A Scots dad is getting a tattoo of a cafe owner's face in exchange for free Irn Bru pies for life.
Derek Marr, 34, will be inked with the logo for cafe chain Nettie's; a woman's face.
The woman in question is his friend's mother, Lynette Shields.
The 42-year-old business owner from Tranent, East Lothian, ran a competition to gauge if any locals would be willing to be inked with the logo to scoop one Nette's pie a day for the rest their life.
Dad-of-four Derek, who also hails from Tranent, came out on top and is gearing up for his free tattoo this Saturday.
With plenty of wacky pies to choose form, including chicken and haggis cooked in an Irn Bru sauce, rugby player Derek won't be short on variety.
Lynnette, a mum-of-three and grandmother-of-one, told Edinburgh Live : “I noticed the other month that someone had got the Greggs logo tattooed onto themselves and they gave them free sausage rolls or something for life and it got me thinking.
“This was around October or November time and I jokingly just put up a post on social media saying I would give away free pies if someone got our logo.
“We didn’t expect it but there was loads of local interest so we narrowed it down to just three guys and decided to run a wee competition and see which of the three of them could get the most likes and shares from their posts.
“The winner then got free pies for life. We drew it on Christmas Eve, and Derek Marr won.
“Derek works for the NHS and plays rugby with my son, Glen, 24, but he is nicknamed the Hulk, so he had no problems accepting the challenge.”
Lynnette has already started paying out early and for the last two weeks Derek has been turning up on a Saturday morning to collect his pies and taking them up to the local rugby club to dish out.
We previously reported on Nettie’s after word spread about the eatery’s famous Irn Bru pies and they went viral in 2020.
Since then they have shut down their old premises in Newhaven but set up another café in East Lothian.
The new Nettie’s on the high street in Tranent is open seven days a week and offers the same menu as the old café.
The café is keeping the same distinct logo of Lynette’s face and it is this that Derek is getting inked onto his body.
However, her son is getting a little nervous about where his rugby buddy might end up with his mum’s face tattooed.
Lynette added: “He is just going to get a wee caricature of me tattooed onto him. He will have our and a wee picture of my face.
“My son plays rugby with him and he was joking saying to him ‘you better not get a tattoo of my mum on your a***. I don’t want to be seeing that when we go into the showers!’
“I am not quite sure, I hope he is going to get it on his leg but he is actually keeping it a secret just now and won’t tell anyone.”
Brass Buddha Tattoos will have Derek along to their studio in Tranent and will be inking him free of charge this Saturday, February 5.
Nettie’s is a traditional café, serving home made comfort food up to grateful locals, and the menu includes all the classics, like breakfast rolls, paninis. wraps and burgers.
There special range of pies are renowned, including their Irn Bru and Haggis Curry pies, but more traditional pastries are available, like steak pie.
The café at 32 High Street Tranent is open Monday to Friday from 7am to 3pm and Saturday from 8am to 2pm and Sundays at 8am to 1pm.
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