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billing error
South Dakota KFC Double Bills Everyone Who Used A Debit Card There Since April
We didn't even know this was possible, but apparently it is: A KFC/Long John Silver's in Watertown, South Dakota has rebilled every debit card transaction since April. More » -
freebies
KFC Handing Out More Free Chicken Next Monday
Looks like KFC found some more piles of grilled chicken in a closet somewhere, because next week they'll hold their third grilled chicken giveaway this year. Their CEO promises that this time the event will be glitch free: all who desire a sample of grilled chicken will receive a sample of grilled chicken. More » -
munchies
This California K.F.C. Sells Marijuana Instead Of Chicken
We just love obvious conversions of former fast food restaurants, but this has to be the best one we've ever seen. A former Kentucky Fried Chicken has been replaced with "Kind For Cures," a marijuana dispensary, says LA Weekly. More » -
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KFC Demonstrates Its Atomic Intentions
Forget Iran and North Korea, maybe it's KFC that poses the world's most daunting new threat of developing the atom bomb. More » -
advice
Do Not Back Your Car Into A KFC Employee Because She Forgot Your Condiments
Here's some advice for you. If the KFC employee forgets your condiments, do not back your car into her. This is an overreaction on your part. More » -
KFC's screwed-up grilled chicken promo doesn't seem to have hurt the company after all; Yum CEO David Novak told investors and reporters this morning that it's "the best product launch in our history" and has "changed the brand so much for the good." People out there apparently really love the idea of KFC grilled chicken. [AdAge] (Thanks to R!)
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fast food
Save Time With 2,000 Calorie Fast Food Meals
Recently, those buzzkills at Time published this mouth-watering article about the massive caloric content of fast food. Apparently, the Senate is considering federal legislation that would require chain restaurants to list calorie counts on menus. More » -
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KFC Free Meal Rainchecks Come With Generous Helping Of Potatoes
You forgot about the free grilled chicken meals from KFC, didn't you? Well, I did. Melissa in Maine reported that she was able to use her raincheck coupon, and was satisfied with her meal. Or at least the side dishes. More » -
fake offers
Fast Food Restaurants: Stop With The "Free" Promotions Already
Dear Quiznos, KFC, Arby's, and any other food chain that wants to offer freebies without first securing full buy-in from your franchisees: please stop it. Either the coupons are honored or they're not; there is no try. More » -
Free Stuff Deferred
KFC Free Grilled Chicken Promotion is Over, Restaurants Will Issue Rainchecks
In a move that surprises absolutely no one, KFC has ended its free chicken promotion. If you still have a coupon, visit a participating restaurant for a raincheck.(Side note: The president of KFC isAustralianSouth African?!) More » -
marketing
Oprah and KFC's Free Grilled Chicken Promotion: What Went Wrong
Emily in Chicago (Oprah Central) wondered why none of the restaurants she visited were participating in the KFC grilled chicken promotion. Readers across the country have reported franchises not cooperating, long waits, and chicken outages. She got an unofficial answer from someone in management. More » -
coupons
El Pollo Loco Says It Will Honor Your Broken KFC Coupons On Mother's Day
Bill just emailed us with a link to this tweet from the El Pollo Loco rep on Twitter. Might be worth a shot if you were turned away by your local KFC yesterday and you think a free chicken meal is the perfect way to say "I love you" in motherese. -
recession watch
Going to KFC For Free Chicken? You've Got A Long Wait
It's the first lunch period since the Oprah-promoted KFC grilled chicken giveaway started. Lines are predictably long. More » -
free food
KFC On Oprah: Everybody Gets A Chicken! Everybody Gets A Chicken!
Oprah is promoting KFC's grilled chicken, and has hooked the entire Internet up with a coupon for a free grilled chicken meal.
The coupon can only be downloaded until 10:59 PM Eastern time tomorrow, so hurry. It can be used any day from now until May 15—except May 10, Mother's Day. Because what kind of cheap bastard uses a free meal coupon to take their mother out to dinner on Mother's Day?
The Oprah Winfrey Show/Kentucky Grilled Chicken Two-Piece Meal Coupon [Oprah.com]
(photo: afagen)
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kfc
KFC's Grilled Chicken Giveaway Used Very Small Chickens
We sort of figured today's grilled chicken giveaway at participating KFC's would be approximately meal-sized—if you could stand the crowd and make it to the counter before they ran out, you'd have a free lunch in your belly. Apparently we were wrong. Here, for your freebie-craving pleasure, is a virtual KFC chicken piece just like what reader BlazerUnit received earlier today. More » -
age verification
Yum! Wants Feedback Only From Ancient Ones, Mummies, Civil War Veterans
Want to provide some feedback to Yum! Brands, the company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, and A&W Restaurants? No matter how old you are—they go back as far as Jan 1st, 1906—they'll tell you that you're too young to use the "Contact Us" part of their website. Yum! is in it for the long haul, and they don't need a bunch of jibber-jabber from hooligans like you.
"Contact Us" [Yum] (Thanks to JB!)
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KFC Wants To Fix Chicago's Pothole Problem
Will sponsored pot holes sell chicken? KFC seems to think so. They've asked the City of Chicago if they can fix potholes — in exchange for including a white stencil saying the spot was "Re-freshed by KFC." More »
