A woman has revealed she received a wellness check in the form of an email from a staff member at her local bookstore after she bought two “unfortunate” books – and social media users were divided on whether the gesture was too intrusive or not.
Kara Rofé, 24, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was dying for a copy of Jennette McCurdy’s bestseller I’m Glad My Mom Died and knew her local bookstore, Porter Square Books, would be the place to go.
Before completing her order, Kara decided to add Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag Scriptures to her shopping cart; However, she never expected her decisions to be questioned.
Kara Rofé, 24, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has revealed that she received a wellness check in the form of an email after purchasing two books
Kara decided to shop locally when she bought two “unfortunate” books, I’m Glad My Mom Died and The Fleabag Scriptures.
The 24-year-old took to Twitter to share a screenshot of the email she received from her local bookstore (above) after purchasing the two books
The 24-year-old tweeted a screenshot of the email she received from her local bookstore after purchasing the two books.
The email asked whether or not Kara was “doing fine” based on the book’s titles.
The email read: “Hi Kara, your order is now ready for pickup! We are open weekdays from 7am to 7pm and weekends from 8am to 7am. Thank you for supporting Porter Square Books.’
And while the beginning of the email seemed normal, the rest was anything but normal.
“I’d say enjoy reading, but these titles suggest otherwise… I hope you’re doing well! Best, Morgan.
‘PS The Fleabag Scriptures is my most prized possession, I hope you enjoy it!’
Morgan Holly, 21, of Massachusetts, was working at Porter Square Books filling orders when she saw Kara’s order arrive.
In the email, Morgan told Holly, 21, a clerk at local bookstore Porter Square Books, that she hopes Kara is “doing well” after seeing the books she ordered
Kara shared the email with the caption: “Ordered Jeanette McCurdy’s new memoir and The Fleabag Scriptures and received a wellness check from my local bookstore
Kara loved Morgan’s email and thought it was a nice touch, even saying, “Hot girls support their local bookstores.”
In an interview with the Boston Globe, Morgan said, “It was one of the assignments that I was keen to do.
“I saw the two books together and thought I’d just write a little note to make sure that person is okay.
“Or just a little sincere, little aside that someone is thinking of her and that I hope she’s okay.”
Kara shared the email with the caption, “Ordered Jeanette McCurdy’s new memoir and The Fleabag Scriptures and received a wellness check from my local bookstore.”
Her tweet received over 101,000 likes and 3,423 retweets.
Morgan admitted she didn’t “expect” her work email to go viral, adding, “It was really sweet and really revealing how many people kind of connected to that tweet.
“And it was also really exciting to see all these people supporting independent bookstores.”
“In the period when you order things online, especially when you order a book from Amazon, you will never receive a personalized message, nor would you receive a message with someone verifying you,” Kara told the Boston Globe.
And like Kara, many users felt the email was a genuine exchange and added it to their list of reasons to support small businesses
Kara even shared a picture of herself with the books on Twitter with the caption, “Hot girls support their local bookstores.”
And like Kara, many users felt the email was a genuine exchange and added it to their list of reasons to support small businesses.
One user commented, “What a great thing for her! I would probably burst into tears if I was down and any random person felt like I was worth checking on.
“I’m pretty sure I’d burst into tears if someone happened to stare at me like that.” added another user.
One user wrote: “That’s such a nice gesture.”
“We love local bookstores,” said another user.
Another user added, “It’s kinda really healthy though.”
Though many were charmed by the thoughtful gesture, other users couldn’t help but point out that the email was intrusive
And while many were charmed by the thoughtful gesture, other users couldn’t help but point out that the email was intrusive, even joking that they didn’t have to worry about what books they were ordering when they placed an order tasks at “Amazon”.
“Oh no, I wouldn’t like that. They have to mind their own business,” said one user.
Another user added: “Man this is one reason I don’t want to order from local bookstores. Nobody needs to comment on my choice of literature.’
“She’s in your shop,” added another user.
“Amazon would never do that,” wrote another user.
“I don’t really know what these two books are about, but if I ever got an email like this I would call the police,” added another user.