Her Toddler Accidentally Broke A $1,600 Table At A Café, And Everyone Was Really Mean About It
One mom went viral after sharing about an unfortunate and potentially dangerous incident that occurred at a local café.
The mom, who goes by the handle @beautihut on social media, took her 3-year-old daughter and 76-year-old mother for coffee and ice cream at the Hazelnut Cafe in New Jersey.
She went to the register to pay for the treats while her mother and daughter waited for her at a table. Suddenly, she heard a loud bang.
When she looked behind her, she saw that the stone table her daughter was sitting at had broken into a bunch of pieces.
Her daughter had been trying to push the table away from her and accidentally knocked it over. Later, she learned that the stone table was 600 pounds.
She immediately began freaking out and pushed through the crowd to reach her daughter. After checking on her daughter and making sure no one else was hurt, she apologized to the staff and offered to pay for the damages.
Her mom was also nervous and embarrassed about the situation. Her daughter was frozen with fear. The staff’s reactions didn’t help, either.
Everyone seemed mean and cold, except for one barista named Michael. He was the only one who behaved in a kind and reassuring manner.
When she got on the phone with the owner, she apologized profusely. Even her daughter kept saying she was sorry.
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The owner told her that the table cost $1,600 and that she couldn’t leave until she gave out her driver’s license and credit card information.
She explained to the owner that she needed to leave because she had to take her daughter to the doctor to see if she was okay.
Even after providing her and her husband’s emails and phone numbers, she claimed that she was still not allowed to leave the café until she handed over her license and credit card.
The owner also kept repeating that their policy was, “You break it, you buy it.” Not once did the owner ask if her daughter was okay or if anyone else had gotten hurt.
She was completely humiliated and embarrassed. Eventually, she took her daughter to urgent care because she was behaving strangely. The medical staff explained that her daughter was fine but was likely just shaken up from the incident.
The mom posted about the situation on TikTok and sought advice from viewers on how to handle it. Many viewers shared their thoughts and reassured her that she did not do anything wrong.
“This isn’t a situation where your daughter broke something. This is a situation where an establishment didn’t secure their heavy furniture and are lucky no one got hurt,” commented one person.
“Don’t pay for it. How could your 3-year-old push over a 600-pound table? She could have been seriously injured. They have insurance,” stated another.
“A 3-year-old managed to push over a 600-pound table? The fact that a 3-year-old was able to push over a 600-pound table means it was unstable in the first place (probably because it’s not a dining table but a console table),” wrote a third.
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