Great shot by ELV as we drove by the Bladensburg 7-11 that had been transformed into a Kwik-E Mart in a brilliant cross-promotion for the Simpsons Movie. The place was swamped with people. A great ad promotional event.
ELV took a picture of the sign with me in front, but I didn't want to disseminate any photos of me looking like the "Comic Book Guy." I'm serious, my midsection is so huge it has its own weather system.
Some of the items on sale especially for the promotion: Krusty-O's brand cereal, Buzz Cola, Kwik-E Mart hats, Homer head cookies, Simpsons-colored doughnuts. The items were flying. In the 15 minutes we were inside the store, the stock guy brought out cases of the cola and cereal, only to have the stacks disappear at a tremendous rate. What a windfall for the store: six-pack of the cola for $7 and the cereal $5. The special "Squishee" promotion had five different cups, each $2...people were routinely walking out with one of each item...about $30 per person!But more important, the joy in the store...in the picture above, take a look at the guy with the crutches. See that look on his face as he looks at Homer? That's the feel of the store...except for poor ELV, who had some difficulty with the Squishee machine...there's something wrong when a beverage stains your skin with only an exposure of a few seconds. ELV did not feel more like a Simpsons character even though her fingers were Maggie-Orange.
Yes, I was very happy.
There were other things in the store...every corner a joke or Simpsons iconography. If you have one of these Kwik-E conversions, definitely visit it.Finally a random picture from Bladensburg:
What does the "BEER: On & Off" sign mean?
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I think the "beer on and off" sign means that sometimes they have beer and sometimes the saggy-teated strippers from Western MD who work there drink it all. Shudder.
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