Wouldn’t it be awesome if someone handed you a big bag of cash? It sounds like a dream come true, or something that would only happen in movies.
One couple couldn’t believe it when a McDonald’s employee handed them an order they will never forget – and it certainly wasn’t their breakfast food.
The couple got quite the surprise when they opened their McDonald’s drive-thru order.
The Terry family, from Tenessee, had no idea what was actually in their Mcdonald’s bag when they pulled away from the drive-thru. Naturally, they expected the delicious food they’d ordered. But instead, it was tons of cash.
Little did they know, an employee had mistakenly put a bag of money on the drive-thru order line. Just like that, they were handed thousands of dollars instead of food.
The money was supposed to be a drop to the bank, but somehow, it got mixed in with the food orders.
The Terry family was beside themselves.
Once they figured out it was a deposit, they knew they had to do the right thing. An employee had realized what had happened as well, so headed outside to try and catch up with them.
The honest customers knew they couldn’t keep the money, their conscience wouldn’t allow it.
After seeing that it was money in the bag, not food, the Terry family knew they would be returning it.
The employee ended up being able to catch up to the family before it was too late.
After running up to the couple’s car, they noticed she was visibly shaken.
“She was shaken, you know very upset, visibly upset she should have been because it could have been anybody.” Stacey Terry told News 5.
Some people may not have been so quick to return it, but Stacy Terry told News 5, she simply couldn’t have it on her conscience.
“The second that he said it was their deposit, my first thing was get in the car, let’s take it back. You know, there’s no other way to have it, I couldn’t live with myself with that.”
McDonald’s issued a statement thanking the Terry’s.
The family believes it was an honest mistake and hopes no one loses their job over the incident.
After the money accident, McDonald’s issued a statement, thanking the family for being honest.
This is the type of thing that could cost someone their job, but the Terry family hopes that isn’t the end result.
“We are grateful for this customer and the action they took upon realizing our error. We are looking into why this mistake happened, but what is most important to us is knowing that we are part of a community with values that were evidenced by this person’s actions.” The McDonald’s statement read.
The Terrys got quite the surprise that day at the McDonald’s drive-thru and now have a great story to tell. So, if you were in their position and had been handed a bag of cash, would you have done the same?
Watch the video below to hear the couple talk about finding money instead of food in their order!
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