A Man Bounced a Check at a Restaurant. 13 Years Later, The Owner Got This Letter

Back in 2002 I bounced a check at your pizza shop. I was going through a very difficult time financially and was at the end of my rope. I had no money and a hungry child at home, so I wrote a check that I knew would not be honored by my bank. I’m not making excuses for my behavior, just applying some context.

I think of this often and I am incredibly ashamed and embarrassed at my behavior. I have visited your store several times in the last few years and have always wanted to confess and ask you yo forgive me, but I have not been able to summon up the courage, so I just eat my pizza and leave.

I have worked hard and built up a solid business over the last decade and feel that it is my responsibility to remedy this situation. I hope there are no hard feelings.

I’ve enclosed a money order for $54.39. I came to this amount by assuming the original order was $20 and the adding 8% interest compounded yearly for the last 13 years.