{"id":692,"date":"2019-07-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/coles-relaunch-their-free-hot-roast-chook-policy\/"},"modified":"2019-07-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:00:00","slug":"coles-relaunch-their-free-hot-roast-chook-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/coles-relaunch-their-free-hot-roast-chook-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Coles relaunch their free hot roast chook policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pexels-photo-616353.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Egg-cellent.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the little-known policy that\u2019s been circulating social media amongst chook lovers for months.<\/p>\n<p>Major supermarket retailer Coles is said to have a policy in place that sees customers score a voucher for a free roast chicken if there are none available in the stores.<\/p>\n<p>Signs were spotted on the heated chicken display that read:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>If you\u2019ve missed out on a Coles hot roast chicken from 11am to close, your next one is free<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, with questions raised over the policy in recent months with some customers claiming the voucher isn\u2019t available in all supermarkets with some customers being turned down upon asking.<\/p>\n<p>Others have suggested that the policy is being \u2018phased out\u2019 of Coles stores, while some state that the option is only available when the signs are shown on the hot chicken display.<\/p>\n<p>With the heavy confusion and customers getting clucky, the team at New Idea Food discussed the claims with a spokesperson from Coles \u2013 and in great news for shoppers, he revealed that the supermarket hadn\u2019t chickened out of the policy.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman revealed that Coles has recently relaunched their Coles Hot Roast Chicken Promise, and confirmed that the policy is available to all shoppers in every store across Australia \u2013 no egg-ceptions and no rules about signs being displayed.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you\u2019re after a chicken and can\u2019t find one on display at your local Coles, you can head to the Deli or ask the Service Desk for a free voucher.<\/p>\n<p>How egg-citing!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/government-crackdown-selling-pets-online\">Government crackdown on selling pets online and in newspapers<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Written by Kate Stevens<\/p>\n<p>Images: Unsplash<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egg-cellent.\u00a0 It\u2019s the little-known policy that\u2019s been circulating social media amongst chook lovers for months. 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