A routine late-night grocery drop turned emotional for one delivery driver after a customer left out snacks, drinks and a handwritten note on Mother’s Day.
When Emilia Sainato placed a grocery order on a Sunday night, she said she was exhausted.
“It seemed like a better option than dragging a cranky toddler who needed a bath out to the store,” she said.
The only delivery window available was between 9 and 11 p.m., and it fell on Mother’s Day.
A single mother to a one-year-old, Emilia said she noticed her delivery driver’s name was Crystal and started thinking about the person making the late-night trip.
“I figured that as a female, and there was a 50 percent chance that my driver is a mom,” she said.
She said she imagined another woman nearing the end of a long workday on Mother’s Day. Emilia also said that even if Crystal was not a mother, she appreciated someone willing to run errands for others late at night.
Wanting to brighten her evening, Emilia left out drinks, snacks and a handwritten note inviting Crystal to help herself.
The gesture prompted an emotional response from Crystal that Emilia did not expect.
The source material says the moment was captured on video and describes Crystal’s response as heartfelt.
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