Recently, on a forum with over 1 million members, a woman named T.L. excitedly shared her story about going to buy a phone with money saved from a piggy bank:
“Every day my wife puts one bill into the piggy bank. After all the hard work under the sun and rain, we finally got the reward we deserved. Guys, just be patient and you’ll get your gift too. Buying a phone means bringing money by weight, swiping a card is too normal. On behalf of my husband, I apologize if the sellers got annoyed, please forgive us.”
Along with the post, T.L. shared photos of her husband carefully counting large stacks of money on the table. What’s special is that all the bills were 500 dong notes. Nearly a dozen store employees had to crouch down and painstakingly count each bill to avoid mistakes.
This act quickly grabbed a lot of attention, sparking thousands of mixed reactions online.
Many comments criticized the couple for being rude and disrespectful, accusing them of making extra work for the store staff just to take photos for social media. Probably overwhelmed by the negativity, the original poster locked the comments to stop further criticism:
– “Taking a photo just for clout? That’s so disrespectful.”
– “Feel bad for the salespeople.”
– “Why post photos if you’re just going to get roasted? If I owned the store, I’d refuse customers like this.”
– “What if the staff finish counting and then they decide not to buy?”
However, some defended the couple, saying that 500 dong bills are still legal tender and the couple’s actions weren’t illegal or disrespectful.
– “Maybe it’s just their hobby and they really saved that much. 500 dong bills are still valid, people should chill out.”
– “It looks funny but they didn’t break any laws or act rude.”
