Customer's Gift To An Employee

--by jaybird, posted Jul 26, 2011

My husband and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store where we often get gasoline. I don't think people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have sometimes. They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.

One of the clerks, "Charlie," was missing her glasses one day. I commented on it and she said they'd been broken and that she couldn't afford a new pair. It was obvious that she was having a difficult time.

We wondered how we could help, so turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. We had his secretary contact her, asking her to come in for an eye exam free of charge. We told the doctor to let her order whatever glasses she wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told her that someone had anonymously donated the money for her new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!!

It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and she enjoyed telling all the regular customers how it came about. I'm sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindness may have sprouted in the minds of many. She will never know who the gift was from and I hope the idea that good guys really do get a break sometimes was planted for her.

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Posted by jaybird
Jul 26, 2011
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Glowworm wrote: I'm smiling and I'm crying. What a beautiful kindness. It's stories like these that make me want to get out there and do some good. God bless you and your kind heart. -G.

Aurelia wrote: This is great!!!! Your Kindness is an inspiration to us!!!! I'm sure many ripples with be created because you were so sweet to reach out to Charlie...THank you for sharing with us and charlie.
~Aurelia :0)

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: How awesome! It just goes to show how one little act can spread to many others. Thanks for starting that kindness ripple that hit far many more than you expected! :)

enpai wrote: Love it! Your act of kindness inspires the eye doctor to also give. This is the type of contagion that needs to be spread around!

RMB333 wrote: Fascinating! Kindness both of have spread, has gone a long way! Thank you for sharing and bringing smiles on all of us! Bless you.

Ruth Peltier wrote: You two are wonderful!

Sarah wrote: Wow! That was a wonderful thing you did.

Ollie wrote: Simply , beautiful.

CharlieB wrote: This really touched me! I wear corrective lenses and can't see at all without them. I can just imagine what she was going through. Bless you for helping! And for anyone else who wears glasses, please, please donate your old frames and lenses to the lions club so that others will be able to see!

Chad wrote: I love it i love it i love

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