LENOIR, N.C. — A Lenoir restaurant is getting attention online after sharing an act of kindness from a customer.
The Side Street Pour House and Grill shared that a customer accidentally took the signed merchant's copy of the receipt instead of the customer receipt after his visit, meaning the server could not receive the intended tip. The man realized what had happened when he looked at a recent bank withdrawal and realized it was incorrect.
That’s when the man, whose first name is Ted, sent a note and money to the restaurant. The restaurant posted a picture of the letter and the $20 bill on Facebook, covering his signature except for his first name.
"That was no way for either of us to end 2023," Ted wrote in his note. "Here's to a fresh start."
The post that has since received a lot of interest on Facebook, with roughly 140,000 people interacting with it and 6,000 people sharing it.
"Our servers work hard to give our customers excellent dining experiences and earn their tips, but sometimes either accidentally (like this example) or intentionally (which is really not cool) they find themselves left without," the post reads in part. "That's why we are loving this letter so much — it's is a beautiful example of how to do the right thing!!"
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