Stop By 7-Eleven or Speedway for FREE Slurpee Day!

This year's slurpee day marks the 98th anniversary of 7-Eleven.

It’s July 11th…aka 7/11 day…which means it’s National Slurpee Day!

To celebrate, 7-Eleven once again is serving up free small slurpees. They have been doing it since 2002. The free slurpees are also available at Speedway stores.

To celebrate, we have a few slurpee facts. This year’s slurpee day marks the 98th anniversary of 7-Eleven. The first store opened in 1927. It was called the Southland Ice Company. The name was then changed to Tote’m Stores and then to 7-Eleven in 1946, to promote the new expanded hours: 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

The slurpee was invented by accident in 1958, when a soda fountain at a Dairy Queen store stopped working and the owner stashed some soda in a freezer, so he could sell them partially frozen. His customers loved it and that led him to starting the Icee company, which would be the first distributor of what would later become the slurpee. The most popular flavors in the United States are Coca-Cola and Wild Cherry.