KFC Launches Program Designed To Make Your Office Smell Like Chicken

By August 31, 2007

KFC has issued a press release explaining their newest marketing effort: They’re going to make your office smell like chicken.

No, really. KFC has plans to install some sort of chicken-smell-producing food item that they are promoting on to several mail carts in offices in Washington D.C., Chicago and Dallas—the idea is that once you smell the distinctive aroma of fried chicken emanating from your mail cart—you won’t be able to stop yourself from purchasing said chicken-smelling item from your local KFC.

“There is truly no better brand ambassador worldwide than the signature aroma of freshly prepared Kentucky Fried Chicken,” said James O’Reilly, chief marketing officer for KFC. “And we couldn’t think of a better way to showcase the value of our new $2.99 Deal than to inject the mouth-watering scent of Kentucky Fried Chicken into the corridors of corporate America.”

Uh, ew. This is even dumber than the time they asked the Pope to bless their fish sandwiches.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: SCENT OF FRESHLY PREPARED KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN TO TEMPT TASTE BUDS OF AMERICAN OFFICEWORKERS [KFC]
(Photo:Morton Fox)

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Comments

  1. CoffeeAddict says:
    September 3, 2007 at 11:11 pm

    KFC is greasy and gross, I would have a fit if they tried pumping the smell into my office. Heads would be rolling if anyone tried it.

  2. Fairsfair says:
    September 4, 2007 at 6:02 am

    Absolutely brilliant, and that’s coming from a vegetarian. Hat’s off Colonel Sanders!

  3. Rectilinear Propagation says:
    September 4, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    @Hexum2600: Me too! Most of the time pork smells to me like it has some kind of exhaust on it. Stinky.

    What happens when other fast food joints start doing this? Now your office smells like 6 different places at once.

    Besides, with Corporate America complaining about the cost of insuring it’s employees, should they really be in the business of sabotaging said employees eating habits? “Oh, we should make sure they’re extra hungry right before lunch. Don’t forget to give the fatties their pink slips.”

  4. macjohn says:
    September 4, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    whenever I bring kfc home in my car, take it out, then get back in the car, I can still smell it. It’s actually similar to another smell. My wife got into my car after I ripped a ‘good one’ and she said, you have KFC in here? I said, nope.

    Why would anyone want that smell?

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