An ASDA security guard who found a customer's £40,00 Rolex watch has gone viral - after sharing what he did with the expensive watch.
One grateful customer breathe a sigh of relief after security guard Pete, 60, from the Asda Living Wrekin Park store in Telford, found his 60-year-old Rolex and kept it save after he lost the watch at the checkouts.
Hayley, the store's replenishment manager, said: "Pete was looking at his monitors and spotted something shiny on the floor by the checkouts – and it turned out to be a Rolex watch.
"The gentleman later phoned the store to ask if anyone had handed it in and when Pete told him that he'd found it the gentleman became emotional and couldn't believe it, , Manchester Evening News reports.
"He'd been distraught as the watch held so many special memories for him and he had been given it over 60 years ago.
"He came into store to pick it up and was so thankful to Pete as he thought it had been lost forever."
Pete has now been nominated for an Asda service superstar award, with Hayley saying: "Pete is a very kind-hearted colleague, who is very old-school. He will do anything for customers and colleagues."
Shoppers have now rushed to praise Pete as Joyce Rogers-Keen wrote: "God Bless you for being so honest and caring man hope you have a wonderful happy life people like you are few and far these days you made the gentleman a very happy man it meant so much to him."
Helen Dulson said: "So fantastic to hear such a wonderful story, I hope he was rewarded for his kindness. Well done , it makes you have faith that there are some good people about."
Jennifer Finlay commented: "Well done Pete. It's lovely to see there are still honest people in the world. I can just imagine the gentleman's feelings when he heard it had been found. God bless you."
Gill Ward agreed with Jennifer: "'Old school' nothing like it, respect and caring for others second to none."
And Linda Hawkes exclaimed: "Well done Pete lovely to know that still some honest people in the world."
Jan Ryan added: "Good that Pete was eagle-eyed & spotted the watch. A small act of kindness & honesty costs nothing & goes a long way. Big up Pete. What a man."
