I have a little 10 year friend that has become like a niece to me. I've known her since she was 4. We do crafts, go places. She has never been fishing. I've been wanting to get her a license, pole, everything for at least a year. It just never happened.
Yesterday we went to the park and were bored. I said come on, let's go to Wal-Mart and check out fishing stuff. My credit card showed $55. It was $5 for a year license for her, pole, etc...$23. I couldn't afford my own license ($37), I just got her one. I know somewhere in the conversation I mentioned she has never bee
n fishing and I am going to make it happen. Well, for some reason my card got declined. I said ok, let's just do the $5 license. It still declined.
I had $6 on my debit (in car) we go get it and go back. It was a different cashier (but she had been there for it all) I said ok, we're back. I said I have $6 on here for the license. She pointed at the pole and other stuff and said what about these items? I said no, I can't get it now, just the license.
She said, " I would like to buy all of this for her." My jaw dropped. I said "what? Really?" I said "oh my gosh, thank you so much." I said to Angelique, "do you realize what she's doing?" She said "oh my gosh, thank you so much." We were in shock and happy and we both hugged her. I looked at her name and she's a department manager. I'll make her a Christmas ornament.
We went south of Tucson to a lake.We got there and there was a wedding. We watched it and I put the pole together. Then we went fishing, we couldn't get the line out there. An older couple walking around lake helped us. A second act of kindness. Angelique then cast it out like a pro. We didn't catch anything, but it was fun.
Yesterday we went to the park and were bored. I said come on, let's go to Wal-Mart and check out fishing stuff. My credit card showed $55. It was $5 for a year license for her, pole, etc...$23. I couldn't afford my own license ($37), I just got her one. I know somewhere in the conversation I mentioned she has never bee
n fishing and I am going to make it happen. Well, for some reason my card got declined. I said ok, let's just do the $5 license. It still declined.I had $6 on my debit (in car) we go get it and go back. It was a different cashier (but she had been there for it all) I said ok, we're back. I said I have $6 on here for the license. She pointed at the pole and other stuff and said what about these items? I said no, I can't get it now, just the license.
She said, " I would like to buy all of this for her." My jaw dropped. I said "what? Really?" I said "oh my gosh, thank you so much." I said to Angelique, "do you realize what she's doing?" She said "oh my gosh, thank you so much." We were in shock and happy and we both hugged her. I looked at her name and she's a department manager. I'll make her a Christmas ornament.
We went south of Tucson to a lake.We got there and there was a wedding. We watched it and I put the pole together. Then we went fishing, we couldn't get the line out there. An older couple walking around lake helped us. A second act of kindness. Angelique then cast it out like a pro. We didn't catch anything, but it was fun.
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- Posted by Christine88
- Jan 25, 2019
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Readers Comments
mindyjourney wrote: A lovely story and post, my friend, but I think some of it has been omitted? A kinder world, that’s for sure!
leoladyc728 wrote: so wonderful that the manager helped you out with purchases.
lilijourney wrote: would love to learn about the rest of this story
AnnC wrote: What a beautiful example of kindness for this young girl. Thank you for sharing it and i too would love to hear the rest of the story.
Christine88 wrote: I read the story. No, it pretty much is the story. I did make a christmas ornament for marilyn at walmart. Anejlique, her 4 year old sister and myself brought it to her. Itzbell handed it to her. She was so happy to do that. It was nice. Anjelique has yet to catch a fish, but she will some day.
