“Tik Tok star” Mohammed Azar Nazir, who runs popular Wakefield wine shop ‘Wakey Wines’, and his colleague Abdul are set to make an appearance at Sheffield’s Corporation nightclub. But just who are Mohammed and Abdul, and how have they made their tiny Wakefield shop one of the most famous in the UK?
What is ‘Wakey Wines’?
The shop, which was originally just a standard off-licence, hit fame after selling Prime drinks and had fans travelling 100s of miles around the country in order to see it.
These drinks are the brainchild of youtube duo KSI and Logan Paul and the “hydration drink’s” demand has skyrocketed in the United Kingdom.
With only ALDI and ASDA supermarkets stocking the drink, and others such as TESCO worrying that their security won’t be able to deal with the raucous youths wanting a taste of the drink, there was a surplus in demand.
This is where Wakey Wines has come in. Managing to get hold of this scarcely available drink, fans can finally get hold of the drink they so desperately want….at a marked up price.
‘Wakey Wines’ sells the drinks which retail at £2 for up to £19.99, earning the title of most expensive off-licence in the country.
Who are Mohammed and Abdul?
Mohammed owns the popular Wakefield wine shop, Wakefield Wines Limited, known as ‘Wakey Wines’ and Abdul is his trusty colleague.
What is Mohammed’s catchphrase?
Despite this, people continued to flock to the shop, and, with Mohammed’s shouting out the now famous catchphrase “Bingo Bingo Gala Bingo”, fans who couldn’t get up to Wakefield flocked to the shops TikTok to see just if it was true.
How many Tiktok followers do they have?
Although they got banned from tiktok, and quickly reinstated, in January, they have now garnered a massive following with over 600k followers and 16m likes on the platform.
However, many people view the shop with a fair amount of caution, these ramped up prices and exploitation of the younger kids who just want their favourite drink.
Yet some people are still looking forward to the club night such as Mathew Arch, 21, a Student at Sheffield University who said: “I get they’re selling overpriced drinks, but the TikToks are just kind of funny so I’m looking forward to them shouting that Bingo saying out at Corp.”
The people unhappy with the shop have made it clear to the Corporation, who are continuing to go ahead with the event despite the backlash.
Mohammed and Abdul will be at Corporation on Wednesday the 15th February for their “Wakey Wines Prime Giveaway”.