By John Smith • Published: 04 Apr 2021 • 11:50
Customers were not amused Credit: Akuppa John Wigham flickr
SINCE the beginning of the 16th century, the French have played jokes on friends every Poisson d’Avril, (Aprils Fool’s Day) but a joke by Deliveroo backfired dramatically.
Having seen shareholders lose huge amounts of money on their UK share flotation, the French team though that it would be amusing to send bills for non-existent pizza orders costing up to €450 together with a promise of 50 free sachets of sauce.
They were apparently surprised when customers were not amused and started phoning banks to stop payment and to social media to complain about what had happened.
Later, on the afternoon of April 1, Deliveroo made a statement via Twitter simply saying “We confirm that it was an April Fool’s joke. You can enjoy the evening by ordering the pizza of your choice.”
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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