Sunny Honey Boba & Desserts
Back open the next day after staff cleaned up overnight (FOX13). Working at limited capacity with one till instead of two; owner Cassie Vu said 'We can't afford to close' (KUTV, 16 Oct). The owners of Kyookie, a Korean bakery planned for Salt Lake City, brought sweet bread for the staff (FOX13). No source reports what the attention did to sales.
Latest published report: 28 Oct 2026
⚡ The trigger
The Salt Lake City shop posted CCTV footage on Instagram of a former customer trashing it after earlier asking for a cup it no longer sells. KUTV says the video 'showed a woman throwing chairs, smashing televisions and destroying equipment'. Copies spread on X from 15 Oct.
🪝 The hook
'The heartbreaking reality of owning a small business' (the reel's on-screen text, via Operation Sports): an owner-run shop wrecked on camera over a discontinued cup, then other local businesses rallied round.
📈 The numbers
- 'More than 7 million views online' (KUTV, 16 Oct)
- Damage estimated at '$5,000 and $6,000' (owner, via FOX13), or 'roughly $6,000' across two incidents (owner, via KUTV)
- Biggest X copy found: 31,588 views (@CrystalHope1979, 15 Oct)
- GoFundMe: $2,855 raised from 74 donations (GoFundMe page, checked 28 Oct 2026)
Figures come from the sources below and are often the owner's own claims. We don't estimate.
🗓 Check-in schedule
Every entry is checked 2, 6 and 12 weeks after it blew up (from 14 Oct 2026, the blow-up date).
- 2 weeks · 28 Oct 2026 · done 28 Oct 2026: No new news coverage found. The shop's GoFundMe showed $2,855 from 74 donations and no posted updates. Outcome unchanged: too early to tell.
- 6 weeks · 25 Nov 2026 · scheduled
- 12 weeks · 6 Jan 2027 · scheduled
🔁 Check-in history
Published reports (pre-launch backfill) plus It Blew Up's own check-ins.
- Week 0 · 14 Oct 2026 · Instagram (@sunnyhoneyslc)
- Week 0 · 15 Oct 2026 · X (@CrystalHope1979)
- Week 0 · 16 Oct 2026 · FOX13
- Week 0 · 16 Oct 2026 · KUTV
- Week 1 · 19 Oct 2026 · Operation Sports
- Week 2 · 28 Oct 2026 · GoFundMe · outcome: Too early to tell
- Week 2 · 28 Oct 2026 · It Blew Up check-in: No new news coverage found. The shop's GoFundMe showed $2,855 from 74 donations and no posted updates. Outcome unchanged: too early to tell. · outcome: Too early to tell