How a Dairy Queen Employee Made Millions Because of a Broken Soda Fountain

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[@mtpeople5161]

cool

[@Ihatethishandlehdhdhdh]

Better help me buy a slurpie

[@fromcali2tn]

The problem with better help is that most people who need mental health, don't get it because they can't afford it. And better help is not really affordable for them. You should find better sponsors.

[@mopatel]

Why was Taiwan not shown on your map?

[@justsomepersononyoutube9271]

Hi

[@beyondwhatisknown]

I would ride my bike through the snow in -15° C weather just to buy a Coke slurpee with my newspaper money when I was a kid. I bought over 1000 slurpees. In retrospect, if I had purchased Microsoft stock, which I knew about at the time, I would have 3.4 million dollars now instead of a lifetime of caffine addiction, and I regret my childish ways.

[@sigma_z]

Hey, I have a time machine... my friend has borrowed it for the moment. Let me know if you need to borrow it after. 💪🏼

[@ChemEDan]

@@sigma_z Its possible to share a time machine and use it yourself at the same time

[@cheeseballs3825]

No ragets!

[@beehack]

@@sigma_z can i borrow T machine also

[@mw2gamer192]

Think about how I feel with bitcoin, which is worth 100 times a Microsoft stock

[@TheStarryMidnightSky]

just imagine accidentally leaving a drink in the fridge and then create one of the most popular drinks in the world

[@OlatundeAdegbola]

Isn't it amazing?

[@randomshots]

@@OlatundeAdegbola yup indeed

[@darkwings7102]

Freezer

[@GLOSSz]

Yeah man, its crazy how its hard to find decent slushie machines now a days. Most places dont care about them and usually they come out melted, but when you do find that good machine its a real treat. (But it went down on my list good shaved ice over good slushies)

[@violetdusk1968]

Yes I accidentally discovered this as a teen myself,just wanting my mountain dew cold faster.

[@JimmyEatDirt]

My ex gf is unofficially credited as the creator of the Royal Blizzard, when she got the idea of making an ice cream "hot pocket" with fudge or peanut butter in the center. This was 2015, and though she didn't get a bonus, she was promoted to head manager and given benefits, which is almost unheard-of in the fast food industry. Edit: A lot of people calling bull. Of course her name isn't attached to the product. Then again, Edison didn't invent the light bulb, someone under his employment did. Do with that information what you want.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Neat, royal blizzards are delicious too :)

[@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245]

Thanks for sharing!

[@nobodysbaby5048]

Sad companies get away with pirating employees' creativity like that.

[@voldem0rt]

@@nobodysbaby5048 Except you literally sign away your rights in the contract/hiring papers. Unless you catch it and say we need to change this if I am to work for you.

[@Me-eb3wv]

😮

[@HumaningoMemes]

these drinks should be a perfect time in the warm days

[@Veenbuen1]

Scoldasice: What I get for buying slurpees

[@Opotteq]

It is always warm we’re I live

[@binaryglitch64]

They should be? They are! Have you never had one?

[@steezyboiiii808]

@@binaryglitch64 I think he was making a joke

[@binaryglitch64]

@@steezyboiiii808 I think I was making a joke that plays off his joke and you didn't get mine, but that's okay, it was subtle... easy to miss. (Tone doesn't come threw in text, we just use context and guesswork to work it out in English.)

[@Panotaker]

He also invented the brain freeze, and also the cure for a migraine headache.

[@kevinduliesco5468]

Did he or Di he just helped in discovering it?

[@crazybird199]

Nice one

[@davidd34]

Must've wound up a Billionaire!!

[@theuniversejr]

Wait what? I suffer from migraines and never heard that a brain freeze can get rid of them 🤔 is it true?

[@drinkurwater420]

@@theuniversejr Doubt it but if so, when I get a migraine I'm gonna shove ice cream and extremely cold drinks in my mouth

[@KingKafei]

I didn't know Slurpee was literally the same exact thing as ICEE, I thought it was two separate brands selling the same kind of drink, not just an exclusive rebranding done by 7-11

[@johnbernstein7887]

Weird isn't it? I knew, but then I'm old enough. Did you know the popsicle was invented in SF in nearly the same way?

[@infinitejack2115]

they have different formulation

[@Actionronnie]

I guess it depends where one lives. An American vs Canadian slurpee are not made the same. And as someone from Winnipeg, a local slurpee vs the rest of Canada is not even the same. My niece moved to eastern Canada, soon as she gets off a plane it's to get a slurpee from Sev. She says they have no idea what a good slurpee is, it's more American.

[@SegaDream131]

😂 I got two words for ya.... Slush-Puppy.....

[@kevinbbadd]

@@Actionronnie cant get a Canadian slurpee unless you are vaxxed and have good social credit

[@mitchrich6]

Amazing he never abandoned his idea and stuck onto it.

[@VoIcanoman]

For the record, Winnipeg sells far more than 8,300 Slurpees each month (I did a double-take at that figure, because there is no way it could be true; there are lots of individual 7-Eleven stores that sell more than 4,000 Slurpees a month on average). The actual number is an average of 188,000 per month (as of 2021).

[@outtathered88]

Slurpee capital of the world!! :) Edit: whoops, that was talked about in the video

[@MAMMASAYSYO]

He definitely got that statistic wrong

[@katelyng1019]

Yeah when I heard that I was like, “Really, 8,300?? That’s all?? That doesn’t sound like a whole lot to me.”

[@andicastro1203]

I was once asked if I was The Dairy Queen. By a small boy with a rotor on his beanie hat. I couldn’t disappoint him so “I said yes I am”. He beamed at me. This was in Ross, Ohio about 1966.

[@Clos93]

Afterwards, did you and your friends travel out into the woods to find a dead body? Just joking... 🤣

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

🙊🙊🙊

[@GoofyGjoob]

Of course it was in Ohio 💀

[@mirandagoldstine8548]

I didn’t know that how icees (that’s what they are called in movie theaters) were invented. My brother loves cherry icees a lot. Every time we go to a movie theater with him he has to get a large cherry icee. Thank you Omar for creating an item that my brother loves so much.

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

Youre such pretty 2 d waifu. I can thank your artist for creating u

[@FilthyDankTV]

Weird

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

All this time, I thought Icees and Slurpees were different companies, like Coke and Pepsi, or Walmart and Circle K. Had no idea it was the exact same product.

[@Rejj_]

Me and my friends get slurpys from 7-11. Its the same thing basically, but more sugary and alot more flavors usually.

[@Rejj_]

At least at 7-11 they seem more sugary

[@Thomas63r2]

As a kid almost 50 years ago, there was a 7/11 nearby my house selling slurpees, and a drug store a bit further away selling Icees. I can remember going in just to check the new flavors. They would do a flavor for a while, then change to something different. I liked the 7/11 better because they changed their flavors more often. Either way, I was a fan

[@kazzymoogle4976]

They still do change their flavors quite often. At least around here, the marketing strategy is to have about 2-4 permanent flavors and 1-2 cycling flavors, depending on how many flavors the store carried.

[@reymorr9429]

If this is what mistakes will get you then why aren't my parent billionaires?

[@sirnikkel6746]

Is because that mistake was replicable and had value for many people.

[@caltheuntitled8021]

I’ve worked at a summer camp’s store for the last 2 summers, and probably will again this coming year. We sell these to the campers, and they make up a significant amount of the camp’s income. I’ve made and sold more of them than I can count, have perfected the art of layering different colors and adding whipped cream swirls, and found the balance between ridiculous concepts and actual good flavor so that campers will buy them (my favorite was one that included every flavor, every topping, a chicken tender, half a churro, several packs of candy from the front of the store, and every topping we had, costing approximately $17). Despite all of that, I don’t actually like them.

[@DeusKDuo]

Sounds like my sister. She is a baker but hates half the stuff she makes but the ones she hates are her best sellers.

[@kevinduliesco5468]

That's a gut grinding mix of ingredients

[@NotSoCoolAlex]

@@DeusKDuo same. I bake for my family and I eat maybe one or two of the 24 cookies I make simply bc I’m not a huge fan of sweet things.

[@louisenewson-smith9519]

Chicken?

[@caltheuntitled8021]

@@louisenewson-smith9519 Yeah. It only got crazier this year. Now it includes cheese curds and is made in a pitcher from the camp’s dining hall instead of one of our slushie cups.

[@phlodel]

My parents had the first 7-11 in town. I could have all the Slurpee I wanted as long as I didn't use the 7-11 cups. Big stuff to a pre teen.

[@liiillllliiilllliilllliii9461]

What a privilege

[@bvbxiong5791]

how can your parents have the first 7-11 in town when my parents had the first 7-11 in town...?

[@phlodel]

@@bvbxiong5791 Different town.

[@hampshire2821]

@@bvbxiong5791 Trash day is Monday.

[@beyondwhatisknown]

I went to a 7-11 and asked for a free refill if I could do an amazing sound effect. Because, I knew they only keep track of cups for payment, never syrup. I did my sound, the guys liked it, and he waves me off with my free slurpee. Next time I go in to pay for a slurpee he insists I do my sound effect instead, and I walked out with another free slurpee.

[@leafcultist]

Someone may have said this before, but it feels like the greatest treats are created in the strangest of circumstances

[@meetjeric]

not to mention it was made by a mistake but people do not seem to mind and like that treat from that mistake he made just because he was so poor like he only have a freezer not a refrigerator

[@slowedversion6393]

I still put my sodas in the freezer and let them get that slushee consistency

[@sweis12]

I always try but never get the time in the freezer right and then i go from liquid to solid and it ruins the drink.

[@slowedversion6393]

@@sweis12 start gradually. Leave it in for 25 min and check it out/ spin the soda around and hear for liquid it shouldn’t be much liquid moving around

[@SviatoslavDamaschin]

What if you use a mixer grinder?

[@Rihardololz]

@@SviatoslavDamaschin gonna be chipped ice cream.

[@UraniumBullets]

Don't call him a DQ employee, this man was a owner.

[@snailsth102]

The term employee generates more views.

[@dogmosatchmo]

An owner of a singular franchise, ipso facto an employee. DQ corporate leased to him at the end of the day, and made all the rules, menu, and dealt with distribution. He made the schedule, and hired employees to make food with a set if rules created by corporate.

[@DVankeuren]

@@dogmosatchmo NOT an employee

[@freethebirds3578]

@@snailsth102 It lets the young and naïve fantasize about getting rich and famous when the odds are against it, astronomically.

[@snailsth102]

@@freethebirds3578 exactly

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Sometimes, even an accident can have a silver lining...this is just one of them.

[@BLASTCREDULITY]

This channel is soo underrated

[@Ralphflowers]

Big time

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

How was sega started?

[@hyplexz2304]

By starting probably

[@thebenwilbert]

That’s easy... ... IDK

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

@@hyplexz2304 But who started?

[@fanimations4431]

@@eduardpeeterlemming A person started it

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

@@fanimations4431 Name of person

[@binaryglitch64]

Icee / Slurpee also owns Slush Puppy... there is no competition. They have a monopoly on slushies. Sure there's some little mom an' pop shops but they don't present real competition at this point. I'm not mad, not advocating for boycotting, I'm just saying, it is what it is, that's all. Consumers be informed.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

They are both owned by J&J Snack Foods.

[@beyondwhatisknown]

Slushies aren't carbonated and don't have a pressurized mixing container. I never buy them.

[@truth4004]

And out of all slurpees are the best. Slush puppies 2nd because they had lots of flavors.

[@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer]

Umn who cares?

[@fernandocrespin7201]

@@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer true

[@themanhimselfreigen3503]

This is the perfect example for the phrase "Mistakes makes you stronger"

[@Toketree]

So Omar was one of the best business people ever every decision he made was the right one, he was clearly non egotistical as he took ideas from other open minded as he made deal after deal yea he was a legit genius RIP And thank you sooo much for ICEE!! I still have multiple SLURPEE cups and still remember how many times I would get an ICEE at the supermarket which would make my day!! You made BILLIONS of people and children every where happy with your genius!!

[@WCGamesOfficial]

As I've always said, some of the world's best inventions started off as accidents, so always be willing to experiment and try new things

[@gaminggladiator06]

I like to think all those companies that denied their product must have been kicking themselves really hard.

[@Steevo69]

Adding pressure to liquid does NOT increase its density until you reach center of a supernova or black hole level of pressure.

[@reed3863]

Not sure how I came here, but I wanna take a minute to thank Omar for his amazing innovation!

[@Zaadin19]

... the slushie was invented in 1958!? Its... its over 70 years old? My crisis is now existential.

[@ericmol2614]

Funny, my mom comes from Winnipeg and i went there. There was a 711 that offered a game that if you can put a quarter in their jug of water and land it on a target then you can win a larger slurpee. I got good right away and kept winning slurpees for myself and my cousin. I remember in about 1978 in NJ that we used a slurpee cup to hold our silverware after washing dishes but I think it was the xmen. It was a comic book slurpee cup.

[@margaretmlambo8857]

im hooked to watching hook

[@josephsm4661]

Thank a lot to the The HOOK founder and team ! ❤️

[@Tennisplayer123]

These stories, and how you deliver them, are very inspirational.

[@joltjolt5060]

He made people HAPPY.

[@barneyevans6940]

Amazing! I remember my parents getting us a Slurpee back in the 60s when we would go to the beach. The first time I saw an Icee Machine, I thought that they are just trying to copy the Slurpee!

[@rd-pd8xb]

I was at least 10% of Icee’s consumer base alone. I collected the cups!

[@maybee...]

I remember when slurpee's were first a thing, my friends and I would ride our bikes to 7-11 to get our favorite refreshment. My son and I would go to 7-11 every Saturday to get a slurpee, those were great memories. My favorite flavor is a combination of cherry and banana, you have to layer the flavors.

[@trooperbravo1297]

I don't really care who made the icee/slurpee I'm just happy it exists but thanks for the video you did a great job editing it and such

[@thefoxguy]

OMG, I live in germany and drink them like at least once per summer. I always wondered how it got so popular and how it was made.

[@25mgmt]

But we call it slush lol

[@XaviBruh]

I always thought Slurpee and Icee were different brands.

[@hotbm2914]

"whoops! i left my drink in the freezer of too long, time to sell them and make something extraordinary."

[@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245]

These documentaries are so fascinating!

[@carriebishop8838]

As a huge fan of this drink, I am thankful that he accidentally found this idea and started marketing it to customers. Given a choice between many drinks, I would pick an ICEE 95% of the time when I don't choose water.

[@tomzuzolo8068]

“Wealth should be created by investing to create more wealth. Income is the fruit of wealth. If you do not do that, you will not have more income.”

[@michaelcollins1220]

Making it out at a young age is quite difficult. I started a side hustle at 17, saved up and made some good investments. l'm 28,live on my own and having a good life for myself. Big ups to you and everyone out there trying

[@alexmontrey5372]

@@michaelcollins1220 Sounds like plan, how do you put money to work?

[@michaelcollins1220]

@@alexmontrey5372 Yes it sure is. I put in money in investments and get profits. That 's how I make more money without working. This does not sound new to you right ?

[@alexmontrey5372]

@@michaelcollins1220 Thanks for replying me, I've heard so many people talk about investment but none had said how to do it right.

[@mav3420]

Am hoping on you can explain more on how you make extra income from investments

[@nomore-constipation]

When my kids were little I used to occasionally drive around to the few 7-11's we had during the freebie day and other days just to get a flavor they were craving. It brings back nice memories of goofing around in the van with their friends as well and being awesome because we went from building to vehicle to building and stayed in AC all the time. It's so hot in my area around July it was kinda nice to just drive around with the kids laughing and having an innocent day

[@Killer1986Chris]

As a Winnipegger I am glad to learn about the origins of the Slurpee, and even more glad that we got a mention in this video.

[@acidangel111]

Not true. The free slurpee thing isnt in texas or louisana , they dont do that

[@stepchildofsoul]

The legacy of the Icee machine goes beyond simply the Slurpee. Frozen margarita and daiquiri machines are likely to be in almost every bar these days, and frozen coffee machines probably get as much use a Slurpee machines in 7-11s.

[@yashpandya5145]

A the north face video would be epic

[@GalaxyAeterna]

He already did a Starbucks video

[@TeraGreene1]

I remember ICEE and always thought they were a different brand than Slurpee. Also, I remember the slurp song. Even played it at a party once or twice lol This was a fun one to watch...

[@jim412320]

Dude wasn't so much an employee as somebody who has enough in savings to buy a Dairy Queen

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

Sprite and Fanta are amazing drinks

[@PlushPlanet]

Why even mention that? It's so obvious! 💪

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

@@PlushPlanet does coca cola own them ?

[@wolfi9916]

@@eduardpeeterlemming Yeah

[@Dezdamoonbear]

Diabetes in a cup

[@PlushPlanet]

@@Dezdamoonbear . -.

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

“Slurpee is arguably the world’s most popular drink.” Err, I think there’s quite a bit of position for that spot.

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

Coffee and Tea beg to differ.

[@nighthiker8872]

Hook videos are some of the best videos.

[@nighthiker8872]

In Michigan the snow would turn to slush in February. SLUSHLY is a great name.

[@chefevilee9377]

Know if this guy could only figure out how to fix the ice cream machines at McDonald’s we would all be grateful

[@theawsomecheese9714]

Wow, Icee’s starting career was also the starting career for 7-Eleven

[@jaycoon2869]

I love this video so much thank you for making my life so much better from my bottom of my heart.

[@Justanotherpersonontheinternet]

We had mini versions of these at my middle school. I personally didn’t like them, but I know a lot of others did. But we do have a froyo machine at my high school that is amazing.

[@rafathalam5245]

Hook is the best for inspirational stories

[@lindaobryan3175]

I used to live in Winnipeg. And they really were proud of being slurpee capital

[@miwinner]

If suffering from success was a person

[@FrostFormation]

Every time I go in to get a Slurpee, and just that, it's always been free. Thanks Casey's on 84th street. You the real ones

[@michaelescobedo3460]

Also gotta love those free 7-11 Slurpee days! 😂😂💯

[@duckbilledmonfrogga]

The Hook brings you back.

[@Jappanb]

-40 slurpees are underrated because it's a cool drink that stays consistent in texture. Unlike normal drinks that otherwise freeze and are undrinkable until they get warm, and no one wants to warm up soft drinks, that's gross.

[@emzdarlington9661]

"After investing in a series of hotels, he lost so much money he had to dip into his savings"

[@jckansas6698]

My family is origin from Coffeyville and I have never heard this story. This is amazing! Thanks for sharing this story.

[@lilricky2515]

Why does the narrator keep saying Omar opened Ice Cream shops, when he actually started with Ice Cream trucks...

[@Syl14_]

Now imagine today if he didn’t make the mistake

[@triskits_mmm]

bro stoppppppppppppppppppppp

[@morg52]

I thought, with the Dairy Queen hook it was going to be about the "Mister Misty" slush drink sold at Dairy Queen. Did Dairy Queen steal his idea?

[@TheeHAILSTORMBREAD]

Sadly, you can't use the double gulp cup for the flipping slurpy 😔😔😔😔😔

[@tatanslayer2017]

You can at some places, the 711 I go to most actually replaced their slurpee cups (and straws, unfortunately) with the big gulp ones.

[@christycode5684]

I love your rags to riches stories. Omar the slurpee king! I am an inventor too.

[@BlueEngland]

"In the following years he retired and developed kidney problems" The wording makes it sound like he was making kidney problems, lol.

[@fryreartechnology7611]

I'd have a icee machine in my house if I could. I love them! Cherry and Coke are my favorite and I mix them

[@skellious]

interestingly, here in the UK ive never had a "slurpee" but ive had loads of "slush puppy"s which was the machine that was everywhere when I was a kid.

[@theussrobs9475]

You mention that he took 5 years to perfect the design for the patent, but end with, "discovered by accident."

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

He was trying to get a patent for the machine that produces the slushies, he discovered the drink by accident.

[@user-vj5fw4lb7u]

YOU CANNOT USE THE DOUBLE GOLP CUP FOR THE SLURPEE

[@average-wubbox-enjoyer]

"There are no mistakes, just happy little accidents." -Bob Ross

[@dax1776]

Amazing video man Keep up the work 👍🏻

[@stukata]

Wow it's like I'm really watching TV with interrupting ads and everything. True innovation.

[@Survwithagun]

wow they sold a whole 000,000,000 cups amazing

[@dominicluptak8488]

winnipeger here, i can confirm we don't care about the tempurate outside we will go get slurpees in -40c its a tradition

[@lylesmith8632]

When I lived I Dryden Ontario in the early 80s they made really good burgers. A single double or tripple with cheese. I think they were called a Dairy Queen Brazzer . I think now they are called the Classic. I miss the Brazzer it was bigger and tasted better. They don't make them like that anymore I don't think. If I ever go to Dryen , that would be one place I would go. To see if they make them the same.

[@doug9066]

When I think of ICEE I think of Kmart when I wss a kid in the 70's which were cherry flavored and loved ICEE ever since.

[@isabellas2swag]

alright guys is it slurpee slushee icee or somthing else?

[@DCWProduction]

Who else didn't know Slurpees were just renamed ICEEs?

[@Term1nator_]

My god some stores that are gone are still being said. It’s sad to see them go.

[@vypr8846]

A big thumbs up to Better Health, both for the sponsorship and helping break walls for people needing someone to speak with.👍 Great content mate, I appreciate the work and time you put into your work.

[@Actionronnie]

That number for slurpees sold in Winnipeg is per store, that number is actually closer to 190.000 per month. They sell more in one month in Winnipeg than the rest of Canada combined in a month.

[@stareagle5000]

So dose 7-11 still get their slurpees from icee? I mean I know you said the patents expired but I assume the original licensing agreement had stipulations attached to their ability to use the name. I am just curious if the 7-11 still has to license anything from icee….. I tried to google it but I just end up with the Wikipedia articles that don’t cover that and some poorly written blog posts about it that don’t seem reliable.

[@Kinamann]

asking the real questions.

[@stephanieg8545]

I remember getting icee’s at the roller rink concession stand in grade school. Good memories.

[@toddmurat2673]

Nice to meet you - subscribed! Thank you!!!

[@omprakashyadav-ge6mh]

I just came here for story I never tried slurpee myself because it's not available in India but if they came they can make huge profits

[@adrianbestboy98]

I hope it will become available in Romania too

[@bhavyajain638]

It's easy to make slurpee. I made them myself, it's good. Wondering why didn't anyone start selling these in India.

[@youi3916]

man that sucks, may a slurpee come in your future

[@Haroumi]

its US Drink what is only popular in US

[@StupidEarthlings]

"Blockbuster"..😂 went the way of the OG 'Good' slurpee.

[@VoIcanoman]

Can someone explain to me why there is a difference in carbonation between Canada and the USA? I've been a Canadian Slurpee consumer for decades, and while the drinks are carbonated, it's not super-noticeable, and there is no burst of pressure when the dispensing handle is turned (which makes sense, because carbon dioxide is soluble in water at low temperatures, and there's enough liquid in a Slurpee to dissolve most of the CO2). However, when I went to Hawai'i, I had a Slurpee, and when you opened the nozzle of the machine, it released a whole bunch of pressure, the beverage came shooting out, and the texture of the drink was _frothy_ (VERY different to the Slurpees I'd become used to). I've noticed the same thing in other states as well. Even the nozzle looks different in the American 7-Elevens (it's metal, whereas Canadian ones are plastic). Clearly, Slurpees are being made differently, and yet people treat them as a uniform thing.

[@YungAzn]

I grew up in Coffeyville, this is crazy

[@Fluffee102]

Im from Winnipeg, and currently living in Ontario, toward end of the video I thought "I feel like going to Winnipeg to get a slurpee" sure enough the video mentions WE ARE SLURPEE CAPITAL which I already knew I had a sticker on my bedroom door back then :)

[@Olicom]

Those customers were a W for enjoying one of Omars failed Soda attempts 🗣️🔥

[@johnnooyen461]

man helped make so many childhoods.

[@racetrip13]

I’ve been watching since 60k subs, keep up the great work

[@ashley2108]

So similar to how flavoured iceblocks were invented. Though in the iceblock case it was a young boy leaving cordial outside overnight in Europe

[@archygrey9093]

Do you mean Icy Poles? Never heard of an iceblick