KFC Offers 'Doublicious' Coupon for Vuvuzela

(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - Bummed about the U.S. team's loss in the World Cup? Or, perhaps even worse, your team lost AND you are stuck with a nerve-rattling vuvuzela, those plastic horns that became the bane of so many during the World Cup?

Take comfort – the Colonel's got your back.

KFC is offering a Vuvuzela Exchange Program to the first 500 U.S. residents who mail their vuvuzelas to KFC Headquarters by July 15, 2010. Those who meet the deadline will receive a KFC gift check to try the fast-food giant's new Doublicious sandwich, reports Consumerist.com .

"We hear you, LOUD and clear. With the trumpeting of America 's vuvuzelas beginning to fade, KFC is proud to announce an open offer that will provide 'Doublicious' satisfaction for soccer fans' ears and America 's stomachs," writes KFC President Roger Eaton in a letter detailing the offer .

"KFC's new Vuvuzela Exchange Program offers heartbroken soccer fans a free taste of the Colonel's famous comfort food in exchange for their recently silenced plastic horns."

The Doublicious sandwich features a boneless chicken filet with a sweet Hawaiian Bread bun.

To submit your vuvuzela to KFC, send it to: KFC Corporate Headquarters, Attention: Vuvuzela Exchange Program, 1900 Colonel Sanders Lane, Louisville, KY 40213.

During the World Cup in South Africa, many people complained about the constant drone of the vuvuzela, with some asking organizers to ban the traditional South African horn from the games.

The BBC reported that a member of the Portugal team complained that the noise made it hard for players to concentrate. Some fans who watched on television said they could not hear the commentary.

World Cup officials refused to ban the horns. Spokesman Rich Mkhondo said vuvuzelas are "ingrained in the history of South Africa " and had worldwide appeal.