The KFC Crocs collab sold out half an hour after their launch, and jilted fans are angry

• The long-awaited KFC x Crocs shoe collaboration sold out within half an hour after they launched at 12:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday.
• Fans took to social media to express their disappointment, with some saying that they'd been waiting in line since before the official launch time.
• One user blamed shoe resellers for using bots to snatch up the clogs — a common tactic used by many in the sneaker industry.

KFC's long-awaited shoe collaboration with Crocs went for sale at 12:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, and they sold out half an hour from their launch.

Just half an hour after the shoes launched, KFC posted on Twitter at 12:31 pm that the shoes had already sold out. Fans that had been waiting in a virtual line to purchase the shoes expressed disappointment that they were unable to buy a pair. Some Twitter users blamed "bots and scalpers" for the shoe's quick sellout.

—Shannon (@luv_mydachshund) July 28, 2020

—Pat S (@patsanger) July 28, 2020

—Koko (@Orientalis_) July 28, 2020

Sneaker and footware resellers do use bots to snatch up shoes right when they're released, making it harder for ordinary citizens to buy a hyped-up collab like the KFC x Crocs. A Facebook user criticized KFC for not offering the clogs on pre-order and instead choosing to release the shoes in an event, saying that this allowed bots to buy most of the shoes.

A KFC spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider that there were no plans to produce more KFC x Crocs shoes.

—KFC (@kfc) July 28, 2020

The shoe collab, which features clogs painted like fried chicken buckets topped with a chicken-scented charm, was first unveiled at New York Fashion Week in February.