An unfortunate petty theft incident at a Texas pizza shop inadvertently leads to another victim thanks to a hilarious social media post.
Stone Oven Pizza in Wichita Falls took to Facebook to complain that money in its tip jar was stolen and put it up for auction to cover employees' missing dollars.
The teens accused in the incident left behind their cowboy hats, so the restaurant owners decided it would be a good idea to use the hats they left behind to collect the proceeds.
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An unfortunate petty theft incident at a Wichita Falls, Texas pizza shop inadvertently found a new victim thanks to a hilarious social media post. (stone oven pizza)
“Last night our crew had an incident where several teenagers stole chips from the tip jar…but luckily they left this hat behind…we are around here We're not big fans of hats, but we do know some beautiful hats in the Wichita Falls community and would like to start an auction…the highest bidder by Tuesday afternoon will win this real cowboy jicama WIN A GIGA PRIZE,” the post read.
The company announced that all proceeds from the auction will be divided equally among the three employees who lost the chips.
What the pizzeria didn't expect was that this clever endeavor would lead to them discovering the hat's true owner. Its owner was not a teenager.
An update to the original post reveals that the same teens broke into the man's truck and stole his hat.
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The teenagers had left behind their cowboy hats, so the restaurant owners decided it would be a good idea to use them to collect the proceeds.
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“The owners of Stone Oven were willing to stand with this man to protect our team's wages…but it was the team members themselves who decided that this man was cold-headed… We intend to return the property to its rightful owner. “Don't worry, our employees have been given a $50 bonus for their altruism and compassion,'' reads part of the update. is written.
The restaurant went on to boast that they were proud of their town and the support they received after the theft.
