‘Must we just bring our own skaftins?’ Mzansi reacts to Chicken Licken’s rubber bands discontinuation announcement
· Citizen
Chicken Licken sparked mixed reactions after announcing its decision to discontinue rubber bands.
The fast-food franchise released a statement on Monday saying: “After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to discontinue our rubber bands at all Chicken Licken branches with immediate effect.
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“Remaining rubber bands will be available while stocks last. Thank you for your continued support and understanding.”
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‘Long live Spirit Rubber Bands’
The announcement has since sparked hilarious reactions, with customers “paying tribute” to the rubber bands.
“Bathung! We’ll miss you, rubber bands. You weren’t just holding boxes together… you were holding our lives together during that bumpy Uber Eats ride. Goodbye to the rubber bands, the unsung staples of our local chicken shrine. They stretched themselves thin for us, and now we’re left with nothing but loose boxes and tighter pants… R.I.P,” one comment reads.
Another wrote: “We stayed loyal from Farewell Taxi Two till today. You broke our hearts. Long live Spirit of Rubber Band…”
TV and radio personality Anele Mdoda was among those who reacted to the announcement.
“Who were they bothering???? Must we just bring our own skaftins???” she wrote on her Instagram Stories, reposting the franchise’s statement.
Here are a few more reactions from X/Twitter.
Can you discontinue the salt in your chicken as well? It's fine, we will add our own salt. I don't want to be taking high blood pressure medication by the time I hit middle age.
— Easy532 (@easy532) March 31, 2026
when it’s open the salt will fly out
— KG (@Kat_let_g0) March 31, 2026
No lies detected here
— kemola waka (@KemolaWa) March 31, 2026
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