Thank you lovely stranger

[Mumma4 10]

This is most likely a long shot but if the lovely lady I encountered today is in here I'd like to say a big thank you for your kindness.

 

Embarrassingly I didn't have enough money to cover my shopping today in Asda Handsworth and you gave me £1 to help me out. It was so kind of you and I don't think I'll ever forget it lol. My husband has a cheque clearing tomorrow so I will drop the £1 in the charity box at Asda as you requested (I only live across the road) Thank you. There are some lovely people about

[Carmen. 14]

Good for her, good for you. x

[steamnratbag 10]

That is very lovely. We had a similar thing happen just before Christmas. My son bought some shopping at our co op and came to pay but my card was declined something to do with new bank charges I hadn't accounted for. It meant I had no money in my account - son had none in his so he had to say sorry we'll have to put it all back as Mum will have to go borrow some cash from a friend to tide us over. The girl behind the counter though said she'd pay for it for us and just told my son to bring the money on Christmas eve when she was working next! We do use the shop a couple of times a week so she knew we'd be in again but when my son told me I was gobsmacked (very nearly burst into tears). It was about £30 so quite a lot. And we did pay her back on Christmas eve with much thanks There are lots of helpful kind people in the world - we just never hear about it!

[shanes teeth 10]

So how's he getting on with her?

[angel22 10]

Aww, lovely stories.

 

I work in a petrol station and a few months ago, a guy filled up with around £60 of fuel and his card declined. He called his bank and found that for some reason they'd put a block on his card. He was panicking because not only had he got his fuel to pay for, he also needed to buy food and pay for his hotel. While he was on the phone, another customer overheard and when he came to my till, he said he wanted to pay for the other customers fuel. He never even asked how much it was, just paid. He said he'd recently come into a lot of money and wanted to use it to help others. The bloke was gobsmacked and was asking for the gentlemans contact details so he could repay him but he said he didn't want a penny of it back!

 

It's really heartwarming when things like this happen. Shows there is still plenty of decent people around

[Mr Bloom 10]

That is very lovely. We had a similar thing happen just before Christmas. My son bought some shopping at our co op and came to pay but my card was declined something to do with new bank charges I hadn't accounted for. It meant I had no money in my account - son had none in his so he had to say sorry we'll have to put it all back as Mum will have to go borrow some cash from a friend to tide us over. The girl behind the counter though said she'd pay for it for us and just told my son to bring the money on Christmas eve when she was working next! We do use the shop a couple of times a week so she knew we'd be in again but when my son told me I was gobsmacked (very nearly burst into tears). It was about £30 so quite a lot. And we did pay her back on Christmas eve with much thanks There are lots of helpful kind people in the world - we just never hear about it!

 

That is a LOVELY story. What a great thing to do. Thanks for sharing that.

 

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Aww, lovely stories.

 

I work in a petrol station and a few months ago, a guy filled up with around £60 of fuel and his card declined. He called his bank and found that for some reason they'd put a block on his card. He was panicking because not only had he got his fuel to pay for, he also needed to buy food and pay for his hotel. While he was on the phone, another customer overheard and when he came to my till, he said he wanted to pay for the other customers fuel. He never even asked how much it was, just paid. He said he'd recently come into a lot of money and wanted to use it to help others. The bloke was gobsmacked and was asking for the gentlemans contact details so he could repay him but he said he didn't want a penny of it back!

 

It's really heartwarming when things like this happen. Shows there is still plenty of decent people around

 

WOW! Another wonderful story. It's not all bad, is it!

[Mecky 10]

I think most people would have done the same. I've done it to the person in the queue before me quite a few times

[mostafasafty 10]

what a heart warming story, well done stranger we need more like you in this world

[whoopie 10]

i wouldn't let the person in front go away and put something back just because they are short of cash, i always offer to pay. A bit of money is nothing really is it. If anyone offers to pay me back, i always tell them to put it in a charity box of their choice, or help someone else. Its a good feeling helping someone out.

[NANNY 10]

What lovely reading for a Sunday Morning God bless to you all

[JamesHall842 10]

Great to hear that community spirit is still alive in the city!

[SharkDiver 10]

Absolutely wonderful stories and I hope the good samaritans receive some good will in the future for their generosity. Reminds me of the excellent film 'Pay it forward' and restores some faith given the times of austerity we all live in.