Weary commuters in Taunton will be handed free cans of cider today to help ease their rail travel stress.
Cider producer Orchard Pig announced earlier this week it will be handing out 500 cans of Reveller to travellers at a number of secret locations.
And it will come as no surprise that Taunton Railway Station is one of the chosen locations given it’s the county town in cider heartland.
Orchard Pig have tweeted very simple instructions on how to get your hands on a free ice cold can.
Train delayed? In need of a refreshing cider? Tweet us #ForTheDelays from 3pm today and we'll get a cold can of Reveller to you ASAP! pic.twitter.com/S0ODeSCMVC
— Orchard Pig (@Orchardpig) August 24, 2017
The cider firm said it wants to help travellers who have faced a summer of delays and news rail fares are to see their highest increase in five years.
The team will be handing out cider from 3pm until 6pm at the locations in Taunton, Bristol and London.
Orchard Pigs Twitter account. All rail passengers have to do is tweet @Orchardpig along with #forthedelays and let them know what station and platform you’re at. If the Orchard Pig team are in the area, they’ll trot down and hand deliver the cider.
How to get a free can of @Orchardpig cider if you're commuting in #Somerset on Thursday https://t.co/L4KulTZYCt
— Somerset County Gaz (@CountyGazette) August 22, 2017
Andrew Quinlan, founder of Orchard Pig, said: “With so many rail works happening over the past month and the majority carrying on into the weekend, we really just wanted to help exasperated passengers get into the Bank Holiday spirit. And, what better way to unwind than with a train cider.”
In 2016, Orchard Pig hand delivered cider to everyone stuck in the Glastonbury traffic and in 2015 began experimenting with drone
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