I love sharing this pay it forward story!!!
I went black friday shopping last year at Walmart, stood in line for HRS.waiting for a camera and while I waited I talked to the woman in front of me( she was about 3 people ahead) for a bit.......We got close to the counter to only find out the cameras were almost gone......She said to me...I'll grab myself and you a camera and after I cash out you can just pay me the money...I was so grateful!....She paid, came over to me, handed me the camera, I said thank you so much, handed over the money and she said....You keep your money, Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
I couldnt believe it, I have NEVER had anything like that happen to me......I was in tears!
After coming home and wacthing the new I seen many people were doing that to people at the stores during Black Friday.....Did any of you have an experence like this?
I will be doing some kind fo pay it forward while I'm out shopping!!!
That was so nice of her!
We went out on Black friday last year.. but had no such luck like that lol.
Be safe this year!
that's awesome! I had a pay it forward that happened backwards. I was driving & on a freeway offramp & there was a guy that had a sign that he was hungry. I gave him my lunch. Two days later I was driving & my tire blew! I was so scared, had DD in the car with me. This guy on a motorcycle pulled up behind me & changed the tire for me.
I have a pay it forward store but it is not chrstmas related.
About a month ago I was taking my husband to a job interview the next town over and My car broke down and this nice man stopped to help. Lucky we was at the post office when the car broke. The guy asked if he could help and We asked for a jump , but he didn't have jumper cables so he said he will go get some and be right back . So we waited and then the man came back with cables but the jump didn't work by that time we had my little sister and her finece coming to get us. well the man gave us the jumper cables he went and brought. And then while my sister went to the store to get some carb cleaner then man asked if we needed anything and he went to the store and got us something to drink and some chips. Then he gave my husband his drink and then gave me mine and went he gave me the drink he also gave me some thing when i got in the car i looked at it and it was $ 200.00 in 20 dollar bills.
I started to cry. and i never even got the guys name or number. TO THANK HIM
I thank god for people like that. I hope that i can find some way of paying it forward like he did.
My story is kinda from the other side. Years ago my mom and I went to see a movie. While we were waiting we saw these 2 teenagers talking and looking a little scared. So we asked what was wrong. They had taken a taxi to the theater and left their money in the cab. My mom gave them money to call home, for the movie and to get home. The mom asked for our address and my mom said don't worry about it and she hopes that they would do the same for someone else someday.
Another time my husband was hiking and found a dad and son dehydrated. He gave them water and called for help. My husband gave our address to the authorities and they guy somehow got it because about 2 weeks later he showed up at our door with beer, lol. We don't drink but the thought was nice.
I am a emergency c-section, extended formula feeding, cloth/disposable diapering, extended rear facing, sign language teaching, miscarriage survivor (x2), mama to a miracle baby girl who has 2 middle names! (11-19-07)
Yes many years ago and it wasnt on Black friday either, I was grocery shopping with my 2 children an husband and a lady came up to us and asked if we knew who god was and we said yes and she said good that god had told her we needed some extra money that day so she gave us cash and walked away I stood there and cried like a baby because we really did need the extra cash for groceries!!!!
I have since payed it forward......... one time in a grocery store the lady in front of me started putting stuff back and counting change..so I told the cashier to ring it all up and I paid the difference.... I think that was the BEST FEELING EVER.. knowing I made a difference in someones life!!!!!
i would love to one day. im an emt and my county is 100% volunteer for fire and ems. one day i was on duty and we sat down for lunch or breakfast at a resurant. when it came time for the bill the waitress said someone else already paid for us. we never figured out who it was so we could thank them. i know its happened to others who were on the ambulance and eating, but thats the only time its happened to me and it felt wonderful
I was out sale shopping with my coupons trying to get a good deal on some diapers , deo and a few other misc. things i ended up with 15 things or more, just at a drug store. I got in line and my kids were getting resless, and the man behind me just had two things, so I told him to please go ahead of me cuz I knew i would end up taking forever cuz of the coupons, he declined, but I insisted that he go ahead, so he did and once he paid for his items he left 50$ on the counter and told the lady to put that towards my bill :) I had no idea how much money he had tossed down until after he left, I just said thank you..I was so confused! I just let him go ahead of me in line! I wasnt trying to get money out of it! lol but it was much needed..diapers for two kids get expensive!
Oh and to add another real quick, i went out for a girls night with my friends and my husband took our kids out shopping and then out to eat with him. They went to Lonestar and him and the couple sitting behind him kicked up a conversation some how. The couple was almost done and apparently asked to cover my husbands bill for their food. He had no idea until the table was long gone because the guy asked them NOT to tell him(my husband) until after they were gone!
3 teenagers and a Kmart
- mom2byz
on Nov. 24, 2009 at 8:51 PM