In Feb. 2014, Jason Dang found this note inside a book in a cafe, reading: Congrats! You have found THE note. I will give you $300 if you come back here on May 27, 2015." (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Dang found the note hidden inside this book in a cafe, promising him $300 if he returned more than a year later. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Dang wrote a counteroffer, asking to receive only $200 to come back in July 2014, but he never heard a response. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
More than a year after discovering the note promising $300, Dang returned to the cafe to collect his prize on May 27, 2015 (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Dang posted this sign on the bookshelf to let the mystery note writer know he came back. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Reddit users following Dang's journey turned up for support while he waited in the cafe. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Reddit users following Dang's journey turned up for support while he waited in the cafe. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
A local entertainment company stopped by to give him some free merchandise. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Some Reddit users even sent pizza delivery. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
One Reddit user sent Dang a gift card to the cafe he was in so he could eat and drink while waiting for the mystery note writer. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
One man even gave Dang $10. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Another gave Dang $300 of Monopoly money. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
Reddit fans from all over either showed up in person, or sent cards for support. (Courtesy of Jason Dang)
In the end, Dang never met the mystery note writer and never got his $300. At that moment, Dang finally posted the code word from the original note "crepes are tasty." (Courtesy of Jason Dang)