A Texas pizzerias An unfortunate petty theft incident accidentally exposed another victim with his good-natured viral post on social media.
Stone Oven Pizza in Wichita Falls took to Facebook when the time came Money was stolen from the tip jar and offered an auction to replace employees’ missing dollars.
The teenagers charged in the act left behind a cowboy hat, so the restaurant owners decided it would only be appropriate to use the lost hat and recoup the proceeds.
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The unfortunate petty theft incident from a pizza parlor in Wichita Falls, Texas accidentally exposed another victim with their good-natured viral post on social media. (brick oven pizza)
“Last night our crew encountered an incident where some teenagers stole tips from the tip jar… But luckily they left this hat behind… We’re not big fans of hats here, but we know the beautiful community of Wichita Falls is , and we would like to open an auction… The highest bidder on Tuesday afternoon will win the prize of this authentic cowboy jicama-giga!” the message said.
The company said all proceeds from the auction would be split equally between the three employees who lost their tips.
What the pizzeria didn’t expect was that the good-natured effort would lead to the discovery of the hat’s true owner, who wasn’t one of the teens.
An update to the original post revealed that the same teens had broken into a man’s home truck and stolen the hat from him.
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The teens responsible left behind a cowboy hat and the restaurant owners decided it would only be appropriate to use the lost hat and recoup the proceeds.
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“While the owners of Stone Oven were willing to meet this man in a head-to-head battle to defend our team’s wages… It was the team members themselves who decided that this man’s head did indeed look cold… we will return the property to its rightful owners.” owner… don’t worry, employees received a $50 bonus for altruism and compassion,” the update said in part.
The restaurant then went to brag that they were proud of their city and the support they received after the theft.