The matriculant from Brackenfell High who had himself and his partner delivered to their matric ball by Takealot, has shared the what’s and why’s of the speel.
A TikTok video of Alan Gray and his partner Lee-Anne Schoeman went viral, receiving over 4 million views.
Alan tells the Daily Voice: “For our 40 Days (their last days of school), I wanted to do something different, so I dressed up in a blow-up shark costume.
“Then I thought okay, maybe I should go in a box, like a delivery, but at the time, I didn't think of Takealot. I went home and told my dad about the idea and the rest is history.”
Alan’s dad Ferdi says he had a lekker laugh when his son mentioned his idea.
“As a parent you want your child’s evening to be memorable, so I agreed.
“First we were going to use a courier service but that didn't really work out.
“Then I ordered something from Takealot and said to Alan, why not try them? So I emailed the company with the idea and within hours they answered yes.”
Ferdi says Takealot did it for them at no cost.
Alan and his partner went for measurements to fit in the box and also had a test run of their special delivery.
Alan says on the day of their farewell in September at Kelvin Grove High, they stood for about 20 minutes in the trokkie before reaching their destination.
“There were a few bumps on the way, like one of the poles (of the cage) came loose and my partner was panicking, mainly about falling but also about spoiling her look.
“Also when we got to the venue the security stopped the van and didn't want him to pass through.”
Ferdi stepped in to explain, and says the other matrics assumed Takealot was delivering speakers for the event, but then boom! Out popped Alan and Lee-Anne.
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Alan says he had a ball of a time: “I would do it again! It was so much fun.”
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