ICEE vs Slurpee

[NDP]

@Snowboarder_Bo

Yes. I’m originally from upstate NY, and yes, we had Slush Puppies (still do, I think). We also had Icees and Slurpees and Mr. Mistys and Orange Julius(es). I seem to recall that the whole selling point of Slurpees, at least initially, was that they were more of a blended concoction than Icees and Slush Puppies and the rest, which were basically sno-cones in a cup, with really small pieces of ice so you could suck it through a straw.

Icees are also more carbonated than Slurpees and Huch Puppies.

[Ranger_Jeff]

I remember Slurpees first appearing in 7-11s. This was in the mid to late 60s in Northern Delaware. I don’t recall when Icees entered my consciousness, but I remember thinking they were just a copy of Slurpees.

[hajario]

I remember getting Icees at Thrifty Drug Stores in the 70s.

[John_DiFool]

@jayjay

Nobody else had Slush Puppies figure large in their childhoods?

Florida kid here-yes, they were my faves since the ice was these 1-2 mm round balls, more like a snow-cone than anything else.

[TBG]

Icees came first? FUCK ME, I thought they were a Slurpee knock off.

This is like the Hydrox/Oreo thing all over again…

[Grrr]

@wolfman

Icees were the best part of going to KMart.

This. An Icee and nachos were what I always begged my mom to get me when we went to Kmart.

[Accidental_Martyr]

@Kimballkid

In what universe are Slurpees, Icees?

That’s exactly what I thought of when I saw the title.