Haven't seen this yet....7-11's in my area have these (I think) alluminum 'straws' for the slurpie....They look to be about 10-12 inches long. They sell them for 99 cents. I've had a few ideas come to mind but nothing really come to fruition......Are they in other areas....just curious...

"...price gouging... shut down..."

I LOVE IT!!!

They have them here (Albuquerque, NM).

I agree they are pretty cool, but I as well have figured out no real survival / practical use for them beyond hitting your brother on the head.

How big are they?

Lots of us carry plastic tubing for getting to seeps, but a metal tube could also be used to blow onto a ember.

Well I don't have one with me here, but they are about the length of a regular straw from 7-11.

I would say about a foot or so.

Here in Lake Mary Florida there's still one 7-11 open and doing a brisk business. I got a slurpee there a month ago and didn't see any aluminum straws.

Yet another American icon the victim of greed. First McDonalds starts closing down, now 7-11's. I got to the mall these days, and it seems like half the storefronts are empty or covered with partioning. Whazzup with that?

I picked up a few. They came out around the time the HULK came out at the movies.

I too thought they could be used for something but I just haven't figured it out yet. They're in my truck and my wife spotted them. I got the "what the heck?, you're an idiot" look.

How different are these than the aluminum tubes you can get at a hobby store?

Difference?You get gouged for .99 cents

You haven't been in many hobby stores. You think they give them away?