 On July 14 , 1979 , the Chicago Tribune published an article titled " This is a holdup ; have a nice day " about a Minneapolis robber ; while robbing the First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Chicago , the man gave a note to the bank teller that said " Thank you , and have a nice day " . On November 3 , 2007 , two robbers equipped with handguns stole money from a kiosk at a Vale , North Carolina store ; the Hickory Daily Record called them " courteous crooks " because after the theft , they told people to " have a nice day " . 
