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SirMoby

2007-07-02 01:33 AM

7-Elevens become Simpsons 'Kwik-E-Marts'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/..._kwik_e_mart_5

Quote:

DALLAS - 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.

It's all part of a campaign to hype the July 27 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.
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I'm sure Green Guy knows all about this but I thought I'd post it any way :)

Porn Junkie

2007-07-02 03:01 AM

Thats pretty cool actually. Just hope they don't take it too far hiring all new people and giving them scripts

ladydesigner

2007-07-02 07:21 AM

I'm not a Simpson's fan but I saw this on the news this morning. Looks kinda cool. |loony|

terry

2007-07-02 08:18 AM

Thats funny. It is a good name though.

Jim	2007-07-02 08:30 AM

I had hopes of them selling Duff Beer. Stay away from the hot dogs just in case :)

Greenguy

2007-07-02 10:15 AM

I call the guy behind the counter at my local 7-11 "Apu" all the time :D

bDok	2007-07-02 10:25 AM

that's so awesome. I so need to go to one of these while they are around. I still wish they would have sold duff beer.

docholly

2007-07-02 01:00 PM

One of them opened here in the 'burbs.. Henderson, of course. but they did a whole segment on it this morning.. Showing the different things and actually the franchise owner resembles Apu and not in just the "all look alike" kinda way either.

I think i need to make a road trip to henderson in the next few days. |gabbo|

Fonz	2007-07-02 01:34 PM

Do they have the iceman in their fridge?

BOONESTOONS

2007-07-02 06:29 PM

Heady goodness!

There's a Kwik E Mart now over the hill in Glendale. I gotta go and buy up stuff. 20 years from now it'll be worthy memorabilia.

Ms Naughty

2007-07-02 08:19 PM

Yep, a pity they're not selling Duff.

I still have my empty Duff beer can from 1996. Pity it's not unopened.

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