Whisk Matcha Cafe shared a heartfelt message earlier this week after two of its handmade mugs were stolen, and its plea was answered.
The Vancouver cafe posted a video on Instagram to share that its special mugs, handmade by local artist Emily Created, were returned with an apology letter and a reconciliation gift.
“Just wanted to update you all that the stolen handmade mugs are now returned by a courier today with an apology letter and a side little gift,” the video starts.
“In the letter, the person has apologized for her mistake and felt the impact of her action as well,” they said.
On Tuesday, Whisk Matcha had shared surveillance footage of the theft. The cafe shared at the time of the theft that it didn’t want this to be a more significant issue than it is but that the mugs, valued at around $150, hold great sentimental value.
“I was beyond grateful for everyone’s support in the past three days, and the social media has helped in leading to a very happy ending and the return of the stolen items,” the video continued.
With the return of the mugs, Whisk shared that it wants to leave the theft behind and asked those who helped share the original news about the theft to take down any remaining footage.
“Please, please delete any video footage that you have shared or have posted on social media platforms so that we can leave this behind and give people a second chance, too,” the cafe said.
As a thank you for the community’s support in rallying for the return of the artist-crafted mugs, the cafe announced that it will run a 10% discount on all its drinks for this weekend.
“Last but not least, as a thank you for everyone’s love and support in the last couple of days, we’ll give 10% off of all of our drinks this weekend,” they shared.
Such a wholesome end to what started out as a very sad story.
“We are a very small business that will continue to support local artisans and potters who make beautiful marks for you all to enjoy our matcha in. This happy ending definitely helped me restore faith in people and our community, too,” the cafe said.
With files from Amir Ali.