![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNJ-D41UJMUAaMlKGcXe5cFg2e_mUXKHh2G81HDxDyYsbG5P_jm98XXnNfurBI4P4e44h6N572X7D54HGTJIFD17zLNJN30eS303LpeLKbz40Si65lKSMrBPNdSHHZPGfUEwm8ZK4Palv/s200/SP_A0254.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uBRcl-sHqw4lNTcpP8Ur6MrwHKOHPWVaPsuDQYQcDhmqBjgL5zghyphenhyphen2QudkBbslBlEstRxC0W4GlTHBGplbnlla-LEJj3JsVn_264XtbPlnk73KRfgbbeckYQmVF6zglKB_J_dZWmGSGl/s200/SP_A0244.jpg)
In light of the Simpsons movie coming out in the next few weeks, Fox has teamed up with 7-11 convenience stores to promote the movie. A number of selected locations will be converted into the fictional store-front chain from the show, the Kwiki Mart. This is news is not new. What I did not know is that one of these locations would be in my neighborhood (42nd St, closest to 9th Ave). My trip to the Kwiki Mart :
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHGoswwQYV6K2Ld06v95etgqK50DtxHfAxv_02vOmcuW2izaw4VXt4cdyeZlkrhW3leKrZ6f9-9qIkeXZdP9K__kc6mrryIySV3WuKHXnaMQF258U0oC0nTIEC_l0_J4SJ0wbyp0py7wJ/s200/SP_A0245.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMe6CkOOWYdSVfa8dZFhg8-hGI6cBV3bwAjzZinnWdFxfu9KaLbHpz2srW7xmfz5ZZoEIZsIOWywgEKrWSCPCTK1jnopZPv8Kei2L1Mdt_wj7dQEfiqpqfKB1M9-yAlTS6MYseTEazKA6/s400/SP_A0246.jpg)
For the most part the store was still 7-11, with the exception of numerous Simpsons displays and renames. My first stop was the Squishy machine to dispense the Pomegranate Punch Squishy. From what I saw, there were 4 collector's cups to choose from; Homer on a Hog (motorcycle), Homer chasing a Hog (pork product), Marge and Bart skating naked. There were two Squishy machines and 8 flavors. There was also a Buzz logo by the soda machine.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX_eoh7ybpW7UUBXEYxHuSz9K1s_G0WKcWqS9dasJUo3HfKmYA9DCkV_JYeO1nR0b-bdKTAJN152qJ7VOjTznrge1PZXjBSb9TED1KohGD3T3LQAenaYpFzpguZgb0lz6HztA4Cqfqm6b/s320/SP_A0247.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3I73tiskQumbAuxR0LF1dKGZw7TJXf14Ikde9tXOfybtWdzN1-sJ2tmBLieJTtMw4T9J6YBrifnJEQnIK-lom4_Egi1g3n1_KOM-s3vcTUjHcNFEcz8P18MLEr_9Bn5lcoiVHiGaJ0fH/s320/SP_A0248.jpg)
The rest of the displays focused on the donuts, hot dogs and soda.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJH-mEG9b0mqCOSJ0zuerVVzjjsyQHI_m9Scs1NamDMlRjkapIzozifxp_9ZJb_wqvF27SHscAZlVjSaz48_N2Ot09eM_CMaPQeEVM2ddMuFoFHLw8-u6ClRRqE_X6fJZgZTLcex7jw7sD/s200/SP_A0256.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYoZAByOTF0mGd-TfEhDjST5UXcKO76RSXndVMtFKioi1gw-JSm36k10nEEvetHFo37cr-zFEgRMO3UhBzCnhywRyooxeJC8CQk6p8n3TkRpRSIraEHp_4XDdsRqM0wZh3P2piXGdBZNO/s200/SP_A0255.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpjGLWD8ddvNrM5-V8BhtWIUNZ4V4AL25EcCQ0Jtbox_YyFUUEW4F4kH89niRJUVceuz2XKesxyWWlM9kVKP5jKWnu5aD95aO6VzeiwTuMJieX429TfV4QypBx_w26169dHPo6U4OpXJa/s320/SP_A0258.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bdlcs2HNaSEJDSykEaZa6LcYGbLuwR0j481MRMjznzpGRzqSFY5rpNVTwaKbqt4eZSgNOl6H3gLbM-a4_I5MRMACosOpezwz11meYllt8PdWZHCDswgXqwieOryj7commpIhzNF80Np3/s200/SP_A0257.jpg)
So I was able to buy a Squishy and a six pack of Buzz cola (which tastes much like Pepsi). There was also suppose to be some collectible straws (not my thing), a pink donut with sprinkles (which I didn't see), a Radioactive Man comic (which I also didn't see) and the Krusty O's cereal (which had sold out). According to an employee there, a restocking of some of these items will occur tomorrow afternoon (so I might have to return tommorrow). They even had Kwiki Mart coolers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QS3kfEunxxX1oCiD_qvrK0FuLx7U_RPIW6ueco5n06xa-OUuyJ1iH3KJtQri-KGct_B0_dt37dL9pwB-yaeiuYT3aZN4tbPz2lNtrvQ28WsIMiuOTwPxSqirXayUGv1jat0okdZ3s4oP/s200/SP_A0249.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G20ZEqxOq6c/RonE9_X_YHI/AAAAAAAAAGM/Wc2LS362z1o/s200/SP_A0250.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx1ruBkGkBgyEQpLAL_EqRn3mtCloQcYJl75QWMnIWkdl2PkRWN1tz7Ozj66-v0FKzUkkxeP4R3lJ4WLE8I9t1p7wVSdarhnpxTGmKjKwtU_yVXnYS3FL_oyPoi4wwii7RtPnbY8Pf0gG/s200/SP_A0259.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecVLDigLaeLlwioySjkkdgQ5HcqqREQlFTSJgDckqv_Fn5y9YJ5rFlGIDONWq9Jyp5BjIhKk9d0v88iYvfnCa20Vo7k65l2FFjWBZOsYT6C7OVXTbfp18GrvOLLHhpqdJXYcM_X4bcDH0/s200/SP_A0251.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSV0XOhzSI4hKV-HpuYPO2X0eq2W7t5EKA_BRTCM0w2-BIC8lRCOR-8kj23hvvYn_LUbUJQPtZTp2adndyqRvaD88JnfsBcFEWs2Tu8SdhTrrT_JDnX0BYA4dbS_RlBCXjhbZF9liyrIy/s200/SP_A0262.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtWif2b3vF3p9AUq2pMXLr2pVcVthChEjx730sAwiCrYIQWXAH16qziiGpRSbYoSoFE-JCKxKxIAVd5NKU4Hc6tKwG-yE16Xf82UQeA5MkNyGZ-YNBEVnHF4KC7TWNc_YM7vAX7CHWMjY/s200/SP_A0253.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mGiqpxQhtTFPyBvnoISbjGZxsbh3bW_it21zeiTDyQPe1a-DhPG_6qAP9cIzbkzBYF9Vz44pbLT96yKy2FUYtowYu6nPmX0cIcOsJfAcU1ORp4ewULL6GW8oUP3ld5QWxnJMcD3uA9Yp/s200/SP_A0260.jpg)
I was actually quite hesitant about this promotion and in all honesty it wasn't all that, yet somehow I got a little caught up in it. It was a "Thank You. Come Again" away from being near perfect (for me) and it almost happened (all I got was "Thank You").
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIdznONYaumH-3eCmrVwZRzo6IDxFTU7zR9_dLklAI-1omsQFQ7s4X6dFi3QR2jmls7YMNWUiz95qZOr8vo_jQXo2cyoEn5vZmWjqAoJAPIjpxoQeSxjqsO45EOI-Hb80c-7G06WgqJJH/s200/SP_A0261.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8Miv6mxOZZGrit2H-7T25IXYHFe6dehWXk1WWeZWJs8u96L0MRwkETRQ1zqeqsOkXGQ4ug8xOFrh4cm54d7kjZOuw-CXwGaszW27TokY3qMhLd_SHYR6asA2TwkVsCb06SXS0P7CfFpo/s320/SP_A0252.jpg)
0 comments:
Post a Comment