Memories of 7-Eleven.....

[poltr1]

There used to be a 7-Eleven convenience store near where I grew up. It was next to the local branch library. I'd go there on my bike and get Slurpees in the 32-oz collectors' cups.

I think I still have some of those cups. I wonder how much they're worth now. I remember one of them had Brainiac (one of Superman's arch-enemies).

The last time I went by there, it was either a beauty salon or a bakery outlet store. And the branch library was closed, too.

There's no 7-Eleven near me, so I can't get Slurpees anymore. But I can get Icees, Slush Puppies, or frozen Cokes. But they're not quite the same.

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[redaxe.livejournal.com]

The real trick about 7-Eleven right now is that they're serving not Slurpees, but Slushees (and about a dozen of them are done up fully as Kwik-E-Marts; I need to get to the one here sometime soon). They have other Simpsonsania for sale as well, but the Slushee (and its concomitant brain freeze) appeal right about now :-)

[poltr1]

Yeah, I saw that on the news. Everything Springfield except the Duff beer.

Nothing like a major convenience store chain with a self-deprecating sense of humor. :)

Slurpee cups

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

Apparently, you're not going to be able to retire on them. One dealer on e-bay has 100 cups for $100, all from the '70s. I saw a few individual cups going for about $3. It depends on who is on the cup.
-- Dagonell

[dragon-pet.livejournal.com]

When growing up in California, they had 7-Eleven everywhere.. When we moved here to Ohio... not a one. But I was amused when I got to goto them all the time while on vacation. They were in NYC, NJ and Pittsburgh PA.

I noticed some people in the Queens area of NYC called 7-Eleven "Selevens"... odd...

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

Heh. We (in Lawn Guy Land) (or my corner of it, at least) called it "Sevs". Cause we were so generous with our syllables, you see :-)