TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor’s DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

A Doordash mishap ended up as a wholesome moment for two hungry strangers when one of them received a mysterious package of delicious donuts delivered to her door unannounced, and ate it.

Becca Barnoski, a health worker who recently had a baby and was feeling particularly ravenous that day, decided to wait for a couple of hours to see if the original owner would come to pick the dessert up, but nobody came.

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Becca Barnoski ate her neighbor's DoorDash donuts after waiting two hours for the owner to claim them.
Feeling guilty, Barnoski left a dining card for Texas de Brazil as a gesture to make amends.
Her TikTok post about the incident went viral, garnering 4.3 million views and over 375,000 likes.

“There’s a DoorDash from Duck Donuts at my door. Nobody came to get it. Morally, can it be mine?” she asked a friend.

“Eat it! It’s been two hours, it’s legally yours now,” they replied, prompting the mother to immediately devour two of the six pastries.

However, her antics got called out the following day when her neighbor and original owner of the donuts left her a note.

“Help! Missing Duck Donuts”

“I feel so guilty!” A woman’s post on TikTok went viral after she couldn’t resist and ate her neighbor’s donut delivery

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

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“I was immediately embarrassed and scrambling to fix my mistake,” Barnoski told Newsweek. “I knew I had to be honest.”

The mother explained that ever since having her baby in March, she’s been constantly receiving gifts and food nonstop and thought the donuts might’ve been intended for her. She noted that the receipt didn’t have the apartment number on it.

To her surprise, her neighbor reacted positively and even congratulated her on becoming a mother after she explained her situation.

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

Image credits: beccabarnoski

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

Image credits: beccabarnoski

“It’s totally fine! Congratulations on the baby! I’m glad they went to a good home and hope you enjoyed them,” he replied.

“They were a surprise from my cousin which is why we weren’t expecting them. Thank you for letting us know and please don’t worry at all.”

Despite her neighbor’s goodwill, Barnoski still couldn’t help but feel guilty and wanted to make amends for her “gluttony.”

“I felt bad that my fat a** can’t resist unsupervised snacks, so I left this on their door,” she explained as she showed a photo of a letter containing a dining card for Texas de Brazil, a steakhouse chain.

“Hi! Congratulations on your marriage! I’m so sorry I ate your donuts!! Please enjoy a dinner on us!”

The mother was caught off guard by her post going viral. While most comments were funny or upbeat, a few negative ones got under her skin

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

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The resulting TikTok post has garnered 4.3 million views and over 375,000 likes at the time of writing.

Barnoski revealed that she was surprised at the virality of her post, and while most comments were positive or made jokes about the situation, some negative comments got through to her and she decided to respond.

“A gift card to a mediocre chain restaurant instead of a gift card to the donut place to replace the order you swiped doesn’t make a whole lot of sense,” one comment read, which Barnosky featured in a follow-up video showing that her neighbor ultimately didn’t care and appreciated the gesture.

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

Image credits: beccabarnoski

She was also questioned by some viewers who believed she did not properly check the receipt, as it normally contains both the address and the name of the buyer.

“Did it not have the address on it so that you could just take it to their door?” one user asked.

“It didn’t!! And I don’t know all my neighbors so I didn’t recognize the name, I 10000% would’ve brought it if I’d known,” she replied.

Her viewers congratulated her for making it up to her neighbor for the accident, with many pointing out the costly nature of Texas de Brazil’s food

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

Image credits: beccabarnoski

@beccabarnoski Replying to @Darcy Rochester ♬ original sound – Becca Barnoski

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

Image credits: beccabarnoski

@beccabarnoski Replying to @Deedee Megadoodoo🧚🏼‍♂️ ♬ original sound – Becca Barnoski

“Not only is Texas de Brazil delicious but it’s also very expensive. These people in the comments need to be more grateful,” argued one user.

“When did Texas de Brazil become mediocre?! That place is so good and pretty pricey. You did an amazing thing!” said another.

“I would never eat food that I randomly found at my front door. It’s so interesting how culture plays such a heavy role in the smallest actions,” a user mentioned.

“How much were those donuts? Because a Texas De Brazil gift card is expensive!” one viewer asked the mother.

“It’s the price I pay for being an a**hole,” she replied.

Barnoski remains on good terms with her neighbors and revealed that they are planning on going on a double date with their respective spouses in the future.

“It was an honest mistake.” Viewers sympathized with the mother’s situation and congratulated her for buying her neighbor a replacement gift card

TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor's DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

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Mad Dragon 3 months ago

Instead of replacing the donuts or giving them a gift certificate to the donut shop, she gave them a dining card to a restaurant. Does anyone else suspect she regifted a card someone else gave her that she wasn’t going to use?

6points

Manana Man 3 months ago

Doesn't matter if the card is a re-gift or not. Still very generous. I'd like to know what 6 donuts cost when they're delivered. Got to be ridiculous.

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Scott Rackley 3 months ago

So, looking at the receipt and putting it in front of their door wasn't an option?

5points

FluffyDreg 3 months ago

It didn't have the room number, so she ultimately figured it was someone giving a gift because she doesn't know everyone in the building by name.

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DaisyBee 3 months ago

There were so many steps she could have taken before leaping directly to “mine, mine, mine”.

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J. Norton 3 months ago

Wait? It had a name on it, not hers, but she didn't think to ask another neighbor and/or the building manager to find out the apt. #? It was nice of her to make it up with a gift card, but still ....

4points

KatSaidWhat 3 months ago

Theft

4points

deletemyaccount 3 months ago

I don't do delivery because it is the main cause of food inflation but doesnt the receipt have the customers information on it?

3points

tori Ohno 3 months ago

Name and address are always on mine. She had no right, they weren't hers. Doordash should have refunded the order though.

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AR 3 months ago

The thought of eating something that randomly showed up on my doorstep is so foreign to me. Like, what? 😆

2points

BookFanatic 3 months ago

Yeah, no. I wouldn't have eaten them. I do respect her for owning up, apologizing, and trying to make it right.

2points

Sergio Bicerra 3 months ago

When I see posts like these my first thoughts are "fake / staged for likes and 15 seconds of fame" or "completely real and normal situation that is escalated and emeblished to make a huge deal out of it for likes and coments and 15 seconds of fame"

2points

Ms.GB 3 months ago (edited)

If she really thought someone had sent them to her as a gift that's an honest mistake but it sounds like she knew they weren't with the "can it legally be mine" and that's not cool at all so I don't blame her for feeling guilty. Her neighbors sound like amazing people though so I'm glad she tried to make up for it with the gift card. I would've reached out to family and friends or called the restaurant to see if they were for me because I'm thinking if my cousin sent me a gift and someone took it I might say "Oh that's ok." Just to be nice and keep the peace but I would be really disappointed and kinda pissed off.

2points

FluffyDreg 3 months ago

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Steve Hall 3 months ago

I would not trust food delivered that I had not ordered.

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Synestia 3 months ago

No drama and a happy end.

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M T Sharp 3 months ago

Circa 1967, in Wayne Co, Ohio, a farm family found a box of candy marked "to our good neighbor". They ate the candy, which was laced with poison (strychnine?). Several of the family died. It is an unsolved murder case. Lesson: don't consume something if you aren't sure of its source.

0points

Theora Fifty-five Johnson 3 months ago

Items delivered to you are yours. When a company delivers food, it's considered contaminated once it's delivered and they have to re-do the order. morally safe. This is a v. sweet story.

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DaisyBee 3 months ago (edited)

Not if it has another person’s name on it, or a reference number tied to someone else’s account. Unless it was specifically stated during the order to be a gift for HER, or contain HER name, it was never hers. It also wasn’t delivered to her, but left outside of her apartment, in a hallway full of other apartments. Even if it had been handed to her directly, she did not pay for it, so it’s not hers at all unless, as above, the sender had stated she was the recipient or she had paid for it herself. Simply having items delivered to you does not automatically make them yours. Otherwise misplaced parcels, flower bouquets sent to receptionist to pass on to someone else, etc, would be taken freely instead of being passed on as intended. True, the food was considered contaminated - HOWEVER, she should have waited for the go ahead from the donut company/doordash they would reissue the order to the intended recipient before gorging on someone else’s food. It was literally the bare minimum to contact DoorDash

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Mad Dragon 3 months ago

6points

Manana Man 3 months ago

Doesn't matter if the card is a re-gift or not. Still very generous. I'd like to know what 6 donuts cost when they're delivered. Got to be ridiculous.

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Scott Rackley 3 months ago

So, looking at the receipt and putting it in front of their door wasn't an option?

5points

FluffyDreg 3 months ago

It didn't have the room number, so she ultimately figured it was someone giving a gift because she doesn't know everyone in the building by name.

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DaisyBee 3 months ago

There were so many steps she could have taken before leaping directly to “mine, mine, mine”.

4points

J. Norton 3 months ago

Wait? It had a name on it, not hers, but she didn't think to ask another neighbor and/or the building manager to find out the apt. #? It was nice of her to make it up with a gift card, but still ....

4points

KatSaidWhat 3 months ago

Theft

4points

deletemyaccount 3 months ago

I don't do delivery because it is the main cause of food inflation but doesnt the receipt have the customers information on it?

3points

tori Ohno 3 months ago

Name and address are always on mine. She had no right, they weren't hers. Doordash should have refunded the order though.

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AR 3 months ago

The thought of eating something that randomly showed up on my doorstep is so foreign to me. Like, what? 😆

2points

BookFanatic 3 months ago

Yeah, no. I wouldn't have eaten them. I do respect her for owning up, apologizing, and trying to make it right.

2points

Sergio Bicerra 3 months ago

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Ms.GB 3 months ago (edited)

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FluffyDreg 3 months ago

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Steve Hall 3 months ago

I would not trust food delivered that I had not ordered.

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Synestia 3 months ago

No drama and a happy end.

0points

M T Sharp 3 months ago

0points

Theora Fifty-five Johnson 3 months ago

Items delivered to you are yours. When a company delivers food, it's considered contaminated once it's delivered and they have to re-do the order. morally safe. This is a v. sweet story.

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DaisyBee 3 months ago (edited)

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TikToker Mistakenly Eats Neighbor’s DoorDash Order, Wins Hearts With Sweet Gesture

“I feel so guilty!” A woman’s post on TikTok went viral after she couldn’t resist and ate her neighbor’s donut delivery

The mother was caught off guard by her post going viral. While most comments were funny or upbeat, a few negative ones got under her skin

Her viewers congratulated her for making it up to her neighbor for the accident, with many pointing out the costly nature of Texas de Brazil’s food

“It was an honest mistake.” Viewers sympathized with the mother’s situation and congratulated her for buying her neighbor a replacement gift card

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