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Title: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: Typhoon on July 06, 2007, 08:40:22 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/..._kwik_e_mart_1

So Im driving along and notice this huge crowd outside the 7-Eleven that I sometimes frequent.  Except the sign was different.  Oh, it changed ownership?  So what?  A crowd for that?  Then I realized what had happened.  This is one of the stores that was transformed in honor of the Simpsons movie.

Its pretty cute, although I didnt stand in the long line to get in.  I just peeked in the window, and later came across these photos that someone posted. 

http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?t=62348

The clerks, surly as they are on a good day, dont seem too happy&
Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: Bogie on July 07, 2007, 05:37:40 AM
I'm just disappointed that they didn't do Duff... Damn politically correct people...
 
Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: Manedwolf on July 07, 2007, 07:20:30 AM
Maybe they just realized that they couldn't get the quality of a cheap beer lower than the Budweiser and other corn-and-rice swill that already exists.  cheesy
Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: Bogie on July 07, 2007, 10:04:22 AM
Actually, if I was doing the campaign, I'd do it like "Acme Brewery (who is actually going to make the beer, and just relabel it) is happy to announce its acquisition of the Duff Brewery." You could probably get a lot of miles out of it...
 
Stuffed shirt talking about the beer, and a CGI Homer runs across the set, grabs the display, etc., etc...
 
Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: Brad Johnson on July 11, 2007, 10:54:17 AM
Sure am disspointed they don't carry these around here...  sad

Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: K Frame on July 11, 2007, 10:57:46 AM
Try that restaurant that Chris was talking about... Cereality!  laugh
Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: Bogie on July 11, 2007, 05:35:31 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Simpsons-7-11-711-Krusty-Os-Buzz-Cola-Radioactive_W0QQitemZ140135466408QQihZ004QQcategoryZ201QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: HankB on July 12, 2007, 07:23:12 AM
Quote from: Bogie on July 07, 2007, 04:37:40 AM
I'm just disappointed that they didn't do Duff... Damn politically correct people...
It's almost as if some weenie said "Hey, what can we do to louse up this promotion and rein in our success . . . "
Title: Re: Simpsons 7-Eleven (err&) Kwik-E-Mart in my neighborhood
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on July 12, 2007, 08:36:44 AM
Seriously.  I went looking for Duff.  I found Squishies and Buzz Cola.