7-Eleven Extends Birthday Celebration With Mobile App

Convenience giant will give away freebies from July 12-19

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As you may already know, July 11 (7/11) is the day convenience store giant 7-Eleven has adopted as its birthday, and every year for the past dozen years the chain, to mark the occasion, has given away 12-ounce Slurpees. But this year, for its 87th birthday, it will extend the celebration by giving away a series of freebies July 12-19 to consumers who have downloaded its mobile app.

The giveaways include "everything from free ice cream bars to free cookies to free Big Gulps," reports USA Today.

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