All it took was one tweet.
Less than 24 hours later, a newly-opened doughnut shop in Missouri City, Texas is booming with customers.
Talk about the power of social media!
Billy By tweeted the photos Saturday of his dad, Saharith By, in an apparently empty doughnut shop, tweeting “My dad is really sad cause no one is coming to his new donut shop.”
My dad is sad cause no one is coming to his new donut shop 😭 pic.twitter.com/y5aGB1Acrc— Billy’s Donuts (@BillysDonuts) March 9, 2019
Twitter came to the rescue, literally.
Twitter’s verified page picked up Billy’s tweet, saying “You donut want to miss out on Billy’s and neither do we! We’ll be there tomorrow morning #LoveTwitter.”
You donut want to miss out on Billy’s and neither do we! We’ll be there tomorrow morning 🍩♥️#LoveTwitter https://t.co/NpTAXW4R53— Twitter (@Twitter) March 10, 2019
Word spread like wildfire and it wasn’t long before the doughnut shop sold out of donuts.
“You are all amazing. I can’t thank everyone enough for coming out and supporting local businesses. This means so much to my family,” Billy tweeted in a photo smiling alongside his father.
Just wanted to update yall! We completely sold out of donuts and kolaches! You are all amazing. I can’t thank everyone enough for coming out and supporting local businesses. This means so much to my family ❤️ pic.twitter.com/o3GQcKvVnG— Billy’s Donuts (@BillysDonuts) March 10, 2019
Twitter sent a team of employees to visit the doughnut shop and reportedly even paid for some of the sweet treats for other customers.
Looks like Billy’s doughnuts even got some bright yellow swag to match the color of the interior of the doughnut shop!
Twitter sent a team of employees to visit the doughnut shop and reportedly even paid for some of the sweet treats for other customers. Looks like Billy’s doughnuts even got some bright yellow swag to match the color of the interior of the doughnut shop!
💛 @hibillyby pic.twitter.com/bPNfiQLCSS— Twitter (@Twitter) March 11, 2019