Kfc Bashing Flowers????

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Last night I had the pleasure to see a FREEKIN CHICKEN COMMERCIAL bashing FLOWERS.

These A holes were looking at a bucket of chicken on the table at a Christmas party and were talking about "what guy would send flowers as a Centerpiece".

No KFC,SEND A HEARTATTACK IN A BUCKET INSTEAD! cuz you never know how much you need to FILL UP THOSE ARTERIES with FAT.

What the spot needs is the GUY laying in a CASKET with FLOWERS ALL AROUND because HE ATE TOO MUCH KFC.

Regardless of SAF and other orgs....WE GET POUNDED EVERY DAY.
 
I can just imagine how fast the attorneys for KFC would jump on a commercial of a funeral with flowers everywhere and a guy in a casket. While a florist is delivering the flowers he says "thanks KFC, your chicken is keeping me in business" !!

Maybe TF and FTD and SAF should use some of those millions of dollars they are getting from their members and run a damage control commercial!
 
FAT CHANCE!

Use "THEIR" Money????????
Oh they will use Money to stop this..YOUR
MEMBER MONEY.

We dumped out of SAF over a year ago because of CRAPPOLA LIKE THIS.

Regardless of those fancy Conventions and such.....ask yourselves if your really getting your MOM and POP dollars worth out of publications who SHOWCASE those TOP 1% of business who continue to DESTROY what we need to do to provide FOOD on OUR TABLE.

I found SAF to stand for "Sucking All Funds" out of our pockets a few years ago. I could be wrong....but I don't need them to be the call central for "please stop KFC from doing this".....Where is the FCC? or FDA? FDA should say that "eating KFC will KILL YOU!.
 
I made a note earlier about this in a comment tonight BLUE. I'm going to be writing a letter to KFC about it also and ask the question, what if all Florists start something similar.

Thursday night 11:55 pm on KOMO (ABC, Seattle was where I seen it)

I've written already to SAF about this issue, aprox 15 minutes after I seen it air. Perhaps in every area the commerical is shown Florists should write a letter to the local KFC in the area and tell them how there will be no business from Florists thanks to their stupidity. Not that I'd give you $1.00 for all the KFC in the world, but that's a different issue.

As you seen in the commerical it was not even hinted at. The closing line from the actor said. "What guy buys flowers".

Perhaps we should encourage PETA to picket those jokers.

Plus several weeks ago C.B.C. was telling how Points are dangerous because of laxex issues, and S.A.F. contacted them soon after with information stating it didn't have anything to do with it.

Peter
 
The Bottom Line Peter is....

It's taking MO MONEY out of the pockets of Retail Florists to fight this nonsence.

We should not have to put up with this and tell me where you see this kind of "SLAMMING" in any other business?

Ain't it strange that the WS (Big2) never chimes in with such a NEGITIVE ASPECT to OUR INDUSTRY?. Oh I forgot....THEY ARE THE PROBLEM.
 
Saw this ad on one of the US channels; of course the mentality was expected as they were promoting KFC as good for you in an ad several weeks ago. If only stupidity were always physically painful!!!!!!!
 
Re: The Bottom Line Peter is....

Originally posted by Blue Oyster Cult
It's taking MO MONEY out of the pockets of Retail Florists to fight this nonsence.

We should not have to put up with this and tell me where you see this kind of "SLAMMING" in any other business?

Ain't it strange that the WS (Big2) never chimes in with such a NEGITIVE ASPECT to OUR INDUSTRY?. Oh I forgot....THEY ARE THE PROBLEM.
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Yes I know and I understand what you're saying 100% about it.

The more I think about it, the more seriously ticked I get about KFC, last time I got this angry I started BN.

Rarely do you see it in any other business, it happens of course but so seldom you don't see it, and I follow stuff like this.

The Big 2 have no courage to stand beside Florists and fight for them and fight in the trenches along side.
 
Lets start it Boys and Girls....

Don't just talk about it DO SOMETHING.

SAF and "Others" will not make a difference...nor can we? but we can express ourselves iffin we seem fit to doo.

Were losing this battle folks....only 100 florists members is not going to DOO IT!.

That is why we we have decided to SELL OURSELVES....not THOSE.

All I ask is when the last Flower Shop wakes UP please let ME KNOW.
 
I just sent in a comment to KFC. I hope every florist on here does the same.

I just saw the commercial tonight. Seems to me we should be able to file a class action suit against KFC!
 
Re: FAT CHANCE!

Originally posted by Blue Oyster Cult
Use "THEIR" Money????????
Oh they will use Money to stop this..YOUR
MEMBER MONEY.

We dumped out of SAF over a year ago because of CRAPPOLA LIKE THIS.

Regardless of those fancy Conventions and such.....ask yourselves if your really getting your MOM and POP dollars worth out of publications who SHOWCASE those TOP 1% of business who continue to DESTROY what we need to do to provide FOOD on OUR TABLE.

I found SAF to stand for "Sucking All Funds" out of our pockets a few years ago. I could be wrong....but I don't need them to be the call central for "please stop KFC from doing this".....Where is the FCC? or FDA? FDA should say that "eating KFC will KILL YOU!.
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Blue,
How is it you can blame SAF for not doing anything when they probably haven't even heard of it - YET? This is KFC doing this to us, NOT SAF. They can't hardly know what is about to come out, but I know they will be on this one quickly, and they DO do this - it's ONE of the GOOD things they do for us (there's others things also). I STAY a member because of crappola like this.

I still think SAF is the best thing we got going and without them who would be our advocates? FTD and Teleflora?
 
How about we try this????

here at my (our) shops, we have always rewarded our hardworking holiday staff with KFC for many days during the year, as the meal of choice.
We will NO LONGER buy KFC for our staff, for ourselves, or will NEVER set foot in one of your restaurants again....
Mike
 
Re: Jonathon

Originally posted by bloomz
Blue,
How is it you can blame SAF for not doing anything when they probably haven't even heard of it - YET? This is KFC doing this to us, NOT SAF. They can't hardly know what is about to come out, but I know they will be on this one quickly, and they DO do this - it's ONE of the GOOD things they do for us (there's others things also). I STAY a member because of crappola like this.

I still think SAF is the best thing we got going and without them who would be our advocates? FTD and Teleflora?
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I know you like SAF and this was no SLAM against them.......BUTT we have been doing this a lot longer than YOU have been and we seen where the Money was going to.....(not the florists) just the Wholesale side.

When SAF starts really getting back to the AMERICAN FLORISTS we will rejoin them. They drifted away years ago just like the WS'S did. Nuff Said.
 
I have sent them a letter about their poor commercial that I had seen recently. I explained that I would be discusiing the commercial with all my employess.
It would be good if SAF, FTD etc would email their membership with link to this and other companies that make negative comments about our industry; That would enable more florist to respond.
 
Simply this line "We dumped out of SAF over a year ago because of CRAPPOLA LIKE THIS."

Crappola like what? They didn't do this, KFC did. They do defend us when they know about it, to the best of their abilities with far more jiuce than any one of us has, and they have the resources to let thousands of florists know about it (Dateline), and do, - but I guess you must not get that, since you "dumped out"

See???
 
No rhime or reason Money should be SPENT Bloomz..

Ya see Bloomz for every time this CRAPPOLA happens it cost US FLORISTS MONEY to defend it.

SAF might tack on an additional fee of another 10 cents to help fight this????

FCC or FTC is the place where this should be handled not SAF and SAF Members MONEY.

Where is the Integrity of Advertising Control????? Having an organization funded by US to control it???

I don't buy into that argument and until our DICKS in Washington step in and help US???...I'm still neutral about SAF.
I know it's all we have left but dangit ROSE...why do WE have to be the WATCH DOG???
 
No Shel, it costs SAF members money to defend it...in your case that would be free, wouldn't it? Enjoy the ride and quit *****ing about SAF.

I do that out of greed too.

The dicks in Washington? See my signature below this.
 
Why?

You want to know why SAF should do this and not the government.

It is because KFC HAS DONE MOTHING ILLEGAL.

Now we might not like it but it is their RIGHT to be able to make a commercial and not worry about being legally consticted by every thing they do.

Now does it do florists any good. NO! Should they be made aware of how ads like that can affect the flower business. YES! And that IS what SAF is for. I don't think you must understand what SAF does. And if you do and don't like it then fine you make your choice and quit. But don't bash them for spending money that IS SUPPOSED to be used for things like this and that as I understand most members know that they do things like this since the send out numerous pieces of mail that tell us to be on the look out for this and to let them know.

I pay them so they can tell these companies that they are a LARGE organization that represents thousands in the floral industry.
 
Hey why don't you guys just KICK ME???

Dang guys...I express myself and ALL I GET is you defending SAF.

I SAID! I WASN'T PICKING ON THEM....

You guys are ANAL and pick up the dang phone if you want to TALK.

Once we were talking but NOW????? Give me a break......WERE FLORISTS! or maybe I'm not since I dropped TF????
 
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