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title: Why I’m a fan of iPie Pizzeria in Killington VT
description: Sometimes, simple acts of unexpected kindness are all it takes to build fans of a business.
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# [Why I’m a fan of iPie Pizzeria in Killington VT](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog/why-im-a-fan-of-ipie-pizzeria-in-killington-vt)

 Written by [David Meerman Scott](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog/author/david-meerman-scott) | Oct 17, 2024 5:03:10 PM

When I was on my [thru hike of the Long Trail](https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/blog/my-epic-adventure.-how-about-yours) in September, I hiked an average of 8 hours a day for 26 days. There was no possible way to carry enough calories, so when I had an opportunity to eat in a restaurant, I went. And I ate a lot!

One place was [iPie Pizzeria](https://www.ipiepizzeria.com) in Killington VT where I enjoyed some delicious pizza, a root beer, salad, and a brownie. I loved the meal.

What happened after was delightfully unexpected. Well, not at first because I lost my hiking wallet. I knew I had my wallet when I paid for my meal at iPie Pizzeria but it was gone when I next looked for it a few hours later.

I tried to retrace where I had been to find it, but no luck.  I figured it was gone for good.

Fortunately, I was traveling light because of my hike, and I only had a few things in the lightweight wallet. I cancelled the single credit card I carried and ordered a new drivers license.

Then, a few days later, I got an email. *“Hi David, Someone found your wallet on the parking lot of iPie Pizzeria in Killington and brought it in. We have it here at the shop. Regards, Oleg”.*

Oh, awesome! Oleg must have searched my name and found my email address (a benefit of using my middle name is that I am the only David Meerman Scott in the world).

I called Oleg and asked if he could mail it back. He said sure and a few days later, I got a priority mail envelope with my wallet. It had about $150 in cash, and it was all there. Oleg went to the post office and paid $12 of his own money to send it to me.

Right away I sent him a check to cover the postage.

## Building fans one at a time

I’m a huge iPie Pizzeria fan.

Sometimes, simple acts of unexpected kindness is all it takes to build fans.

When I am next near Killington, I will be back at iPie Pizzeria! And I will be careful of my wallet next time. Thank you Oleg.

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