Where to find your nearest Tango Ice Blast to survive the heatwave
The UK is enjoying (or suffering through) a heatwave, and we're all doing our best to keep cool.
But when opening every window in your house won't cut it, and the office air conditioning is on the blink, there's only one thing for it: a cheeky Tango Ice Blast.
Our favourite cinema drink, which comes in flavours including strawberry and kiwi, lemon, orange, and even bubblegum has a special place in the nation's heart.
The popular flavour combination of blue raspberry and cherry is even jokingly touted as the 'drink of the bisexuals' for resembling the colours of the purple, pink and blue flag. It is Pride Month, after all.
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan also once declared the drink to be 'unadulterated joy', and dreamt of having his very own machine at home. Fair enough, Romesh.
For all those hoping to enjoy a deliciously tangy Ice Blast without shelling out for a film ticket, we bring good news: it isn't just cinemas that sell them…
Tango have got this firmly covered, as there's a map on the website with every single Ice Blast location in the UK pinned.
There are cinemas, supermarkets, service stations and dessert shops – and there's even an option for companies to apply for a machine on the Tango website.
If you can't bear the thought of going outside, Just Eat also delivers them. Simply type in your postcode on the website, et voilà. Sugary, icy goodness at your fingertips.
Earlier this year, various supermarkets and stores, including B&M, Nisa, Spar, Co-op, Iceland, and Home Bargains, launched a ready-to-drink version of the Tango Ice Blast.
At budget retailers B&M, Iceland, and Home Bargains, the drinks cost £3.35 per two-litre bottle.
While that might sound a little bit steep (it also won't be icy), it comes in the same tangy flavours die-hard fans know and love: cherry and raspberry – and is considerably cheaper than the £9 some cinema goers have previously reported paying for one drink.
In the r/Britishproblems Subreddit, @FloatingPencil previously suggested that 'as soon as it's warm, every Tango Ice Blast and McD's milkshake machine within 10 miles stops working.' After all, don't we all just want an icy drink to get us through? More Trending
'Blew my mind when I found out an off-licence near me had an Ice Blast machine just chilling at the back,' @DanHero91 added. '£3 instead of the monstrous cinema prices.'
@itshippyzoe confessed that they were in 'dire need' of a Tango Ice Blast during a previous heatwave. Since it was 'killing' them at the time, a serving of icy goodness seemed their only way of respite.
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'There's nothing stopping you from buying foodstuff at the cinema, you don't have to see a film to buy them,' @Fatso666 reckoned in the comments, while @SquareBev joked that 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach might be your only hope' of finding one.
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