25 times retail workers were a godsend for customers in need
Retail workers are some of the most overworked and underpaid employees and yet they can be incredibly kind.
Working in the retail and service sectors can be incredibly draining. It's a thankless job with poor pay and you are often left handling entitled customers who have little to no respect for workers. It takes a lot of energy to go to work every day and wear a fake smile because your job demands it. There are so many retail workers that fight through it all and still dig deep and find incredible kindness in them to help a customer in need. One former retail worker opened up about a customer who was kind to her, and how she repaid that kindness, reported God.Dailydot. This prompted many others in the retail and service sectors to open up on how they helped kind and sweet customers and the whole thread is wholesome.
i worked at hobby lobby in high school and they didn’t use barcodes for anything so sometimes i’d ring up $30 whatevers as $3 if an old lady told me i had nice skin
— jenny🍟 (@jennycavallero) February 9, 2022
In a world where people are struggling to get by, a small act of kindness can make their day, and there are thousands of people out there who make it a point to be as kind as possible to people from all walks of life. Here are 25 top replies that we came across:
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I once had a little boy come in , all excited to buy some pizzas for dinner as a " surprise " for his parents who were " having a sad day" . He had a dollar. The pizzas were ten. I let him keep his dollar, told him he got " Good Boy " discount , and paid myself.
— Virgil, Professional Angst Dealer (@AnxiPurpleCloud) February 10, 2022
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Not hobby lobby… but the cashier at target once whispered to me “say you forgot your coupon..” so I did.
— chelsie sparks (@chelsiesparks) February 10, 2022
And she said “oh I have one right here!!” Really loudly and scanned it for me 😂😭
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I had someone ask if I was a teacher (for discounts) and I said “no”…she then asked me what I was making with the supplies, I told her, and she replied “I have been taught something” then applied the discount.
— 🍃✨trash druid✨🍃 (@zemthings) February 10, 2022
I think about her sometimes. I hope she’s living her best life.
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When I worked in a mall bookstore back in the 90s, a group of really old women would come in for their weekly harlequin romance books and pay in change. Broke my heart. I’d put my finger over the barcode so the scanner wouldn’t work and I’d have to key it in… at 1/6 the price.
— Jane Says (@DunzoWithSergio) February 10, 2022
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I used to work at a place that gave us $20 leeway per customer to "make it right" and a young mom didn't have enough EBT for baby formula *and* her own food. She was crying and apologizing, handing back her food. I made the formula free so she wouldn't have to choose.
— ScoopsMcGee🍥🍡🥨 (@GeeScoops) February 10, 2022
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I finally found them before they got in their car and told them “this guy (stuffed elephant) told me he wanted to go home with you!” Mom cried. Son cried. I cried. Weird to say maybe but it’s one of my fondest memories. Just pure joy.
— Glennny Lennox (@glennylennox) February 10, 2022
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at target self check out i was gonna buy a $8 sweater, turns out it was $18, so I asked for it to be removed. apologized to the target lady for the hassle bc i thought it was $8 and she whispered “would you buy it if it was $8?” & I said yes and she changed the price to $8 🥺
— jessenia :} (@messgoesmoo) February 10, 2022
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I needed syringes to give meds to newborn baby goats, and in my area they don't sell them at feed stores. I went to a local drug store almost in tears, the lady at the pharmacy said we don't sell them without a prescription but here you go, and she gave me a bag of 10. ❤️
— Lynne Nelson (@Ljtnelson) February 10, 2022
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I used to work at Joanns and I would constantly add online coupons if the people were nice to me, because at the time we had a competitor that always had 20% off whole purchase.
— FlowerBottom (@passthe_mustard) February 10, 2022
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Once the nice lady at the Michael’s register noticed I was trying to scrounge together art supplies for school and she used a one-item-only 25% coupon on each item I bought 🥺
— 장미🌹 Kim Yeon Koung thinker (@starrynightokki) February 10, 2022
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I told the cashier at Kohls one day that she looked like Vanna White. She ended up pulling out some coupons from under the register and I got almost $400 worth of stuff for $129 😭😭❤
— Thandie's Mum (@_Kyiaaaaa) February 10, 2022
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i worked at a phone store and a sweet older man would always come in without fail to bring me ice cream. one day he lost his phone (didn’t have insurance) and he was so sad so i told him he actually did have insurance and i just bought him a new phone. and i’d do it again tbh
— aura ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧₊˚ (@auratheman) February 10, 2022
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This reminds me of a time my husband and I were in a big fight. I stormed out and went to a nearby Starbucks and got my usual coffee. I was sitting there, tryin not to cry more, when the manager came over and gave me a free pastry. He even thought about dietary restrictions. ♡
— Sellesion (@TweeTrinkets) February 10, 2022
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I'll never forget the sweet Starbucks worker who bought me a free hot cocoa when I got stood up by my date. Benjamin you are a treasure
— Virgil, Professional Angst Dealer (@AnxiPurpleCloud) February 10, 2022
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one time a lady was nice to me so her 25 balls of yarn were 39 cents each
— ses (@cowliker3) February 10, 2022
17.
Reminds me of when I got this brown teddy. My grandma said it was too expensive so I asked a cashier if it was on sale, she said no but another one said it was! I always thought it was a miracle, as an adult I realize the cashier just decided to give a discount🥺 He's almost 18! pic.twitter.com/iTnCZrVqe8
— 🧷Tio Gio⁷💙 | Wonkyun au📌 (@TheCrownSmith) February 10, 2022
18.
I hugged a woman who backed into my car because she reminded me of my sister who was down and out before she killed herself. This woman was having a bad time and I just grabbed her. I’m the one who ended up crying.
— C Bell (@KeithRawks) February 10, 2022
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this reminds me of a dunkin donuts employee that literally FORCIBLY SQUISHED like 18 donuts in a dozen box when I tried to buy 4 and whispered me the price which was WAY cheaper than what it should’ve been 😂😭
— jane 🫒 (@_babytweety) February 10, 2022
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My friend worked at a Dunkin Donuts & at the end of the night they'd put all the "throw away" donuts in a plastic bag & set it next to the dumpster so the homeless could have them. City shut it down saying the homeless might get sick. They said put the bag IN the dumpster. 😠
— Call pest control; we got magats! (@SaundraDee7) February 10, 2022
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I work at un1versal and I had a lady say she’s been saving up all year to come and she was so excited to come treat herself , I gave her the biggest discount I could , she almost cried saying that she shouldn’t have been spending that much anyways and thanked me over and over
— jas ✨ (@cheshirecatcruz) February 10, 2022
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I went Hob Lob after thanksgiving for a 50% off Christmas sale to pick up my first tree. The lady rang up my $225 tree at $22. When I told her, she looked up at the *loooong* line, shrugged, and said “Merry Christmas.” Love that lady; y’all the best tbh
— Andy (@andysch00ltz1) February 10, 2022
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when i worked at a college bookstore as a seasonal temp, i told people where they could get textbooks cheaper if they stressed about the price, which is probably why i didn't get hired as a permanent part timer
— hailey, dimitri simp (@thenewbigpapaya) February 10, 2022
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a lot of the time at my job we have homeless people come in and look at our case (i work in a bakery) and everytime they’ll ask me for the cheapest item- i always ask them what they *really* and tell them “it’s on the house.”- then after they leave i go and pay for it myself
— lexy. (@goin2thechateau) February 10, 2022
25.
Love. When I was the pizza phone girl, I’d send free breadsticks or chicken strips on delivery to the sweet old people I got to know and adored.
— Earthen Vessel Kel (@KelliMendenhal4) February 10, 2022
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