An ordinary guy
We all like to go out for dinner once in a while. We all work hard during the week and there is no better way to spend a small amount of our effort on a delicious meal. However, there are some rules for paying for an account that if you make a mistake can be embarrassing. One restaurant was not impressed by its customer’s payment and decided to make it public. Soon the story had more truths and the news made the rounds of the world. Cohen Naulty, 17 , of Lynchburg , Virginia, is a high school kid who spends a lot of time getting good grades and enjoys having fun with his friends. But Cohenhe had his own ambitions and wanted to become independent early on. So he came as no surprise to his parents when he found a part-time job to earn his own money. But no one expected that the way he would decide to spend his money would become new all over the world.
An evening out with friends
Cohen was hardworking, but like any teenager he wanted to go out and have fun with his friends. Thanks to his job at Country Cookin, he earned a decent salary and was able to go out to a restaurant with his friends. In the evening Cohen took his friends for a meal and was looking forward to tasting delicious dishes and having fun. None of them expected what was going to happen. They had a great time at the restaurant and tasted delicious things, while enjoying quality time together. It is very beautiful to be around with your best friends, to laugh, to have a good time and to eat good food. At the end of the night things took an unexpected turn. Cohen _he had worked hard and used the money he had earned in a way that his friends would never want to see.
The restaurant staff
After Cohen had finished dinner with his friends, it was time to ask for the bill. When the bill came to the table, his friends were shocked by what he had planned. It was something very special. He had decided to treat his friends to dinner! No matter how hard they tried to change his mind, Cohen was very generous. However, his actions caused a stir throughout the restaurant. After Cohen paid the bill, the restaurant staff saw the money in horror. In fact, some employees began to express their anger and frustration. They could not believe what the customer had done. But, what exactly was the payment method Cohen had chosen?
Payment in coins
Despite Cohen’s generosity, the restaurant staff was angry with him and specifically with the way the young man decided to pay. It was a method that customers are not used to paying for. He had not paid by credit card or banknotes. Payment was only in coins! It was so much that all the employees were terribly angry with him. They had no idea how much it would take them to count all these coins and make sure the amount was the right one. For a restaurant with so many people, this was another inconvenience for its employees and they felt offended by their customer. That’s why they decided to act in a way that would have huge consequences for their client.
Publishing the story
The restaurant was annoyed by its customer and decided to take the matter to social media, publicly showing how rude and annoying they found this particular payment method. “We will put a caption. “How can you not pay in a restaurant” and that is the cutest thing we can think of for this ridiculousness “. Comments caught fire below the post. Many people agreed with the restaurant, but most were on the customer side. They commented that it is unfair to embarrass a customer just because he decided to pay with a method you do not like. Cohen also paid the right amount. But among the many comments came one that no one would have expected.
A bad day
As comments were given and received on Facebook, it was a post that brought silence. It was Cohen Naulty himself who decided it was time to speak. “I got some friends and I had enough money to treat them and pay the whole bill. Although the meal was great, my payment method was criticized on Facebook because it was in coins. “It was not a good day for me.” Cohen resigned in public because he tried to do something good for his friends. Imagine wanting to do something polite and good and ending up in public at the end of the day. For Cohen this was a bad experience, at the beginning of a beautiful story.
The real reason
What was Cohen’s big idea? With his experience he realized that he can become really generous in a way that no one could have imagined. “I like to pay for people’s meals. This whole story made me realize how much I love doing this. Even if they make fun of me! ” The reason Cohen decided to pay his bill in coins was not because he wanted to bother the restaurant staff. In fact, he was the same waiter. He was so hardworking and dedicated that he had a lot of tips on coins. No, he just had a great reason to choose this payment method, but he decided to take it to the next level.
A great idea
After facing the restaurant to his face it would be scary to go out to eat. But Cohen was no ordinary guy. In fact, his experience inspired him to do more for other people. “I decided to look for restaurants that do not care about being paid in coins and will have at least one meal a week for one of their customers. To see how they will react from a simple act of kindness “. It was a great idea to buy a dinner for some who really need it. But the problem was that Cohen was a teenager who worked a few hours a day part-time. How could he pay for dinner for others? Cohen was so determined that he found the solution.
Only in coin-operated restaurants
He knew he could not pay for all the meals for the people who needed it, so he decided to raise money from donations. Create an online application, so that everyone can help from wherever they are in the hope of offering a meal to someone who needed it. The design was brilliant! Cohen took it personally and organized everything to make his idea a success . But there was a condition for the restaurants he chose to offer the meal. They should accept payment in coins! Since he had treated his friends this way and the tips he received as an employee were in coins, he wanted to find restaurants that accept this payment method.
The donations
All Cohen wanted to do was raise as much money as he could to pay for meals for people in need. Having already offered dinner to his friends, he wanted to see other happy faces. He hoped for donations, but the amount raised was beyond imagination. People from all over the world were inspired by the young man’s kind deeds and the donations reached $ 5,000! A mythical amount. This was just the beginning for Cohen to get started .
The restaurants
In a short time more and more restaurants realized Cohen ‘s feat and more and more people were moved by his efforts to help those in need. Cohen began receiving messages from restaurants asking that they would be happy to receive the full amount in cents . The young man had no idea how far he had come. As restaurants lined up to accept coin payments, one of them did more. It was the famous Domino’s Pizza company that donated $ 200 to Cohen ‘s campaignand told him she would be happy to visit one of her shops and get paid in coins. Things are going from good to better.
On TV
As more and more people learned about Cohen ‘s incredible work and began donating money to his campaign, things took on even greater proportions than Cohen himself could have imagined . He received a call from Whitney Burney , a journalist for one of Michigan’s largest television channels. Burney went to Virginia and interviewed Cohen to publish his incredible work. The young man could not believe it. It was on TV!
Donations from everywhere
Now that Cohen has made headlines, the incredible story of love and generosity has spread around the world. In fact, donations came from everywhere! Someone from Australia wrote to Cohen: “ Good luck my boy! Donation from Melbourne, Australia “. The story had now become international.
It was not just meals
Cohen ‘s incredible idea evolved into something much bigger than he himself imagined. The large amount raised from the donations Cohen decided to use it for other purposes. One of them was to go to the washing machine so that all people could always wear clean clothes. This was definitely a place where no one would judge him for the way he would pay as most washing machines only accepted coins.
Gained a lot of fans
Cohen ‘s story was loved by many people from all over the world and from all walks of life. No, it only helped the local community, but it caught the attention of all the media in the United States. Cohen had gained many fans from all over the world , even Australia. However, despite the success that saved many lives, there was something that worried most people.
The first restaurant
Although Cohen had done so well, there was one thing that was not yet complete. Some of his fans reminded him of the first restaurant that embarrassed him for the way he had chosen to pay and treat his friends. In fact, his mother had expressed her frustration at the restaurant proposal that said about her son that he has grown up without learning ways. Would he make the restaurant back?
Apologise
Finally, the restaurant in an apology, expressed its regret for any damage it had caused to Cohen. Clearly, the young man took advantage of the incident and from there it all started, but it was an important step on the part of the restaurant. The owner tried to explain how it was a joke and had no intention of offending Cohen or hurting his feelings.
He accepted the apology
With the characteristic style of kindness and positivity that distinguishes Cohen, he accepted the restaurant’s apology without hesitation. Although what they posted was not polite at all, that did not stop him from doing things to help other people. The truth is, if the restaurant had not uploaded this post, the young man might not have started this love campaign for people who needed it.
His Facebook page
So after he went viral around the world, gaining the attention of all the media and many fans following him, what else could Cohen do? Even today he is focused on helping people and raising money for those in need. In fact, on his Facebook page he shares his stories and encourages other people to do good deeds as well. Cohen has now become an inspiration to all of us.
From a young age he liked to work
Cohen knew as a child that he wanted to be independent and not rely on his mom and dad’s money . He got a job and started making his own money. He decided to get a job in one of the most popular restaurant chains in his area. Country Cookin was known to everyone who serves hearty dishes with the perfect mashed potatoes and spaghetti. Cohen loved his job and decided this would be the perfect place to work.