Tesco are handing out 18,000 free mince pies right now. Not everybody is happy...

As we type this out, magical Tesco vans are driving around the country delivering free mince pies to pie fans.

Tesco workers in big floppy chefs hats are being dispatched to locations all over the UK with the sole job of handing out packs of pies door to door.

Hap-pie Christmas! Our mince pie van is back and touring the nation this festive season. Learn more: https://t.co/ppek7GExMM pic.twitter.com/Wf310btszg — Tesco News (@tesconews) November 29, 2016

. @Tesco’s Mince Pie Man is on his way to #Exeter with a van full of festive treats! https://t.co/fsB4aOHbdr pic.twitter.com/gZGkRhRCF4 — TheExeterDaily (@TheExeterDaily) November 29, 2016

The Tesco mince pie van is delivering free pies to Manchester https://t.co/AzVx3oxIq3 — One (@AngelsBesideMe) November 29, 2016





The vans will be handing out 1,000 pies per location, knocking on doors at random in selected locations and wishing people a Merry Christmas.

If you're not in when the pie guy knocks, you'll receive a voucher instead which you can redeem in store. In order to get one, all you have to do is be lucky enough to live in an area where the van is visiting, and have some sort of door for the pie guy to knock on.

The Tesco van will be visiting the following locations:

Portsmouth

Exeter

Gloucester

Merthyr

Oakham

Corstorphine

Aberystwyth

Pontardawe

Northwich

Wellingborough

Barnstable

Redditch

Exmouth

East Didsbury

Yeovil

Yeadin

Shrewsbury

York