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RudeandRude
April 30, 2009 1:42 AM
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where is the inappropriate bell when you need it?

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RedwoodFlyer
April 30, 2009 2:17 PM
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@RudeandRude: Are you a 202 listener? Because that bell was the first thing I thought of as well!

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Adrienne Willis
April 30, 2009 4:33 PM
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@RedwoodFlyer: Based upon his name i would say he is also a Ron and Fez listener (noon to 3!)

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RedwoodFlyer
May 1, 2009 2:42 AM
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@Adrienne Willis: I haven't listened to them in ages (Fez's voice is a bit annoying), but Anthony is usually the racist one...I can't picture Ron being so inclined!

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Canino
April 30, 2009 2:12 AM
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@RudeandRude: I didn't see anything inappropriate in the clip...what did I miss?

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Corporate-Shill
April 30, 2009 1:42 AM
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Independant Franchisee BS.


There needs to better enforcement/communication of these national promotions between Corporate and the individual franchise.


Oh, and if the promotion is a loss leader, Corporate should be coughing up the $ to make it work for the individual franchise.

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LoadStar
April 30, 2009 12:34 PM
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@Corporate-Shill: What would be nice is, in cases where there are both corporate-owned and franchise-owned stores, if there were required to be some sort of obvious distinction between the two.

It's the AT&T store issue - all the franchise-owned AT&T dealers make themselves look just like the corporate-owned stores, but can't do half the stuff that the corporate-owned stores can.

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gaywolverine
April 30, 2009 2:47 AM
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@Corporate-Shill: There is no LEGAL way to force a franchisee to do anything, especially in terms of marketing. Though the franchisee is being stupid in pissing off how many people, and not taking advantage of the marketing dollars that are provided. Good franchisors include franchisee in the decisions like this.

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ludwigk
April 30, 2009 6:31 PM
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@gaywolverine: Of course there is, its called a contract. Franchisers are required to do all sorts of things, such as revenue splitting, building and maintaining a store to certain specs, buying product from the parent company, safeguarding trade secrets and proprietary information etc. etc.

If their franchise contract requires participation in x y z promotionals, then they have a legal obligation to do so. Popeye's contract apparently doesn't require this, that's all.

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sodomanaz
April 30, 2009 3:26 AM
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@gaywolverine: That Popeyes is constantly busy, especially late night Thurs-Sat. I doubt they will lose business from this. Plus the only alternative is going further down to the shitty area of town at KFC, which closes early and is riddled with drug dealers and carjackers.

I made the mistake of living just a few blocks down from there a few years back.

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Ben_Q2
April 30, 2009 1:43 PM
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@sodomanaz:

Thanks to them I never known that there is only one in this state. Why I never given any thoughts of owning one till now. I have to wonder (should have a answer by the end of next week)why there is only one store in this state.

BTW its cheaper then buying into Sonics (You have to buy into 2 stores)

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webreacher
April 30, 2009 2:45 AM
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@Corporate-Shill: I have to agree with you on this one. 4.99$ is more than enough to cover ''cost'' of the chicken. Franchise would not lose any money on it.

(It's not the same as forcing franchises to give away ''Free'' stuff.)

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Traveshamockery
April 30, 2009 3:28 PM
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@webreacher: Variable costs (like chicken sold) is only one part of the bottom line. The fixed costs (rent, electricity, machine depreciation, salaries, and more) also factor in. Don't pretend you understand what it really costs to run a Popeye's chicken joint. I don't know, and you don't either.

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DH405
April 30, 2009 4:41 PM
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@Coach Cal Is My Dream Weaver: Yeah. The fixed costs... are fixed. They won't go up either way. This is a one-day promotional offer.

Try again.

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XTC46
April 30, 2009 1:48 AM
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So people drive 40 miles to save 4 dollars? wtf? the gas costs more than the savings. And then they buy the chicken anyway. Why would a franchise honor a promotion if people are willing to pay full price?

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tc4b
April 30, 2009 2:27 PM
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@xtc46: Sometimes a sale is just a good excuse for an outing. It might not exactly save me money vs. eating at home, but maybe it's been a crazy day, I don't feel like doing dishes, and here's this ad, so hey let's go. Not everything is dollars and cents.

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RandomHookup
April 30, 2009 12:13 PM
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@xtc46: They may have been planning to buy several, so $4 per person might make the deal worth the trip.

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NotATool
April 30, 2009 2:03 PM
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@RandomHookup: No, no no. It's simpler than that. The siren song of \"FREE STUFF\" causes some people to do crazy, logic-defying things. Doesn't matter how much they spend to get it. It's the fact that it's \"FREE STUFF.\"

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Stephmo
April 30, 2009 12:47 PM
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@RandomHookup: The promotion was 1 per per person with other stories where franchises ran out of chicken...so folks couldn't buy 10 orders even as originally presented. Methinks someone was pouring on the drama in hopes of the offer magically appearing.

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Con Seannery '09: Illegal in 1 Giz
April 30, 2009 1:54 AM
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@xtc46: Remember, people will spend as much as it takes to save a buck.

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Chris Abbott
April 30, 2009 2:35 AM
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@Con Seannery '09: Illegal in 1 Giz:

So true - like trading in a relatively new car for a Prius..

Makes a lot of sense

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Yoko Broke Up The Beatles
April 30, 2009 1:55 AM
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\"A bunch of customers crying 'foul'\" (or fowl).....smells like some writer is getting a raise, don't'cha know!!!

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rugman11
April 30, 2009 1:55 AM
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It's chicken for Christ's sake. They'll get over it. It still amazes me that people will get this upset over five bucks.

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liquidnumb
April 30, 2009 6:14 AM
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@rugman11: Considering you'd have to drive a long way just to find another one, I'm sure some of them consider a trip to Popeye's quite a treat. It wouldn't be hard to justify spending five dollars of gas to get there if there's a deal going on, then they show up and the price doubles. Yeah, I'd be upset too. I don't know if I'd do anything that would warrant a call to the police though...

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Brunette Bookworm
April 30, 2009 2:52 PM
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@liquidnumb: Considering I drove 25 mintues to the nearest Popeye's this weekend to get their chicken, yeah, it is a treat.

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masterasia
April 30, 2009 1:59 AM
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I saw only one Caucasian in that clip and it didn't include Tom Lyden. I'm from MN and I wish there was more than one Popeye's. There used to be one in Saint Paul on University Street in the early 90's, now it's a bread place. I love their red beans and rice! I would prefer Popeye's over KFC, but Cub Foods has an 8 piece everyday for about $8 in their deli.

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Pastalence
May 1, 2009 5:47 AM
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@RedwoodFlyer: Yeah, the topic sentence has nothing to do with the rest of the paragraph! Writing fail!

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KCChiefsFan
May 1, 2009 5:05 AM
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@RedwoodFlyer:

That you don't understand why he thinks it is relevant makes me want to hug you a little bit.

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Radi0logy
April 30, 2009 2:04 AM
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Those ladies screaming at the drive-thru intercom were so very pleasant

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sasquatch28
April 30, 2009 2:18 AM
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@Radi0logy: I know what you mean. Seem like a couple of classy dames. They should just go to the store and use the food stamps they've been on since they were 18 and buy some walmart chicken (which I love btw) instead.

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salvatorecondegni
April 30, 2009 12:17 PM
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@sasquatch28: FYI, you cannot purchase \"hot food\" with food stamps... at least in NJ you cannot. You wouldn't believe how many times I had to explain that to customers.

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OwenKlient
April 30, 2009 3:23 AM
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@sasquatch28: What makes you think they are on food stamps?

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sodomanaz
April 30, 2009 3:40 AM
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@OwenKlient: The area outside of Uptown isn't exactly known for middle and upper class.

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EinhornIsAMan!
April 30, 2009 2:32 AM
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@sasquatch28: Reminds of the Dane Cook joke. Yes, Dane Cook. I know. To be fair, he was funny, long ago. Harmful if Swallowed is hilarious.

Anyway, when he's talking about working at BK, and people say \"WHOPPER! WHOPSPFOSER NO ONYIEN WHOOOPPPPERPTERPT!\" Relax! We're dealing with food, not missiles here governor!

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Zain
April 30, 2009 2:10 AM
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Here's a video about one Popeye's running out of chicken:

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WoodyXJS
April 30, 2009 2:49 PM
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@Zain: That lady wasnt \"talking\" to the recording, she was performing for the news camera. I think this whole thing does a disservice to the African American community, you cant tell me that no white people showed up up the special. They be loving some fried chicken just like us.

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idip
April 30, 2009 1:48 PM
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@Zain: I especially loved the lovely lady who said that Popeyes was PREVENTING her from feeding her children...

as if there aren't a million other places you can buy food, healthier food at that too.

Reminds me of the lady who called saying the check she deposited on the weekend wasn't available because of a check hold and because of me (specifically me) that i wouldn't reverse that hold (even though I couldn't, had no physical way to do it) that because i wouldn't reverse it that \"I\" was making her children starve for the weekend.

Needless to say, I gave her a piece of my mind about what I had said and TOLD her not to put words in my mouth. She was quiet for about 15 seconds before she hung up.

Crazy people.

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ludwigk
April 30, 2009 6:42 PM
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@idip: Indeed. What happens to her family every other day since creation, when there isn't a $4.99 8-piece special? I'll go ahead and assume that they're perpetually malnourished, having missed their single opportunity to get chicken at a cut rate.

@WoodyXJS: But black people *love* fried chicken. For about two years, I went to KFC here in Oakland every now and then, and I was the only non-black person in the entire place, besides some hispanic employees. I'm asian, so there were still no white folks to be seen. One day, I entered, and the place was almost empty, except for two caucasian people eating dinner. I literally stopped and looked around to see if I had entered the wrong restaurant by mistake.

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webreacher
April 30, 2009 2:50 AM
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@Zain: Thanks for the video.

I noticed that most of whiny complainers were driving SUVs... I was feeling to tell them that they would have saved more money taking a bus, and then buy as much chicken as they want, on another day.

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snickers
April 30, 2009 6:02 PM
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@wbrchr: \" ntcd tht mst f whny cmplnrs wr drvng SVs...\"

Mst f thm wr blck t bt nbdy's llwd t sy s thrws th PC plc wll scrm rcsm.

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HiPwr
April 30, 2009 2:56 AM
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@webreacher: And if they could have convinced the bus driver to go through the drive-thru and then take them directly back to their houses without stopping to pick anyone else up or drop anyone off, they would have had a nice hot meal to enjoy.

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I_have_something_to_say
April 30, 2009 2:36 AM
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Is there nothing left to give a shit about? Come on people - show your disapproval by not going there anymore. Oh wait, that's too inconvenient.

The day I get all pissed off because some chicken place isn't going to honor some deal is the day I want to be rocketed into the sun.

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sodomanaz
April 30, 2009 3:22 AM
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@I_have_something_to_say: There is that Popeyes, then the Chicago and Lake KFC. At least the Popeyes is in a location where you have less of a chance of getting carjacked on your way through the drive-thru.

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Smailtronic
April 30, 2009 2:37 AM
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Domino's was supposed to do free pasta bread bowl this afternoon. When I asked the Louisiana Domino's Twitter which local stores would be participating, they said the vast majority of franchisees chose not to participate in the promotion. But all locations were to offer a free sample if asked.

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HiPwr
April 30, 2009 2:41 AM
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I bet that was a fun day for the employees of that store dealing with a steady stream of pissed off customers.

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vastrightwing
April 30, 2009 2:44 AM
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Remind you of Black Friday at Best Buys?

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puddinhead
April 30, 2009 2:46 AM
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We occasionally eat at this Popeyes, what with it being the only one around and all. All I can say is it is one weird place. They have signs all over the restaurant that basically say \"we don't participate in popeye's promotions. ONE sauce per meal. WHITE MEAT EXTRA. You are on camera. CASH ONLY\" It's like a TGIFridays but instead of mock-vintage signage it's all warning signs. It's really an unwelcoming environment. Luckily we only get a jones for it once a year or so.

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DH405
April 30, 2009 4:52 PM
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@puddinhead: Seeing a few Flickr photos of the Chicken Nazi shack's signage would be amusing.

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sodomanaz
April 30, 2009 3:23 AM
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@puddinhead: They didn't get rid of all of the classic wrestler autograph pictures on the wall did they?

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puddinhead
April 30, 2009 2:50 AM
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@puddinhead: replying to myself, but if you pay attention to the inside shots you can see the signage insanity.

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Ichiro51
April 30, 2009 3:22 AM
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@puddinhead: Well it IS on Lake Street...

Unrelatedly, I used to live in St. Paul, around West 7th and Snelling, and would often go to the Subway on West 7th towards the airport. One had to ring the doorbell and be buzzed in to be let in...

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allstarecho
April 30, 2009 3:06 AM
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What do the idiots not understand about \"at participating locations only\"? It says it plain as day in the national ad buy commercials and newspaper inserts. Of course FOX 9 KMSP failed to mention that.

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RandomHookup
April 30, 2009 10:34 AM
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@allstarecho: How about you provide a list of \"participating locations\"? If everyone doesn't play, how does the consumer know?

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allstarecho
April 30, 2009 5:29 PM
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@RandomHookup: It's called a phone. Call before you go.

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j-o-h-n
April 30, 2009 10:50 AM
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@RandomHookup: Curses!!! If only there was a device where you could communicate with a place like this to see if they were participating before you drove 40 miles there.

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Nathanael Dale Ries
April 30, 2009 1:14 PM
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@j-o-h-n:
Sounds like a good idea! Too bad that the government would never allow such a technology to exist since they would stand to lose too much income from their courier service. I think some guy was working on this back around the turn of the 20th century, but the Government must have suppressed his work to the point where these poor chicken-less people cannot possibly have known about its existence. It's a shame too, they would've saved themselves the trip!

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Zachary J. Palmer
April 30, 2009 3:29 AM
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I seem to be the only one smart enough to recognize both sides of the issue. Yes, obviously this is franchisee who lives and dies by his store. As another poster noted, if it's a loss leader, corporate should cough up the extra money to the franchisee if they expect participation... but if they don't, that's corporate's fault, not the franchisee's fault. If corporate wants the franchisee to participate, it's their responsibility to facilitate the communication. That's not franchisee BS, that's corporate BS.

But, on the other hand, the \"participating locations only,\" part never says which locations are and aren't. So, people will go out, and when they find out THEN that the location isn't participating... well, you already wasted a trip out there, so of course you're not going to be happy that you didn't get what you were hoping for.

So, the franchisee has every right to not participate in what could possibly be nothing more than a huge loss for him (especially given it's the only one in Minneapolis... a lot of out of towners who will NOT come back). And the customers have every right to feel disappointed that something well promoted was not available in the only place that was even somewhat convenient to them. Although some of these bastards could find better ways to express their frustration, and make some attempts to understand the situation... argh.

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matt1978
April 30, 2009 5:59 PM
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@Zchry J. Plmr: S TH SMRTST CZ MK LNGST PST MD F LD TPCS

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DH405
April 30, 2009 4:54 PM
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@Zachary J. Palmer:

*puffs on his finely carved meerschaum pipe; bubbles rise from the bowl*

Yes, yes.. You certainly ARE the smartest fellow in all the land. We shall make you a member of MENSA forthwith.

Good day, sir!

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idip
April 30, 2009 1:55 PM
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@Zachary J. Palmer: You know... because Popeye's restaurants don't have phones or anything like that.

I don't know about you guys... but if i'm about to make a 20 mile drive out to somewhere for a deal, I'm calling to make damn sure they are participating.

I called the local walmart to make sure they would have HDDVD players in stock for the 5am Christmas thing they had a couple of years ago.

But wait... calling means I had the potential to solve this problem but I didn't call which means there is some blame left on me.

Instead I'll just blame Popeye's and ignore all the signs that say they don't participate in the promotion.

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Nathanael Dale Ries
April 30, 2009 1:24 PM
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@Zachary J. Palmer:
Sure, when I see a commercial on TV for a franchise promotion I would want to read all of the 6 point font on my fuzzy Standard-Definition TV to look at a list of dozens of non-participating stores in under 30 seconds...

If they don't provide that in the commercial I will raise Cain when I waste gas to drive all the way out there and find out they don't participate instead of calling them first and blame the corporation for my stupidity...

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kduhtoe
April 30, 2009 1:42 PM
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@Nathanael Dale Ries: Mmmm, Raising Cane's, now that's good chicken!

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sodomanaz
April 30, 2009 3:44 AM
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@Zachary J. Palmer: I think you should learn to read comments previous to yours before declaring yourself the smartest. All of your points have been covered already.

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sicknick
April 30, 2009 4:02 AM
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I'm sorry, but am I the only one who finds people getting this bent out of shape over badly done, fast-food fried chicken hilarious?

The one guy took a cab 17 miles, to save a few bucks, when he probably has a local chicken/rib place that does better chicken for a couple bucks more.

The other family drove a round trip of 20 miles to save a few bucks too.

This is ignorance, plain and simple. I can't stop laughing at this stuff. OMG, I gots no chicken! I need to yell about it! The best part:

\"what do you mean you ain't no company store? This is the only Popeye's in the STATE!\"

Srsly? Damn people need to buy a frydaddy and make their own.

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ludwigk
April 30, 2009 6:50 PM
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@sicknick: You often get better results with a dutch oven or cast iron skillet. Fry Daddy's can have problems maintaining a steady temperature, unless you get the really fancy (~$300) ones.

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warf0x0r
April 30, 2009 4:51 AM
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@sicknick: No, you are not. But as a resident here I do have to say that the chicken is so delicious... I must... go to there...

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thanq
April 30, 2009 5:06 AM
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Hey Tom.. Crazy story indeed, huh?

Now...what's so ironic about a heart transplant doctor wowning a \"chicken joint\"?

It would be ironic if a PETA chairman would own a \"chicken joint\", not a surgeon.

Unless you're implying that they make greasy chicken which could be traced to heart disease (among all other factors) which then may be linked to heart transplants.

Very weak, though. I love the eye roll, though.

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josh8241
April 30, 2009 5:25 AM
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Not to mention... Usually on these commercials there's print that you can clearly read that says \"At participating locations.\"

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MooseOfReason
April 30, 2009 8:10 AM
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@josh8241: Funny how you said \"not to mention\" and then mentioned it anyway.

But maybe all this publicity will spur an entrepreneur to open another Popeye's in Minnesota to compete with this one, and actually honor the promotions. Cash in where this guy is missing out.

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ninjatoddler
April 30, 2009 6:07 AM
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Thanks. Took a while for the Consumerist to pick this one up but yea. They harass us with Popeye ads on tv on local channels and then when people go to the only Popeye's store, they're \"not participating\" in the promotion.

What kind of sick joke is this?

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Trai_Dep
April 30, 2009 6:13 AM
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Loud-mouthed Black people in Escalades buying chicken.
Stay classy, Fox News!

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kabuk1
April 30, 2009 6:38 AM
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And they say there's no such thing as a stereotype! Give me an effing break people. It's CHICKEN for Christ's sake. These people have collectively set their race's progress back decades with this kind of behavior. I have actually seen black people acting like this in a KFC in Oklahoma City. They were screaming and THROWING CHAIRS because the restaurant was out of whatever pieces they wanted. It was frightening. My best friend is black and she gets appalled by this kind of crap.

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greyer
April 30, 2009 10:34 AM
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@kabuk1: It might surprise you, but most people don't spend their days thinking things like \"I wonder how I should behave in order to best reflect on my race as a whole.\"

It might also surprise you that someone who chooses to universalize negative behaviors by members of some group they don't particularly like while individualizing positive behaviors gets lots of eye rolls from people who actually reason through their conclusions.

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MisterE
April 30, 2009 2:13 PM
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@greyer:

You may have a point, but most of the people in the clips are angry, black people. They're not angry about rights, or what's fair, or what is decent. They're angry because Popeyes ran out of chicken. How could you reason with anyone arguing about something as stupid as this?

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greyer
May 1, 2009 3:54 AM
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@MisterE: You missed my point. When white people watching tv at Christmas see a bunch of rampaging, middle-class soccer moms clawing at each others' eyes in a Best Buy over $5 MP3 players, they don't think \"wow, those white people sure are making me look bad.\"

The problem isn't that those black people are acting like asses; they are. The problem is that you and the original commenter insist on smearing their individual assery on all black people in general. When you almost certainly don't smear the individual asshattery of someone of your own race.

Eli Wiesel wrote an entire book on this. Freedom from prejudice doesn't just mean being able to achieve great things in spite of your race/group/whatever. It also means being able to be an absolute bastard and not have to worry about your own bad behavior reflecting on people who have nothing to do with it.

Everyone does that, and it's not so much racism as it is inflexible thinking and latent self-centeredness.

I'm not implying racism or prejudice or whatever, and don't really care. I just hate hate hate bad logic.

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HalOfBorg
April 30, 2009 7:10 AM
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@kabuk1:

(insert racial/regional/religious/whatver group of your choice. Any.)

\"we are NOT a violent people and I'm kick the A** of any moth*****er who says so!\"

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sam-i-am
April 30, 2009 6:40 AM
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Entitlement, or why some people are trying to make America stupid

First the Pepsi promotion, then the Popeye's story from a few days ago, and now this one. All videos featuring people angry that some company didn't give them enough stuff for free. You OWE me something for nothing! \"False Advertising!\" they scream as if they even knew what it meant. People like this make me sick.

I learned about the folly of entitlement when I was probably 7 years old when I thought the tooth fairy \"owed\" me some money. Why have these people missed out on this lesson?

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JollyJumjuck
April 30, 2009 7:44 AM
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@sam-i-am: So I am to understand that, by your logic, companies should be able to advertise whatever price they want in order to get customers into the store, and then claim the advertised price was wrong? Barring the odd misprint, you do not believe that anyone is entitled to a sale price?

As to the Pepsi incident, people were lured in with the promise of free tickets. They did not approach Pepsi or the Yankee organization and demand free tickets. Someone at Pepsi screwed up by not following through on their advertisement, period.

The only lesson I get from your post is that you feel it is all right to be a lying, conniving, son of a bitch.

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louiedog
April 30, 2009 4:04 PM
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@JollyJumjuck:

Promotions like the Popeye's thing are always dependent on franchise participation. The ads always say it. I always call ahead to verify.

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April 30, 2009 6:42 AM
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Any time a local business runs a really good promotion (free grand slam at IHOP, free ice cream at baskin robbins, etc.) I steer clear of any of them. First of all, I wouldn't eat that crap on any other day if it was free, second of all I live in Utah and people will literally TAKE THE DAY OFF WORK to go stand in line for a free crappy breakfast at IHOP. You do the math.

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HalOfBorg
April 30, 2009 7:07 AM
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I liked the lady upset saying \"This is the only Popeye's in Minnesota.\"

SO? What does that have to do with it? If there were two then it would be OK?

The sign says they are not doing the sale.

If I bothered at all, worst I would do is tell them since your not doing the sale, where's the nearest KFC?

And I doubt anybody drove long way JUST to save $4 or whatever. Go shopping, see movie, have chicken, blah blah blah.....

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ninjatoddler
April 30, 2009 1:05 PM
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@HalOfBorg: The problem is they bothered to advertise on the local channels when the only store in the whole state wasn't participating. Who'd have known the store wasn't participating.

The \"Not participating\" sign wasn't posted up until much later after lots of chaos.

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FlyersFan
April 30, 2009 11:53 AM
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@HalOfBorg: See a movie? you mean talk over a movie and annoy everyone else in the theater!!

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salvatorecondegni
April 30, 2009 12:26 PM
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@FlyersFan: LOL! Possibly one of the wittiest flyers fan I've seen. +1!

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JollyJumjuck
April 30, 2009 7:51 AM
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@HalOfBorg: If this store is so hell bent on not following any corporate promotions, then perhaps the owner should rebrand his chicken and call it something like \"Minnesota's Finest Chicken\" or whatever.

Oh, wait, that means he cannot benefit from the Popeye brand name.

Sounds like he wants to have his cake and eat it, too.

\"If I bothered at all, worst I would do is tell them since your not doing the sale, where's the nearest KFC?\"

I would have that sort of answer as well, if I felt my time was worthless. While I would not get as upset as some of these people on the video, I would certainly let the manager know that he/she has permanently lost my business because of the misleading advertising.

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KillTheAcademy
April 30, 2009 9:14 AM
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@JollyJumjuck: how is it misleading when the offer clearly says \"participating locations\"?

you could just call the one you want to go to and make sure they're participating before you go up there. Oh right, that would take some initiative on the consumer's part. nevermind.

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KillTheAcademy
April 30, 2009 9:10 AM
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hahahhahahhahahahaah!!!

that pretty much sums this up on every level.

But being from Louisiana (where Popeyes started), i must say, it's pretty damn tasty.

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louiedog
April 30, 2009 6:01 PM
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@prrty:

t's th nly Ppy's n stt tht s pprntly flld wth ft chckn lvrs. H's prbbly lrdy t cpcty.

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parrotuya
April 30, 2009 11:11 AM
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Love Popeyes! This franchise owner must be an idiot! Promotions increase foot traffice and a chance to sell more food items that are profitable.

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FlyersFan
April 30, 2009 11:50 AM
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The sign on the window should of said \"A B C D Chikn? MNO Chikn! OSAR Chikn! Shiiit!\" that probably would of translated better than the well written sign in the window.

Why would you spend $35 on a cab ride to save $5 on chicken? Is the government handing out free cab fair or something?

Im surprised they didnt loot and burn the store down...maybe that will be the 10pm news headline.

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esc27
April 30, 2009 12:27 PM
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From the video it is clear that several of those customers were more than aware this restaurant did not participate in past promotions, and yet they went anyway. I don't think Popeye's is the problem here...

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salvatorecondegni
April 30, 2009 12:28 PM
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Nowhere near as good as the whopper feakout:
(Not safe for work)

Probably fake, but still very much worth the watch!

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salvatorecondegni
April 30, 2009 12:29 PM
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@salvatorecondegni: I just noticed that this is in Minnesota also :]

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ViperBorg
April 30, 2009 1:00 PM
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FFS, I've said it before, I'll say it again, it's only chicken. Jesus.

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Omali
April 30, 2009 1:54 PM
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I work at a Pizza Hut franchise situated in a Target, and we have problems like this all the time. Not on this scale, but people do get pissed off quite a bit.

One of the biggest rage-starters is the Book-it coupons. We don't take them, and they're for free personal pan pizzas (Personal pans are the only kind we sell, and only two kinds, pepperoni and cheese).

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johnfrombrooklyn
April 30, 2009 2:22 PM
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\"See that sign? It says, '100% guaranteed.' You know what the meaning of 'guaranteed' is? Do they teach you that here?\"

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mianne
April 30, 2009 3:05 PM
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Yes, imagine all the soda they'd have sold (at nearly 100% profit) to go along with that $4.99 chicken.

Seems the smart thing for Popeye's corporate to do is revoke this store's franchise. From what other readers have posted about this store's owners, and their handwritten signs all over the place; I would not want their operation tarnishing my company's name.

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NightElfMohawk
April 30, 2009 3:07 PM
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Is it wrong that one of the the random voices at the beginning of the video taped story reminds me of Bubb Rubb?

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UnicornMaster
April 30, 2009 3:18 PM
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I'm gonna say the store owner is an idiot. How much does a day's worth of chicken cost? Even if it is a loss leader he can capitalize on the fact that he is the only Popeyes in the state and make a lot of people happy, and at the same time promote his store. Hungry people will pay more for chicken if they have to. Happy people will come back.

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louiedog
April 30, 2009 4:02 PM
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\"you didn't have the special two weeks ago neither.\"

So... why'd you come back again and assume they'd have this one? Don't you have a phone to call ahead?

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Sean Masters
April 30, 2009 5:32 PM
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Awful lot of racists in here.

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redkamel
April 30, 2009 5:56 PM
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man people sure get worked up over nothing...that lady in the car was pretty unhappy.

I also love the \"Thats all right, we're going to KFC!\"..as they pull away in a range rover.

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ajmccoll
April 30, 2009 5:56 PM
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Jst bnch f fls lkng t gt smthng fr nthng.

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georgi55
April 30, 2009 1:50 AM
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@ajmccoll: How is $4.99 \"nothing\"? Last I checked $4.99 is something, so they are trying to get something with something.

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morganlh85
April 30, 2009 1:47 AM
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@ajmccoll: Actually, I think they were trying to get something for $4.99.

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ajmccoll
April 30, 2009 1:52 AM
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@morganlh85: @georgi55: Wow, you're both so clever. Thanks for pointing out my obvious mistake!

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DH405
April 30, 2009 4:45 PM
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@ajmccoll: They pointed out your \"mistake\" because you were attempting to make a bunch of paying customers out to be freeloaders. I know you may enjoy putting people down, but this isn't the time for it.

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nakedscience
April 30, 2009 2:08 PM
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@ajmccoll: But they still aren't trying to get something for nothing.

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ajmccoll
April 30, 2009 5:53 PM
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@nakedscience:Next time I think about posting on here, I'm going to have to make sure it's not something that everyone is going to take so literal.

@SMSDHubbard: I deal with people like this everyday, looking to get something for nothing. Seriously, they come into my store, bitch and moan about a sign that they saw in the store, and then look for you to bend over backwards and give in to what they think they saw. Yeah, I may be a bit bitter, but the customer is not always right..and these people shown in this video should be ashamed of themselves. I don't care if they're paying customers or not, they're still a bunch of crazy freeloaders trying to get something that doesn't exist.

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morganlh85
April 30, 2009 1:57 AM
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@ajmccoll: Well I don't see the point of your comment. What exactly makes someone a fool for going to a store based on an ad that ran in their region and expecting to find that promotion running at their location?

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zibby
April 30, 2009 1:29 PM
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@morganlh85: I think the real lesson here is not to make plans around a fried chicken promo. Sounds like some of these poor slobs had this marked on their calenders for quite a while.


Hey, remember the old commercial for AT&T or whatever?


Imbecile: \"Oh, how, how could I have known that the store would be closed/out of the item I wanted/on fire?\"


Voiceover: \"You could have called!\"


Imbecile: \"Duhhhh...oh...\"

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ajmccoll
April 30, 2009 2:00 AM
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@morganlh85: The fact that that particular franchise had signs posted EVERYWHERE stating that they were not participating in the promotion, yet people were still driving up to the drive-thru and going into the store causing a fuss over it. That makes them a fool.

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mac-phisto
April 30, 2009 3:16 AM
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@ajmccoll: ok, but the commercial for the promo is running in their area, & they are the only popeye's in the region. is it too hard to understand why people are a little pissed off that they drove to the ONLY popeye's around only to be met by a handwritten sign that says, \"piss off, we're a bunch of cheap motherf#ckers\"?

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consumerfan
April 30, 2009 1:51 PM
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@mac-phisto: Or corporate is trying to strongarm them into making a loss. It's THEIR business, not corporate's.

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mac-phisto
April 30, 2009 6:45 PM
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@consumerfan: actually, a franchise is a JOINT operation. both the franchisor & the franchisee own the business.

what aggravates me about this story is that the marketing (paid for by corporate) obviously worked. & yet, the owner of this particular franchise was too STUPID & SHORTSIGHTED to see an incredible opportunity staring him in the face.

people were traveling for miles to come to his popeye's & what did he do? he sacrificed potential future business to save a few bucks. i hope he doesn't make it past memorial day.

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Sparerib
April 30, 2009 11:25 AM
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@mac-phisto: I'm more interested to find out how one franchise doesn't have to participate in the special. I managed a couple Quiznos in college and corporate would send out guys ahead of time to inspect signage and product quantities if we were having a promotion.

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RandomHookup
April 30, 2009 12:19 PM
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@Sparerib: You do remember the Quiznos' free sub problem from last month? Seems the franchisees weren't particularily happy with the way the Big Q handles these kinds of promos and didn't participate.


It's stupid of big companies to do these types of promotions if they don't cough up some bucks so that the franchises all participate. It's not the consumer's job to know if a store is company or franchisee-owned and it dilutes the consistency of the brand overall.

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Sparerib
April 30, 2009 12:47 PM
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@RandomHookup: Well clearly Quiznos is no better at corporate/franchise relations than any other company, but the biggest issue is that corporate strong arm these franchisees into spending money on promotions to bring in loads of people (Quantity of Quality). Obviously franchisees don't want to be forced into fronting a lot of money on product. It's a hard line to walk, and both parties look bad when they don't see eye-to-eye. It really hurts the franchisees in the end, and is probably a better tactic to just suck it up and participate.

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sodomanaz
April 30, 2009 3:34 AM
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@mac-phisto: \"Running in their area\" meaning on the local stations, or running on cable? If it's running on the local stations, maybe corporate is the one who should reevaluate their marketing tactics.

If it's on a national cable station, I think they need to make it even MORE clear so the idiots understand that the deal is only happening at participating restaurants.

Popeyes itself has such a varied menu from region to region. If you go to their site, half the time they have a special on seafood. No Midwest Popeyes I have seen has ever participated in that beyond shrimp.

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BeataAnius
April 30, 2009 5:56 PM
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DH405
April 30, 2009 6:02 PM
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DH405
April 30, 2009 4:48 PM
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@BeataAnius: Holy crap, people can put an anti-Obama spin on anything! You must live in a world of loathing and hate.

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shepd
April 30, 2009 2:24 PM
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@BeataAnius:

This whole thread is why I vote libertarian. And I'm not even American! If everyone is crazy, why not be at the top of the list! :^D

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Zachary J. Palmer
April 30, 2009 3:33 AM
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@BeataAnius: So what you're saying is, in the economic hard times we face, when layoffs are happening in even the most unexpected of places, people should not be thrift?

And, great job trying to throw a political spin on this... next time I fart, I'm blaming it on the Republicans. I'll even hold a McCain hat over my ass when I do it, as proof that the two are somehow correlated... apparently. According to your logic, not mine.

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SonicMan
April 30, 2009 1:10 PM
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@Zachary J. Palmer: Was one of the customers wearing a McCain Hat? Seems to me, the CUSTOMER made it this way by wearing the Obama hat.

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webreacher
April 30, 2009 4:20 AM
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@Zachary J. Palmer: Or maybe they should sell their SUVs. (You really have to watch promotion-day videos. Nearly every ''thrifty'' screamer was driving one.)

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ngoandy
April 30, 2009 9:47 AM
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@webreacher: Yeah, I've noticed that.

My question is if they only recently bought SUV's since they got so cheap (ignoring that they are so cheap to buy because of the fuel expenses) or if it goes along with the stereotype of SUV drivers being idiots.

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webreacher
April 30, 2009 2:51 AM
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@BeataAnius: Crazy people vote for Republicans, too. Unless you want to move frm this planet, you're stuck meeting ''nuts'' in your everyday life.

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Chris Abbott
April 30, 2009 2:36 AM
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@BeataAnius:

I noticed the hat too

Probably wanted something free

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April 30, 2009 5:59 PM
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Anthony Warburton
April 30, 2009 6:47 PM
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that's just sad. people driving so many miles to get a deal on chicken. could have made your own chicken for 5$. Popeye's isnt all that. ive had and made better. Just goes to show that in this poor economy that these business's are using poor tactics to get you in.

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