The food and treats that parents send, whether they do so by coach, minibus, or train, are a great joy.

But as the student in the accompanying story discovered the hard way, parents may be prankish at times.

In his first year of college, he had just arrived in Bucharest and settled into the residence hall.

He received a call from his parents, who promised to bring him a package. The young man arrived at the train station, grabbed a big box, and hurried back to his dorm room. He was astonished when he opened it, though. There was no food inside; only trash and wrappers. The youngster initially didn’t know what was going on, but later he discovered a note that explained everything.

You neglected to tidy up your room before leaving. There was written, “Please take away the trash.

The young man shared the entire incident on his Facebook page after having learned his lesson and enjoying the practical joke.

The post received thousands of likes and comments and immediately became viral.