Oprah gives away KFC!

[Tim Tellean]

KFC - Unthink what you thought about KFC (http://www.unthinkfc.com/)

Coupon available for printing from 9 a.m. CDT on May 5, 2009 to 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 6, 2009. Coupon is redeemable at participating KFC® locations in the United States from May 5, 2009 to May 19, 2009 – excluding Mother’s Day, May 10, 2009.

2 pieces grilled, 2 sides and a biscuit.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I didn't even know she owned KFC.

[Dr. Sak]

I hope that KFC learns from Popeyes' mistake.

[Tekneek]

And points people to download a program that could have spyware/malware in it. The program you download from coupons.com is hard to completely remove, as you know they have to stay resident to try and prevent you from printing more coupons constantly.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Fuzzy Zoeller approves.

[sterlingice]

Boy, times are tough. From giving away cars to chicken. I guess Oprah had a bit too much wealth tied up in real estate

SI

[johnnyshaka]

Fuzzy Zoeller approves.

Only if it's "Original Recipe" and fried...none of that grilled shit.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Only if it's "Original Recipe" and fried...none of that grilled shit.

Good point. It didn't say anything about how the greens are cooked either. Or how the watermelon is sliced.

[Logan]

Thread title is all wrong. She's giving away KGC. Have you seen her lately? She's clearly keeping all the KFC.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Thread title is all wrong. She's giving away KGC. Have you seen her lately? She's clearly keeping all the KFC.

Ed McMahon: HEY-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Ksyrup]

Tried this a couple of weeks ago. I approve. Got the white meat, took off the skin, ordered green beans and mashed potatoes (which I believe at the least caloric of the sides), threw away the biscuit. Would definitely consider getting a bucket and eating it over a few days on salads, etc.

[MJ4H]

I've never met anyone that actually needs lessons on how to eat KFC???

[JonInMiddleGA]

Tried this a couple of weeks ago. I approve. Got the white meat, took off the skin, ordered green beans and mashed potatoes (which I believe at the least caloric of the sides), threw away the biscuit. Would definitely consider getting a bucket and eating it over a few days on salads, etc.

If you took off the skin you might as well have eaten the bucket.

[Ksyrup]

I never eat the skin. I'm trying to be all healthy like these days. Meaning, I'm getting sick of having to lose 50+ pounds every 3 years. So no skin on chicken is a pretty small price to pay, IMO.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I never eat the skin. I'm trying to be all healthy like these days. Meaning, I'm getting sick of having to lose 50+ pounds every 3 years. So no skin on chicken is a pretty small price to pay, IMO.

Skinless KFC just seems a lot like my parents with the Caffeine Free Diet Coke. If you're gonna do that (the CFDC) why not just drink water?

[Neon_Chaos]

If you have to remove the skin off of a KFC chicken, then you shouldn't eat there.

You're essentially paying for the 11 herbs and spices.... which is mostly marinated on the skin.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I'm obviously doing something wrong here. I remove the skin and eat it and leave the chicken on the plate.

[Autumn]

Skinless KFC just seems a lot like my parents with the Caffeine Free Diet Coke. If you're gonna do that (the CFDC) why not just drink water?

+1 There are other places to eat, which make the food healthy to begin with. Why bother going to KFC if you're eating healthy?

[Ksyrup]

I remove the skin off of all chicken I eat, KFC or otherwise. When I buy rotisserie at the grocery store, I remove it. There aren't many (any that I can think of) fast food chicken places that do grilled/rotisserie chicken, healthy or not. Every now and then I'd like chicken, so I'm happy KFC offers a grilled alternative.

[TheOhioStateUniversity]

Having tasted the chicken...

1. It is not grilled, it is rotisserie chicken akin to Boston Market

2. Where the hell are all the herbs and spices that are prominently displayed on the commercial?

3. One and a half grill marks on a chicken breast will not do...

4. The chicken wing that accompanied the breast was literally the size of a newborn baby's fist

Overall a healthy alternative to fried chicken but I am thoroughly unimpressed...Popeye's WINS!

[Ksyrup]

I agree about the wing. I thought maybe I just got a small one, but no, they seem to have cornered the market on cornish game hen wings or something.

Popeye's has grilled/rotisserie?

[TheOhioStateUniversity]

No they don't, its just the fact that as rarely as I eat fried chicken I have no qualms going the unhealthy route and choosing my favorite...Popeyes. That and the fact I'm only 23 and have good metabolism.

[Ksyrup]

I have to stay away from it all. And we don't have Boston Market here.

[JediKooter]

I broke down the other day and tried the grilled chicken at KFC...don't bother, it was absolutely horrible. Has very little to no flavor. Stick with original or extra crispy for a satisfying KFC experience.

[TCY Junkie]

I love the wings at popeye's the most. But the grilled dark meat is pretty good when it is so fresh it almost burns your mouth. I liked white meat by far the best when fried but when it isn't fried I like dark meat more. I'm happy, I can get my large mashed potatoes and some chicken and not feel all greasy.

[Maple Leafs]

Coupon available for printing from 9 a.m. CDT on May 5, 2009 to 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 6, 2009. Coupon is redeemable at participating KFC® locations in the United States from May 5, 2009 to May 19, 2009 – excluding Mother’s Day, May 10, 2009.
This makes me laugh for some reason. Is Mother's Day really that big of a deal at KFC that they need special rules to handle all the demand?

[cartman]

This makes me laugh for some reason. Is Mother's Day really that big of a deal at KFC that they need special rules to handle all the demand?

Looks like my mom is getting Taco Bell then.

[fantom1979]

KFC's coupon printer has caught my attempt to change my printer settings to save the coupon in the queue so I can reprint at my convenience.

DAMN YOU YUM BRANDS!!!!!

[Mustang]

I broke down the other day and tried the grilled chicken at KFC...don't bother, it was absolutely horrible. Has very little to no flavor. Stick with original or extra crispy for a satisfying KFC experience.

Me and the wife liked it.

We ate some while watching MASH.

[JonInMiddleGA]

This makes me laugh for some reason. Is Mother's Day really that big of a deal at KFC that they need special rules to handle all the demand?

I imagine so, yeah. Sunday's are already a zoo at KFC, I can only imagine what M-Day is like. Off the top of my head, that might be their busiest day of the year other than July 4th, Labor Day, and Memorial Day, which I suspect are busier for them because of the high carryout.

Mother's Day is after all the second most popular day for dining out, behind only the generic "birthday:, so it's actually the busiest predictable day of the year for the restaurant industry.
http://www.restaurant.org/aboutus/faqs.cfm#month

[Mustang]

Who takes their Mom to KFC for Mother's Day? Have at it Mom.. go nuts, get the extra large tub of gravy.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Who takes their Mom to KFC for Mother's Day? Have at it Mom.. go nuts, get the extra large tub of gravy.

There's an awful lot of people in the country for whom KFC is a dining experience that has to be budgeted for. We tend to forget that sometimes.

[Mustang]

There's an awful lot of people in the country for whom KFC is a dining experience that has to be budgeted for. We tend to forget that sometimes.

Good point.

Although, more places that I can think of that you'd get more bang for your buck especially on Mother's day.

[Ksyrup]

Who takes their Mom to KFC for Mother's Day? Have at it Mom.. go nuts, get the extra large tub of gravy.

KFC buffet on Mother's Day FTW!

[Ksyrup]

Me and the wife liked it.

We ate some while watching MASH.

I had it with MASHed potatoes.

[Mustang]

I had it with MASHed potatoes.

You just blew my mind.

[JediKooter]

Me and the wife liked it.

We ate some while watching MASH.

Your wife is David Ogden Stiers?

[Ksyrup]

You just blew my mind.

There's more - a colonel was involved!

[Mustang]

Your wife is David Ogden Stiers?

That's just mean man.. mean

[JediKooter]

That's just mean man.. mean

Well, at least I didn't say Dom DeLuise... ;)

[Fidatelo]

Good point.

Although, more places that I can think of that you'd get more bang for your buck especially on Mother's day.

Which is probably why its a mother's day treat.

To be fair, I had the same initial reaction to the mother's day thing as ML had, and I almost posted a similar comment before realising that if money was really tight I probably wouldn't be having that reaction.

[johnnyshaka]

I'm obviously doing something wrong here. I remove the skin and eat it and leave the chicken on the plate.

Quoted for truth!!

My KFC experience usually goes something like this...buy some chicken, fries, and gravy. I won't touch any of the chicken, in fact, it'll go straight to the fridge and I'll enjoy the fries and gravy while they're hot. I won't eat the chicken until later that day/night or else the next day.

I can't think of anything better to pull out of the fridge than cold KFC and a beer.

Hmmm...come to think of it, that's something I haven't done in a very long time.

[Dr. Sak]

I want to eat that big bowl of mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, chicken....looks soooo good!

[Lathum]

This makes me laugh for some reason. Is Mother's Day really that big of a deal at KFC that they need special rules to handle all the demand?

this thread should be a reminder about the sheep people turn into for these kinds of deals

Things you'd do for a 23 cent pizza - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=65197&highlight=papa+johns)

[fantom1979]

Quoted for truth!!

My KFC experience usually goes something like this...buy some chicken, fries, and gravy. I won't touch any of the chicken, in fact, it'll go straight to the fridge and I'll enjoy the fries and gravy while they're hot. I won't eat the chicken until later that day/night or else the next day.

I can't think of anything better to pull out of the fridge than cold KFC and a beer.

Hmmm...come to think of it, that's something I haven't done in a very long time.

You Canadians with your gravy and fries :)

[johnnyshaka]

You Canadians with your gravy and fries :)

LOL...don't get me started on poutine!!

[stevew]

how the fuck did I miss the fallout from the Popeyes 4.99 8 piece fiasco. FOFC big time fail.

Youtube that if you haven't seen it.

Lol, i forgot the 23 cent pizza thread....good times.

[JeeberD]

Mother's Day is after all the second most popular day for dining out, behind only the generic "birthday:, so it's actually the busiest predictable day of the year for the restaurant industry.
http://www.restaurant.org/aboutus/faqs.cfm#month

Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for the OG, followed closely by Valentine's Day. However, I certainly understand casual and fine dining places being busy, but fast food? Who takes their mother out for a burger or fried chicken?!?

[johnnyshaka]

Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for the OG, followed closely by Valentine's Day. However, I certainly understand casual and fine dining places being busy, but fast food? Who takes their mother out for a burger or fried chicken?!?

Dad's night to cook...uh-oh. Why not let the Colonel cook instead?

[Dr. Sak]

Jay Hancock's blog: KFC patrons report they can't use Oprah coupons - Economic navigation and sightseeing - baltimoresun.com (http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/05/kfc_patrons_report_they_cant_u.html)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for the OG, followed closely by Valentine's Day. However, I certainly understand casual and fine dining places being busy, but fast food? Who takes their mother out for a burger or fried chicken?!?

As discussed up the thread briefly, there's no shortage of people in the world for whom KFC is a treat and a fairly significant expense.

For that matter, there are people who don't care for dining in at restaurants but might enjoy not cooking. My mother isn't the best example but she'd just as soon have a bucket from KFC as dine in at 95% of places either.

[Ksyrup]

Jay Hancock's blog: KFC patrons report they can't use Oprah coupons - Economic navigation and sightseeing - baltimoresun.com (http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/05/kfc_patrons_report_they_cant_u.html)

My favorite of the comments under this blog is, "Thanks for nothing Oprah." lol

[Logan]

KFC's Refusal to Give Away Grilled Chicken Sparks Sit-In? - Gothamist: New York City News, Food, Arts & Events (http://gothamist.com/2009/05/06/kfcs_denial_of_grilled_chicken_give.php)

[Passacaglia]

Following this is going to make today a great day.

[Oilers9911]

KFC = KlusterFuCk

And yes I know it's actually spelled with a C!!

[Matthean]

Also note that even if people don't go for full meals at KFC on Mother's day, many people might be there to pick up a side to take back with them to eat at their house. Somebody getting KFC's coleslaw for one of our family get togethers is fairly common.

Token Patton Oswalt clip on KFC's bowls. NSFW due to language.

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[Passacaglia]

The weird thing to me about this coupon thing is when the workers said that they won't accept coupons with the numbers "1234" on them, when apparently they all have that number at the end. Why are they making it seem like it's something wrong with the particular coupons people have?

[JonInMiddleGA]

The weird thing to me about this coupon thing is when the workers said that they won't accept coupons with the numbers "1234" on them, when apparently they all have that number at the end. Why are they making it seem like it's something wrong with the particular coupons people have?

After reading a number of the blogs that were all over this yesterday, best I can figure is that the 1234's came from a particular .pdf version (apparently posted somewhere by an Oprah employee) while unique numbers were generated if you were able to get one printed by going through the promotional website.

Some places took 'em anyway, others didn't, plus there were franchisees not participating in the promotion in the first place, plus some locations were given a woefully inadequate supply of the grilled chicken. Basically a gigantic clusterfuck that was pretty predictable in the absence of a great deal of advance preparation.

[Passacaglia]

Basically a gigantic clusterfuck that was pretty predictable in the absence of a great deal of advance preparation.

True. But doesn't this seem like a new phenomenon, to have these kind of giveaways cause the shit to hit the fan? I remember in the late 90's when Burger King changed their fries, they gave out free fries all day January 2nd (I remember this because I wanted to stop at every Burger King to pick some up on my way from home back to campus, but the people I was giving rides to weren't really for it), and I don't remember any kind of clusterfuck there -- I guess it's either the internet making it easier to get the word out about the giveaway, or about the clusterfuck.

[stevew]

I remember they opened a new Krystals in Bristol....there were no specials whatsoever, and the line was like an hour long constantly for the first week. At least in busy times anyways. Never seen anything that crazy since. Maybe the 50 Cent release day and when the restaurant I worked at reopened after Hurricane Isabel. I suppose black friday 2007 was equally as retarded.

[JonInMiddleGA]

when Burger King ruined their fries

Fixed that for you (assuming that was the origin of the usually gnarly things they serve today).

[PackerFanatic]

Jon's got it right.

[TheOhioStateUniversity]

Pretty busy at lunchtime here in Columbus, I saw people getting out of cars 4 deep all with coupons in tow. Waited about 10-15 minutes in the drive through because I said I would pick up the girlfriend some lunch on the way home...They took the photocopied coupon a coworker gave me, so what the hell its free.

[stevew]

Coupon fraud on this is going to be off the hook. I can't imagine them having a way to exclude a coupon. What is gonna stop you from color copying and eating there every day for the next few weeks. I probably pass by 4-5 KFC locations per night or more.

[Dr. Sak]

KFC will no longer accept the coupons but will give you a raincheck for a later date...

Rain Check Information - KFC.com (http://www.kfc.com/coupons/raincheck.asp)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Like death & taxes, this too was inevitable ...
Lawsuit targets KFC chicken giveaway | ajc.com (http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/stories/2009/06/18/kfc_lawsuit.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab)

A California man has a bone to pick with KFC over its wildly popular grilled chicken giveaway.

James Asanuma has filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying the chain’s April giveaway was a clever scam to trick customers into spending more money, the Web site tmz.com reports.

The lawsuit alleges that KFC promised customers two pieces of grilled chicken, two individual sides and a biscuit. But the promotion, which was promoted on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” generated more demand than KFC could supply.

And although customers who were denied their right to free food were given vouchers, Asanuma’s suit says that’s not good enough.

The suit calls the tactic “bait and switch” and said customers incurred “travel costs, paper and printing costs, postage, the money they spent on other food items at KFC on visits when they had intended to redeem the coupon … and the loss of the value of the promised meal,” TMZ reported.

The suit seeks unspecified damages.

[JediKooter]

What's this dude's address so I can go kick him in the nuts?

[TCY Junkie]

What's this dude's address so I can go kick him in the nuts?

It might take a couple kicks.

[stevew]

Stuff like that pisses me off.

And the dude that sued the A's for only giving away a hat to females on mothers day(and won). I think it was on the Reilly column on ESPN.

Repeated bludgeoning would be appropriate.

[sterlingice]

Stuff like that pisses me off.

And the dude that sued the A's for only giving away a hat to females on mothers day(and won). I think it was on the Reilly column on ESPN.

Repeated bludgeoning would be appropriate.

I hope the judge awarded him... 1 female hat.

And then he had to pay the lawyer fees.

SI

[Mustang]

Pay to the order of Iron Balls McGinty... one dollar and NINE CENTS!

[JediKooter]

It might take a couple kicks.

Or 5, just to be sure...

[fantom1979]

When I found out that KFC was giving out vouchers instead of chicken, I threw out my coupons. I figure in all it cost me maybe 10 cents in ink and paper.