QuikTrip: Advertising genius

Some day, I need to find the name of the agency that devises QuikTrip’s advertising campaigns. Always catchy, always on point.

Although, I think I’m offended by the latest sign I saw at the store at Douglas and Washington:

“Paninis are for weenies.”

Heh.

8 Comments

  1. ictBest
    Posted April 6, 2009 at 10:30 pm | Permalink

    LOL! That’s great.

    It wouldn’t offend me. I’ve seen more creative ones that are very border line though. ;)

  2. bwilson
    Posted April 7, 2009 at 7:34 am | Permalink

    Maybe I just don’t like to be called a weenie.

    LOL.

  3. Posted April 7, 2009 at 11:22 am | Permalink

    I was much more offended by the general “real men don’t drive minivans” type ads we had for so many years for gas-guzzling Assault Vehicles.

  4. Bill Wilson
    Posted April 7, 2009 at 2:49 pm | Permalink

    Aw, Ben,
    You’re not trying to tell me you drive a mini-van?

    Allow me to give you a ride some day in the Eagle staff Hummer.

    :-)

  5. Posted April 7, 2009 at 3:20 pm | Permalink

    I drive a Civic. My son, however, dad to my FIVE grandkids, drives a mini-van. I don’t think you can survive 5 kids (4 of them boys) and be scoutmaster and soccer coach without being a real man.

    I figure Hummers are “compensation” if you get the drift.

  6. Bill Wilson
    Posted April 7, 2009 at 3:23 pm | Permalink

    Chuckle.

    Point well taken …

  7. newsletter
    Posted April 7, 2009 at 10:19 pm | Permalink

    I drive a mini-van, the only problem i have is its actually not quite big enough. I’d like a minivan just a bit longer. I don’t like driving SUVs, they are too top heavy, they cant accelerate as fast as my minivan does nor corner. I don’t believe in using the break peddle, so I should be able to make a right turn at the speed limit. Try that in an Hummer, Suburban or Escalade, you’ll flip it, but I can do it all day long in my Mazda MPV. I really like the options in the Chrysler, specially their touring package and sto and go seating, but Chrysler’s have horrible transmissions. Fords minivans couldn’t even make 4 stars, let alone 5 and Chevy’s have no options what so ever. The Honda is great for quality but its a bit over priced (last I looked).

    Back to topic, I love QT, especially their speciality coffee’s. They have a South American coffee in there now, its wonderful. They have had a few different ones in there, most all were dark roasts, from South or Central America, excellent stuff… I’M glad they are expanding their hot food. I do miss the original breakfast burritos, as funny as it sounds, they were almost soggy, which is what made them good. The new ones are dry, not much cheese. Go QT!

  8. Bill Wilson
    Posted April 8, 2009 at 8:46 am | Permalink

    All kidding aside, the QT food line is outstanding – a very significant entrant into the local fast food market.

    As for vehicles, I’m not quite ready to pronounce the gas price crisis over, given the rather quick runup this spring. I’ll hang on to my Honda for awhile.