An Extra Special Restaurant Surprise

--by beastly, posted Sep 2, 2010

I recently had the chance to have a meal with some close friends who don't live in my city. The choice of restaurant was a pretty fancy one known for triple digit bills. We had a wonderful time together at the restaurant and approaching the end of the meal, I excused myself. I silently headed towards the waiter and asked him to charge the meal to my credit card, but to also not tell anyone that I did it. I signed for the meal and and quickly went back to my seat, no one the wiser for my trip.

When it came time for the check, the waiter came by and told me and my fellow diners that the meal had already been paid for by an unknown person! They couldn't believe it and demanded to know who did it, but the waiter assured them he didn't know :) The response on the face of my friends was amazing. To be gifted something completely without any way or saying thanks or even knowing where it came from.

The rest of the evening was an absolute joy, everyone was so happy! I don't even think it was because of the money aspect, but more because it feels strangely warm inside to know that people care for each other :) We all kept saying how we'd pay it forward so our smiles could be experienced by others. It's a good life!

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Posted by beastly
Sep 2, 2010
Comments (19)

Readers Comments

JuneBug wrote: That's soooo cool !!! I love being anonymous when I can ! It makes it more fun ,doesn't it??? :D

cirrus wrote: haha :D superb

bluebuddha wrote: Wow! That's pretty cool that you actually pull that off without your friends knowing it was you. Beautiful!

unknown wrote: what a wonderful idea, I gonna implement this sometime. Thanks so much for sharing. :):)

trueblue wrote: I would sure to be impressed if that happened to me... a big surprise indeed...just them talking to others about the bill being paid by someone as a RAOK can spread the kindness from everyone who hears of this and then tells another... nicely done :-)

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: I love it! That is a great idea that I may have to try sometime myself! I never thought of anonymously paying for a meal with my own guests! Thanks for sharing!

iferlamb wrote: Now that is awesome!

“to give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own. ”
- anne morrow lindbergh

Smiles.

faeanne wrote: I bet that was an amazing feeling- not only being able to bestow such a kind act on your friends, but to be able to see their reaction. I love it!

Chuxo wrote: This is indeed thrilling. Good to be the receiver; better to be the anonymous giver of that pleasant surprise! It's worth trying someday.

ekta wrote: Wow,superb. I think a great idea and i wish to do it to feel a special happiness inside.

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