1.The coupon service they used sucks. I tried in vain to print my 4 coupons only to be told that I had exceeded my allotment before I printed a single coupon. I hear I am not the only person who has experienced this. My email requesting help with this "problem" remains unanswered. We only got coupons because someone at his work figured it out.
2. They blacked out Mother's Day. Do they really have such a run on Mother's Day chicken that they needed to do this? Or is it a cleverly designed ploy to make you forget about the coupon.
3. The coupons expire after like 2 weeks. They're counting on people forgetting about them or meaning to get around to it or ...
4. When we got there on Friday to redeem our coupons, and a mere 2 days after the coupon first aired our local KFC was already "unable to honor" the coupon. Surely they had to know how this would go. They agreed to free food on Oprah. It's not like it's some local 2 bit show. This is Oprah people. You offer, they will come. The fat that people always show up for free food is a universal truth. Why did they not stock up before the coupon came out?
5. They apparently have rain check forms printed out and waiting at the registers. Why not just continue to honor the coupons after the expiration date? Why do I have to send off a form to get a coupon to replace my coupon? We learned this on Friday as we attempted to redeem ours. Instead of getting the free lunch we went in for we just stayed (hence the lazy reference). Umm yeah. We spent 25 at frigging KFC. At least we didn't have to tip a waiter at the end. But seriously, $25 for a family of three is more than I care to spend on fast food. Unless my free chicken coupon actually shows up, I won't be eating inside that box again either!
So there you have it, irrefutable proof that this whole KFC thing was just one big conspiracy. Right?
P.S.- My husband said that there was in fact grilled chicken on the buffet, and that it was pretty tasty. Just in case anybody was wondering.
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