Cafe opens in Paris where customers can write a letter to themselves - and receive it in 20 years

A café has started an adorable initiative allowing customers write a letter to themselves and receive it 20 years later. Café Pli in Paris gives customers a hot drink as well as a postcard, envelope and stickers for them to pen a note for just £12. They are then asked to write a letter to themselves with prompts that include 'who do you most want to thank and why?' or 'what mistakes have taught you the most?'.

Once the message is sealed with wax melted from a candle, all that’s left is to decide how long the letter will be stored before sending. The café features a wall of mailboxes, each classified by delivery date, and customers can choose to receive it one one year, five years or 20 years. Customers who send it within a year pay €15 (approximately £12). For who send it within five years pay €25 and those who send it after 20 years will pay €45.

The cafe's website also allows customers to update their address if they move house. The idea was born after founder, Geneviève Landsmann, discovered a similar café on a trip to Korea where people also wrote letters to themselves. Café Pli is the first of its kind in the République District of Paris, France, were customers can grab a coffee and croissant while penning a heartfelt message to themselves.

I had the same experience when i was living in Korea and i am so happy they have this cafe now in Paris✨ #lifeinyour20s #girltherapy #girlythings #lifeinparis #parishotspot #pariscafe #pariscoffeeshop. The establishment has now become popular on TikTok. Veronika, who is from Korea but living in Paris, shared a clip from the café which racked up over one million views. She captioned it the video: 'I had the same experience when i was living in Korea and I am so happy they have this cafe now in Paris.'.

In the clip Veronika opted for the one year delivery date and enjoyed a green juice and chocolate chip muffin while she penned her note. Many who rushed to the comments were impressed with the unique experience. One person said: 'I’m going to Paris next week I’ll be doing this.'. Another said: 'That is really a good idea! Also something to do at home.'. Someone else added: 'How did I not know about this when I was in Paris last week Omg! This is too cute gotta go back to Paris someday.'.

Once your message is sealed with wax melted from a candle, all that’s left is to decide how long your letter will be stored before sending. The idea itself is pretty simple, customers can pick a postcard, envelope, three stickers, writing materials to use and one drink from the menu. Veronika, who is from Korea but living in Paris, shared a clip from the café which racked up over one million views. Many who rushed to the comments were impressed with the unique experience.

A fourth added: 'This is such a cool and unique idea! Love this.'. Speaking to Metro a spokesperson for the café said: ‘All letters are carefully stored in a secure location within the café. ‘They are organised by their scheduled mailing date and patiently wait for their moment to be sent to their recipient.‘If Café Pli were ever to close its doors, the letters would be entrusted to a reliable person who would ensure they are sent as planned.'.

It comes after an American woman living in Britain has revealed the 'mortifying' mistake she made while visiting a coffee shop. Posting to her account on TikTok, Kristen Howell revealed the embarrassing error she made while attending a study group session during her time at university, when someone asked to 'borrow a rubber'. While asking for a rubber during a study session at university would not seem out of the ordinary to Brits, the same cannot be said for Americans, who use the word as a slang term for condoms.

Posting to her account on TikTok, Kristen Howell revealed the embarrassing error she made while attending a study group session during her time at university, when someone asked to 'borrow a rubber'. Kristen said: 'This girl came over and asked me if she could borrow a rubber. I initially thought, 'You know what, get it girl. 10am in a coffee shop, not really my vibe but here you go'. And I gave her one.

'It wasn't until a few weeks later when I was talking to someone completely different that I found out that in the UK, a rubber means an eraser. Not a condom. 'I gave this girl what I thought was a rubber, which was a condom, and this girl had just asked for an eraser.'. Another dramatic turn of events followed when the girl Kirsten handed the condom to did not even question why she had done so - proceeding to take it and walk away with explaining why.

Reacting to the story in the comments, other users were tickled by Kristen's unfortunate incident, posting: 'I held my breath waiting to laugh'. Another said: 'That's English politeness for you!'. One person wrote: 'As a Brit who has worked in both countries the subtle differences can be very entertaining.'. Another said: 'Aww bless she was way better than me!'. One shared: 'This is great but I love how sound you were about it and not judging her!'.