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Posted by bigjimslade002 on Jul-01-2007 19:02:

7 Elevens Turned Into Kwik E Marts

Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of "The Simpsons" fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art.

Those stores and most of the 6,000-plus other 7-Elevens in North America will sell items that until now existed only on television: Buzz Cola, KrustyO's cereal and Squishees, the slushy drink knockoff of Slurpees.<-------(neat!)

It's all part of a campaign to hype next month's opening of "The Simpsons Movie," the big-screen debut for the long-running television cartoon, which loves to lampoon 7-Eleven as a store that sells all kinds of unhealthy snacks and is run by a man with a thick Indian accent.

The monthlong promotion has been rumored a long time � it's hard to keep a secret known by so many suppliers and franchisees � but 7-Eleven managed to keep the locations of the stores quiet until early Sunday morning. That's when the exteriors of 11 U.S. stores and one in Canada were flocked in industrial foam and given new signs to replicate the animated look of Kwik-E-Marts.

The U.S. locations where a 7-Eleven store was transformed into a Kwik-E-Mart are New York City; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Burbank, Calif.; Los Angeles; Henderson, Nev.; Orlando, Fla.; Mountain View, Calif.; Seattle; and Bladensburg, Md.you can read the rest here:

http://money.excite.com/jsp/nw/nwdt...d=ap-d8q3v57g0&

i think thats a neat idea.im going to drive to bladensburg on my break to check it out if i can.if anybody has one near them take some pictures!

Posted by TweeK on Jul-01-2007 19:06:

Seriously, if i was on the freeway and i saw one. I'd go "OH SHIT!" and then get off the freeway.

I'd clap n give myself a hand just as i go in.

Posted by ASFSE on Jul-01-2007 19:12:

quote:
Originally posted by TweeK

I'd clap n give myself a handjob just as i go in.

Posted by charon on Jul-01-2007 19:48:

pics ?????

Posted by ballmouse on Jul-01-2007 19:54:

No pictures in that link. =/

Posted by bigjimslade002 on Jul-01-2007 22:23:

quote:
Originally posted by charon
pics ?????

Posted by nchs09 on Jul-01-2007 23:25:

sick!

Posted by eRRaTiK on Jul-01-2007 23:42:

quote:
Originally posted by ASFSE

LOL yeh I was gonna post that too.

quote:
Originally posted by bigjimslade002
i think thats a neat idea.im going to drive to bladensburg on my break to check it out if i can.if anybody has one near them take some pictures!

+1

i don't know... those pics posted above look dodgy for some reason.

Posted by tubularbills on Jul-02-2007 01:26:

that's fucking amazing!!! awesome!

btw, movie comes out on july 27th i think...

Posted by Abercrombie on Jul-02-2007 02:25:

Here's a whole bunch of hi-res photos...

http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/

Posted by tubularbills on Jul-02-2007 02:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
Here's a whole bunch of hi-res photos...

http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/

that is fucking sweet.

Posted by kush paintings on Jul-02-2007 03:06:

Did the only hire Indians to man the cashiers?

Posted by neovalkyr on Jul-02-2007 04:06:

If I saw one I would probably do a double take and get into an accident.

Posted by R!CH on Jul-02-2007 07:55:

no duff, no care

Posted by Sushipunk on Jul-02-2007 08:29:

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Originally posted by lex400sc
no duff, no care

Lol.

Australians are crimz DOWN TO THE BONE!

quote:
In the mid-1990s, two breweries released their own "Duff Beer" in Australia until legal action by the creators of "The Simpsons" and the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. took the beer off the market.

http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002455.php

Posted by Lilith on Jul-02-2007 08:39:

I still sort of remember when it was made here in the late 90's or some such and giggling about it, thinking I should buy some for the funniness value alone.
Now I just kick myself realising that it's worth a damn fortune (ebay scams not withstanding!)... kind of like google shares...

Posted by Sushipunk on Jul-02-2007 08:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Lilith
I still sort of remember when it was made here in the late 90's or some such and giggling about it, thinking I should buy some for the funniness value alone.
Now I just kick myself realising that it's worth a damn fortune (ebay scams not withstanding!)... kind of like google shares...

At my age in the late 90s, I was way more concerned about the contents of the bottle/can, rather than it's future value. But yeah, now I feel like a tool for not grabbing a couple now... :/

Well fuck, who knew it would be an investment

Posted by Lilith on Jul-02-2007 08:54:

Yeah, who am I kidding.
That much booze left lying around at that age would have gotten sunk quicker than installing fly screens on a submarine.

Posted by Renegade on Jul-02-2007 08:54:

quote:
Originally posted by lex400sc
no duff, no care

Skittle Br�u.

Posted by Andr�meda on Jul-02-2007 11:54:

quote:
Originally posted by bigjimslade002

thats hilarious, btw 7-eleven rules for late night studio sessions

Posted by DiscoStew on Jul-02-2007 14:07:

coolest store EVER!!!!

Posted by eRRaTiK on Jul-03-2007 10:18:

more pix0rs

http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/

Posted by tubularbills on Jul-03-2007 14:37:

quote:
Originally posted by eRRaTiK
more pix0rs

http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/

lol, i saw those at work overnight. good shit indeed.

i personally like the one of Chief Wiggum next to the trojan condoms.

oh, and the chili dog phrase was great.

btw, whoever took those photos knew what they were doing - especially capturing that huge guy right next to comic book guy.

(oh, and there was another fat dude they got next to homer...classic)

Posted by XaNaX on Jul-03-2007 14:59:

I'd fucking drive there if when I get a squishie the clerk asks "would you like vodka with that?"

Posted by aNYthing on Jul-03-2007 15:39:

I feel comfort in knowing that long after movie banners will be gone, the permanent fixtures, namely Apu's will still remain right there - behind the counter.