Domino’s Staff Finds Dinosaur Toy Accidentally Left Behind and Makes It an Employee for the Night

Dinosaur Employee at Domino's

When you’re a kid, your favorite toy is like your best friend. Accidentally leaving it behind (at a pizza shop, for instance), can be devastating. Luckily, a child who left his favorite T-rex figurine in a Domino’s was reunited with his beloved toy. But that wasn’t before the dino—named Bitey—got to experience life as a Domino’s employee before going home.

In a viral Facebook post, Domino’s New Zealand shares the entire adorable saga. “Last week,” its post reads, “one of our stores received a worried call asking to check if ‘Bitey' the T-rex had been left in the foyer after his family had picked up pizzas that evening. Sure enough, Bitey was there!”

It was too late for the dinosaur to make it back before bedtime. “The team assured Bitey's family he was in good hands,” the post continues, “and he was sent home with plenty of stories to tell about his first shift at Domino's the next day.”

The ensuing photos are adorable. In them, the employees made Bitey his own cap (as worn by real Domino’s employees) and even gave him his own name tag. Bitey is then pictured getting valuable on-the-job training that includes learning how to take an order, talk to customers, make the pizzas, and then wash dishes at the end of the night.

Bitey returned to his family the next day. Perhaps they celebrated with pizza!

A child who left his favorite T-rex figurine in a Domino’s was reunited with his beloved toy. But that wasn’t before the dino—named Bitey—got to experience life as a Domino’s employee.

Dinosaur Employee at Domino's

Dinosaur Employee at Domino's

The employees made Bitey his own cap (as worn by real Domino’s employees) and gave him his own name tag.

Dinosaur Employee at Domino's

Bitey got valuable on-the-job training. He learned how to take orders and make a pizza…

Dinosaur Employee at Domino's

…and do the dishes at the end of the night.

Dinosaur Employee at Domino's

h/t: [Bored Panda]

All images via Domino's New Zealand.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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