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7-Eleven Thrilled Someone Knows About Their Bakery

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Celebrating Cookiegate.

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Unlike the folks at Bethel Bakery, the beloved purveyors of Mitt Romney's least favorite cookies, 7-Eleven was not offended when the presidential candidate assumed that a tray of store bought-looking cookies that were beneath his sophisticated palate must have been purchased at the ubiquitous convenient store. 7-Eleven is actually celebrating the fact that someone--a presidential candidate no less--recognized that their stores have bakeries! Clearly of the mind that all press is good press, 7-Eleven will be sending some its own original cookies to the Romney campaign headquarters for Mitt to taste.

Read it at New York Magazine