Gone are the days where KFC only served fried chicken. The fast food giant has come up with some very peculiar creations recently, the weirdest being a drumstick bath bomb that’ll leave you smelling like you had a nice, long dip in a tub of poultry grease, as well as KFC-scented sunscreen, and a KFC-scented candle.
This time, however, fragrance – if you’d like to call it that, is left out of the equation. Now, fried chicken lovers can now look forward to what KFC calls an “internet escape pod”, that comes with a creepy-looking Colonel Sanders propped right on its top, with his freakishly long limbs extended across a dome-like surface.
The pod, which is meant to help you escape technology, since well, you know; everyone is always glued to their phones, is made out of steel and stainless-steel mesh, and can fit “four adults, and a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken”, according to the good folks at KFC.
In other words, it’s a massive Internet-blocker, like the Great Firewall of China.
“We’ve come up with several technologically advanced, creative experiences for our customers and fans this year. But even we feel the burden of technology during the holiday season. So we decided to go in the opposite direction and create an anti-technology product, using technology, to help one lucky buyer literally escape the holiday chaos,” said George Felix, director of advertising, KFC U.S.
If the omnipresence of the Internet annoys you, and you’d just like to have a good ol’ conversation with friends in one of these pods without whipping out your phone, do be warned; it’s not going to come cheap (or easy to get). One pod costs US$10,000, and they only ship within the U.S – a ridiculously high price to pay for escaping the Internet.
Still, it’s pretty entertaining to see KFC’s trolling side, and we can’t wait to check out the next bizarre item that’s up the company’s sleeve.
In other KFC news, the brand has just launched a new Red Hot Szechuan Chicken flavour.
For more information, visit kfclimited.com.
Images: KFC Limited E-Store
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