Hoax Prompts Free Food From Taco Bell for Alaska Town

Business - General

the Power of Nice book coverBethel, Alaska is a town so remote that it has a total of zero fast food restaurants. No Burger King. No McDonalds. No KFC chicken.

That's why residents were thrilled when flyers circulated around town about a new Taco Bell arriving.

The joy, however, turned into disappointment. The flyers were a hoax — the result, police say, of a feud between two residents.

But all was not lost.

Taco Bell executives learned of the mix-up and arranged an enormous feast.

(READ the AP story in the Palm Beach Post)

Thanks, to Chris Cloud for submitting the story!

 

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