Below is everything you could possibly want to know about Slurpee — and then some. Kick back, relax (we refuse to say chillax) with a nice refreshing Slurpee, and learn a thing or ten about your favourite frozen beverage.
- Slurpee got its name during a brainstorming session. (Shouldn’t that of been a brain-freezing session?) In any event, years ago someone commented about the slurp sound that came via the straw while enjoying the frozen treat. Hence, Slurpee.
- More than 40% of all Slurpee drinks are sold during the summer months. You don’t need to be Einstein to know why.
- Winnipeg is the Slurpee capital of the world. Funnily enough, Winnipeggers have the world’s most refined taste buds.
- 7-Eleven was called so because of its original hours of operation. When it changed its hours of operation to 24 hours, the idea of changing the name to 24-Seven never came up, but if it had, we’d be a bigger part of street slang, yo.
- Slurpee drinks are served at a bone-chilling -2.2 degrees Celsius. All right, bone chilling may be a bit of an exaggeration, but let’s just say that these frozen drinks are pretty darn cold.
- The Slurpee straw moonlights as a spoon so you can enjoy every last drop of your Slurpee, effortless, effortlessl, effortlessly.
- The Slurpee was introduced in the 60s. (Now you know why we like featuring such bright colours.)
- The first Slurpee poured in Canada was in Calgary, in 1969. Can you say groovy? Go on then, say it.
- The first Slurpee was invented by a Kansas hamburger stand owner, Omar Knedlik. The Knedlik didn’t sound so delicious so the Slurpee name change occurred shortly thereafter.
- A few years back, Slurpee coined the term brain freeze. If you don’t know what a brain freeze is, go have a Slurpee and drink it fast. (Please don’t sue us.)
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