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Facebook Posts about unable to pay for shopping so the lady behind paying...?

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WhatsUpHun · 14/12/2018 22:23

i keep seeing posts on FB saying things like

I was in SUPERMARKET around X yesterday eve and was at the scan and go check out ready to pay when I entered my pin incorrectly 3 times blocking my card. There was a lady next to me who saw what happened and asked if I was ok. I explained what had happened and without question she put her bank card into the machine and paid for my shopping. I told her I would transfer the money straight into her account and she said no and would not give me her details to do it. She said merry Christmas. And walked off. I would love to find this lady even if it’s just to show my appreciation as she didn’t have to do what she did. I am very grateful for what she did. There really are some amazing people around

but i cannot work out if this is some kind of spam? thats going around, and whats the point of it? (unless its trying to get people to be nicer to each other?)

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LittleLlamaontheduskyroad · 14/12/2018 23:31

I think GreenKangaroo was saying they've seen the below posts on Facebook this week, rather than listing things they've done themselves this week!

GreenKangaroo · 14/12/2018 23:32

Greenkangaroo why would you give a random stranger £185

Because that was all I had in my purse, I did keep £6 for the bus fare home.

Amanduh · 14/12/2018 23:33

I wouldn’t post about it but last week a lady did it for me at the supermarket (I paid her back though) and a few weeks ago I paid for a man at the post office. It absolutely does happen!

WorraLiberty · 14/12/2018 23:35

See no disrespect to GreenKangaroo at all

But now we're (and I include me in that) all curious to hear the story of an anonymous internet stranger and why/how they came to give such a large amount of money (which was all they had on them) to a complete stranger.

It could well be the biggest pile of bollocks ever seen in a post but we're all curious.

This I suspect is what the FB posts are all about...generating conversation/attention for the Facebooker.

Callmedarcy · 14/12/2018 23:36

Greenkangaroo why would you give a random stranger £185

Because that was all I had in my purse, I did keep £6 for the bus fare home.

Yawn. If you’re just going to announce it and then blatantly ignore the why questions then what’s the point.

Regardless if this is true then you got suckered mate.

WorraLiberty · 14/12/2018 23:37

X posted

Because that was all I had in my purse, I did keep £6 for the bus fare home.

Crying here Grin Grin Grin

Callmedarcy · 14/12/2018 23:39

GreenKangaroo also you can’t be that rick if you’re slumming it on the bus.

TheQueenSnortsAvocados · 14/12/2018 23:40

I gave a lady my ticket at the phleb clinic this week, to bump her a few places up the queue... does that count? I didn't want to go back to work

Nicketynac · 14/12/2018 23:47

I used to work in Boots and a stranger paid for an old lady's shopping. She was asking the price of makeup and said it was too expensive and he offered to pay. I think that he thought it was medicine (it was a small shop and I was behind the chemist counter) but it was a nice thing to do.
Also a random lady at the gym left me a banana - she had overheard me saying I had left mine at home and while I was in the shower shouted in that she was leaving it for me.
I give people tissues if I see them crying (now work in a hospital so it happens more than you might think) but wouldn't post about it on FB.

highheelsandbobblehats · 14/12/2018 23:49

I gave someone my car park ticket this week. I'd only ended up needing to park for 5 minutes, so she might as well use the other 55 minutes and then my £1.20 wasn't wasted. Do I win the kindness award Wink

Those Facebook posts are nonsense. I'm not on FB anymore but it was always the same offenders who posted them. Husband often does RAOK (paying for coffee or someones paper). The sand day I passed on my parking ticket, he gave an acrobat busker £10 as our DC were entertained for ages by him.

trappedinsuburbia · 14/12/2018 23:50

Small acts go on all the time, most people are actually nice and don't feel the need to run home and stick it on Facebook.
I would usually help someone out.
Think my last time was watching a guy wobble about when crossing the road before collapsing and bursting his head, I was stuck at traffic lights but as soon as I got through I used my car to block the road to stop him getting run over and got a loan of a phone, then two guys helped him over to the doctors that was just across the road.
I honestly think the majority of people (I really hope) would do the same.

Chouetted · 14/12/2018 23:50

Some lady on a bus once gave me a plastic bag, a pack of tissues and half a bottle of lemonade!

Mind you, I had just been violently travel sick Blush

riviana · 14/12/2018 23:58

@JudasPrudy:" Or people who post pictures and videos of themselves buying a homeless person a McDonald's

Do people actually do that? That's truly appalling. A lesson in how to strip a homeless person of all dignity. Why not just point and laugh at them?

GreenKangaroo · 14/12/2018 23:58

Regardless if this is true then you got suckered mate.

I didn't. I didn't speak to them other than to give them the money. No-one asked me for any money.

I don't want to say what it was exactly but something like this. One of my family is in hospital long term. A family came in who were in a very difficult position.

Actually thinking about it I have booked and paid for another family to go into the travelodge last year as well.

GreenKangaroo · 15/12/2018 00:00

The point that I was trying to make is that people do these kind of things all the time. I regularly see people pay for other people for all kinds of stuff.

WorraLiberty · 15/12/2018 00:01

I gave someone my car park ticket this week. I'd only ended up needing to park for 5 minutes, so she might as well use the other 55 minutes and then my £1.20 wasn't wasted. Do I win the kindness award

Oooh that's a Mumsnet big fat NO Shock

I remember a thread a few years ago where people were (seriously) disgusted with such behaviour. It ranged from 'stealing' to 'fraud' in 0 - 30 seconds Grin

WorraLiberty · 15/12/2018 00:02

GreenKangaroo for someone who doesn't talk about these things, you're certainly getting it all off your chest tonight Grin

VladmirsPoutine · 15/12/2018 00:07

I know it's not the point but if someone found my purse I would not be able to tell them how much was in it... I mean who keeps a running tally of their coins? That said my wallet I could make a much better crack at considering I know which cards would be there etc

barcodescanner · 15/12/2018 00:08

Why is passing on your parking ticket a big no? I've done that loads of times. The time has been paid for, why does it matter which car is using it.
Local car park now wants reg number so can't do it now

NameChanger22 · 15/12/2018 00:08

I'm currently following a family of Youtubers who are giving away money and stuff everyday. One day it was $500 to random strangers, another day a car load of toys to a hospital, the next day $5,000 to charity, the next day $1,000 tips in restaurants. I like it. There are some kind people in the world, not many though.

trappedinsuburbia · 15/12/2018 00:08

Oooh is the parking ticket thing a thing then Grin
It happens ALL the time down my way.

taxiforMIL · 15/12/2018 00:12

£185 was all you had in your purse? @greenkangaroo

UsedtobeFeckless · 15/12/2018 00:15

The Facebook thing that bugs me ( and l know I'm being a miserable git Grin ) is when people announce to the world that they don't want anything for their birthday but would rather all their mates donate HERE ( link to orphaned chickens charity or whatever ) instead, and it's set up so everyone can see what you've put in and they get 5 million posts saying what a saint they are and l get all bah humbug but donate anyway cos l feel guilted into it. I feel like it's subverting a natural desire to treat your mate on their birthday into a public display of virtue signalling ... l know IABU - l'll get my coat ...

Alarice · 15/12/2018 00:17

What the actual fuck green

A fool and her money Confused

JustWhatINeededNow · 15/12/2018 00:21

A few years ago a friend posted on FB that she'd bought a coffee for the big issue seller in our town, then got herself the free Waitrose one. Fine, but don't shout about it.

Funny thing was that I bought 2 coffees and went to give one to him, but he asked what it was and then announced he didn't like coffee. I Took it to DH at work and learnt my lesson to ask what someone might actually like.