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KFC Free Chicken Lawsuits – Let’s do Chicken Right

July 13th, 2010. By LucyC

KFC and Yum! Brands Inc got hit with some bad news this week—a judge in Chicago has ruled that four lawsuits filed against them can proceed. What’s the beef? A bunch of crow. (Be warned, this could get worse…I’m on a roll). 

In fact, it’s all about chicken—free chicken—KFC grilled chicken meals with two sides and a biscuit, in fact. Cast your mind back to May 2009, when Oprah Winfrey announced that KFC was making coupons available across the country for the free meal. Well, no surprise—KFC was inundated. I recall this making the national news—people lining up for their free meals—with coupons in hand—only to be provided with a ‘rain check’ coupon when they got the counter. 

It should be noted that KFC printed more than 10 million coupons, according to a story in BusinessWeek. A spokeswoman for KFC is quoted in the BusinessWeek article, saying “Due to the overwhelming response, we distributed millions of rain check coupons for the holders of valid coupons who we were unable to serve during the offer period.” 

The promotion was supposed to run for two weeks and instead got shut down after two days. Some 5.7 million people were allegedly denied their free meals, which apparently retail for $3.99. 

So, a class action lawsuit has been filed. The judge in Chicago believes the allegations have grounds for common law fraud. 

Well. I’m in two minds about this. First of all, it was a nice gesture of KFC to offer these Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Free Chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, Oprah
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Join Oprah’s No Phone Zone Day on Friday

April 27th, 2010. By AbiK

Safe to say Oprah’s probably got more folks watching her every day than ants glomming onto a sticky lollipop, but still, I daresay there are some of you out there that are not aware of No Phone Zone Day.

And you should be.

Oprah’s channeling the Doobie Brothers and takin’ it to the streets this Friday, April 30th, to drive home the message that distracted driving—ie, driving while chatting on a cell phone or texting your BFF—causes accidents. Deadly ones.

So she’s asking all of us—you included—to take the No Phone Zone Pledge. You can fill out on online pledge at Oprah.com and join the close to 200,000 others who’ve done so as of when I’m writing this. The No Phone Zone Pledge is a pledge to make your car a No Phone Zone (intuitive, no?) and you’re given three options to choose from in order to make your pledge (there’s also a print out version—see pic at left):

• I will not text while I am driving
• I will not text while driving and will use only handsfree calling if I need to speak on the phone while I am driving.
• I will not text or use my phone while I am driving. If I need to use my phone, I will pull over to a secure location.

For the record, I went with number 2. My heart and conscience wanted to go with number 3, but I know how things’ll most likely play out in reality. So 2 it is.

While you’re at Oprah.com, you can also take the “Your Brain on Texting Quiz“—I did, and scored a 4 out of 5. (Got question #4 wrong).

No Phone Zone Day is supported by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Organization of Youth Safety (NOYS), FocusDriven, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), RADD: the Entertainment Industry’s Voice for Road Safety, and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).

Tags: Accidents, Cell Phones, Distracted Driving, No Phone Zone Day, Oprah, Texting
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