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Pizza Hut Smiles


--by Aurelia, posted Sep 5, 2007

Yesterday I wasn't going to be home for dinner, so I decided to get a small pizza for my daughter.

When I called to order the pizza, the phone rang at least 10 times before answered and then I was put on hold for about 2-3minutes before I could order.

Instead of getting mad I placed my order and jumped in the car to go pick up the Pizza. As I was driving I thought about how busy it must be at Pizza Hut because the phone rang so much and I had to wait so long to order. I started  feeling sorry for the girl who handled my order and decided I was going to MAKE HER DAY and give her a smile card with a $10 tip! The pizza only cost $3 so the tip was huge! It was busy when I got there and the girl was definitely stressed. WHen I handed her the Smile Card with Money she was shocked and then she read the card and the biggest SMILE came over her face and I walked away hearing her saying THANK YOU very Much!

I had the extra money because a friend was having me over for dinner, so I figured...pay it forward!    :)

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Eleutheria wrote: Thats so lovely, thats really nice of you, not everyone would have even thought of that! I bet she felt pleased, those places only pay abot £4.50 an hour!
Alraisi wrote: What a nice thing...!!! I admire you really. That's the best thing we can do. One thing which I most like in what you did that. We should think about them too. Sometimes when we order and it take long time to answer and take your order we start complaining about why they are not taking our order they.....etc. But something we should know about them also that they also are busy not only us. We should think about them too and why they weren't able to take our order. And the smile idea wa very nice you did it very nice. And the best thing when you went there to take your order. So Keep It Up...!!! God Bless You Very Much and Your Family...!!!
Alraisi...
astrocrazy2005 wrote: cool!!!!
kylierose16 wrote: Aurelia i LOVE that story ! Gosh you are really something, you have brought the BIGGEST smile to my face :-) That girl will probably always remember that. You're just amazing aurelia :-)
megs wrote: Hi Aurelia!! Thanks for the Karma Bucks and your kind words and stories!! Very inspitational!! You have obviously been blessed with the gift of giving!! I absolutely love it!! Megs
lovebug wrote: What a gret idea, I always tip when the pizza is delivered, I just might try that.
bhappy wrote: Hello Aurelia, this is Becki from So.Cal. Thank you for the Karma Bucks!!! You put a smile on my face just as your stories put smiles on my heart. May God continue to Bless You and your beautiful family.
makesomeonesmile wrote: What a great thing for you to do. I'm sure that made the rest of her night for sure!
theema wrote: Aurelia, you continue to amaze me with your innovative and refreshing ideas to make others happy. You truly have a wonderful, giving spirit and I just want to say thank you for giving me the inspiration to follow in your footsteps.
JuneBug wrote: wow! How great you are! That will be something the girl will always remember!!!

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