MANILA, Philippines - Netizens slammed local burger chain as their P8 for first 80 customers in-store promo to celebrate the company's 8th anniversary on Monday, August 28, has caused chaos and stampede in various malls.
Several social media posts showed hundreds of customers flocked outside Zark's Burgers outlets, hoping to avail of the promo.
In a Facebook post of Kent Pontivedra, he described the event as "Tsunami Day" due to loose crowd control at SM Bacoor.
"Kami ang aga aga nmin pumila 7am pa. Dapat kung sino unang dumating papasukin at papilahin agad Kung saan yung Zark's Burger...10am ang open ng Mall pero yung mga guard pinapapasok nila yung mga pupunta ng Supermarket pero yung iba diskarte nila para makapila sa Ground floor...Kaya ang nangyari stampede,nagkakadapaan at nagkakasakitan pagpasok sa Mall."
Meanwhile, Pauline Cabal Estrada's video shows a massive crowd having pandemonium at SM San Mateo as people are rushing to get inside the outlet.
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In a Facebook post of Kent Pontivedra, he described the event as "Tsunami Day" due to loose crowd control at SM Bacoor.
"Kami ang aga aga nmin pumila 7am pa. Dapat kung sino unang dumating papasukin at papilahin agad Kung saan yung Zark's Burger...10am ang open ng Mall pero yung mga guard pinapapasok nila yung mga pupunta ng Supermarket pero yung iba diskarte nila para makapila sa Ground floor...Kaya ang nangyari stampede,nagkakadapaan at nagkakasakitan pagpasok sa Mall."
Meanwhile, Pauline Cabal Estrada's video shows a massive crowd having pandemonium at SM San Mateo as people are rushing to get inside the outlet.
'Zarks' immediately trended on Twitter Philippines with netizens expressing their views on the incident.
That Zarks fiasco proves that we're still not ready yet to advance from being a third world country. Sad truth.— Jian Genovana (@jiangenovana) August 28, 2017
Ppl at Zarks be like.. pic.twitter.com/3mPlh1sewD— Kevin Lester Guates (@kayelbeegee) August 28, 2017
World War Zarks! Now showing at selected malls! 😂🤣😂— John Ralben Rivera (@realralben) August 28, 2017
nakakatakot, parang hysteria. why go through all that for 8 pesos. tsk zarks needs to be more careful with their promo— Noemi L. Dado (@momblogger) August 28, 2017
Earlier, Zark's Burgers apologized for the mammoth response on their promo.
"We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience experienced by patrons and other mall shoppers unintentionally brought about by this celebration that was intended to thank all of you for 8 years of loyal support and patronage."
"We would also like to thank all officers, mall managers and security teams for ensuring everyone's safety."
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