Double Gulp!
Oct 20, 2007
Literally! I’m taking a gulp here at the fact that the Double Gulp from 7-11 is HALF A FREAKING GALLON! Jeff and I were discussing the history of drinking cups and how vehicles evolved from having no drink holders to huge drink holders. During the midst of our conversation, we brought up the Big Gulp. Out of curiosity, Jeff googled the size of the Big Gulp and discovered that it was 40 ounces. We also discovered that there was a size called the Double Gulp, which holds a monstrous 64 ounces, which is half a gallon. As if 40 ounces wasn’t enough! He blurted out, “I bet that’s bigger than your head!” I said, “Let’s go find out!” He grabbed his camera and off we went to 7-11 like a silly couple to take a picture.
Seriously, my eyes bulged out. The Double Gulp is longer than my head! I bet it has the same volume as my skull! People are actually filling these cups with sugar-laden sodas. Even worse, this sugar is in the form of high fructose corn syrup, which is extremely damaging to your health. I may be bad with sugar, but no way in my life have I fed myself half a gallon of soda in one sitting! I mean, come on, the Double Gulp is almost a 2 liter bottle, for one person! Chug, chug, chug.
I found it interesting that Japan 7-11 stores originally sold Big Gulps, but they were not successful. As a result of the failure, Big Gulps are no longer sold in Japan. Why am I not surprised? Another interesting tidbit: last year 7-11 sold enough soda to fill up 75 Olympic size pools! That’s the equivalent of 103,342,500 Double Gulps!
Clearly, 7-11 likes it big. Even bigger than McDonalds, where the biggest drink size is only 32 ounces.
Cheers! *raises my empty Double Gulp cup*
