Switchgear Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=267510>1=7703 The Associated Press 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. . . . 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. ----------- Sounds like I need to make a trip up to Bladensburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiLfan Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 oh the humanity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Bladensburg isn't the best neighborhood .... But I'm kinda curious to see a Kwik-E-Mart. I think that I'll venture over there tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Can I get some Duff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 they did something at my local 7-11. I saw a Squishee sign there this morning. Eh...idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchgear Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 No Duff, sadly. I think that is a mistake, but in the article they say that since the movie is PG-13 (and this is just a movie promotion) they thought it would be inappropriate. Oh, and Candace, if you find it, pictures and directions would be appreciated. My wife and I are big Simpsons fans. It would definitely be worth making the trip hour and a half trip for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSkins Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 i've always wanted to try buzz cola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Someone got shot at the 7-11 closest to my house over the weekend. Not the first time this has happened. I don't think I will stop by to see if they have any Kwik-E-Mart products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 it said it was only 12 locations. Unfortunately, no Duff which is a complete rip. That would totally sell in record numbers. They said that since the movie was PG-13, they wanted to keep the fun clean or something. Edit: if someone can post other pictures, please do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Wow. If I were a regular shopper at 7-Eleven and found one of them involved in this ridiculous thing, I think I'd go down the road to Cumberland Farms instead. Then again I'm one of those people who thinks The Simpsons is not exactly the best thing our society has ever come up with on a number of levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMetal Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Where the F is Bladensburg? That sounds like a long drive from Richmond. I'd do it though...what an amazing promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Willing to drive over an hour to buy some random product, re-labeled based on a cartoon ? Thats just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 One of the 7-11s near my house is selling Squishees instead of Slurpees, but I think that's the only change I've noticed. :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchgear Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Where the F is Bladensburg?That sounds like a long drive from Richmond. I'd do it though...what an amazing promotion. It's just outside of DC (to the east, in a not so great part of PG county). Go to maps.google.com and enter Bladensburg, md. That'll give you a rough idea, though where the actual store is I'm not sure. If the location hasn't been posted by next weekend I'll drive up there myself and find it. Edit: The story is on WTOP's website, they have the store's address (4199 Kenilworth Ave.) and some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 This is only a 10 minute drive for me now ... Its on Kennilworth Avenue right by 202. It's not the best neighborhood, but it's safe during daylight. I went home on my lunch break and read the Washington Post ... looky at what I found!!! Crap .... Basically the article is saying that this is what the 7-11 could look like ... that they're putting Krusty O's, Sprinklicious doughnuts, Radioactive Man Comic Books and a new Slurpee (WooHoo! Blue Vanilla Squishee Slurpee) in stores. It's in the Metro section of today's Washington Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofizz Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Bladensburg isn't the best neighborhood .... But I'm kinda curious to see a Kwik-E-Mart. I think that I'll venture over there tonight. Did you check it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Why the hell did they choose Bladensburg of all places? (No offense meant to Bladensburg residents) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Why the hell did they choose Bladensburg of all places? (No offense meant to Bladensburg residents) Its near DC and apparently makes a ton of money. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: To anybody afraid to go into Bladensburg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Its near DC and apparently makes a ton of money.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: To anybody afraid to go into Bladensburg... I am not afraid to go, just seems like an odd choice for one of only 12 in the country. I would think if they were going to put one around DC, they would go with a location in the city. Ah hell, what do I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 The slurpee and coke machine at my 7-11 has been replaced with Squishee and Buzz cola, too. Nothing done to the front of the store, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: To anybody afraid to go into Bladensburg... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I am not afraid to go, just seems like an odd choice for one of only 12 in the country. I would think if they were going to put one around DC, they would go with a location in the city. Ah hell, what do I know. Yeah, it is a wierd choice. You'd think a location in the city would be better, but who knows? :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurd Cudins Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Isn't the Simpsons movie coming out this summer? This is a great marketing campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I didn't go last night ... I'm going tonight. I'll be nice and take a few pictures. The article in the Wash Post says that they chose that location because its in the top 10 sales among the chain's 1,003 stores in the mid-Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Wow. If I were a regular shopper at 7-Eleven and found one of them involved in this ridiculous thing, I think I'd go down the road to Cumberland Farms instead. Then again I'm one of those people who thinks The Simpsons is not exactly the best thing our society has ever come up with on a number of levels. Be quiet Mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 on that note, anyone think this movie is gonna bust? Im sure they'll have a great story for it, but it sounds like it very well could be the end of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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