Chick-fil-A's 'free food for a year' offer stirs controversy

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Free food for a year from Chick-fil-A sounds pretty good to most fans of the restaurant. But to others, this offer has got them furious and they're venting online.

In honor of the opening of the new Manhattan location, the chicken chain is giving 100 people free food for a year. In order to win, 100 people have to sleep on the corner of 37th Street and 6th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan until the grand opening on October 3 at 6 a.m., reports Yahoo Finance.

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