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 out of it. Huh?
00:54No. Zered initially remained calm but grew increasingly frustrated as the pranksters
00:58continued provoking him, leading the fed-up dad to teach the trolls a lesson.
01:02Thank you for the $20, man. I appreciate it. I don't have time for this crap in my life. My
01:07life is hard enough as it is, okay? I don't need this crap. I got kids at home that went
01:11to 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!
01:20The video sparked widespread backlash against the pranksters, whose Instagram account,
01:26Three of a Kind, was later deleted. After footage of Zered's confrontation with the trolls went viral,
01:31a fundraiser was launched by a Good Samaritan stranger, who says he started the campaign
01:35because he was concerned the dad could face consequences at work over an incident he did
01:39not create. On November 5th, Zered announced the decision to pause the viral fundraising campaign,
01:45which raised nearly $785,000. I've decided to pause donations to my fundraiser today, Thursday,
01:52November 5th, marking one week of your incredible generosity and support for my family and I,
01:57he wrote. I still cannot believe how much you have all rallied behind us, and I can never thank
02:02you enough. I'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 valued
02:11member of their team.
