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Was the last 7-11 before Greg’s house, back in the 1980s Originally uploaded by Wade Rockett

After reading 7-eleven.com’s “81st Birthday Press Release“, I noticed something rather disturbing…. It’s true Winnipeg, we’ve lost our throne as “SLURPEE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD”

From 7-eleven.com:

Every day is Slurpee Day in Kennewick, Wash., recently crowned the new Slurpee capital of the world, but on Free Slurpee Day, 7-Eleven Franchisee Don Marriotto expects his store to be swamped. “Even though we will be giving away free Slurpee drinks on 7-Eleven Day, July 11 also will be our biggest Slurpee sales day of the year,” he said. “We will have customers lined up outside waiting to get in the store and to the Slurpee machine to create their favorite frozen concoction.”

Marriotto’s number-one Slurpee-selling store offers 12 different flavors of the popular beverage, and he expects to have the local ABC-TV affiliate broadcasting from their store that birthday morning.

A very sad day indeed I’m picking up a large G-Force Slurpee on the way home!! Watch out Kennewick, Wash., we’re coming back with a vengeance!!

UPDATE 07/10/08: We’re STILL Number 1!!! Hit Read more for the update!

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