Regulars have rallied around a popular café after an angry customer left an aggressive note for its owner - not realising she was opening later to have the flu jab.
Catherine's, in Norden, Rochdale, opened two hours later than usual on Saturday morning - while owner Catherine Laycock was having the shot.
Catherine told customers on Facebook on Friday that she'd be opening the shutters a little later, Manchester Evening News reports.
But one bacon butty lover didn't get the message and made the journey from his home and was furious to find the café closed.
Despite living just two minutes away from the Rochdale café, he still wrote a handwritten note - all in caps - sharing his anger over making the journey.
Is this note just too rude? Have your say in the comments
He wrote: "I've come all the way from Durnford Close for a bacon butty.
"Well you can shove it up your a***.
"I'll go to Wildblood's from now on."
Catherine said she was "flabbergasted" to find the note as she shared it on Facebook.
She wrote: "All safely jabbed for flu... one little p***k at 10am and received this from another on arrival to the café... flabbergasted."
Catherine was overwhelmed by heartwarming comments from customers who rallied around her and the café.
One person wrote: "Omg they seriously need to get over themselves! Rude just rude!"
Another said: "Anger management needed for this plonker, I do hope they didn't choke on their bacon bap."
A third customer wrote: "What a sad sack. One customer you must be so glad to be rid of.
"You do a great job, we love calling in for a coffee. Makes my blood boil the bloody selfishness of some people."
Another added: "I love how they remembered to bring a pad and paper! But left the patience and manners at home."
"Still… if that’s all you’ve got to worry about life must be pretty good," one customer wrote.
"Heads high, beautiful smiles on your beautiful faces, and carry on with your outstanding food and even more outstanding service," said another.
"Small, inconsequential, little people like these do not matter. At least you are safer now, not only for yourself, but for your loyal, happy customers.
"And let's face it, one bacon butty is not going to affect your bank account."
After receiving well wishes from her customers, Catherine thanked them for their warm words.
In a later Facebook post on Saturday evening, she wrote: "I'm a half full glass kind of girl, thank you for your love and support and if I can turn this bad press around I will."
