What would you do for a PHP8 (US16 cent) burger? If you answered “swarm like a biblical plague of locusts,” you’ve got company.
Crowds easily numbering in the hundreds descended on Zark’s Burgers outlets yesterday in something reminiscent of “Black Friday” shopping frenzies in the US. Well, minus the injuries. The burger chain’s official Facebook page announced on Sunday that they would be selling burgers for PHP8 (USD.16) to the first 80 customers to celebrate their 8th anniversary. And so the stage was set.
https://www.facebook.com/ZarksBurgersPH/posts/10155792408072216
The special promotion was available in all 30 of the chain’s branches nationwide to similar fanfare, but photos and videos of the crowds in San Mateo, Rizal, and Bacoor, Cavite, two towns on the outskirts of Manila, went viral after netizens posted them on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/pauline.c.estrada/posts/1501724076552915
https://www.facebook.com/princessjoysacen.sacay/posts/10211509147382384
Naturally, Filipinos weighed in on the event online and brought out their pop culture reference A-game.
https://twitter.com/celinethelion/status/902201862354374656
Game of Thrones S07E08: The battle of the P8.00 Zark's Burger pic.twitter.com/rMbBXJYPi7
— Mykee Alvero (@mykeealvero) August 28, 2017
ppl ryt now at zarks burger pic.twitter.com/UEY2yhHfym
— jericho (@_jycho) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/karlsiongco/status/901996949015900160
https://twitter.com/_atndmnq0804/status/902141549122748421
https://twitter.com/martinezralphh/status/902145653782044672
Zarks Burger.
August 28 2017. pic.twitter.com/qmKoBKe5ND— MJ (@iammojojoseph) August 29, 2017
Yesterday, Zark’s thanked customers for the support but also apologized for any inconvenience the large crowds may have caused.
https://www.facebook.com/ZarksBurgersPH/posts/10155806325462216
