Stories of Kindness from Around the World

1:30AM at the Grocery Store


--by davemurphy, posted Sep 8, 2007
I'm in line getting some groceries at the 24-hour grocery up the road from me.

The woman in front of me looks to be about 72 years old, and very much reminds me so much my grandmother!  Her bill was about 170 , she halls out a stack of $5.00 bills and is about 22.00 short.  She starts trying to decide what she doesn't need and starts putting things back in her cart. 

I felt so bad for this woman that I gave the cashier 25.00 and told the lady not to worry about it.  She wanted my name, address, phone # to pay me back but I wanted nothing to do with it.  I just told her that the next time she's in a restaurant, or coffeeshop, perhaps she can pay for someone's order behind her and just to pass it along.

She got all teary eyed and wanted to give me a hug, so I said "why not". :)  It was a great hug, as if I was hugging my own grandmother.

This just made my day.  And it also made me wonder why there was a 70 year old woman at the grocery store at 1:30am in the morning.
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Readers Comments

AURELIA wrote: Maybe you were her angel sent to help and this way she wasn't embarrassed by a crowd! GOOD FOR YOU to be so giving and to be able to experience giving to such lovely lady. ~Aurelia
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That was a very nice thing for you to do. I would imagine she will pass it on too!
tenderheart wrote: thanks for sharing. :) you were her miracle. thanks for being so nice and sweet.
kitkat1970 wrote: People like you make the world go around and the sun a little brighter
lovelyxmalia wrote: Amazing story. And I'm assuming she was in the grocery store because she was old...you know their schedule--bed at 6, up at 1, lunch at 9...haha just kidding. That is amazing. I love stories like this!
Hapbee wrote: That's a wonderful story and I know you made her week! I, too, wonder why she was at the store so late...I hope she has someone to help her at other times when she needs it. Maybe she drives at night when the roads aren't so crowded? Traffic can be very intimidating the other you get....Anyway, God Bless you.
Hapbee wrote: That's a wonderful story and I know you made her week! I, too, wonder why she was at the store so late...I hope she has someone to help her at other times when she needs it. Maybe she drives at night when the roads aren't so crowded? Traffic can be very intimidating the other you get....Anyway, God Bless you.
Lezah wrote: You are amazing!
GG wrote: She may have been there because that is the only time she could get a ride with someone else. Perhaps they were waiting outside - a neighbor, etc. Elderly individuals sometimes can not see well enough to drive at night. You were kind and I thank you for caring. There are not enough caring persons in the world todaqy.
treeflowerpuzzle wrote: That was a very nice thing to do. I think the more you help others the more you are blessed in your own life.

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