Wetherspoons punter bombarded with bizarre free drinks after pal’s app appeal – including milk, Fruit Shoots and curry sauce
Nick Matthewman was subjected to a drinking session with a difference as he celebrated his 20th birthday
A BIRTHDAY boy was bombarded with free drinks after his mate used a Wetherspoons app to ask strangers to 'send him a bev'.
Nick Matthewman was celebrating his 20th birthday in the pub on Wednesday when his friend Rory McArthur, 19, decided to ask people on Twitter to buy Nick a pint.
Along with a picture of his pal, Rory wrote: "This is Nick and it's his birthday.
"We're at the Bankers Draft spoons in Sheffield, table 67, be generous and send him a Bev on the app xxx".
The appeal quickly snowballed and was retweeted more than 8,000 times in just a few hours.
Generous well-wishers sent a bizarre array of food and drink to the table every few minutes, leaving waiters bemused.
Among the birthday bonanza was eight glasses of milk, two Fruit Shoots, a jug of curry sauce and a bowl of ice cream.
Rory, who studies History at the University of Sheffield, said: "Basically I thought since I've got a fair few Twitter followers it was worth a shot trying to get some free drinks.
"I didn't really expect to get any but then a Becks Blue arrived. Then the milk started arriving and it kind of just went from there.
"We ended up with eight glasses of milk, a pint of John smiths, a bottle of prosecco, two non alcoholic bottles of becks, two fruit shoots, a pot of crispy onions, a pot of barbecue sauce, a pot of blue cheese sauce, a jug of curry sauce, a plate of peas, a bowl of ice cream and a jäger bomb.
"I couldn't believe what happened."
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Nick, who studies chemical engineering with chemistry, was expecting a quiet drink at the pub in Sheffield, South Yorks.
He said: "I can't believe what happened to be honest, apparently that table is still getting free drinks now.
"The staff were all laughing about the situation and we just kept receiving drinks and food every few minutes for hours, it was mad.
"We were getting drinks and food about every five or ten minutes.
"You can order from anywhere on the app which is an interesting feature but I'm not complaining."
Nick later tweeted: "I'd just like to thank the people who ordered me stuff in spoons today, what a bizarre (but good) birthday it has been!"
Wetherspoons has been contacted for comment.
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