A man went in and thought the guy who made his sandwich was in love with him. Turns out it was the 'love button.'
There is hardly anyone who would complain about getting free food. Now, if someone likes CAVA, a famous Mediterranean restaurant chain, they might be lucky as people can get a free meal here without any special occasion. Steve Goodwin—who goes by @nolemonnomelon on X—shared a receipt where an $11 Pita Falafel had been paid for by "love," bringing the total amount to zero. The man captioned the post, "Was the guy who made my sandwich in love with me? I tried to pay and he said, 'You're all set' and this was the receipt."
The man was naturally confused about why he would get a free meal out of nowhere. There's a simple explanation to it. The restaurant has a feature called a "love button," which can be pressed once every shift. It allows the customer to get a free meal or a huge discount on their meals. The button can be pressed for several different reasons. "Sometimes, we'll use the button if we notice someone's having a bad day or if they forgot their wallet. Or if we see a customer who's always in our store," David Garcia, manager of the Huntersville Cava, told WCNC.
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Garcia added they try to use the button at least twice a day. Frank Roman Pierce—who goes by @whoisfrankpierce on Instagram—tested whether the "love button" was an actual thing. He asked the woman at the cash counter if he could receive that and got an $18 discount on his meal. However, "love" on the receipt created quite a stir on social media. People made quite a few guesses about what it could be. Until some people who knew about the scheme stepped in. @radrydu commented on the X post that has received over 2.9 million views, "Ok I was given a free bowl at Cava a few weeks ago and felt so special. Maybe LOVE is the code they can use to comp guests at discretion." @meaning_enjoyer wrote, "This happens to me sometimes and I think 'still got it,' but then I realize I just look homeless."
boring answer: it’s what they write down when someone did a “pay it forward” and paid for the next persons meal
— cleo night 💫 COMMS OPEN! (@cleonightxxx) May 25, 2024
@bigarms4me shared, "Not gonna lie, this is kinda romantic. They really went ahead and added love on the receipt." The same photo was posted on Reddit by u/AdmirableDetective37. People shared similar incidents and experiences. u/HoaryPuffeg remarked, "One of the cupcake bakeries in Seattle did this, too! I was having a crap day and walked in one day and the employee didn't charge me for my cupcake because they could give away free cupcakes each day. It was such a kind thing. I mean they were like $6 cupcakes, so giving away a few, definitely wasn't hurting the store's income."
u/yosoye1ogan expressed, "I worked at an ice cream store and we got a free ice cream every shift we worked. Except most of us hated ice cream after a month or so of working there. So I'd often just give my free one to my friends or a regular customer. The store never really tracked it either so it wasn't like we had to report it. You can't really take inventory of ice cream. I worked there for 4 summers, probably did this 30-40 times and never had any issue with it."
was the guy who made my sandwich in love with me?? i tried to pay and he said "you're all set" and this was the receipt pic.twitter.com/VUu3KwuWPA
— stove (@nolemonnomelon) May 23, 2024