The bin collectors had carefully walked up the garden path of their favourite customer with a pink birthday cake. Photo / Reddit
The 100-year-old woman known as Mercy wept tears of joy at the act of kindness from the bin collectors who surprised her with a birthday cake to celebrate her birthday. Photo / Reddit
The video was posted to social media, with many confessing the heartwarming gesture made them tear up.
"I'm not crying you're crying," one person wrote.
"I am crying," added another, as another said, "I'm at work and this almost made me shed a tear. Good lord this so precious."
Others praised the selfless act of the bin collectors: "Awesome bros! Wish more people would be like this. So many elderly people alone wanting nothing more than a little company and attention."
"This is honestly one of the nicest things I've ever seen.
"I used to work in a retirement home and there's nothing more special than seeing the residents be surprised and happy by nice gestures. We don't tend to think about it a lot, but old age can be very hard for a lot of people and I'd imagine this really helped brighten up her day."