When Son Posts Photo of Sad Dad in His Empty New Donut Shop, the Tweet Attracts Hundreds of Customers

Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network

My dad is sad cause no one is coming to his new donut shop pic.twitter.com/y5aGB1Acrc

— billy (@hibillyby)

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A man’s viral tweet about his dad’s newly-opened donut shop has become a prime example of the positive power of social media.

“Billy’s Donuts” enjoyed its grand opening in Missouri City, Texas on Thursday. The owners had named the store after their son, Billy By, and they were excited to start slinging pastries.

But after a few days of running the little business, Billy’s dad was heartbroken by the lack of customers.

Billy then snapped a photo of his sad dad behind the shop counter and posted it to Twitter along with the address in hopes that it would spur sympathetic followers to stop by for a snack.

WATCH: Customers Keep Buying Up All of Donut Shop’s Pastries So He Can Go Home Early to Be With Ailing Wife

When Billy first made the post, “Billy’s Donuts” reportedly had 71 followers on Instagram; now, it has over 59,000.

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