South Africans divided over Spur R50 special

In celebration of their 50th birthday, Spur has decided to offer customers selected meals at cheaper prices than usual.

The birthday special is a three-day event during which anyone can get 300g ribs, a 200g rump or sirloin steak, or a chicken schnitzel for only R50 at any Spur outlet.

The promotion has effectively almost halved the prices of the meals, which normally sell for R99.90. South Africans have taken full advantage of this, with many flocking to Spur and waiting in long queues.

Social media users also weighed in on the situation. Many expressed their excitement at the once-off occasion and poked fun at customers, while others criticised the restaurant and its supporters, and reminded people of the alleged racial incident that occured inside a Spur restaurant earlier this year.

https://twitter.com/FairytaleNolita/status/922892566265294848

Has R50 ever trended like this, EVER? Dankie spur. #50YearsOfSpur #5tigers pic.twitter.com/r8UGXfRpOl

— rramz muso (@BORWNCARPY) October 24, 2017

The Spur lines are so long. I can imagine what this special means to a family whose bill will be R250 instead of R500 tonight

— Lyricnotic 🌈 (@Lyricnotic) October 24, 2017

Walking into Spur like: #50YearsOfSpur pic.twitter.com/2rNnw0AjuS

— Fezokuhle (@MANGCOBO_TEE) October 24, 2017

Soooo yall are just flocking into Spur like they didn't…actually nvm pic.twitter.com/jEVrkE7cyf

— Men.Are.Trash….STILL 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@Joan_MG) October 24, 2017

https://twitter.com/ThatoR_/status/922896944929890304

https://twitter.com/TheRealAzee_RSA/status/922820607988912128

Spur is like a political party , they make kak and then they give you food so you can forget! Good luck with the land

— Siv Ngesi (@iamSivN) October 24, 2017