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KFC's new commercial so touching, but what has it got to do with fried chicken?

Touching commercials may work for some products, but definitely not fried chicken, some STOMPers feel. They are commenting on a recent KFC commercial, which may have you reaching out for the tissue paper not to wipe your mouth, but to actually wipe away your tears.

STOMPer Saffy, who came across the video online, said:

"This is a local KFC commercial which has been in circulation recently and many have lambasted it for being weird and having 'no link' to its famous fried chicken.

"Looking at the amount of dislikes online where the video was posted, it seems like many others think so too.

"Personally I think it's pretty touching...but they're taking it too far."

Another STOMPer, Zerocool, who also saw the commercial, thought that it was too depressing to be associated with KFC.

He said:

"A touching commercial is not for every product, and I don't know what KFC was thinking doing this weird commercial about an old woman who left home because she thought her daughter-in-law was going to send her to a home.

"I've always associated KFC with being happy and cheery, not something depressing like this

"You're selling fried chicken, not a Hallmark card.

"KFC may mean well with the tagline 'Cherish life's precious moments', but seriously, who cares? Your target audience are hungry people, not some sob-junkie who badly needs a good cry."

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Veryveryguailan said   on 29 Feb, 2012   Report as offensive  
Not sure if trolling... or just plain stupid.
Whatthegirl said   on 3 Dec, 2011   Report as offensive  
i know rite, i really cannot think of what does the commercial got to do wif even the porridge
gunboss201 said   on 16 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
I agree with theoldwhiteprick's comments.. but a link can actually be seen,but it's just not clear enough.. the old woman said her son always bring her out to eat porridge.. then in the end of the video,they bring her to kfc and try their porridge.. just promoting their AM breakfast..
smrtc151a said   on 14 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
this is great!! :D
JensonKKKK said   on 12 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
I just saw the new other advertisement - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rscs2W71A00&feature=pyv

I think it's nice... @oldwhite - I think this is actually quite creative and a nice approach by the Colonel.
netballxw said   on 11 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
Waste of $$$ on advertisements like that. Which one easier - make people hungry hence buy KFC or make people feel touched...hence buy KFC (no link lol)?
GuaiiKiia_x3 said   on 11 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
They are promoting their breakfast porridge, not chicken ma
BuddhaRocks777 said   on 11 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
@RentOner - appreciate your comments.

But what exactly are Singapore chickens?
Most come into Spore from factory farms in Malaysia.

And btw, the Halal way of slaughtering is equally draconian. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal

Halal - the prescribed method of slaughtering animals per Islamic law. This method of slaughtering animals consists of using a well sharpened knife to make a swift, deep incision that cuts the front of the throat, the carotid artery, wind pipe and jugular veins but leaves the spinal cord intact.

Since the spinal cord is intact, the animal does not die immediately but dies slowly bleeding to death.

Cannot believe HUMANS are doing this.

Please do yourself, the planet and animals a favor and GO VEG. Thanks.