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Summer Megaparty: X-E Goes To The Kwik-E-Mart!

I made a promise that X-E's Summer Megaparty would include new blog content everyday from 6/20 through 8/1...


...but I think I can get off on a technicality if I write a new article. It's been a wild day. I'm at home slumped in my chair, and one phone call later, I'm crashing into eighty cars as I zip to New York City for the privilege to go inside a real, live Kwik-E-Mart. Click here for the huge report!

Yes, promoting The Simpsons Movie, eleven 7-Eleven stores (get it?) from all over the country have turned themselves in Kwik-E-Marts, each with real, live Kwik-E-Mart foodstuffs and enough Simpsons crap to make anyone who still can't hear "Rock Me Amadeus" without thinking of Dr. Zaius happy.

The article is a photo journey through the store, but I had a bunch of pics leftover. Check 'em out, after the jump. Jump jump.









That's just the tip of the iceberg...make sure you check out the full review!

Posted by Matt on 07/02/2007. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 140 comments

Nice one Matt! Although i believe there is an error in the last sentence of the forth paragraph.

Love the 7:11 clock picture. And I have one question: Did the squishee machine have a knob you could turn to experimental? And are you going to join the junior campers in the early hours of this morning?

Chestnuts roasted by James @ 07/03/2007 1:01 AM

Did the clerks say, “Thank you, come again”?

Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 07/03/2007 1:10 AM

I’ve got my ticket for TF. Tomorrow at 10:40pm. Can’t wait.

The video game (at least on the Wii) is worse than a buffalo taking a diarrhea dump in your ear (Angry Video Game Nerd reference). It looks okay and plays okay, if only the camera would decide to allow us to see it without us having to reset it every other second. I’m not kidding people.

I’m not even sure I can hold out for a Jazz level. Is there a Jazz level?

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 07/03/2007 1:12 AM

Knibblez My brother actually has a can of the real Duff beer. It doesn’t look anything like it did on the show though…

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 07/03/2007 1:19 AM

This is the best movie tie-in ever. Even if The Simpsons Movie does not set the world on fire, I will watch the film as many times as I can as a thank you to the good people who decided to create real life Kwik-E-Marts. Also, I will pay top dollar for those standups. That’s right — upwards of twelve dollars and 50 cents.

Chestnuts roasted by Dr. Acula @ 07/03/2007 1:21 AM

So I lied :)

KNeg there is a Jazz level, and it’s not to far into the Autobot storyline either. I completely agree with you about the camera but, not saying I think the game is great, I got used to it. The entire time I played I thought “who played this and thought this was okay?”. But I stopped playing in case it gives to much of the movie, plus I’ve been really busy during the day lately….

Still wish we had a 7-11 somewhere around here :(

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 07/03/2007 1:29 AM

I had the same notion, Shaun and I’ve decided not to play again until after I see it. I’ve got it until Saturday. Plenty of time to experience the Jazz level.

Every game I rent makes my complaints about Twilight Princess seem ridiculous. It really is the best game on the console (that I’ve experienced anyway). I don’t think I’m asking too much when I say I’d like an action game with gameplay as solid as Zelda, based on an intellectual property I enjoy. So far I’ve just been disappointed. Spidy3 is the best so far and even that isn’t spectacular.

It’ll happen eventually.

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 07/03/2007 1:44 AM

Matt, I like how you claim you’re not a Simpson’s fanatic and then drop a Frank Grimes reference in the same paragraph. You don’t fool me.

Chestnuts roasted by Wyatt @ 07/03/2007 1:49 AM

The closest one to me is seattle and that is several hours drive away and the closest one that isn’t that one is in california so that’s frickin far taking into consideration it’s a 30 min drive to the washington border from here…

I just want to say I’ve been watching the Simpsons since I was 8 years old. The simpsons have made me happy when I was sad, and has been my longest relationship with a friend. When I was growing up if I saw a piece of merchandise that had bart or another simpson on it I whined until I got it. Mostly it was cheap stuff a dollar or two so don’t feel sorry for the people that took me on store trips. I have gone to the store before (as a kid and now) with money in pocket to buy something specific and then changed my mind to buy something simpsons related. I kept things in their packages too (opened and then put back mostly) because I wanted it to be a collectors item. Hard for a kid to be like that.

Anyway in the 90′s there was an Austrailian company that made duff beer that you can find on ebay the boxes and cans and they quickly stopped after a lawsuit fringing on copywrights obviously.

searching on ebay for that, I found another thing that kinda answers your questions.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Simpsons-Kwik-E-Mart-2-Cans-Duff-Beer-HARD-TO-FIND_W0QQitemZ180136022999QQihZ008QQcategoryZ19242QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is a Duff beer offical kwik-e-mart/7-eleven can that is orange energy drink. How is this better? Kids are seen drinking beer!! Sigh.

Also, there is this small fridge that has an option to warm things up as well that looks like a duff beer can they sell in Austrailia that plugs into your car adaptor and AC I believe in their types of plugs. Ultimate graduation present. Or I love Goob present. either way, not a waste of money.

Bill Have a blasty blast in Vegas and don’t get into too much trouble. And my face is trademarked so if you get a tattoo of me someplace ‘ahem’ then it’ll cost ya. Just sayin’.

Chestnuts roasted by Goob @ 07/03/2007 1:59 AM

Yeah..I think after they get through rushing things to be part of the ‘craze’it will get better…E3-or whatever it is called now- is next week, so hopefully we’ll hear about new and great games then. And both Mario Strikers (onine) and Metroid this summer….the hope is not dead yet.

Have you tried Resident Evil 4? Not sure if it’s your type of game, and I’m not into the “OMG shoot everything!” games, but it is actually very cool and creepy; almost like playing a movie.

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 07/03/2007 2:00 AM

oh man I’m so excited, I’m going to go to the Lake Buena Vista one either tomorrow or the 4th, and then I leave for Maryland, and while I’m there I’ll hit up the D.C location. SWEET.

Chestnuts roasted by Brett @ 07/03/2007 2:03 AM

The Kwik-E-Marts have opened. Thus begins the Simpsoning.

Chestnuts roasted by DocDragon @ 07/03/2007 2:15 AM

I have contemplated getting RE4, but the Colonel told me to keep my money and he’d let me borrow his Cube copy. I played the original and 2 and they were fantastic to me. I’m a little bit afraid of how well the vibe will transfer to the Spanish country side, but it’s only gotten perfect scores in all of its incarnations, must be something to it :P

I’d love to play Metroid, but I haven’t played one since Super Metroid and the new one is going to be Prime 3, correct? Not sure if I’m willing to go back and play 1 and 2 :(

Game I hope they announce: Pilotwiings

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 07/03/2007 2:16 AM

If at all possible, KNeg, play the Wii version over the Cube….it’s amazing how much a new control scheme makes a differnce…

You should try Metroid Prime 1, as the second one can be a bit long an frustrating. But the first one was really a great game. And you could probably find it pretty cheap these days, or rent it and give it a spin.

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 07/03/2007 2:25 AM

I just got Pokemon Battle Revolution…oh yes.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/03/2007 2:26 AM

Oh, almost forgot, SMB 2 came out on the VC today…er, yesterday.

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 07/03/2007 2:53 AM

I stopped watching The Simpsons years ago, but man, that is truly impressive.

Chestnuts roasted by Frostor @ 07/03/2007 2:55 AM

Hello everyone, I’m going to buy either a wii or a DS tommorrow, depending on which one I can find in stores. Most likely a DS. I’m personally looking forward to Super Mario Galaxy. Does anyone know the difference between DS and DS Lite?

Matt-
Don’t mean to nag, but when do you think us X-E-ers can expect to see the summer jukebox up?

Chestnuts roasted by Hoverbored @ 07/03/2007 3:13 AM

Hey, sorry, was s’posed to be today, but the Kwik-E-Mart had to come first. I’ve got about 50 songs…probably enough to launch. Will work on that in the morning.

PS: Why am I up?

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/03/2007 3:16 AM

Thanks for the quick response, Matt. BTW, where did you Wii owners happen to find your systems? I can’t find a single store that has it in stock.

Chestnuts roasted by Hoverbored @ 07/03/2007 3:21 AM

don’t feel so bad about not getting the donuts.
they tasted like poop!

i’m still depressed we didn’t get a kwik-e mart in the slurpee capital of the world, either.

Chestnuts roasted by stereo @ 07/03/2007 3:23 AM

Mann… Georgia doesn’t have any Quik-E-Mart locations. I mean come on, California gets like three.

Chestnuts roasted by Thomas @ 07/03/2007 3:24 AM

The 7-Eleven by me in Philadelphia wasn’t tricked out on the outside, but the interior was all done up with signs and merch. I got way too many cans of Buzz and boxes of KrustyO’s – I must have looked like the Comic Book Guy at the counter. I know it made the cashiers surlier – they were out of the Squishee cups, and when I asked if they’d be getting more, the guy just said “No” and walked away.

Chestnuts roasted by Shawn @ 07/03/2007 3:43 AM

Wow- At least when I have to get up at 5:30 for work (after spending a glorious long weekend at a lake, in a tent) I get to see a real Kwik-E-Mart waiting for me. This is surreal! It’s awesome! I wish we had 7-11s even more now…thanks, Matt.

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 07/03/2007 5:21 AM

Crap. Now I have to pay $25 for a 6 pack of Buzz Cola and a box of Krusty O’s, plus $30 shipping to the UK off eBay!

Chestnuts roasted by ryedog_uk @ 07/03/2007 6:46 AM

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