Coffee with the Candidates
If I am jacked up today on caffeine, I blame 7-11 for providing their Obama and McCain cups only in the large size.7-Eleven is again conducting their presidential poll via coffee cups. They call it "7-Election." Choose McCain or Obama cups and the UPC scan records your choice. Says 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto, “7-Election provides an interesting daily snapshot of the election.”
Clever idea, except they do not provide a daily snapshot of the election. The cups are in the stores and I'm drinking from one now, but nowhere on 7-Eleven's site is this mentioned, and the website "7-Election" is "coming soon." I blame IT, as they are usually prima donna punks acting all swamped and put-upon and "no one appreciates us."
A long and silly press release is here, including where DePinto calls us "citizen-customers."
Labels: 7-11, coffee, John McCain, Obama, polling, polls, presidential politics, Southland Corporation
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4 Comments:
Great idea, sure wish they'd share the results.
By
Anonymous, at October 1, 2008 at 12:40 PM
a local convenience chain did a 'pop vs soda' campaign, and I predicted the results with perfect accuracy. One cup on the left of the fountain machine, the other on the right. The predominance of right-handed people made this one easy
Best to you Citizen-Coffee-Drinker
Jim
By
Anonymous, at October 1, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Is it really a good idea to make potentially divisive advocates of a particular candidate hyperactive and caffeinated?
The site is up now (guess it was just a few hours late?) but no results until tomorrow. Should be interesting to see, though.
By
Anonymous, at October 1, 2008 at 2:10 PM
I wonder who would win if they pulled a similar stunt in a headshop....or how about the VA.
By
thompanilla, at October 8, 2008 at 2:37 PM
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