Slushie rankings

Around here, there are six sources for cola-flavored slushies. Here is my assessment of their relative worth:

• McDonald's: Advantage: nearly everywhere; consistency in flavor. Disadvantage: smaller sizes and greater cost per size than several other options; a somewhat sharp or acidic taste to it.
• Hungry Jack's (the Aussie naming of Burger King): Advantage: large sizes at a reasonable cost; almost as pervasive as the McDonald's ones; consistency in flavor. Disadvantage: somewhat mild taste.
• 7-11: Advantage: the best cost-effectiveness; widest range of available sizes; one of the best flavors. Disadvantage: fewer available than in Seattle (exception: many of them in downtown Brisbane); they sometimes change the flavors of the cylinders around, leading to weird fake-fruity aftertaste from the residue of the previous flavor. (Note: Larger 7-11s sometimes have dual cylinders of cola flavor: this increases the odds that at least one will **not** be in "defrost" mode, and maximizes the odds that at least one of them is a ''pure'' cola flavor [i.e., no fruity residue].)
  
• Donut King: Advantage: the best flavor; best consistency. Disadvantage: only available in the mall; terribly expensive.
• Movie theatres: Advantage: none, except for being yet another source. Disadvantage: somewhat pricey (on a par w/ the best flavored, Donut King); hard to tell ahead of time the precise flavor.
• Various cafes with slushie machines: Advantage: none, except for being yet another source. Disadvantage: poor consistency (too sloppy, not "snowy" enough); usually weird flavor.
  

Conclusion: Hungry Jack's for general servicing of your slushie needs. 7-11 when you can find it. Donut King on the odd occassion when you're willing to splurge.


Somehow, I think I blogged about this a few years ago. But that's o.k.: it's an important topic.


--GG