00:00Is this a joke? No, it's not a joke to me, okay? I don't have time for this crap in
00:04my life. My
00:04life is hard enough as it is. I got kids at home that went to bed without me right now,
00:08and I was supposed to be at home an hour ago. So this is not a joke to me!
00:13Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured in to support a hardworking Michigan dad who
00:17was stocking shelves at a grocery store when the father of four turned the tables on Instagram
00:22trolls attempting a cruel prank. It all started in August when the Red Baron pizza worker named
00:27Walt Zered was packing a freezer. The pranksters approached him and asked for the time before
00:32pretending to skim money off the dad by playing a fake transaction sound according to a clip of the
00:37interaction that has since gone viral in recent weeks. Hey, excuse me? You know what time it is, bro?
00:4411.35. What are you doing? Dude, thank you, bro. I just took $10.
00:52You don't ask me right now, okay? Huh? Zered initially remained calm, but grew increasingly
00:57frustrated as the pranksters continued provoking him, leading the fed up dad to teach the trolls
01:02a lesson. Thank you for the $20, man. I appreciate it. I don't have time for this crap in my
01:07life.
01:07My life is hard enough as it is, okay? I don't need this crap. I got kids at home that
01:11went to bed
01:12without me right now, and I was supposed to be at home an hour ago, and I'm still out here
01:16working,
01:17and I gotta get up at 5 in the morning and do 10 more stores. The video sparked widespread
01:23backlash against the pranksters, whose Instagram account, Three of a Kind, was later deleted.
01:28After footage of Zered's confrontation with the trolls went viral, a fundraiser was launched by
01:32a Good Samaritan stranger, who says he started the campaign because he was concerned the dad could
01:37face consequences at work over an incident he did not create. On November 5th, Zered announced the
01:42decision to pause the viral fundraising campaign, which raised nearly $785,000.
01:48I've decided to pause donations to my fundraiser today, Thursday, November 5th,
01:53marking one week of your incredible generosity and support for my family and I, he wrote.
01:58I still cannot believe how much you have all rallied behind us, and I can never thank you enough.
02:02I've been able to spend lots of extra time at home with my family this week.
02:06Red Baron's parent company, Minnesota-based Schwanz, confirmed to the post that Zered remains a
02:11valued member of their team.
