When Stacey Terry handed her husband their McDonald’s breakfast order, she noticed the bag felt unusually heavy. What seemed like an ordinary drive-thru stop soon turned into an unforgettable experience for the Tennessee family.
Instead of biscuits and hash browns, the Terrys discovered bundles of cash inside the bag. The money, carefully packed, was actually a bank deposit that had accidentally been handed over in the drive-thru.
The family didn’t realize the mistake until they were already miles away from the restaurant. Faced with the surprise windfall, they never considered keeping it. “As soon as I realized it was their deposit, my first instinct was to take it back,” Stacey told News 5. “With that, I couldn’t live with myself.”
When they returned to the store, the employee who made the mistake was visibly shaken. Losing such a large amount of money could have had serious consequences, even costing her job. Stacey said the worker’s distress showed just how close the situation came to disaster.