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If there’s any fictional character capable of inspiring viewers to close their wallets, it’s the uber-frugal father Julius from Everybody Hates Chris, known for such gems as:
“That’s 49 cent of spilt milk drippin’ all over the table. Somebody gon’ drink this milk!”
“You lost ten dollars? That’s ten dollars worth of dollars!”
“We can barely afford kids; we can’t afford stupid kids.”
Now one woman, Darrel Kennedy, is using Julius’ sternness to inspire her to spend less money. The Twitter user ordered a new debit card from Wells Fargo this week, requesting a disapproving still of actor Terry Crews’ face as her customized picture to deter her from making extravagant purchases (TBH this is as good of a savings plan as any).
Kennedy’s tweet about her innovative saving plan quickly amassed 30,000 likes and nearly half as many retweets — but then Wells Fargo rejected her photo request, turning her amusing anecdote into a full-on viral saga.
ordering a new debit card… pic.twitter.com/3P5kcibkiH
— πΉπΆππππ π. (@DarrelKennedy) October 31, 2017
They just rejected my request ππ
— πΉπΆππππ π. (@DarrelKennedy) November 2, 2017
Kennedy urged her Twitter followers to retweet her request and tag Crews to get the Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor’s attention. Twitter, naturally, came through.
They rejected my request because they said i needed written approval from @terrycrewsπͺ Can y'all RT or tag him so a girl can save some πΈπΈπΈ https://t.co/QdTUIXxQX7
— πΉπΆππππ π. (@DarrelKennedy) November 2, 2017
“I approve,” Crews signed off on the tweet with his blessing not an hour later. “Signed, Terry Crews.”
I approve. Signed, Terry Crews https://t.co/IKhgEhzEbT
— terry crews (@terrycrews) November 2, 2017
The story has a fairytale ending: Wells Fargo has officially approved the image and expedited the card.
Julius would whole-heartedly approve.
