Real Kwik-E-Marts?
Who needs the Kwik-E-Mart? I DO!
7-11 is currently in talks to “Simpsonize” 11 of their stores to promote the Simpsons Movie this summer. It’s not known which 11 stores and the deal isn’t final yet, but it’s looking good.
If all goes as planned, the convenience store chain plans to refit 11 stores across the U.S. — Richmond is an unlikely choice — to resemble the front of the Kwik-E-Mart, the convenience store that Homer and other characters frequent in the classic cartoon TV series.
Customers also will be able to buy products inspired by the nearly two-decades-old show, including KrustyO’s cereal, Buzz Cola and iced Squishees (the cup says Squishee, but the contents will be Slurpee).
The chain also will use pictures of Simpsons characters to promote 7-Eleven’s line of fresh foods, such as placing the face of Homer and his classic “Mmmm . . . sandwich” quip on sandwich wrappers. (Times Dispatch)
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What about the Duff beer?
I sure hope so. And there better be a cardboard cut-out or in-store appearances of Duffman.
thats so crazy. I wanna see one. Are they going to have someone pose as Apu too? that’d be awesome
That would be great. And I hope they let you stick your head under the Slushee machine just like Homer does.
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Only 11 stores? Out of how many?
7-Eleven operates, franchises or licenses more than 7,200 7-Eleven® stores in North America. Globally, 7-Eleven operates, franchises or licenses some 32,000 stores in 17 countries and U.S. territories.
So I guess 11 out of 7,200?
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LOL. Awesome.
Hopefully they’ll also start selling month-old hotdogs and bubblegum cigars, just like the real kwik-e-marts…then I’d REALLY be impressed.
Man, that’d be great. I hope Apu and his kids are scheduled for appearances. Now if only they’d open some Krusty Burgers…
Mmmmm beeeer!
You can say that again! Lets hope they have Duff…
Duffman’s pension has been mis-managed…ooooh yeah!
Wonder if Krusty makes products intended to avoid needing this?
I just hope the Krusty O’s come with the free shards of metal. Mmmmm…metal…
Heard this on radio, good idea but needs to be more than 11 Kwik E Marts, make at least 100!
Yeah, 11 is few and far between. 100 sounds good to me…or at the least 1 in each state.
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Duff is for fancypants. I’m a Fud man!
ok but what about the hot dogs that Apu would have in the rotissere that were old and gross… oh wait 7-11 already has those…what about the bullet holes in the… oh wait 7-11 already has those… sounds like 7-11 doesn’t have to do much to change… rock rock on!!
Will the participating stores employ east indian males with the name of A poo, and make him pull 24 shifts?
We can only hope…
so i was at venice beach today and on the way back home my friend and i passed by a kwik-e-mart… and it blew my mind and i was like? “what the hell” so we stopped by went inside and they had the krustyO’s cerial and a bunch of other shit.. pretty cool.. if anyones planning to go check it out its on Venice blvd.
Thanks, Shanto. I’m going to make a new post featuring the locations and other info so keep an eye out. Thanks for reporting the sighting!