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The Go Between Lady


--by phyllisshepard, posted Aug 27, 2022
Sometimes when I go through a drive through fast food place I will pay for the car behind me. There is an Arby’s not far from me and sometimes I’ll go there. There is a very nice young lady at the window to take my money and the first time I went through when she was there and I paid for the car behind me and gave her a “Smile” card to give to them, she lit up like a Christmas tree. I’ve done that a few times since then (I don’t often eat fast food) and every time she just seems so pleased and blesses me.
Today when I went through and asked how much the order was for the car behind me she kind of turned her head and said, “it’s pretty high”, and I said, “how much” – she said, “$36.03” and I said okay and gave her the money and the card. You’d have thought I’d given her a gift. So I asked her how people reacted when she told them and gave them the card and she grinned, broadly and said, “ They say, WOW”. Well, as a random act, I gave her 3 dollar coins – not anonymous, but random – and she was tickled. Made her day. Made my day. Hope it made the folks behind me happy as well.
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Readers Comments

mindyjourney wrote: this sure tickled me too! thank you :)))
Rajni wrote: You are doing a wonderful job to make others happy, surprising them.
Balou wrote: You put a smile on all their faces, not only the car behind you, but her as well
Helenconnell2 wrote: Thank you for spreading smiles everywhere!
pluto178 wrote: Well done x
Mish wrote: Welcome to KindSpring & thank you for spreading kindness ❤️
scully wrote: Very cool, thanks for spreading the love and kindness
dotmatrix wrote: Oh wow, I love this story! Thank you so much for sharing it, Phyllis Shepard. Beautiful kindnesses! *hugs* to you today! And well met. =) ♥.
fairykats wrote: Especially when on a limited income, it is a little scary to do this act of kindness. I applaud you for your generosity!
DANCE wrote: wonderfully kind, thank u

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