Select 7-11 stores turning into Kwik-E-Marts

[ChairHome]

Some pics of one here (http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/)

Here's the news story (http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3337228):

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.

For 20th Century Fox Film Corp. and Homer's creators at Gracie Films, the stunt is a cheap way to call attention to their movie, since 7-Eleven is bearing all the costs, which executives of the retail chain put at somewhere in the single millions.

At 7-Eleven, they're hoping it shows the ubiquitous chain has a trait seen in few corporations the ability to laugh at themselves.

"We thought if you really want to do something different, the idea of actually changing stores into Kwik-E-Marts was over the top but a natural," said Bobbi Merkel, an executive for of 7-Eleven's advertising agency, FreshWorks, a unit of Omnicom Group Inc. "It shows they get the joke."

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.

The idea grew out of conversations between Fox and 7-Eleven's advertising agency.

There's one in my city... gotta find it!

[TheSix]

......shit I was going get a slush and a hot dog from 7-11 today.

If they put a Ganesh on the counter = complete win.

[ChairHome]

Go to 7-eleven.com to find the locations. Mine is kinda far, but I still want to make the trip... I have some days off this week, I think I'm going to go!

[SRKev]

The 7-11's in my town didn't get the outside of the building redone, but they still got all of the Simpsons merch. Just so you guys know:

Buzz Cola=Not too bad
Krusty-O's=Fruit Loops

I also scooped a second box of Krusty-O's for collection purposes only.

[Grits'N'Gravy]

Oh shit, time to go to Maryland.

[Arsenal]

For any Simpsons fan, you must find one and have your picture taken in front of the Kwik-E mart sign.

[Weeks]

I've been to Hong Kong and let me tell you something; forget about what you heard about the Triads. Forget all that shit you heard about the communist government, or even the leftover wealthy British aristocrats. In Hong Kong, 7-11 runs shit. You can not walk two blocks without passing three or four 7-11 stores. They own more land in Hong Kong than any other corporation or person, I'm sure of it.

I'm not sure what this had to do with the thread but I just thought I'd toss that out there. I think it'd be awesome if, when i got there again in a month, there are Kwik-E-Marts everywhere, with homer's goofy ass smile staring at me

[Æther]

Lake Buena Vista, FL/Orlando, FL

GGPO :sad:

[ChairHome]

Lake Buena Vista, FL/Orlando, FL

GGPO :sad:

I'll take pics for you :-D

[shoo]

omfg i have to go to one

[TheSix]

...GODDAMIT! I just left mountain view yesterday.....and I'm not going all the way to frisco. Sigh.

[Æther]

I'll take pics for you :-D

SUCH an unbelievable ammount of douchebaggery in one post. :arazz::annoy::mad:

[Som]

is the whole thing only a month long or is it just the merchandise?

[Alzarath]

Oh my god.

I HAVE TO FIND ONE!

I wonder if I can get one of my friends to pose as Apu~

[donaldducktm]

Now that, is a TRIP! :looney:

Where's the DUFF beer?

[Dios <-X->]

Holy shit ive always wanted a chocolate squishee.

you can REALLY taste the chocolate ^_^

Or a squishee, made entirely, out of sugar !

[DropOff]

Buzz cola is basically jolt. But the cans are actually sweet as hell. I'm gonna buy another 6-pack just to have and hold forever. Havn't had Krusty-o's and my store didn't really do anything other than put out "squishee cups" without any change to the flavours.

I wanted a generic green squishee :crybaby:

[final_cut]

Dude, I went to a 7-11 in Orlando when I went to a tourney this weekend. I was like, WTF, my damn slurpee was labled "Squishee". I was thinking that had to be some kind of infringement.


LETS GO CRAZY, BROADWAY STYLE!

[Ne0phyte]

They should hire a bunch of Indian guys and have them say thank you, come again

There's none near me :(

[kev_the_bev]

what about toronto. dammit :annoy:

[RyuHikaru]

Oh my god.

I HAVE TO FIND ONE!

I wonder if I can get one of my friends to pose as Apu~

"thankyou,comeagain"

:rofl:

[maxx]

we actually have a store thats called kwik e mart..it has to have a different spelling cause our store has noooothing to do with this promotion or the simpsons...i smell lawsuit in the making.

[akumatrunigga]

Why do I have a feeling that someone will try to go to all of em and post it on youtube. If i had the money I would have done it. But i'll make an attempt to go to the one in maryland.

[Etcetera]

Hell yeah, we have one in Vegas.
It is a bit of a ride for me, but I am so there.

[NapaSelect]

haha im smelling lawsuit if 7-11 finds out that here where i live there's a Kwik-E-Mart, but its in no way connected to 7-11. Oddly enough it used to be a 7-11

[DS]

Got one near my job. I have to head there tomorrow and take pics. And I will purchase some of the merchandise as well. Krusty-O's ftw.

[maxx]

Got one near my job. I have to head there tomorrow and take pics. And I will purchase some of the merchandise as well. Krusty-O's ftw.

watch out for that glass in them krusty-o's

[xcfrisco]

I saw some Krusty-O's a t a regular 7-11 the other day, I thought I was hallucinating.

The only Kwik-E-Mart in vegas is far as balls and literally at the end of town. Oh well, gotta do what you gotta do.

[DS]

watch out for that glass in them krusty-o's


Oh man, if that razor sharp Krusty-O is really in that box, this might be the greatest merchandise ever.

[Cyntalan]

haha im smelling lawsuit if 7-11 finds out that here where i live there's a Kwik-E-Mart, but its in no way connected to 7-11. Oddly enough it used to be a 7-11

Yeah, I know that one. I always found it amusing.

[Ne0phyte]

Oh man, if that razor sharp Krusty-O is really in that box, this might be the greatest merchandise ever.
Ahem... Jagged metal O.

[maxx]

haha im smelling lawsuit if 7-11 finds out that here where i live there's a Kwik-E-Mart, but its in no way connected to 7-11. Oddly enough it used to be a 7-11

haha we have one out in mass too. I'm pretty sure simpsons copyright outdates these kwik-e marts that around.

[Dios <-X->]

" Who needs the quik - E - Mart??
Iiiiii Doooooooooo " ;-;

[DS]

Ahem... Jagged metal O.



Thank you, my lovely assistant.

[phae]

none in nyc (go figure, fucking nyc).. but there's one in MD, like an hour from skisonic's place.. ughhh i want krusty O's.. and like 8 boxes of Buzz.. oh god.. gotta have it gotta have it.

[doujinshi_2001]

awesome....theres one in orlando ill go also and take pics

edit - even better...its only 30 mins away from my house =)

[DS]

none in nyc (go figure, fucking nyc).. but there's one in MD, like an hour from skisonic's place.. ughhh i want krusty O's.. and like 8 boxes of Buzz.. oh god.. gotta have it gotta have it.


345 W. 42nd Street. I'm heading tomorrow for pics.

[Alzarath]

" Who needs the quik - E - Mart??
Iiiiii Doooooooooo " ;-;

FUCK! You beat me to it :rofl: :rofl:

[phae]

345 W. 42nd Street. I'm heading tomorrow for pics.

Is it just a plain old 7-11 or is it a Kwik-E-Mart one? I should be back in NYC sometime this week so I can go~

[DS]

Is it just a plain old 7-11 or is it a Kwik-E-Mart one? I should be back in NYC sometime this week so I can go~


It's a Kwik-E-Mart one. I saw a pic of it. I was immediately intrigued by it. I MUST own a box of those Krusty-O's.

[TheSix]

Ok Fuck....now ya'll got me having to go. I'll go check out the Frisco one tomorrow. I'll bring pics.

[GreyFoxx]

For those in Indiana or IL




Chicago, IL

The Windy City makes room for The Simpsons.

6754 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60638

[JAMMAR]

I went to the one in mountain view after work.

Everything except the Squishees, foam coolers and other misc merchandise were sold out. It was very disappointing to not see Krusty O's or Buzz Cola anywhere. Not even one forbidden donut.

I'm gonna try later on this month.

[CoMpOuNd]

FREE SLURPY DAY JULY 11th....

at every participating 711...

word.

[Mr. Bastos]

I went to the one in mountain view after work.

Everything except the Squishees, foam coolers and other misc merchandise were sold out. It was very disappointing to not see Krusty O's or Buzz Cola anywhere. Not even one forbidden donut.

I'm gonna try later on this month.

nice, I was about to hit it up. I'll check it out later this week for sure

[TheSix]

I went to the one in mountain view after work.

Everything except the Squishees, foam coolers and other misc merchandise were sold out. It was very disappointing to not see Krusty O's or Buzz Cola anywhere. Not even one forbidden donut.

I'm gonna try later on this month.

Thanks for saving me the trip. If I would have got there and found out all the squishees were gone = fail.

I'll still check out the one in Frisco tomorrow.

[Gorehound]

If they had Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and that Orange Cat talking like Hindus in the magazine rack I'm there :bgrin:

It would be better if they changed it to the Nud-E-Mart :bgrin:

[Som]

god damn it. i was about to drive to mountain view this wednesday :(

[Endless]

I went to the one in mountain view after work.

Everything except the Squishees, foam coolers and other misc merchandise were sold out. It was very disappointing to not see Krusty O's or Buzz Cola anywhere. Not even one forbidden donut.

I'm gonna try later on this month.

Damn, I'm too late. I live only 5 mins away from that one, but I was planning to go this weekend.

[subt-L]

I went to the one in mountain view after work.

Everything except the Squishees, foam coolers and other misc merchandise were sold out. It was very disappointing to not see Krusty O's or Buzz Cola anywhere. Not even one forbidden donut.

I'm gonna try later on this month. yup, i was so sad. i'm gonna go 6 in the morning and see if they restocked that shit. actually get some pictures of it too.

not to mention it took me like 20 minutes to get there when its less than a mile from my house because that area is overly congested. for a moment waiting in traffic, "what if all these people are going to the kwik-e-mart?"

nope, but owned just as bad anyways.

[TheSix]

http://flickr.com/photos/mlaaker/690496358/in/set-72157600595691223/

:lol: Win!

I personally was hoping for a life sized model to be in the freezer.

[jinsaotome800]

for anyone in the West Los Angeles area theres one on Sepulveda and Venice

[Sheng-Long]

Somebody should rob one just to test the silent alarm.

haha I'm actually glad there's none near my area because I'm going to geek out if I see one.

25 days left until the movie!

[Hokuto Shingo]

I'm goin tomorrow to the one in Dallas after work. I'll be taking pics too.

[subt-L]

i got two boxes of krusty-o's from the mountain view store. they're gonna run out in an hour or so. go go.

[Som]

steven, get me some stuff!! i'll pay you back

[subt-L]

steven, get me some stuff!! i'll pay you back

i'll check again at 6. no promises.

[DaDesiCanadian]

Somebody should rob one just to test the silent alarm.

haha I'm actually glad there's none near my area because I'm going to geek out if I see one.

25 days left until the movie!

Are there any in the GTA at all?

[Superking]

Buzz Cola tastes like crap, but I will go ahead and buy another six-pack for collector's purposes, same with Krusty O's.

I bought 4 of the apparent 5 collector's cups, what is the 5th cup anway? I have Homer and Bart, Homer with the Pig, Bart, and Lisa. I'm guessing the fifth is a Marge and Maggie?

Gotta pick up those straws too. :D

[ChairHome]

On that flickr link I posted in the original posts, there are links on the left to other locations.

[Sheng-Long]

Are there any in the GTA at all?

Kwik-E-Marts or regular 7-11s? I only know two local 7-11s. One along Eglinton near Bathurst and one on Yonge near College.

Only eleven 7-11s in North America got converted to Kwik-e-marts IIRC and those bastards at Coquitlam, B.C. got one.

[Endless]

Kwik-E-Marts or regular 7-11s? I only know two local 7-11s. One along Eglinton near Bathurst and one on Yonge near College.

Only eleven 7-11s in North America got converted to Kwik-e-marts IIRC and those bastards at Coquitlam, B.C. got one.

That's cuz Vancouver >> Toronto

[mastermind]

Some pics of one here (http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/)

Hey those are my friends Jill and CJ in the Seattle one! Cool! :tup:

Despite me not being a Simpsons fan, this is still pretty cool to see. No chutney squishees?

[Tone!]

This is the best form of marketing EVER. Too bad theres not one near here...

[Superking]

Only eleven 7-11s in North America got converted to Kwik-e-marts IIRC and those bastards at Coquitlam, B.C. got one.

Damn skippy, I'm heading over there tomorrow with pics!!! :D

The 7-11 I went to locally here in Burnaby only decorated the inside. =/

[Sheng-Long]

That's cuz Vancouver >> Toronto

...well maybe in bowling ability.

[Taichi]

I've been to Hong Kong and let me tell you something; forget about what you heard about the Triads. Forget all that shit you heard about the communist government, or even the leftover wealthy British aristocrats. In Hong Kong, 7-11 runs shit. You can not walk two blocks without passing three or four 7-11 stores. They own more land in Hong Kong than any other corporation or person, I'm sure of it.

I'm not sure what this had to do with the thread but I just thought I'd toss that out there. I think it'd be awesome if, when i got there again in a month, there are Kwik-E-Marts everywhere, with homer's goofy ass smile staring at me

shit, when I lived in Virginia Beach, I SHIT YOU NOT, you could see a 7-11, from the parking lot of the 7-11 you were currently at.

[C_2]

damn... all the shits are sold out when i went to the one in Mountainview today. Not even sure when will they restock it, they said they are "trying" to get more.

[ChairHome]

Finally made a trip to the Orlando one... its really exciting at first, then you realize you're just standing in a regular 7-11 with some Simpsons stuff everywhere. Oh well, still pretty cool. Here are a few pics:

http://images26.fotki.com/v909/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2367-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v905/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2369-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v907/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2371-vi.jpg
http://images24.fotki.com/v873/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2374-vi.jpg
http://images26.fotki.com/v910/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2377-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v908/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2379-vi.jpg
http://images26.fotki.com/v912/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2383-vi.jpg
http://images23.fotki.com/v876/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2388-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v897/photos/4/481327/5128487/IMG_2393-vi.jpg

I have a few more, but its mostly stuff you've already seen. I wouldn't feel too bad if you don't have one nearby... its cool at first, but the magic dies once you're there. They have the products at other 7-11's anyways.

[SNAAAAKE]

:rofl: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1002/699865869_282857da28.jpg

[Gimpy]

I'm mad that the one in the D.C. area would have to be in the fucking ghetto. :rofl: But seriously I thought they would have put it in northern Virginia. Thank god they didn't. :looney:

[Preppy]

It looks like everybody got restocked today. Our Kwik E Mart in Seattle (it's the one on Denny right by the Space Needle) was FULL of people this past Saturday at 10PM when my girl and I stopped by. I was sorry not to see a statue of Ganesh, but ... there have been a surprising amount of Indians working the 7-11s lately. I thought the Kwik E Mart retheme was kind of cool but not jaw-dropping.

ALL of the 7-11s out there should have the products if you haven't got them. I thought Buzz Cola tasted more like RC Cola, but maybe that's just me.

It's amazing the run people are making on the merchandise. I've been stopping by six different 7-11s (I'm training for a bike race) and yet I've only seen two Sprinklicious Donuts total, the Buzz Cola and KrustyO's disappear a couple days after they get in, and even the collector's cups have run out at some places. (Again, I think everybody got restocked today, but this weekend most were pretty short on product.)

You can't (shouldn't?) have Duff Beer for a PG-13 movie, evidently. But that was the first question from all of my friends. If they made Duff Beer ... I would have bought ... well, as much as my car could hold. I don't even drink, but for the next twenty years my friends would be living the Duff High Life. Aw well. :sad:

[sainthuey]

for anyone in the West Los Angeles area theres one on Sepulveda and Venice

Yep, went to the one on venice on friday, GOD DAMN the donuts are hella good, they aren't the usuall shit tier quality, they taste really good.

Buzz cola is good too, it's good because it isn't strong like coke/pepsi it's like a light cola.

I'm def going again to get a pack of 4 donuts:lovin::lovin:

[strakka]

http://flickr.com/photos/mlaaker/689825079/in/set-72157600595691223/

Check the parking lot - Wiggums is already there. :rofl:

[Steve F]

none in nyc (go figure, fucking nyc).. but there's one in MD, like an hour from skisonic's place.. ughhh i want krusty O's.. and like 8 boxes of Buzz.. oh god.. gotta have it gotta have it.

Says NYC on the first post, but where would it be? Anybody else from NYC? I only know of one 7-11 in manhattan, and it is on 23 and park... Any news on any in the area?
edit: found it... gotta go there soon...

345 W. 42nd Street
New York City, NY 10036

[bbq sauce]

They should hire a bunch of Indian guys and have them say thank you, come again
Should?

[Septimus Prime]

I went to the one in Burbank and got some Buzz Cola. They were sold out of Krusty O's, though.

[Gimpy]

I went to the one in Burbank and got some Buzz Cola. They were sold out of Krusty O's, though.



I just picked up some Buzz Cola...I wish someone could have told me beforehand that that shit cost damn near $17. :rofl: