Slurpees Aren’t Even the Half of It
Since there aren’t many 7-Elevens around the city (no, I never got into that brief urban nostalgia craze when they started opening in Manhattan last year), I forget how crazy and full of amazing innovations they are. When I lived in Sunset Park for a few years, I had an On the Run, complete with a small parking lot (atypical for Brooklyn) on the next block. It met the minimal requirements for a convenience store, but they didn’t get too wild with the products (except for the Green Mountain blueberry and pumpkin flavored coffees advertised in the gas station).
I popped in the Bay Ridge 7-Eleven this weekend after a patience trying, but ultimately fruitful Century 21 visit (I’ve really been wanting these green sandals with a cork heel, (they're not jade like in the photo but true color crayon green) but $79 seemed completely overpriced. $59 at Century 21 was still more than I thought was fair, but then I remembered that I had a little birthday pocket cash and all was good). It was a bonanza of bizarre edible inventions. I wish I’d had my camera with me because, duh, a picture is worth a thousand words (and my words aren’t even that worthy). If berry and squash coffees were disturbing, 7-Eleven goes one further with a whole machine devoted to making key lime cappuccino. How did that flavor combo even cross someone’s mind?
Despite not even drinking soda, I was very impressed with their beverage station that was promoting a “flavor blast” concept. You could push a button and choose a squirt of additional flavor like cherry, vanilla or lemon to pep up your Coke, Sierra Mist, whatever. I think vanilla root beer would be nice. It reminded me of how at Farrell’s (I don’t think there are many left in the world) you used to be able to order vanilla, cherry or chocolate cokes that had syrup mixed in.
I did purchase a Cadbury Crème Egg ice cream, if you can imagine. The actual icy confection on a cone doesn’t really resemble the illustration on the wrapper, but my photo didn’t turn out (I’m lame and can’t figure out how to make the object in the foreground in focus rather than the other way around). The top portion is kind of small, smaller than a Drumstick. And there really is a yellow fondant fake yolk in the middle of the vanilla ice cream. It was kind of creepy and incredibly sugary and I loved it.
The P'EatZZa Sandwich is "a marriage made only in 7-Eleven heaven." Well, they said it. I’m more fascinated by the spelling and pronunciation (Puh-Eat-Zuh) of the damn thing than the actual item itself.
There’s nothing novel about selling two-packs of hard boiled eggs, but sometimes simplicity gets you too.
7-Eleven * 301 65th St., Brooklyn, NY
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I need to try one of those Cadbury egg ice cream things. Remember when we tried to deep-fry a Cadbury egg? Vanilla Root Beer sounds quite good. Vanilla ice cream root beer floats are one of my most favorite things ever. I wish I could take more road trips and hit those convenience stores. I haven’t seen a Store 24 in forever. I wonder if they all went out of business.
OMG! when did they start making a cadbury cream egg ice cream?! i thought it was a joke! do all the 7/11’s have them? i’ll seriously grab a few bucks, and walk upto the 7/11 on the corner if that’s the case. :O that looks like heaven to me. *big cadbury cream egg fan*
nicole: not sure if they still sell but, but yeah, the Cadbury egg ice cream was pretty cool. I also like the mini Cadbury eggs–there’s less goop, but they’re the perfect size.