It's been trying times for 28-year-old Georgia Duffy, whose bookstore has hit a rough patch.
Monday was a particularly rough day when her store, ImaginedThings in Harrogate (UK), made only £12.34.
So she took to Twitter to explain her situation and urge people thinking of buying a book to stop by.
We only took £12.34 todayðŸ˜"...if anyone was thinking about buying a book now would be a great time! Things have been tough recently - today the worst day ever. A card,a book,anything makes a huge difference to a small business like ours. We'd be very grateful for your support.
— ImaginedThings Books (@ImaginedThings) June 25, 2018
Soon, the tweet had people from all over coming out to support her little store and transform her situation.
“The response has been phenomenal. I've had people placing orders from all over the country,” she is quoted as saying by the BBC.
Tried to reply to as many people as possible but you're all amazing and there's just so many coming in!! ðŸ˜So sorry if we haven't responded to you yet if you're wanting to order. We will get back to you ASAP.We'll get right back on it tomorrow! But now must sleep... amazing day! pic.twitter.com/4qOeeB8wsY
— ImaginedThings Books (@ImaginedThings) June 26, 2018
She opened the store, which became Harrogate's first independent bookshop in 20 years in July of last year. While she had her share of challenges with the business, this week was especially difficult. That is why she decided to tweet about it.
Duffy is overwhelmed and appreciative of all the support she has received. "So many people have been in touch with me, sending messages, people placing orders and others just giving us donations, it's been amazing," she said according to the report.
"Before this we didn't even have Paypal set up so I spent Tuesday frantically sorting that out to accommodate all the orders we were getting."
On Tuesday, she revealed she managed to sell 70 books.
