Kwik-E-Mart in Coquitlam

[mbarrick]

Behold the newly opened Kwik-E-Mart in Coquitlam... (Really a 7-11 marketing the upcoming Simpsons movie)

Damn kids, always loitering!

Those doughnuts don't look to bad, though. Maybe I'll go in.

They are in fact, sprinklicious.

Bonding with other municipal employees.

And now for some truly fine marketing...

Hmm. Those kids have a good idea. Those Squishees look good.

First, I need a cup.

Out of my way, kid.

Empting my wallet on empty calories. The marketing machine won today.

In the course of this adventure I had a CBC news camera stuck in my face. I might be on the 6:00 news.

Comments

[valerian.livejournal.com]

"Bonding with other municipal employees".

Bwahahaha! And donuts - is there anything they can't do?


Hey! Save some of that scary food fer me, willya??

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

The non-animated municipal employees have already wiped out the doughnut supply, but that six-pack of Buzz Cola is coming home with me.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Yup, the cups are keepers.

[kitsune-13.livejournal.com]

that's awesome :)

[nicosian.livejournal.com]

That looks like a heap of dorky fun.

And sadly, no 7-11's here. we have these rundown ratrap convenience chain stores called "Needz" but it's more like "Desperationz" if you have to go in there.

[contrasoma.livejournal.com]

This explains the Krusty-O's I saw someone buying at a New West 7-11 a few nights back. Didn't notice any of that other stuff, though. Wouldn't mind picking up a sixer of Buzz myself...

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Apparently there are only a very small number of 7-11's that have the whole set-up like this. AFAIK this is the only one in greater Vancouver.

[opium.livejournal.com]

if i hadn't promised myself to eat better, i'd go there :P aha this is great. i saw the pix of the outside before but its great to see inside.

[(Anonymous)]

Where is this one? What streets?

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Scratch that. This is the ONLY one in Canada.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Corner of Lansdowne Dr. and Guilford Way (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=49.28508,-122.808952&spn=0.016012,0.037122&z=15) in Coquitlam.

[kid-sportswear.livejournal.com]

That's amazing and I am impressed.

[the_axel]

& they do that the week _after_ I'm there.

Bastards!

[mediavictim.livejournal.com]

Bunly goodness...

I remeber that episode

[evilyn13.livejournal.com]

Today we should get squishies made entirely of syrup and go crazy broadway style!!
I want a squisheeeeeeee!!!!

[skinjob007.livejournal.com]

Would you pick me up two buckets of putrifying shrimp, please & thanx?

[dream-king.livejournal.com]

who makes Buzz cola? 7-11?

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

neither of the ones near me are doing this, as far as i have seen :(

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

The only mark is a small crown with an ®, I think that means it's Royal Crown Cola (i.e. RC Cola).

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Most 7-11's have some or all of the products, even if they aren't all decked out.

[sciencequeen.livejournal.com]

Fuck yes!! I'm going to buy everything too! :D

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

i might have to wander down to one and check it out then. and ask them why they aren't doing the whole thing :P

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Apparently on 12 stores were chosen, 11 in the U.S. and this one.

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

well then count me very happy that this one happened to be near my canadian photographer :]

[littlemissrisk.livejournal.com]

That is the coolest idea ever. I smell another photoshoot coming on.

PS: Those doughnuts look tasty!

[dream-king.livejournal.com]

I wonder if other 7-11's will be doing this, I would love to get a squishy and some buzz cola

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

There are only 12 7-11's that are made up like this, and this is the only one in Canada. Other 7-11's are carrying some of the products, so you might be able to get some Buzz Cola and a squishy cup locally.

[dream-king.livejournal.com]

My eldest brother just asked the most important question.

If you drive out to one in the states can you buy Duff Beer?

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Nope. Apparently they decided that since the movie is PG-13 that having beer as part of the promotion would be inappropriate.

cbc video

[ztargazer.livejournal.com]

Here is a link to the video...

http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/goble-kwikemart070704.mov

Re: cbc video

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

I've uploaded it to my YouTube account:

Re: cbc video

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Bah. I guess you can't embed videos in comments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrYKpBJS0bM

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

though you can get those things at any seven-11...but it wouldn't be as fun...

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

the one on burrard and helmcken had the krusty-o's, buzz cola, squishee cups and some of the other stuff and signage...but not the props...

[dream-king.livejournal.com]

I stopped at a 7-11 on Kingsway in Burnaby which, while it didn't have the Kwik-E Mart sign did have all of the Simpsons stuff inside with uniforms.

I got me a squishy and 2 6-packs of Buzz cola.

I heard tell that there is asignificant line up to get into the one you picture above.

[sugarnspike613.livejournal.com]

There's a comic book store in Victoria that sells Duff beer.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh my god, I just transferred to this 7-11 and was googling it and this came up... Wish I had been there for it, would have made work a lot more bearable XD Thanks for the post, heehee.