Digitally Approved » kfc http://www.digitallyapproved.com Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:06:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Unhappy Customers Sue KFC Over Giveaway http://www.digitallyapproved.com/2009/06/23/unhappy-customers-sue-kfc-over-giveaway/ http://www.digitallyapproved.com/2009/06/23/unhappy-customers-sue-kfc-over-giveaway/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:01:51 +0000 Christy Wise http://www.digitallyapproved.com/?p=591 Saw this coming….

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Company was overwhelmed by response to grilled chicken promotion

NEW YORK – A couple of unhappy customers who missed out on free grilled chicken at KFC after Oprah promoted it are taking their beef to court. Two California residents who were unable to use the online coupon sued KFC owner Yum Brands Inc. in state court in Los Angeles on Wednesday. They claim the fast-food company’s grilled chicken giveaway last month was a “bait and switch” to get people to spend money at the chain. For days after the 24-hour posting began, the company was swamped with customers craving the freebie. At some locations, lines snaked around the block and caused traffic jams. The company has offered rain checks to those who could not redeem the coupons.

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]]> http://www.digitallyapproved.com/2009/06/23/unhappy-customers-sue-kfc-over-giveaway/feed/ 0 The Power Of ‘Oprah’….Is Too Strong For KFC http://www.digitallyapproved.com/2009/05/11/the-power-of-%e2%80%98oprah%e2%80%99%e2%80%a6is-too-strong-for-kfc/ http://www.digitallyapproved.com/2009/05/11/the-power-of-%e2%80%98oprah%e2%80%99%e2%80%a6is-too-strong-for-kfc/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 19:32:05 +0000 Digitally Approved http://www.digitallyapproved.com/?p=481 Knew this was coming, but I didn’t expect the Australian accent.

Don’t worry, I think you’ll still make history….as one of the all-time blunders by advertisers according to Ad Age

Call me crazy, but I’ll still sign up for a rain check for my free meal!

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I’m not sure if anyone is following this free KFC chicken coupon promotion but if you are not, you may want to start. Basically, the all mighty Oprah teamed up with KFC to help promote their new grilled chicken initiative. She talked about the free coupon on her show and posted information on her site; and from there all hell broke loose. I do admit that my mom emailed the coupon and I passed it to several fellow Fanscapers…its free food and its Oprah…what more do you need to know.

The coupon was available to download for two days, by the 2nd day no one could download because the site was too busy. Now we hear that the free meal coupon is sparking riots at KFC across the US. So I ask myself,

Did KFC get more than they bargained for using Oprah as their promotion vehicle?

Should one person posses that much power?

Are people really that hungry?

And finally, which KFC location will take my coupon? :)

More articles

Oprah’s KFC free-for-all sparks civil rightes era-style protest. Wonderful-EW.com

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/05/oprahs-kfc-free.html?iid=top25-Oprah’s+KFC+free-for-all+sparks+civil+rights+era-style+protest.+Wonderful

Updated: Oprah in hot water with chicken lovers on Twitter-LATimes.com

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2009/05/oprah-in-hot-water-with-chicken-lovers.html

Oprah Stirs the Pot with Free KFC Offer-YumSugar.com

http://www.yumsugar.com/3122940

Oprah Must Calm America’s Furious Chicken Riots-Gawker.com

http://gawker.com/5243984/oprah-must-calm-americas-furious-chicken-riots

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