Man's Nando's Tattoo Is Not Only Bad, But Fails To Score Him Free Meals

Peri Peri Bad: Man's Nando Bum Tattoo
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Not only has Nando's 'super fan' Bradley Holman got one of the world's worst tattoos - Barcelos the Nando’s Cockerel mascot inked on his right bum cheek - but he's not receiving any free meals for being a human billboard.

Bradley – who spends over £1,500 at Nando’s per year – contacted the company for a reward for his customer loyalty, they rebuffed his request.

The 19-year-old from Lower Kingswood, Surrey, says “Ever since I first tried their Peri-Peri chicken five years ago, I’ve been crazy about Nando’s. I’m a huge fan.

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“Whenever I go out for a meal now, it’s always Nando’s. I order the same thing every time – an extra-hot whole chicken to myself, garlic bread and a bottomless drink. Nothing beats it!

“My friends and locals around my hometown call me ‘Nando’s’ because I love it so much. People are always asking me to get my bum out so they can see my tattoo.”

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Assistant store manager Bradley got the inking done during a lads holiday to Malia, Crete in July 2013. The etching took two hours and cost him 90 euros.

“I was feeling hung-over after a night-out and all week, I had been craving a nice Nando’s. I was telling my mates about it and they suggested I get a tattoo of it. I thought that sounded right up my street.

“So I went to the nearest tattoo parlour and asked for the Nando’s cockerel on my bum cheek. The whole process was painful especially after the alcohol had worn off but it was worth it.”

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The Worst Tattoos You'll Ever See
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"Synyster Ink" tattooing a client."How many of your 'clients' commit suicide after you tattooed them?" (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"He should have used all that extra ink to tattoo bigger nipples on the guy." (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"What I like about this is that only the wings are fresh. The wonky stars, thorns and DNA look healed so this person actually looked at the quality of work and came back for a second session." (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"I hate all my tattoos when I see your work :(" (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"Can I open a lazer surgery next door I'll make millions?" (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"A swan thats been hit by a car?""Is that a stapler?" (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"Haha it's those splodge tests you get to judge if you're insane or not.""I see a man Ripping people off and giving them shit tattoos." (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"So, what I want is 2 snails, stretched, then squashed, with 4 big wonky stars, and don't forget the blood. Then to finish, I would like 3, unidentifiable shapes. Thanks very much, it's perfect!" (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"this looks like when i would turn to the back page of my school book and doodle random letters. you captured the true feeling, bro.""You spelt Scratcher wrong." (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"I wasn't gonna say anything but now i feel i've got to. Every single one of these tattoos looks like they've been done by a 5 year old with their wrong hand after drinking a bottle of whiskey. What would anyone be tattooed by this person?""I fart better tattoos than this..." (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"This looks like it was done by an eight year old." (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"grim indeed""I bet you are fully booked up till summer" (credit:Synyster Ink Tattoo)
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"it looks like a cyclops looking at....cake and an eye and sword hilts?" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"crap""majik markers""oh the horror""omg this is awful was this done with crayons? And a blind fold" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"Groms? Froms?""This is horrific!!! Please don't show anymore!!!! I hope he's not a friend of yours?!""what did grams do to deserve this?" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"WTF?? Dude Please. Just give it up.""nice oreo""just burn your tat license" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"it looks like a squashed vagina!!!" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"My cat could do better using its tail" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"I cant hang my head in shame enough to get this image out of it. This is a complete joke right? Was this hatch shaded with a colored pencil? and why doe the parrot have stitches in his head? This is just a damn shame." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"Yeah. That looks about all it's worth." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"this must be a joke :|""her pinky toe is desperately trying to look away." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"I hope one of the saints players kick his ass for this horrible crap""come on, thats a sharpie." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"she looks surprised. maybe she can't believe how much you suck.""Britney Spears on a meth binge" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"Someone call Animal Rescue""It's awesome!!! Looks like one side is on roids and the other side is on crack!!" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"If you rubbed her on a gravel path it'd look better""ProTip: Ink goes on the second layer of skin, you don't embed it in the bone. I hope this helps." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"love the groucho mustache""Was this done in the dark?""professional insight on covering up a tattoo: throw a bunch of black ink over it and call it a cloud" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"The butterfly that shits the rainbow""um look at that toenail" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"my 7 year old sister draws better butterflies than this..""it looks like a bunch of toes on the wings? :O" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"omg whats happening here. What has occured!?""Looks like a tree made of shit" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"Why would someone post this shit...and actually be PROUD!?!? Of it??""scribble jesus""This borders on blasphemy." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"Elsie is turning in her grave""Don't ya hate it when you start tattooing and then realise you have caps lock on..." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"please create an album of the people's reaction when they see their tattoo for the 1st time :) it must be priceless like your work" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"You should have gotten a mastectomy, it would have looked better than this.""BAHAHAHA! I laughed so friggin' hard when I saw this I just about died. I feel bad for your customer though Chris. People have to live with this stuff for the rest of their lives. Please for their sake stop tattooing." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"who in their right mind would use an old tube sock for a book marker in the Bible????" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"I always wanted to create a crayola effect like this""is it a pizza?" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"is this a retarded zubat?""If I ate ink, solid, for a week, and then took an ink dump in the same area this retarded bat was done, it would look like a fucking Picasso in comparison.""this looks like a picasso in comparison to a real bat" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"are those scales or a flannel shirt?""Stevie Wonder school of tattooing" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"This is shocking work. The eyeballs are stuffed up. One is up and one is down.""what a happy tiger!" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"its obviously a blue car on human limb stilts with a man with a deflated tomato on his head driving..." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"Notice the extra claw coming through on top? He must have did that then remembered that eagles only have 2 feet. He didn't colour it in though so thats ok then!""His sense of perspective is unlike anything I've ever seen in the art world. 200 years from now, people will look back on this tattoo and say 'Yes, the South WILL rise again.'" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"I really didn't know that horrible could be a style.""oh ive heard of this... the elusive crayola cat!" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"oh man maybe i will get stars from him. i always said never will i wear a star but with such clean line work i think i found my man" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"is that thing fuckin the grave?""Looks like a demon having a wank behind a sewing machine! Got to admire that shading though!" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"How is that eagle on both sides of the flag? Only 14 states eh?" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"it looks like a 4 year old drew this on a placemat at Denny's" (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"Nailed that one." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )
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"did the cross decapitate jesus?""I've always wanted a disembodied head of jesus christ on my bicep." (credit:Chris Crinkle/Big Dogz Ink )

After having the inking done, Bradley contacted Nando’s in the hope they would offer some thanks for his dedication.

He explains, “I emailed Nando’s to tell them that I got the tattoo of their chicken on my bum because I really liked the restaurant.

“I asked if they rewarded customer loyalty like this and they snubbed my questions saying they don’t give any free meals or vouchers to customers.

“I’m really angry about it. Surely I’m due something for my commitment to Nando’s. I just wanted a small token so I was gutted when they gave me nothing.

“You always see Nando’s giving free stuff to celebrities and footballers but they never reward ordinary, loyal customers like me.”

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Bradley hopes that Nando’s will reconsider their decision and provide him with an incentive for his devotion to the restaurant. His ideal prize would be the infamous ‘black card’, which guarantees free food for life at Nando’s.

He says, “If Nando’s gave me the black card, I’d get the image of the card tattooed on my left bum cheek to complete the look. The staff can scan my behind when I come in to the restaurant”.

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Despite the cold shoulder from Nando’s, Bradley says he has no regrets about the inking. However he admits that his cheeky tattoo has received mixed reviews from the opposite sex.

“Some girls love it but others think I’m an idiot for having the tattoo. I don’t care though, they’re obviously not the right girl for me anyway.

“I always take girls out to Nando’s on a first date so it would be a nightmare if they didn’t like the restaurant.”

Some people just have too much time on their hands.