Supermarket Bagging

--by violetangel, posted Feb 26, 2007

In British supermarkets, it is not usual for the staff to help with bagging the groceries, like it is in some other countries I have lived in.

At the checkout counter the other day, I was behind a mother of a toddler who was tired, grouchy, and needed to be held on her hip. I could see that she would have difficulty putting her groceries onto the conveyer belt and then have even more trouble to put the stuff into bags. I therefore offered to empty her trolley and proceeded to bag her groceries. I told her that I remember how it was when my children were little.

Of course she was grateful and she said that she would do the same for me one day. I gave her a smile card and told her to just help someone else out another time when she saw the need, but that it could be with anything, even something simple like giving money.

The thing is that I was in a hurry to leave the shop, because I was running behind time; but by helping her it speeded my way through the checkout.

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Posted by violetangel
Feb 26, 2007
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ieiblue wrote: really!!!!... even if we're not askin for it.. kindness surely comes back in many folds... :P

sheetal wrote: dear violet,
that was such a sweet thing to do, and also sharing with her the message of paying it forward...
metta
sheetal

lbrasz wrote: this one really is Paying it forward, I love that consept, good for you

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