1,769
126
MotionMan said:
I freakin' LOVE Slurpees. I have my entire life. Probably the only reason I kept playing little league baseball was for the post-practice and post-game Slurpees.

So, Slurpees have been around since 1967 (according to Wikipedia). That is 44-45 years for those of you who do not want to do the math.

7-11 sells Slurpees by the boatload. When you think of 7-11, you probably think of Slurpees 1st, 2nd or at worst, 3rd.

So, all that being said, why the heck has the technology for making Slurpees not gotten to the point where the machines do not break down all the damn time?

It is a crap-shoot when I pull into a 7-11 parking lot as to whether or not the machine will be functioning. Today, I had promised my son a Slurpee after soccer practice (it was all a ruse so I could get one ;)) and we literally had to go the THREE 7-11's to find one that had a functioning machine!

/rant

MotionMan
Click to expand...

We have a Racetrack gas station near work, it's almost new and they have at least 7-8 machines all with different flavors, I'm hooked too, nothing better to cool off a hot FL afternoon than a ride-home slurpee AND the large is only $1.39..
 
RPD

RPD

Diamond Member
Jul 22, 2009
5,100
584
126
Wife and I actually enjoyed one today, I think I haven't had one in about 10 years.
 
Bill Brasky

Bill Brasky

Diamond Member
May 18, 2006
4,324
1
0
mugs said:
My parents owned several 7-Elevens over the course of 25 years. I can't even remember the Slurpee machines ever breaking.

They do have to defrost regularly though. Presumably this is because they would freeze solid otherwise. Maybe they're defrosting and you think they're broken?
Click to expand...

This sounds very likely, and the attendants just say its broken so they don't have to deal with the crap.
 
mmntech

mmntech

Lifer
Sep 20, 2007
17,501
12
0
I had so many of these last summer when I worked across the parking lot from a convenience store. Good times. There's really nothing better on a hot day. Best thing is to layer the flavours.

There's basically two kinds of slush here: Mac's Froster and 7-11's Slurpee. I find Frosters are a little too syrupy. The classic Slurpee is still the best. The machines do break down constantly though. When I was shooting lacrosse games earlier this summer, they had Jolly Rancher slushes at the arena. Damn thing was never working though. It was hot as satan's sweaty balls at that place. Could have really used one. :(
 
Svnla

Svnla

Lifer
Nov 10, 2003
17,986
1,388
126
All of our local 7-11 became Circle K a few years ago. Circle K stores don't have Slurpee or Iceee but some kind of crushed ice with colored sweeten stuff. It was not good at all.

But Circle K stores have 64 oz drinks for 76 cents, including sale tax. Not bad for the price, even better than the $1 large drink from McD.
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
59,103
9,535
126
Fritzo said:
I think they copyrighted the process too. I know when we had one some decades back we had a ton of paperwork to fill out and had to be trained on maintenance.
Click to expand...

Patents - Monopoly given for physical objects and processes Also, ridiculously for software

Copyright - the monopoly given for the distribution of printed works.

Trademark - a Company's branding

Edit:
Btw, Pina Colada is about the only decent Slurpee unless you can find the ultra rare rootbeer.
 
FelixDeCat

FelixDeCat

Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
30,571
2,579
126
I bought a few to play the 7-11 summer game. So far I have won some food prizes, red box rental and movie ticket. The Slurpees were just plain nasty however. The last one I bought was back in '05.

After slurping on a Sonic slush, you will spit out your slurpees from now on.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom