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Another KFC free grilled chicken offer
October 22nd, 2009, 9:00 am · 39 Comments · posted by Nancy Luna, Staff Writer
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On Monday, KFC is giving customers another shot at tasting its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken (KGC) for free.
This will be the third KGC freebie offer since the chain debuted the grilled chicken in the spring. As you recall, the last giveaway was a marketing nightmare for KFC.
The chain promoted the 2-piece meal coupon on Oprah, causing so much demand that customers were given rain-checks to come back later.
This giveaway is much more simple.
It’s one piece. No coupon. The deal is valid all day Monday, Oct. 26.
UnFry Day is targeting “the chicken lover who hasn’t tried Kentucky Grilled
Chicken,” said Tom Meyer, whose Santa Ana ad firm DGWB represents KFC.
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This is so dumb! Who hasn’t tried that crap? Watch something’s gonna go wrong AGAIN!
Is this a first–someone not wanting free food? And please read the User Agreement restriction on language.
I have to say KFC lost me with the last promo and then the rain-checks never came. These places don’t seem to get that a customer once burned will not be back.
With the Oprah promo, I followed the directions and received the rainchecks fine.
It’s actually pretty good. But I’ll tell ya, what made KFC popular, since they opened was the pressure cooker that made the Original. Hell I remember when I was a kid and the new hype was the NEW Crunchy chicken…lol
Like Jack in the crack, KFC will always B my two most faves & saves!!!!
Good Luck or should I say, Break - a - “Leg” tee hee
I’m sure that if it’s only for one piece (probably just a leg), it’s not going to cause so much demand since it’s not worth the time. Either way, it DOES taste like crap so that may be the bigger deterrent for consumers.
Maybe KFC needs to get a new ad agency representing them.
Yummy 10% Chicken & 90% Salt
I love my husband’s grilled chicken better than any of those greasy fast food places. Especially kfc! I can’t stand them!
Well if you live in some, unspecified, areas this is almost like the gov. giveaway programs. Some people will stand in line of a piece of chicken.
Didn’t taste great or anything. rain check coupon was inconvenient. it did arrive but expired quickly.
I’ve tasted better!! But dont go if your so worried about something going wrong. Boo -hoo!! I might cry because i dont get a free crappy piece of chicken.
Haha one leg.
I haven’t had this ” Grilled ” chicken from Kentucky Fried Cr*p but to me a grilled chicked needs to be on a grill not a press that makes grill marks, oh and the fact that they add beef flavoring to a chicken is a pretty horrible idea. Way to listen to your customers that want to eat chicken and not beef, morons!
Beef flavoring is added to many foods, so don’t think that KFC is doing something unusual.
Howard what’s the deal? Do work for KFC?
Wait, you don’t think that KFC adding Beef flavoring to Chicken is unusual? Seriously? Why would I buy chicken if I wanted beef? That doesn’t make any sense. So do they add chicken flavoring to beef? So are we really eating both at the same time? I understand about adding spices so food isn’t bland but come now.. let’s be realistic about the Beef Flavoring to Chicken.. seriously.
Last promo already has bad impression from my family: we came there with coupons but no foods only raincheck and it never comes. It is the sign of desperate bankcrupt KFC. We will never come there again, Junk Food!
Ugh
come for the chicken, stay for the sodium.
For all you Nay-sayers, it’s really very tasty! My family received all 5 of our rain checks. It’s called Extra-Crispy and did taste better in the 70’s (maybe they used different oil or my tastes have changed).
Grace, what recipe or seasoning does your hubby use? I’m always looking for BBQ perfection!
Do they give you a certificate for a free Echocardiogram too? All fast food is disgusting - full of empty calories, fat, sodium and who knows what else. I’d rather die of starvation.
Has anyone wondered if KFC actually upgraded their kitchens to have grills in them? And what kind of grills may they be? Fake grill marks and all this chicken is just as fattening as the original. At least make it skinless… It’s not KFC - It’s KOFC… Kentucky Oven-Fried Chicken. “But it’s free… Don’t complain” Nothing is free when you have to pay for it with your waistline and your overall health… Corporate America… stop doopin the public with mis-guided information and lousy products that promotes DEATH in HEALTH’S clothing.
The saltiest and greasiest “Grilled Chicken”
Ralphs and Albertsons serve better grilled and baked chicken in their delis.
One piece? Does that include a combo like the last time?
Why don’t KFC give those free foods to homeless people?
First of all, it’s “Why doesn’t KFC…”, not “Why don’t KFC…”
Secondly, why don’t you visit your local KFC, buy several buckets of chicken, and pass them out to the homeless yourself?
Actually, I once heard that KFC does feed the hungry. The Colonel apparently made it clear before he died that if anyone walks into one of his restaurants and claims to be broke but hungry, they are supposed to feed them. Of course, they never advertised this because they would go broke in a hurry. Try it some time and let me know how it works out!
This is good to know….I’m always hungry! hahahaha
Seriously, I’m a former KFC employee and thake my word for it……the fried chicken is yummy!!!!!
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. KFC lost my business after their last so-called promotion. I bet my beer-can chicken tastes better than their chicken with beef seasoning.
El Polo loco is seventeen thousand times better. I just don’t feel right after I go to KFC.
If you don’t want to stand in line for a free piece of chicken, then don’t. It’s not mandatory.
As for the disastrous promo last time - if you didn’t get your rain check, you could have gone to KFC’s website and filled out a form. I had read about that on the internet, so when I didn’t get my rain check, I filled out the form and got the rain check shortly afterwards.
Why a third giveaway? Is this chicken that bad????
Why would I waste my time for one scrawny piece of chicken? Then I have to buy something else to eat just to have a complete meal and drink that’s super overpriced. I’d rather pay for my food instead of standing in line for an hour.
This reminds of the free burrito at Chipotle. The line was around the building and out into the parking lot.
These restaurants need to figure out how to provide customer service at these events. You won’t catch me at KFC tomorrow.
Lets boot out obama he is hurting our country.
Tom, that comment has exactly what to do with chicken? Is Obama running KFC or something? Save politics for the opinion pages, please. Discuss the topic. KFC Grilled Chicken. I have tried it. I do not like it, and certainly would not stand in line for fake grill marks on flavor-injected chicken.
Obama started all this give away nonsense. Impeach!
This is a pretty intense promo. They better not run out of chicken again. Going to the UCI location - just confirmed with manager that they still got some chicken!
KFC.. gross. I have desparately tried KFC while on a road trip this past summer, had the worst experience ever.. the food was even worse.. so sad.
I haven’t tasted the ‘grilled chicken’. The name of the place is “Kentucky Fried Chicken” not “Kentucky Grilled Chicken”. I wonder what the Colonel would think, if he was alive. Give me the “original recipe’ anytime!!