KFC Chicken Riots Due To Oprah Coupon

Here are some horror stories today about the KFC coupon deal:

I just returned from my lunch break hoping to use the attached coupon to score some free KFC grilled chicken at the mid town location 47 E. 42nd Street. Well I guess around 200 people also had the same idea with coupons in hand.
When I finally gave up (after 30 minutes of aguing with other customers) a small RIOT started going on outside the store with people screaming at the manager while he wont let them use their free KFC coupons (issued by OPRAH)

More:

Unfortunately for those who worked on or near 42nd St., in NYC are not able to use the coupons. A KFC employee was literally screaming in front of the KFC stating, “NO MORE COUPONS” and turned people away. Thanks for nothing!!!!

And

If the coupon doesn’t print, consider it a blessing! the portchester, NY store sort of honored a few before noon (2 wings, mash & no biscuit) and then told the remaining coupon holders (that were shunned into a separate line) that the chicken was gone. I eat at this KFC regularly and was treated like a vagrant because I had a coupon; that they issued!

And

well we went to kfc in brooklyn center off brooklyn blvd and they also said that if any of us had the same numbers they weren’t going to take them. everyone’s coupons end with 1234′so we went to another one got served went back and talked with the 1st place.they were only serving one per car.

Damn I am getting hungry. Anger does that to me.

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UPDATE: Here’s a live shot I took at my local KFC a few hours ago:

Majorly long line, and a 20 minute wait for the grilled chicken to be ready.

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