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Student disappointed after spending £129 on Wowcher mystery holidayCara Piper, 23, was left disappointed after her mystery holiday turned out to be the very city she calls

homeCommentsOrlaith Clinton Deputy Content Editor and Neil Shaw Assistant Editor15:54, 04 Jun 2025Cara Piper splashed out £129 and had high hopes for a weekend away in New York(Image: Jam

Press/@carapyper_) A Northern Ireland woman was left utterly deflated after her mystery holiday destination turned out to be Edinburgh - the very city she resides in. Cara Piper, a 23 year

old student from Derry, was hoping for an exciting break and had spent £129 on a Wowcher deal, dreaming of destinations as far-flung as New York. The education student at Queen Margaret

University, who has been living in Edinburgh for four years, was dismayed when she opened the email from Wowcher to find out her destination.

"I saw the Wowcher master holiday on social media and impulsively decided to do it for a cheap holiday," Cara explained. I was honestly happy with anywhere as long as it wasn't the UK. I

opened it in Edinburgh because that's where I've been living for the past four years.", reports Belfast Live.

‌ In a video capturing the moment she found out, Cara is heard saying "no" in disbelief as she realises she's booked a 'holiday' to her own university town.

‌ She shared: "Me and Ethan decided last night to book a Wowcher mystery holiday. It's £129 each if we want to go during the summer months. We want to go in July I think and we're redeeming

it right now.

"The only problem is, we have to travel from Belfast. We're limited on where we can go. We don't think it's going to be New York or anything like that. We're happy with anywhere. I'm

nervous.", as reported by the Mirror.

Article continues below When Cara opened her Wowcher email, she was left stunned and immediately rang her friend to share the disappointing news: "No, no, no, no. We got Edinburgh. I'm in

Edinburgh right now. We did not just pay £130 each to go where I go to uni for the past four years."

Cara's frustration was palpable as she continued: "For f*cks sake. We can ring up and change, I think. I literally live here. I actually can't believe that."

She had previously joked that she would be furious if they ended up with a destination in the UK, and now her worst fears had been confirmed. "I was saying if we got somewhere in the UK I'd

be fuming. I'm going to see if I can change it."

Article continues below The hilarious mishap quickly went viral on TikTok, garnering over 126,000 views. Many viewers couldn't help but poke fun at the situation, with Morgan McSherry

commenting: "I'm not joking, as soon as you said Wowcher I was like 'they're either getting Belfast or Edinburgh'".

Others offered words of sympathy, with Keisha Deane posting: "This is heartbreaking." One viewer commiserated: "No, literally, out of everything I would be fuming. Bless you." Anna MacAuley

summed up the absurdity of it all: "I'm dying. What are the chances."

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