My taste buds had been quivering all day with the anticipation of wrapping themselves around a juicy-deep-fried chicken thigh. However as I walked towards KFC I was distracted by a brand new backlit poster of a Spicy Caesar Roller:
I ran inside and quickly ordered one, because I’m adventurous that way. I decided that getting my usual chicken thigh pieces was so yesterday so went for something a little more… risqué.
My hopes have hardly been higher, so you can imagine my disappointment as I unfolded the greasy wrapper to uncover a hopelessly tiny, squashed roller. I stared hungrily at what was supposed to be an amazing, mouth exploding lunch then mumbled “You tricked me with your appetizing imagery… you’re nothing like what I imagined you to be.”
The more I looked at it the more agitated I became so I took a bite, “I’ll still eat you, but I’d like you to know I’m not a happy bunny.”
As I chewed on my lifeless, rubbery roller I glared back at the backlit poster which had originally caused all the excitement, this was no amazing spicy caesar roller, this was a stale, limp bit of wrap with two tasteless balls of chicken and a smidgeon of caesar sauce. There was no point pretending I was enjoying my lunch, because I wasn’t.
So I’d just like to say…
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lol. AMEN. Advertising uses all kinds of tricks to convince us to try their products. It's sad, really. They are more conniving than the water bra!
Love it. Just one of the many reasons why I avoid KFC.
Jane
Damnable KFC, with it's adverts of betrayal.
Does it to me everytime. Looks and sounds soooo good in the ads but…ewwww
It's always the wraps that are the most pathetic things.
obviously, it will be a short lived experiment!
Ugh! I so HATE it when the stupid ads trick us into buying their food item only to find out they are crap.
Bleh!
On a side note, my daughter just asked me if giddyfingers had updated her blog yet. She loves your writing and comics. (She compared U to Diary of a wimpy kid…)
And I love ya! So please find some more time and update is more than weekly. You have 2 fans in NV that absolutely adore YOU!
Hey guys, have any of you seen the movie "Super Size Me"? If not then you should, it's horribly entertaining and will definitely make you think twice about eating fast food. Saying that however I do still eat a cheeky burger or fried chicken now and then because it does taste good – well at least it appears that it will taste good and might even taste good for the first few seconds. It's the moments in between and right after that you feel a bit icky and naughty, lol as you can see fast food confuses me.
As for writing more posts I will ask my doctor if he can quickly clone me, then I can teach my little twins how to draw and in return I'll feed them biscuits and coffee and set them off to write daily posts
Well you've put me off KFC for like, FOREVER.
can't you sue for faulty advertising? i mean if someone can sue cause their coffee was too hot and there wasn't a warning label on the cup can't you sue cause there isn't a warning on the advertisement that says warning pictures may not be close to what you think you are getting fool!
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Excellent pics by the way…you had me at 'Rubber'
Emily: This is probably a good thing
Patricia: Unfortunately I don't think you can sue just for false advertising… it literally needs to traumatise you through pain in order for you to be able to sue, like the hot coffee 'burnt' the lady's knees whereas my roller wrap just tasted bad. Hmmm, maybe I could say that the experience of eating a horrible wrap burnt a hole into my soul?
A lot of products have false advertising and seem to get away with it, especially food related products and facial creams that claim to get rid of wrinkles, mascara that claims to give you super sonic eye lashes, shampoos that tell show you will have a bouffant hairdo like Bridget Bardot as soon as you step out of the shower… it's endless.
Happiness is seeing Giddy Fingers posting away…and reminding me of the very, very, very last time I ate at KFC and had an encounter of the worst kind called the Spicey Honey-Bar-b-que thingees….it was a very unpleasant 24 hours. My son laughed at me and said, "Didn't you remember what happened last time?" I mumbled "der? Oh..Yeah! I mean, yeah…F—." ….a roll of toilet paper later….
I would have traded places with you…and just be pissed with an undersized serving…you scored.
I always fall in the same trap with KFC. I know they mislead through their ads, I know the food is unhealthy but just like an addiction that lurks around I tend to eat KFC once a while. It’s a craving I cannot beat despite feeling the consequences minutes later…
It’s like a filthy secret pleasure of mine.
Have you thought of approaching them and doing their ads for them? They need a cartoony spin on them I reckon. If you can’t make your customers happy with the food at least make them laugh with your ads KFC.
I find that Taco Bell is the worst offender in this category (ie having amazing looking food in the ads, when in reality the food is a huge disappointment).
You now have a worthy cause. You can become the British Micheal Moore.He made millions ranting and raving against hamburger chains. He looks like he stuffs himself with them just to prove his point.
Umm…I worked at KFC for a blessedly brief time and I won't eat ANY-thing there!
And btw, Marsy, you have a blog award waiting for you over at glitterfrog!
Poor Marsy! What a sad tale.
I hope you find your way back to KFC soon and get that deep-fried chicken thigh goodness that you so richly deserve!!
I'm a sucker for the mashed potato bowls, myself. There's something about having all of your potentially heart-stopping goodies in one commune as they await being shoveled down your gullet…
I wonder if the drive-thru is still open.
hahahahaha I know exactly what you mean. The food is never like the picture, except at authentic mexican or chinese food places because they actually take a pic of the food and put that on the menu. But their pics never look appetizing… it's a lose-lose situation, I think.
Marilyn: Oh man, that sucks! Bless you though, at least I didn't need to reach out for the toilet paper but saying that it might have been because I only had a few bites
B4MME: I would love to illustrate all of KFC's menu however not sure it would bring in any customers as draw it like it is (everything half size, off brown colours, limp salad leaves etc etc) and so no one would want to eat it :p
Giselle: We don't have Tacobell here in the UK but I have tried them a few times when on holiday in the States and I've had a dodgy stomach afterwards… but that could be due to the amount of hot sauce I squirted on it.
Johan: Ha ha I so should become the British Michael Moore, that would be well fun!
Vikilikesfrogs: Have you ever eaten frogs legs? I ate those in France once and they were bizarro! Thank you for my blog award, I love it!
Inky: It is good when you find a place that has many things at once you enjoy eating
But with the KFC here I only like the fried chicken thighs and even those are not always very good. Saying that, when I lived in the Bahamas they had a 'spacial Bahamian spice'on all their fried chicken and I swear it made them taste 100 times better! Which is not fair because you can't get that anywhere else.
My favourite fast food place though is Wendy's which I discovered on holiday in Florida. I love their old fashioned shakes, the chilli bean pot and their classic hamburger and fries! Shame they don't have Wendy's here…. sniff.
LaceyRee: Good point and a funny point
I wake up craving KFC.
Howdy! I hate when fast food places advertise the hell out of things & then it winds up being crap. Aww at least you know now! hehe.
Love your lil cartoons. They are soo funny! Of course I'll follow you back! =)
Haha hilarious!!
hahaha…so funny.!
woo hoo! Thanks Leeann and Mommyblogger4u
Happy Friday everyone!
Kaleena: You must love chicken
Melanie: I hope I do know, that's the problem with fast food, when you are hungry and it's right there, it's difficult to resist! Thanks for the follow, always a pleasure to see a new face!
OMG I love sizzling greasy goodness! Even when it lies to me. Again and again.
Sigh.
Bacon rules.
Thanks for visiting me!
Obsidian Kitten: Ha ha I know what you mean! I'm sighing with you
Oh deary me. The sad thing about this blog is that it reminds me how life is full of let downs. Shakespeare said that expectation is the root to all heart-ache. Now usually, I'd whip that one out to a heart-broken friend, expecting far more from a relationship than she should be, but here I find extending the quote to you: over KFC :p
I hope its taught you a lesson though Marsy. If I told you *WhatTheyPutInThoseThings* it may well put you off food for LIFE! :O
Leah: I'm now interested in "WhatDoTheyPutInThoseThings"? ha ha
I must say I enjoyed your Shakespeare quote! and found it funny that you used it for my KFC outing and will be thinking of it each time my lips are greasy and filthy!
Yeah. The inability to remember pains and suffering and lessons learned seems to NOT only ensure the survival of the human race (otherwise no woman would want to have a second child…) but also to ensure the survival of ad agencies. Hmm.
The Absence of Alternatives: I like you, your'e clever