MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Mt. Juliet cafe owner was one day away from closing down her restaurant after a dramatic drop in customers this fall, but a desperate social media post may have saved her business.

Melanie Nelson, owner of Roasted Coconut Cafe, opened her Mt. Juliet location this summer.

The cafe started as a food truck, then a brick and mortar shop in Lebanon.

The new location saw steady business from July through September, but things changed drastically after that.

"July to September was good," Nelson said.

The fall brought empty chairs, shorter lines and far fewer customers overall.

At one point, just 12 people visited the cafe during an entire eight-hour day.

After weeks of hoping business would pick up, Nelson was preparing to get out of her lease and close the M

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