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Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven Thursday

The drink giveaway is in honor of the store's birthday.

The Slurpee has become synonymous with 7-Eleven.

So to celebrate the convenience store’s birthday it’s serving free small cups of the famous frozen beverage Thursday, also known as “7-Eleven Day.”

The chain is 86 years old, to be exact, according to the Los Angeles Times

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From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. customers can get a free small Slurpee and perhaps break out the Slurpee Dance, seen in the attached video from 7-Eleven's website. From the looks of it, sipping a Slurpee can transport you to a psychedelic Nintendo land, but that may just be the sugar rush.

Pasadena has several 7-Eleven locations. To find one near you, use this locator on the 7-11 website.

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The site also has birthday fun like printable mini party hats and gear, the 7-Eleven dance party theme song and a motivational chinchilla. Slurp on. 

Do you plan to get a free small Slurpee Thursday? What do you think of the iconic 7-Eleven drink? Share in the comments. 

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