Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven

7-Eleven is offering free Slurpees in honor of the convenience store chain's birthday on 7/11.

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Happy 7/11 Day! It's July 11, which means 7-Eleven Day -- which means free Slurpees for everyone.

How do you get those cool beverages?

The convenience store chain is offering one free small Slurpee (now a 12-ounce cup instead of 7.11 fluid ounces) per customer. To get it, just enters any of its locations between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and ask for one.

There are seven 7-Elevens located in the Syracuse area: 1718 Grant Blvd., Syracuse; 2450 James St., Syracuse; 1120 N. Salina St., Syracuse; 101 Valley Drive, Syracuse; 123 N. Main St., Syracuse; 201 W. Broadway, Fulton; and 213 State St., Auburn.

What is a Slurpee?

For the uninitiated, it's 7-Eleven's frozen flavored drinks that are similar to slushies and "icees." Slurpee.com lists a variety of fun flavors, including Blue Lightning Blast, Fanta Oddball Orange, Alienade, Lemonade, Cherry Orange Blitz, Sprite Snowball Blast, Diet Coke Frost Cherry and Mountain Dew Game Fuel.

More free stuff

Time reports 7-Eleven is also extending this year's birthday celebration to a week of giveaways. Starting Saturday, each day will feature a different freebie: Free Big Gulp on Saturday 7/12, free M&M's Birthday Cake Flavor Candies on Sunday 7/13, free Grandma's Cookies on Monday 7/14, free Hostess Twinkies on Tuesday 7/15, free Twix or Snickers ice cream bar on Wednesday 7/16, free Quaker Chewy Yogurt Snack Bars on Thursday 7/17, free Pillsbury Cookies on Friday 7/18, and another day of free small Slurpees on Saturday 7/19.

However, the other giveaways require customers to download a 7-Eleven app on their smartphone to redeem the freebies. On 7-Eleven Day, though, no app is needed.

What's the catch?

There's no catch, but 7-Eleven is betting customers won't just get a free drink. USA Today reports the chain expects to give away 7 million Slurpees Friday, but will take advantage of people in their stores by pushing Big Bite hot dogs (on sale for $1 instead of $1.99 today) and try its new Doritos Loaded snacks. Plus, there's the hope a free Slurpee will encourage customers to come back for another Slurpee, and another, and another...

And don't forget the donuts

It's not National Donut Day, but Krispy Kreme is celebrating its 77th birthday on 7/11. That means double-trouble for sugar fans.

Anyone who enters a Krispy Kreme store and orders a dozen doughnuts can get a second dozen for only $0.77. The promotion only lasts through the end of the day Friday, so Central New Yorkers may have to plan for a road trip to take advantage -- the closest locations to Syracuse are more than 110 miles away in Pennsylvania.