Becca Barnoski, a health worker who recently had a baby and was feeling particularly ravenous that day, decided to wait for a couple of hours to see if the original owner would come to pick the dessert up, but nobody came. “There’s a DoorDash from Duck Donuts at my door. Nobody came to get it. Morally, can it be mine?” she asked a friend. “Eat it! It’s been two hours, it’s legally yours now,” they replied, prompting the mother to immediately devour two of the six pastries. However, her antics got called out the following day when her neighbor and original owner of the donuts left her a note. “Help! Missing Duck Donuts”
“I feel so guilty!” A woman’s post on TikTok went viral after she couldn’t resist and ate her neighbor’s donut delivery
Share icon Image credits: beccabarnoski “I was immediately embarrassed and scrambling to fix my mistake,” Barnoski told Newsweek. “I knew I had to be honest.” The mother explained that ever since having her baby in March, she’s been constantly receiving gifts and food nonstop and thought the donuts might’ve been intended for her. She noted that the receipt didn’t have the apartment number on it. To her surprise, her neighbor reacted positively and even congratulated her on becoming a mother after she explained her situation. Share icon Image credits: beccabarnoski Share icon Image credits: beccabarnoski “It’s totally fine! Congratulations on the baby! I’m glad they went to a good home and hope you enjoyed them,” he replied. “They were a surprise from my cousin which is why we weren’t expecting them. Thank you for letting us know and please don’t worry at all.” Despite her neighbor’s goodwill, Barnoski still couldn’t help but feel guilty and wanted to make amends for her “gluttony.” “I felt bad that my fat a** can’t resist unsupervised snacks, so I left this on their door,” she explained as she showed a photo of a letter containing a dining card for Texas de Brazil, a steakhouse chain. “Hi! Congratulations on your marriage! I’m so sorry I ate your donuts!! Please enjoy a dinner on us!”
The mother was caught off guard by her post going viral. While most comments were funny or upbeat, a few negative ones got under her skin
Share icon Image credits: beccabarnoski The resulting TikTok post has garnered 4.3 million views and over 375,000 likes at the time of writing. Barnoski revealed that she was surprised at the virality of her post, and while most comments were positive or made jokes about the situation, some negative comments got through to her and she decided to respond. “A gift card to a mediocre chain restaurant instead of a gift card to the donut place to replace the order you swiped doesn’t make a whole lot of sense,” one comment read, which Barnosky featured in a follow-up video showing that her neighbor ultimately didn’t care and appreciated the gesture. Share icon Image credits: beccabarnoski She was also questioned by some viewers who believed she did not properly check the receipt, as it normally contains both the address and the name of the buyer. “Did it not have the address on it so that you could just take it to their door?” one user asked. “It didn’t!! And I don’t know all my neighbors so I didn’t recognize the name, I 10000% would’ve brought it if I’d known,” she replied.
Her viewers congratulated her for making it up to her neighbor for the accident, with many pointing out the costly nature of Texas de Brazil’s food
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“Not only is Texas de Brazil delicious but it’s also very expensive. These people in the comments need to be more grateful,” argued one user. “When did Texas de Brazil become mediocre?! That place is so good and pretty pricey. You did an amazing thing!” said another. “I would never eat food that I randomly found at my front door. It’s so interesting how culture plays such a heavy role in the smallest actions,” a user mentioned. “How much were those donuts? Because a Texas De Brazil gift card is expensive!” one viewer asked the mother. “It’s the price I pay for being an a**hole,” she replied. Barnoski remains on good terms with her neighbors and revealed that they are planning on going on a double date with their respective spouses in the future.
“It was an honest mistake.” Viewers sympathized with the mother’s situation and congratulated her for buying her neighbor a replacement gift card
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