A restaurant that has suffered major cancellations as a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak was touched to received a heartwarming letter stuffed with cash from a customer who still wanted to pay for their meal.
Italian eatery Prego in Bristol has been force to close and offer takeaways as a result of government orders urging people to stop all non-essential contact.
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This saw dozens of tables booked for Mother's Day this Sunday cancelled.
But the restaurant's owner, Olly Gallery was shocked when a letter containing £80 cash was stuffed through the Italian's letterbox from one of his bookings.
The letter read: "We had to cancel Mother's Day lunch last night but want you to still be here when this is all over.
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"Here's some money we would have spent on Sunday to help out."
The letter was posted through the door of the restaurant by a man and two boys.
"They walked off and we opened the letter and it basically said they needed to cancel Mother's Day but sent us the cash anyway!," Olly added.
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"I ran after them to thank them.
"The cash goes straight to the staff, who we've had to send home this week.
"Unbelievable, brought a tear to my mince pie!
"It's never happened in my career before, it's completely unprecedented."
The manager added: "We've been operating here for ten years, we have a lot of regulars and know their names and what they like to eat.
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"We're always busy."
Speaking about the affect coronavirus has had on his business, he said: "This is absolutely devastating for us.
"If we have to close for more than a month, I am not sure if the business will survive."
Posting the sweet gesture online, regulars said they were heart-warmed.
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"Lovely gesture. Stay safe Olly," one said.
"Wow! That's so lovely," another added.
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In times like this, it always pays to be kind. You might just make someone's day!
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