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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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46. Waaaaaaaaa...I didn't get my free chicken...Waaaaawaaaaaawaaaaaaa...This guy is a friggin loser...Probably weighs about 300 lbs...

Posted at 9:09PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Chief Slapaho

47. Dang, they act like they've never had a chicken meal. People have just gone lawsuit crazy.

Posted at 2:57PM on Jun 18th 2009 by jaye

48. i HAD A COUPON AND IT WAS GOOD FOR ONE PIECE OF GRILLED CHICKEN I HAD A PLAN TO GET STONED AND EAT MY FREE PIECE AND I DIDNT GET IT U DONT C ME SUING FOR 5 DOLLERS FOR THE JOINT I WASTED I HAD TO EAT A TOP RAMEN IT WAS HORRIBLE I TELL U!

Posted at 9:17PM on Jun 17th 2009 by mike d

49. Who would have guessed? A TON of people would take them up on this? LOL!

They're looking for "easy money". Get a job and BUY YOUR FOOD. You lazy morons....

Posted at 9:27PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Tommy

50. I'm filing a lawsuit myself......it's against stupid people....let's start with the ones that complain when they get free stuff that it wasn't free enough. Every responsible citizen should sue these free chicken lovin', self gorging fat asses that cause insurance premiums to go up because their favorite past time is riding the wal-mart shopping scooter and filling that tiny cart with as much junk as they can binge on while watching oprah all the while their fat rolls are hanging so far over the side they are in serious danger of running over their massive gut sack.

These idiots are proof that Darwin was full of crap when it came to evolution.

Posted at 9:32PM on Jun 17th 2009 by waawaa

51. It was free! They ran out! Get over it! Has this guy heard of "first come first served"? Get there earlier the next time if it's so important !Only an attorney would think of a frivolous lawsuit like this. I doubt he was going hungry.

Posted at 9:42PM on Jun 17th 2009 by No way.

52. So someone wants to get rich for not getting a chicken dinner? Get a life. I hope this is thrown out.

Posted at 9:40PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Lawsuit Abuse

53. This is the most disgusting despicable thing I have ever F-ing heard in my life. oh well consumers and lawyers have been on a mission to ruin American business/economy for a long time. Who the HELL do people think they are to feel that they are entitled to FREE anything. I've never used a coupon at a restaurant in my life for one simple reason-If I can't afford to pay full price for a night out than I shouldn't have a night out VERY SIMPLE PEOPLE IF YOU WANT CHICKEN THEN PAY FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CHEAP DILUSIONAL PIECES OF CRAP!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:59PM on Jun 17th 2009 by IceCreamLady

54. It's CHICKEN. Get over it. Nevermind it's disgusting fastfood chicken that I'm sure you wouldn't eat if you saw what they did to them beforehand. I'm sure your fat kids like those growth hormones tho.

Posted at 9:42PM on Jun 17th 2009 by disgusted

55. People that expect freebies to last are losers and need to get a life...

I want to sue this douche bag, while supplies last...

Posted at 9:44PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Telling It Like It Is

56. Go back to your alley or overpass you homeless bum.

Posted at 9:47PM on Jun 17th 2009 by Telling It Like It Is

57. LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
damn..y'all sue over FOOD 2!

Posted at 10:10PM on Jun 17th 2009 by hahahah

58. Seriously, this whole thing is stupid and I blame Oprah for it.... I swear to God, people are so fricken stupid. The was a mad rush to KFC just because Oprah said go there. If Oprah told everyone to poop into tupperware and put it in the freezer, stores would have plastic containers on backorder in two days. This lawsuit is frivilous and should be thrown out immediately.

Posted at 10:10PM on Jun 17th 2009 by sem

59. is this what became of slavery? fried chicken lawsuits?

Posted at 10:09PM on Jun 17th 2009 by who what huh

60. This was a scam. I printed ONE coupon up for myself. I sent the coupon in as instructed, course I have NOT received a rain check coupon. This was a bad idea for a KFC, way too much of a give away. However, if they advertised it they should be required to stand behind the original offer.

Posted at 10:19PM on Jun 17th 2009 by loller

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