The clever escape of three painters who used a coffee delivery app to get out of a locked apartment laundry room has gone viral online.
According to social media posts circulating Saturday, the incident took place Tuesday at an apartment complex in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, where the three men became trapped while painting. The door could only be unlocked from the outside, leaving them unable to get out.
After weighing whether to call emergency services or seek help from the apartment management office, one of the workers came up with another idea: ordering coffee through a delivery app.
The men ordered four cups of coffee and included a note in the delivery instructions: "We're trapped on the balcony. Could you please open the door for us?"
Upon arriving, the delivery driver reportedly read the message and opened the door, freeing all three workers.
"The delivery driver arrived with a big grin, looking as if he was wondering whether to let us out," one of the workers wrote on social media.
"We ordered four coffees, and we gave him one to thank him for saving the day."
cjh@heraldcorp.com
