7-Eleven gets Kwik-E-Mart treatment for 'Simpsons' movie (with photos)
Posted Monday, July 2, 2007 at 11:59 AM Central
Last updated Monday, November 28, 2022 at 6:40 PM Central
by Tim Briscoe
As promotion for the upcoming The Simpsons Movie, 12 7-Eleven convenience stores across the country have been turned into Kwik-E-Marts. Kwik-E-Mart is the Apu Nahasapeemapetilon-operated and Homer Simpson-frequented convenience store from the animated TV show.
Not only has the signage changed, but many of the products from The Simpsons are on the shelves of these real world Kwik-E-Marts. 7-Eleven's frozen Slurpee drink is now known as the WooHoo! Blue Vanilla Squishee. Malt-O-Meal has even made a KrustyO's breakfast cereal.
And while you will be able to drink a Buzz Cola, you won't be able to purchase Homer's favorite Duff Beer. A 7-Eleven marketing executive told the AP that the beer brand "didn't seem to fit" the PG-13 rated film.
According to the AP news report, the re-branded U.S. stores are in New York City; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Burbank, Calif.; Los Angeles; Henderson, Nev.; Orlando, Fla.; Mountain View, Calif.; Seattle; and Bladensburg, Md. The final transformed store is in Canada.
The Simpsons Movie arrives in theaters on July 27.
The below photos are from rdr07's Flickr set taken at the Burbank, Calif. Location.
