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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

I wish they had one down here! That is too cool!

Chestnuts roasted by Ladytink_534 @ 07/03/2007 2:45 PM

I’d be all over Duff beer.

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 07/03/2007 2:59 PM

YAYYYY! I was sad cause I’m in Canada and now I’m doing a happy dance since it’s in Coquitlam, less than an hour away! But how do I find out which store in the town is it? I am SO going there now!

Chestnuts roasted by Lea @ 07/03/2007 3:27 PM

Were the floors all Stik-E-Mart?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 07/03/2007 3:39 PM

Let’s hurl a brick-e-mart!

Sorry, I had to.

Chestnuts roasted by fistpittingnork @ 07/03/2007 3:43 PM

No 7-11′s in Iowa. :(

Saw Ratatooie yesterday and it is the best Pixar film to date. I loved every moment of it.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 07/03/2007 4:05 PM

Freaking sweet. I am going to look up the closest Kwik-E-Mart and go there. The Simpsons were a huge part of my childhood. I got in trouble in 6th grade for making the bart simpson overbite in my class picture. I won a slap braclet for having the funniest pic.

Chestnuts roasted by Empare @ 07/03/2007 5:14 PM

Hoverbored, eBay, DUH!!!!

Sure you’re going to pay the eBay “surcharge” but that is always worth it. eBay isn’t some magical land of free things, it’s like a skypirate’s den where, if you’ve got the money, you can get anything you want.

I bought my DS and my Wii off of eBay. I wanted a DS during the drought of Christmas 06, and I paid the price for it.

I figured it out, Shaun. The reticle moves the camera. Sure I’m being a little more active with the Wiimote than usual, but you can brings things into focus. I played the Jazz chapter and OMG it was amazing. Had to do it about 30 times before I cleared it, but I enjoyed every second of it. Now I have to finish the Ironhide stuff so I can replay Jazz :D

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 07/03/2007 7:35 PM

I just came from watching the TRANSFORMERS and I firmly believe that, along with the Simpsons, they will be the best movies of the year.

Chestnuts roasted by Mufu @ 07/03/2007 7:39 PM

It’s at 1198 Landsdowne Street in Coquitlam. I’m 4 hours away but am enough of a Simpsons mark to think about making the trip this weekend. The woman would be quite suprised if I told her we were going for a shopping trip, and even more so when all it included was a 7-11.

Chestnuts roasted by Tterb @ 07/03/2007 7:49 PM

No Kwik-E-Mart in Albuquerque (Home of the Isotopes)?!?! What the hell….?!

Chestnuts roasted by underdog! @ 07/03/2007 8:02 PM

No one has done spoilers yet, but be advised that I will bringing them with me early tomorrow morning. I’ll tag them of course.

Basically, I’m just reminding people to please, make with the SPOILER tags. They’re being a little inconsiderate over at Shrine right now. I’m not sure why, they’re usually on top of that.

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 07/03/2007 8:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiKW0MS88xI

Check out my Kwik-E-Mart video tour! Complete with a Donut taste test!

Chestnuts roasted by TheRobotWhoKills @ 07/03/2007 10:21 PM

i just gotta say i love your website and i love everything you do ive been reading for about 2 years and it great thank you you have save me from boredom to death

Chestnuts roasted by joe nuts @ 07/04/2007 2:08 AM

I went there today and all they had was buzz cola, a few key chains and squishees. No cereal :(

Chestnuts roasted by Alexis @ 07/04/2007 2:40 AM

Just a quick note to those not living near one of the “converted” stores. I went into a regular 7-11 today and even they had a few of the Kwik-E-Mart gimmicks.

It had the “Squishee” machine going in full-force and they also had one last PINK DONUT! I didn’t buy it as it didn’t look particularly fresh. This was around 3 in the afternoon. I think I may stop by there today and see what else they may have in stock. Yes, I do regret not buying the one last donut, just in case I never see it again.

I so would have bought a case of BUZZ COLA even at 89 cents a pop.

Chestnuts roasted by Magic Toe @ 07/04/2007 3:55 AM

I am so looking forward to watching the Simpsons movie…watching it tank that is.

I will admit though that this looks like a really cool ad campaign they have going. I don’t have any 7-11 locations in the Raleigh area though, we have Kangaroo stops instead. I don’t think there’s any 7-11s in the Carolinas (Charlotte and Myrtle Beach included)

Chestnuts roasted by mjf7583 @ 07/04/2007 12:57 PM

Fuck yeah!

Chestnuts roasted by John Yingling @ 07/04/2007 4:13 PM

I so went there on the first day. I was in Nirvana, and I don’t mean Kurt Cobain’s band. Matt, you forgot to take pictures of the Krusty for charity bin at the counter (“With up to 7% going to actual kids!”) and of the $4 Radioactive Man origin comic book in a mylar bag. High-larious.

Chestnuts roasted by Tuff Daddy Cool @ 07/04/2007 4:43 PM

IT’S THE EARLY 90S AGAIN!!
I love it! I wish my near by 7 eleven got turned into one -_- Hopefully i’ll still be able to snag a box of Krustyos XD

Chestnuts roasted by Dragonrider @ 07/04/2007 5:43 PM

A pack of Pall Malls is $5.75?? Good god…

Chestnuts roasted by The Bear Trap Killer @ 07/05/2007 4:13 AM

Matt, you may want to check out this link:
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/07/02/my-adventures-into-the-mouth-of-the-7-eleven-kwik-e-mart/
It looks like it’s pretty much ripping off some of your pictures and text.

Chestnuts roasted by concerned reader @ 07/05/2007 12:22 PM

He isn’t; he was there. We shared a camera. :)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/05/2007 1:03 PM

“See Ratatouille instead of Transformers, or greedy Disney execs will decide John Lasseter doesn’t deserve to be in charge and replace him with another bean-counter and the video sequels will start all over again!”

If I say that on this site, will it fall on deaf ears?

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 07/05/2007 3:01 PM

Kevin said

I doubt there is, but does anyone know if theres one of these in Pittsburgh!? I need a case of Duff beer pronto!

I remember that once upon a time there was at least one 7-11 in Pittsburgh, but that was…longer than I care to think about.

Of course, even if there is, even if it’s Kwik-E-Mart’ed, and even if there was a Duff beer tie-in, you wouldn’t be able to get Duff (or any beer) there due to Pennsylvania’s alcohol laws.

Chestnuts roasted by Bernhard @ 07/05/2007 8:26 PM

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