A woman who made her local Chinese takeaway go viral has officially been made a VIP member at the restaurant.
Bobbi Hadgraft turned Gemini Chinese Takeaway into a viral sensation after posting about its share box online.
The 22-year-old shared a snap of the £20 deal on X, formerly known as Twitter, and watched as the post quickly racked up 15,000 likes and more than 3.9 million views.
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The meal included spring rolls, egg fried rice, chips, a carton of curry sauce, chicken wings, seaweed, salt and pepper chicken and beef.
Captioning the post, Bobbi said: “Just got this Chinese share box for 20 quid. Absolutely outrageous.”
Bobbi, who lives in Trafford, later told her followers the owner was struggling to cope with demand because the post went so crazy.
The radio producer says she now has to pre-order the mega feast instead of ringing up to make sure she gets one.
In her latest update to X, Bobbi revealed she’s been made a VIP member at the takeaway – with her promotion seeing her receive a 20% discount for life.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News about her new status, she said: “The owner is really lovely and it was sweet how she called it that.
“It’s gone absolutely crazy. I often post photos of my food on Twitter, but it’s never taken off like that.
“But now the takeaway is so busy that I can’t just ring up and order anymore! I had to pre order a box at the weekend to guarantee I could get one.
“It feels really lovely because the owner is so lovely! She’s been really grateful for the exposure but also a bit overwhelmed with demand.”
Taking to their website the restaurant said recently: ‘Dear customers. Thank you for your warm support, but due to our lack of chefs and drivers, to ensure customer satisfaction and food quality, we have to limit the quantity of share box.
‘I hope you can understand, if you couldn’t find sharebox online order just because it was sold out, pls choose any other food which is as nice as sharebox or maybe another day, I do apologize for that.
‘Because sometimes the order volume is too intense, we can not load, so we may choose to suspend taking more order, have to say sorry again. But anyway thank you so so much for all your support, Gemini very honoured.’
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