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"In Delaware County, when I swung by The Bottle Barn I found frozen-drink machines on the counter churning a neon rainbow of slush next to snake-oil hangover cures, suspect CBD products, and pills that claim to encourage virility. Unlike at 7‑Eleven, the machines are not self-serve: clerks fill plastic cups that indicate size and price, seal them with an airtight lid using a custom sealing machine, and hand them to customers with a straw while multiple handwritten signs warn that alcohol may not be consumed on the premises. The slushies are simply frozen malt beverages — think bright pink Bud Light Passion‑Fruit‑Rita, orange Smirnoff Peach Mango Smash, glowing green sour-apple Four Loko variants, and Seagram’s Jamaican Me Happy — and their ABV matches the original cans, ranging from about 3.2 percent up to 14 percent." - Caroline Coral