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.
7-Elevens Become Simpsons ‘Kwik-E-Marts’ — Yahoo! News
Artist Rendering of Off The Broiler Host Jason Perlow as a Simpsons Character. (simpsonsmovie.com)
Products sold at Kwik-E-Mart (7-Eleven.com)
July 2, 2007 at 3:24 pm |
just happened by the one in LA today. it was fun inside! got my buzz cola, krusty-o’s and a kwik-e-mart cooler to store it in. and they gave me a free squishee cup with a marge magnet!
July 2, 2007 at 5:45 pm |
DocChuck:
Au contraire, it definitely has Jason’s pawprints all over it.
Spamwise
July 2, 2007 at 6:27 pm |
Right. After all the site is named after a way to go to Burger King and actually get a decent burger out of them. Its no surprise it would also note something interesting being done by 7-11.
July 3, 2007 at 9:19 am |
[...] I found out from the always-nifty Off the Broiler that various 7-Eleven convenience stores have been turned into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the upcoming [...]
July 3, 2007 at 9:28 am |
I agree. It’s an interesting bit of news that IS food-related. Plus, you know, who doesn’t want a big bowl of Krusty-Os?
July 3, 2007 at 12:26 pm |
Do they sell Skittlebrau? If not, can I get a 6 of Duff and some Skittles?
What about Flintstones chewable Morphine?
July 3, 2007 at 3:05 pm |
I stopped into my local 7-11 for a quick drink, and saw those pink donuts. The pinkest donuts I have ever seen! I’d have a hard time eating something that color.
July 3, 2007 at 7:08 pm |
Fun.
July 4, 2007 at 10:59 pm |
Related coolness. A guy who actually visited one of the converted stores and took some pics:
http://michaelscomments.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/kwik-e-mart-las-vegas/