'I would never': Prankster denies Vancouver pesto allegations
Have you received pesto in the mail in Vancouver? You’re not alone.
Some Vancouver residents have been wondering why they’ve been receiving mysterious packages of pesto.
Someone shared a photo of the pesto package they received on the weird subreddit about ten days ago.
The envelope, which has a transparent front, features a small package of pesto, along with a few odd pictures, including a couple kissing with the caption, “We’re a married couple from <city> and we made this pesto sauce with each other.”
Received this in the mail to try a “married couple’s” homemade pesto, that came with an actual actually small bag of pesto inside. Return address is fake.
byu/INeedAboutThreeFitty inWeird
More recently, a Vancouver resident shared the package he received on the Vancouver subreddit, revealing more of its contents.
“Ever since we met a year ago my wife and I have wanted to turn our love for each other into a business,” part of the letter says.
“We are very different people but realized we had one thing in common PESTO SAUCE.”
After asking if they’re ready for the big time with their pesto, the letter continues, “Please be honest if we’re not ready as my wife is going to put up her whole inheritance she got when her parents house burned down with them in it … we want to be ready …”
The letter concludes by asking the recipients to text “PESTO GOOD” or “PESTO NEEDS IMPROVEMENT” to an unspecified number.
Some folks in both Reddit threads suggested the letter was the work of prankster Alan Wagner. If you look at some of Wagner’s other posts, they bear a striking resemblance to his pesto package.
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We reached out to Wagner on Instagram, not entirely expecting a response. Surprisingly, he responded.
Wagner denied the allegations, but we’re not sure we believe him.
“Pesto is the devil’s condiment,” he started.
“I would never send small ziploc baggies of it to the over 3,000 people on my mailing list around the world.”
Is Wagner guilty? You be the pesto judge.