Never one to miss the opportunity for a stunt, fried chicken purveyor KFC is getting into the holiday spirit, unveiling a limited-edition knitted jumper and mittens that fits neatly around one of its famous buckets of greasy bird.
Called the Finger Lickin’ Chicken Mitten Bucket Hugger and modelled on the famous ugly Christmas jumper, the device features a KFC festive design and fits snuggly onto a KFC bucket and also includes built-in mittens to keep hands toasty while delivering the meal to any table.
Sadly, only available in the US and while stocks last, customers who order a qualifying KFC bucket meal for delivery or pickup on KFC.com or the KFC app will receive a confirmation email to claim their own seasonal bucket.
KFC said in a statement: “Customers will receive a confirmation email once their order has been placed with a unique code and a link to claim their Bucket Hugger. Customers must claim their Bucket Hugger by November13, and it will be shipped to them in December.”
There’s no extra cost for the chicken sweater, which is available “while supplies last,” though it’s probably going to become worth something on eBay once the promo is over.
And it appears the brand is pushing hard to make the Colonel’s famous 11 herbs and spices a Christmas staple.
Starting in November, the chain will also serve up its bucket of bird in limited-edition themed buckets.
This year’s special bucket features “a ‘Winter Chickenland’ design where everything is fried chicken and its finger lickin’ good!”
