I was grocery shopping this morning with my sidekick. I had to go to two stores to get the things I needed. (I came away with some really great deals too, if I may pat myself on the back).
Anyway, I told Adrienne she could get a treat if she stayed next to me the whole time we were shopping. At the end of the trip she chose a bag of Goldfish for her treat.
We went to the checkout and I focused on the coupons, making sure Adrienne was still with me, and watching to make sure prices rang up correctly. (No, I am actually terrible at multi-tasking, as you will soon see).
I handed over the coupons, paid, checked the reciept, and was making my way out of the store when the checker called out to me and asked if the bag of Goldfish crackers still on the conveyer belt was ours. Unfortunately, it was Adrienne's treat and I forgot to have her put it on the counter as I unloaded the rest of my groceries so I could pay for it. I wasn't about to wait in line for a $1 bag of crackers after I just bought a cart full of groceries. Plus, I had just used the last of my cash to buy stamps.
I told the checker to keep it, and of course, when Adrienne heard this, she was distraught. I tried to hurry her out of the store while pushing my heavy cart with the one stupid wheel that doesn't work (why do I always get that one?).
The sweet checker ran the bag over to me and gave it to Adrienne. When I told her we hadn't paid for it, she pointed to the man standing in line behind me and said that he did.
I thanked him profusely. So grateful that he would be so thoughtful to a stranger and her little girl.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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That was so sweet!
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