Diana Nguyen is a comedian and sees the funny side of most things, but when she left her bank card at a Sydney parking meter for 24 hours, allowing other drivers to rack up $160 in parking charges at her expense, her good mood was shaken. put to the test.
Nguyen parked outside her Airbnb in Bondi, in Sydney’s east, on Friday and accidentally left her card in the meter as she ran outside trying to escape the rain.
in a instagram In one post, Ms Nguyen wrote: “This morning on Mother’s Day, I woke up to 21 transactions in my bank account after ‘intentionally’ leaving my bank card in the machine for 24 hours.”
The grateful Bondi drivers had no qualms about taking advantage of Mrs Nguyen’s carelessness and loaded $160 onto her card.
Ms Nguyen wrote on Instagram: “I’m currently performing at the Enmore Theater and if you want to pay the $160 invested out of my card, see you tonight.” Or even a lift would be great!’
There were 21 different transactions on their cards, ranging from $1 to $17.50 in parking charges.
Mrs. Nguyen said yahoo news“They must have thought he was some kind of angel in Bondi who paid for people’s parking.”
“They must have thought he was some kind of angel in Bondi paying for people’s parking,” said comedian Diana Nguyen.
Grateful Bondi drivers took advantage of Ms Nguyen’s generosity by loading $160 onto her card.
Nguyen joked that Bondi had been inundated with rain for 13 days, so “people needed a little love”.
“There’s a coffee shop right next door, someone could have handed over the card. There are all these scenarios that could have happened that didn’t happen…no one went shopping with my card…only 21 parking transactions.”
The responses to Ms. Nguyen’s Instagram post were supportive.
‘Oh my!!!! I hope they come to your show as a thank you/sorry?!’ said one.
“In the suburb that likes to bother tourists to park,” said another.
One response shared Ms. Nguyen’s humor: “This makes me cry and laugh at the same time.”
Nguyen said he had reported the fraud to his bank, but does not know if he will be refunded the money.
He also posted on the Bondi Local Loop Facebook group on Sunday, asking people who had “used (his) good deed” to see his show at the Enmore Theater that night.
One answer suggested what most people thought.
‘That’s crazy! 21 robberies?? Who would do that to a stranger’s card!? I’m so surprised that none of the 21 people thought to take it out and contact the bank.’
Diana joked that Bondi had been inundated with rain for 13 days and that “people needed a little love”.
‘They say that when you do good, the result is multiplied by ten. So I’m hoping maybe someone else pays for someone else’s parking,” he told Yahoo News.