A Wigan dessert parlour has had the last laugh after receiving an influx of fake orders this week. Parky’s Pics in Wigan called out the behaviour on social media after receiving nine fake orders over the course of two nights.
Owner Kayley Parkinson, who started the business alongside her husband Scott, has said there must be “some very bored people in Wigan” after she spotted a series of unusual orders come through on Sunday and Monday evening. The orders, which were made via online ordering platforms Just Eat and Wigan Eats, in some cases listed the whole menu, and were selected as delivery and cash payment.
Parky’s Pics was first launched as a home-cinema rental concept during the pandemic before Kayley and Scott decided to open a dessert parlour serving everything from doughnuts and sundaes to hot dogs and nachos. After calling up the first customer to confirm the order and establishing it was fake with the delivery platform, Kayley took to social media to post about the incident and created her own ‘wall of shame’ with the fake reviews pinned to the wall for all to see.
