I love a good brand. One I trust and know without a doubt
what to expect from them.
Judging by the avalanche
of comments and discussion brought about by two
of our latest articles, so do you.
It’s clear that “brand failure”
really get’s people fired up…
Remember that thing that Woolies did with that drink?
And what about the mess Steers got itself into yesterday with their R10 Wacky
Wednesday burger flop. A brand FAIL of note
or a great marketing exercise?
And then one of our more
opinionated (we love that) contributors wrote an article entitled “Why I hate the Spur”.
What surprised me the most
was at how many people agreed. For me, the Spur means sparklers,
birthdays, burgers with cheese, onion rings and everything drowned in a sea of
yummy pienk sauce. In short, happy memories with friends and family that
looks a bit like the ad… without all the Indians.
Whilst I haven’t Spurred in
about 15 years, I was under the impression that one got simple, cheap
and not-too-bad-at-all food there, if you
stuck to the basics like burgers and steak.
Not so much.
It seems the Spur of my
childhood seems to have gone down the ol’ plughole, along with the infamous Salad Valley.
Here are just a couple of the comments we got from our readers:
“I eat out a lot all over the country when travelling on
business and until about 2 years ago would go to Spur fairly often. Not
anymore!”
“My kids do not even ask to go to the Spur anymore, that is
a message right there.”
“30 years ago the Spur was a different story now it is about
making money, nothing more.”
“I must say I love the Spur. I always have a spur burger
with cheese sauce and tex mex on the side. And the onion rings! Although I must
say that their burgers have gone down in quality in the last while.”
“Spur food is terrible I go there for the odd kiddies
birthday. I cannot wait for my kids to be all grown up.”
Upset much people?
For me, it’s the fact that a place that made up part of my
childhood memories has now changed. My brand has been messed with… don’t mess
with my brand!
How does it make you feel? Email
us on editor@food24.com and tell us you
really feel. Don’t hold back now.
We’re just waiting to see what
Nando’s will make of all of it…
Yours on the griller,