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Ever woken up with your head spinning, mouth dry and craving some junk food after a night out on the town?
Well enterprising mum Donna Docherty has come up with a solution, bringing her Hangover Angels delivery service to Gravesend.
Armed with burgers, fries, painkillers or a Sunday dinner, the 40-year-old started the business after being made redundant.
She said: “Suddenly I found myself in the predicament that the people I had been helping were in. I didn’t want to live on benefits but I was applying for hundreds of jobs with no luck.
“My friend said ‘wouldn’t it be great if McDonald’s delivered breakfasts’ and I thought, ‘what a great idea’. It is a real gap in the market.”
Since Miss Doherty started the company in Medway in August she has helped to cure the hangovers of more than 300 people.
She has also branched out into office lunches, Sunday roasts, prescriptions and other errands in Maidstone and Medway.
“I couldn’t believe the support it got,” she said. “I get asked to deliver Sunday roasts, fry-ups, fast food and even groceries. A lot of the customers call me their angel or say we are lifesavers.
“The most popular orders are for KFC and Nando’s and the busiest day is Sunday, with people recovering from nights out. I am often asked to pick up painkillers and hangover remedies.
“I deliver anything, within reason. Once I got a call from a man who said he wanted me to pick up something very precious to him. It turned out he wanted me to collect his wife from work, which I had to turn down.”
She has also had to reject requests for drugs and to personally cook for intoxicated customers.
Orders are taken at www.thehangoverdeliveryangels.co.uk from 9am to 10pm and until 11pm on Saturdays.
You can also call or text 07718976372.