I went to McDonald’s drive-thru for lunch, but instead left with bags of cash.
One man’s trip to McDonald’s cost him nothing.
TikTok user @dookiedoeboy claims that when he stopped by his local McDonald’s drive-thru for a quick bite to eat, he was offered a bag full of cash in addition to his desired sausage McMuffin.
The video, which has received over 891,000 views and 205,000 likes, showed Vargas unwrapping his to-go bag and reportedly discovering wads of cash within.
“What’s in this bag? Their f–king deposits,” Vargas said in the TikTok video as he revealed Ziploc bags full of bills.
“Just a couple thousand dollars here,” he noted. “Like, what is this? Why would they do this?”
“Now I have to return this because I’m a good person, I guess,” added Vargas, who didn’t state the location of the restaurant.
Vargas then turned around to return the moolah to the restaurant.
“Why would you guys do this to me? Do you know how bad I want this money?” Vargas seemingly asked himself as he got out of his car.
When he returned it to the employees inside, he joked that they were laundering money. The staff working that day seemed relieved to have their money returned, as a chorus of “Oh, my Gods” erupted between them.
One staff member can even be heard indicating that she wanted to hug and photograph Vargas.
“They were all hugging me and thanking me and sobbing, and I guess I got free McDonald’s for a month,” Vargas remarked to his camera after completing the nice deed. He also said that they offered him a $200 prize.
McDonald’s has been contacted for a comment on the TikTok post.
Despite the fact that Vargas did the right thing by returning the money, other TikTok commentators stated they would not have done the same if they were in the same situation.
“Nah I’m McKeeping that,” one user joked in the comments section.
Another agreed, writing, “I would literally be like, ✨ ‘The universe has blessed me.’ ✨ 🧚🏼 🍄 and drive away. Lol.”
One person chimed in: “Yeah I’m not giving the money back, McDonalds will be ok,” while one commenter even claimed that Vargas most likely saved the employees’ paychecks.
“Someone kept their job because you did the right thing good on you man,” they wrote.
In a follow-up video, Vargas admitted that he later went back to McDonald’s — but this time, they had no idea who he was.
“They put my name down and my number, and I had to pay for my two McChickens and a Sprite, which is fine. I’m not too worried about it,” he claimed.
“That’s a McRipoff!” one person commented in response.