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Siwsan

(27,844 posts)
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 02:17 PM Feb 2022

What a pleasant surprise I received at Target, just now [View all]

I went in to see if they had the kind of kitten kibble the boys like. No such luck. As I was wandering out I saw the cereal aisle and decided to buy a big box of Special K with Red Berries. Nights when I just don't have a specific appetite, I eat a bowl of cereal.

There was a young man in line, in front of me, just finishing what looked like a complicated purchase via a gift card. All of a sudden he told the clerk to add my cereal to his total! It took me a second to comprehend. His explanation was that I just looked like a good person. I thanked him profusely and vowed to pay it forward. He smiled.

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That is so sweet! tblue37 Feb 2022 #1
Lovely story! And what a great kid! highplainsdem Feb 2022 #2
And what a perceptive kid! soldierant Feb 2022 #50
What a sweet thing for him to do. Srkdqltr Feb 2022 #3
He had you spotted, didn't he! Good person, indeed! CurtEastPoint Feb 2022 #4
Great story! PJMcK Feb 2022 #5
There are so many good people out there DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #16
He was very perceptive! You are definitely a good person DeeDeeNY Feb 2022 #6
I second that! calimary Feb 2022 #9
Aw, sweet! Lunabell Feb 2022 #7
Maybe he was... IrishAfricanAmerican Feb 2022 #8
Of many people something like that should happen to, you are certainly one of them! Fla Dem Feb 2022 #10
What a sweet story. Kindness to the kind from the kind. LoisB Feb 2022 #11
At Dillions 3 weeks ago KS Toronado Feb 2022 #12
very sweet NJCher Feb 2022 #14
❤ Lovely. c-rational Feb 2022 #22
Beautiful thing to do, KS Toronado! JudyM Feb 2022 #34
Times are tough homegirl Feb 2022 #38
Oh, my! I do this, too! The last person I gave a fiver to actually started crying. It's tough Nay Feb 2022 #55
Reading this brightened my day. StarryNite Feb 2022 #13
Bless you DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #15
aw man Skittles Feb 2022 #36
She is the most loved and most DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #37
Blessings upon her... electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #48
Almost DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #49
Would you ask her what she's using. I could probably find something similar 👍 electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #51
Just DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #57
Sorry, if I wasn't clear! Please ask her what brand, and type of yarn... electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #58
She doesn't remember DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #60
What a great idea! Blessings on your lovely wife! nt Nay Feb 2022 #56
Love, love LOVE those RAOK! BobTheSubgenius Feb 2022 #17
I've done that twice and both revolved around birthdays ... aggiesal Feb 2022 #18
That was karma... hippywife Feb 2022 #19
Wow, that was really sweet! Emile Feb 2022 #20
Pay it forward for wife & I is usually in Pas-de-Calais Feb 2022 #21
You deserve any and all RAOK Picaro Feb 2022 #23
That IS a nice surprise! Your energy is radiating out and he couldn't miss it! liberalla Feb 2022 #24
That is so awesome. Ka-Dinh Oy Feb 2022 #25
I love stories like this! NurseJackie Feb 2022 #26
Your kindness radiates so much that a stranger can see it! Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #27
Yeah but! Aussie105 Feb 2022 #28
Never fear - I found it elsewhere! Siwsan Feb 2022 #29
How nice. blueinredohio Feb 2022 #30
Oh, there's Many, many good people in this world. You nust don't hear much about them electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #45
Something like that puts you in a great mood all day!!! Karadeniz Feb 2022 #31
That's wonderful sellitman Feb 2022 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author JudyM Feb 2022 #33
You've been paying it forward all along, Siwsan. JudyM Feb 2022 #35
Thank you for sharing that kind moment. niyad Feb 2022 #39
Nice guy I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #40
Aw, that was so sweet of him wendyb-NC Feb 2022 #41
That's great! samplegirl Feb 2022 #42
Rescued cat karma. Hoyt Feb 2022 #43
i looked so pathetic MFM008 Feb 2022 #44
Three times over a ?two yr period people in front of me paid for my groceries... electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #46
Wonderful story. electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #47
Are you having a canned cat food shortage where you are? catbyte Feb 2022 #52
I most definitely am Siwsan Feb 2022 #53
Yes TuxedoKat Feb 2022 #59
Bastet rewarded you. ChazInAz Feb 2022 #54
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