Yesterday's Donuts at Tomorrow's Prices!

[HurricaneMikey]

For those that haven't heard, there is a new Simpsons movie being released at the end of the month. In order to promote it, 7-11 has transformed a dozen convenience stores around the country into Apu-style Kwik E Marts.

And guess which town has one? Las Vegas? Not exactly...

Henderson, baby!

Anyhow, the newest Kwik E Mart just happens to be down the street from Casa de Mikey & Falcon Rob.

Rob went down there earlier yesterday to grab a box of Krusty-O's, but they were already sold out. They'd also ran out of Buzz Cola, but promised to have more stuff in stock later today. Anyhow, we were sitting around the house enjoying the wonder of HDTV when we realized that we were out of beer and needed to make a suds run. So back we went to the Kwick E Mart, this time with a camera.

(Sadly, they don't offer Duff Beer...)

Anyhow--Here are the photos:

The Kwik E Mart
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/HurricaneMikey/0704070014a.jpg



No dilly-dally.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/HurricaneMikey/0703071826.jpg


Mikey and the Comic Book Guy. Greatest. Picture. Evar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/HurricaneMikey/0704070014.jpg


A smiling Apu offers us cartons of cigarettes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/HurricaneMikey/0704070013.jpg



Dammit...I missed the sign behind Homer's Head. It said "Buy Three for the Price of Three!". But that's Falcon Rob with a case of Bud, since there was no Duff's available.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/HurricaneMikey/0704070009.jpg


I think this photo speaks for itself...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/HurricaneMikey/0704070007a.jpg

There were a few other pictures, all of which didn't quite turn out (camera-phone), and most of the other Simpson characters were on display throughout the store.

Pretty fun concept, and there were lots of people in there taking pictures and such, and like I said, all of the Simpson-themed foodstuff was already sold out. But it's cool to be one of the 'chosen' neighborhoods.

Mikey

[mikenhe]

thats just fantastic... :thumbsup:

I want to buy the store..

[gmoney590]

Very nice Mikey. Is it me or do you and the comic book guy look like brothers?:poke:

[vegasbound]

Hilarious. Thanks for sharing.

ETA: After giving it some thought, it's particularly fitting to have the Kwick E Mart in Henderson. Years ago, the Simpson house was brought to life there. Here's the story and pictures:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sun/dossier/misc/simpsons/index.html

[DaveP]

Excellent Mikey! Thanks for the great pictures. I've got to go out to the 7-11 site to see if I can find a Kwik E Mart near me. Must be one, since I live just down the road from the real Simpson's Springfield (MA). :)

[Falcon_Rob]

Here's the story that my friend sent me notifying me that a Kwik-E-Mart was right down the road. Sorry Dave, it doesn't look like there's one in Mass. However, the Buzz Cola, Krusty-O's and Squishees are available in pretty much every 7-eleven.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/02/7.eleven.kwik.e.mart.ap/index.html

[Coaster Kikky]

I live down the street from the Henderson Kwik-E-Mart... and my itty bitty hometown makes the news for getting the premiere of the movie:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19695365

[Double_Down]

Twentieth Century Fox is doing a nice job promoting the Simpsons Movie.
From the 7-Eleven Kwik-E-Marts, the movie premiere location and the viral videos about the pink donuts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx6G-O3AWQs&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i2etZorHew

Go ahead, they're not called Don't-nuts! :licklips:

[mrsvjw]

Cripes.... and I call myself a Simpsons fan... I didn't know the products were at all the 7-11s!

Love the pictures!!! Freezer Geezer!!

[OandApreacher]

Can someone give me the address to this place? I looked through but couldnt find it

[HurricaneMikey]

I don't know the address, but it's on the corner of Stephanie and Horizon Ridge Pkwy.

Mikey

[aggie182]

I went to the one here in Dallas Saturday.

[SlowRoller]

http://www.7-eleven.com/kem.asp

http://www.7-eleven.com/kem_lav.asp

I'm heading to the one in Mountain View a week from Saturday with my son.