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40. Yesterday I overheard a lady ask two grocery store employees where she could find cream of tartar...

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:04 PM

Oct 2013

They directed her to Aisle 1 where they keep catsup, mustard, mayo and (you guessed it) tartar sauce. She was elderly and tottered off and, once I found the nutmeg I was looking for, I located cream of tartar and found her on Aisle 1 searching in vain all around the tartar sauce. The smile she gave me when I handed it to her made the tiny inconvenience to me worth a $1000.

I know it really wasn't much but even little pleasantries make life nicer for us all.

on edit: I also observed a neighbor and her three year old son sitting in their front yard across the street yesterday. Soon I heard the garbage truck coming and the little one was obviously excited. By the time the truck arrived he was beside himself and they blew the horn on the big truck for him. Mom let him give them paper cups of coffee and everyones day was a little better (even mine for seeing it.)

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DU, what are some of your recent "Random acts of kindness"? [View all] nytemare Oct 2013 OP

I gave a father and son a small bit of money when they were asking for help in a Kansas truck stop. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #1

Overtipping is the bomb! nytemare Oct 2013 #10

The waitress was a new mother, we met her baby because the AC in her car was broke. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #16

I love the hard working people of America. nytemare Oct 2013 #22

As do I and it always makes their day. I had a lady in a call center in tears of laughter CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #24

I tend to pipi_k Oct 2013 #30

You sound like someone the world needs more of. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #34

I jump started a ladies car... Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #2

That's great! nytemare Oct 2013 #9

A neighbor wrote me and told me about a neighbor of hers (abuse victim) CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #3

That was very kind of you. nytemare Oct 2013 #11

My friend wrote to me that the lady (the one being helped) CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #23

Not solely my own random act of kindness, but rather one in a series.... Scruffy Rumbler Oct 2013 #4

Oh that's the best! nytemare Oct 2013 #12

Lol! Scruffy Rumbler Oct 2013 #33

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A "heads up" that was surely needed. nytemare Oct 2013 #14

I have a good one. Denninmi Oct 2013 #6

That was very nice of you to do. nytemare Oct 2013 #15

... handmade34 Oct 2013 #7

Oh I'll have to check that one out! nytemare Oct 2013 #19

Leave the quarter in the shopping cart at Aldi riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #8

Those are wonderful ideas. nytemare Oct 2013 #17

I posted a story on here a while back yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #13

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Serendipity! nytemare Oct 2013 #21

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this lady rocks,I wish we were neighbors. easychoice Oct 2013 #32

a friend and I bought a homeless father and son lunch at Wendy's blueamy66 Oct 2013 #35

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You are truly a great humanitarian. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #37

I tried to do a random act of kindness today noamnety Oct 2013 #38

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Yesterday I overheard a lady ask two grocery store employees where she could find cream of tartar... Rowdyboy Oct 2013 #40

A friend had an emergency situation pop up and badly needed money pronto. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #41