(Washington Examiner)
A Tennessee man who is furious with Popeyes over a dearth of their popular chicken sandwiches has taken action and filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain.
Craig Barr of Chattanooga is seeking $5,000 in damages as part of the lawsuit filed in Hamilton County General Sessions Court. Barr claims the chain is practicing false advertising and deceptive business practices.
He says he went through an ordeal, claiming he was hustled out of $25 by a man on Craigslist who told him he could get sandwiches that a restaurant was hiding, suffered damage to his rims and tires driving from store to store in search of the sandwich, and was humiliated by friends who laughed at his fruitless efforts, according to the Times Free Press.
The disgruntled customer’s beef with the company comes after a nationwide rollout of the sandwich went unexpectedly viral, leading to the store running out at many locations and sending chicken lovers on a quest for the ever-elusive food item. Read more