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Customers: KFC Giveaway Clucked Up Our Lives

Posted Jun 17th 2009 6:29PM by TMZ Staff

KFCHell hath no fury like a chicken lover scorned -- as you'll see in this lawsuit filed by people who are pissed over KFC's free chicken giveaway.

James Asanuma just filed the suit on behalf of KFC fans everywhere, saying the chain's May giveaway was nothing short of a scam to deceive its customers into spending more dough.

The lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, says KFC promised everyone "2 pieces of grilled chicken, two individual sides and a biscuit" -- but the promotion, which was promoted on the "Oprah Winfrey Show," turned out to be so popular they couldn't meet the demand.

And that's when the biscuit hit the fan.

The suit says that because KFC couldn't dish out the food as promised, they were forced to give vouchers for free food in the future.

The suit says this "bait and switch" caused customers to incur "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."

James is suing KFC, because he's hungry for a little payback.

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1. first suckers

Posted at 6:38PM on Jun 17th 2009 by love tmz

2. first suckers

Posted at 6:38PM on Jun 17th 2009 by the real sick of tmz

3. At least I have chicken.

Posted at 6:38PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Leroy Jenkins

4. Jesus Christ is a f*cking free meal people your not ganna die without it Or will you this is so stupid seriously

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 17th 2009 by shelly021105

5. Food and lawsuits, the two great passions of every big fat American

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 17th 2009 by maggie

6. Lawsuits. It's the American way. BTW.........f@ck you posters who yell FIRST!!

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 17th 2009 by got MILF?

7. How'd ya like that... sicko?

Posted at 6:41PM on Jun 17th 2009 by love tmz

8. COUNT ME IN ON THE LAWSUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:43PM on Jun 17th 2009 by ASHLEE

9. This guy is probably a freekin foreigner to boot.Try to do something good and they still wanrt more, wtfug

Posted at 6:44PM on Jun 17th 2009 by hmltonyn

10. What a loser!

Posted at 6:44PM on Jun 17th 2009 by None Given

11. Give it up Ass a Numba

Posted at 6:46PM on Jun 17th 2009 by hmltonyn

12. It kind of makes you feel proud to be an American.....

Right? We breed some of the best "looooooosers" in the world!!!!

Come on... "travel expenses, printing and paper costs????"

Looks like to me we have another attempt at the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit --- the courts should have NEVER EVER awarded that Bi**ch those $Millions for spillin' the coffee on her lap while driving her car..... STUPID!!!!

So, as I said, congrats America, we grow the best here (especially here in California).

- Eric

Posted at 6:46PM on Jun 17th 2009 by bloggel

13. you have got to be kidding me! This is so f*cking ridiculous. hahaha Anything for money. What a loser!! Bet he's fat

Posted at 6:51PM on Jun 17th 2009 by AshleY

14. Oy!

Posted at 6:53PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Rose-Lee

15. KFC wouldn't have lost money had they made the coupon a buy on get one free... People always want something for nothing... And Sue Sue Sue its the American way

Posted at 6:59PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Bubba Army

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