How long do you think it will be before some state Attorney General starts investigating under "Bait & Switch" laws?After all, they are unilaterally changing the terms of the coupon.
) This will go down in marketing history as how not to do a promo.
Their increase is you now get a free pepsi with the meal, after I jump through all the hoops and send off for the new coupon (is it post paid? Doesn't a stamp cost more than a Pepsi these days?
This is true, in fact I have the pdf file that I downloaded from the Oprah site. It still works, and still prints and unlimited amount of coupons, that is technically not counterfeiting, it is printing original coupons, and in fact Oprah's website said they would honor them. This whole fiasco isn't a result of "illegal coupons" it is the result of an extremely poorly planned and implemented promo, and a national company, with the resources and experience of KFC, should have known better in the first place. Apparently, their local franchisers,from talking to our local manager, weren't even informed of the promo before they started getting bombarded with coupons on May 5th. They gave away about $10,000 in product (and I live in a town of 25,000 people.) That is a lot for a small franchisee to absorb without warning to increase staff and have product on hand.
