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

[WhatsUpHun]

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?)

God Bless all of you
at this time of year.,
When some among us do
not share good cheer.
So have a care
for you could be there
among the homeless, the lees
of humanity, the fleas that tease.
The hungry - out in winter freeze
facing survival problems each day
and even more dismay.

I believe people do these things. I wouldnt ever tell on fb though. At DDs school a child is battling cancer. The collection raised over £1k in toys and cash. The cabbies hardly ever accept the fair into hospital from station. Someone anon left a brand new wheelchair in front of their house. I (also anon!) posted more than I could afford through their door. Not everyone expects a Thankyou, I myself would feel awkward taking money or gifts from anyone and wouldn't want to put someone in an awkward position. When my children were small I'd be embarrased when elderly ladies & gents put money in the pram as a blessing but I knew it was a generation 'thing' so just thanked them for their kindness talked about the baby and put it in their moneyboxes.

When DS was small and still in his buggy I was in Woolworths. I turned round for a minute and some bugger nicked my handbag off the buggy. I started sobbing as it was a long way to walk home and I had no way to pay for the bus and my phone had gone too. A lovely lady insisted on giving me a tenner so I could get home. That cheered me up that someone could be so kind.

Yes, these things do happen. I’ve seen it, usually in amounts below £50. An example: a young woman buying 4 or 5 items at checkout. She’s obviously in some distress at not having enough money and needing to put first the shampoo then another item to one side. A man waiting behind her with his wife, suddenly picked something off the floor and handed her a folded £10 note while firmly telling her twice she’d dropped it, he saw it fall from her purse. She took it with a thank you and bought all items.

I saw there was nothing on the floor and he picked nothing up from the floor. It was an act of kindness. In the 60s a driver picked me up. I was away from home and broke, I tried to sell him something, he didn’t want it but whence dropped me off he gave me 10/- (50p). That bought me a meal and a couple of cups of coffee.

He was an airline pilot. Insisted I took the money saying he hoped I’d do the same for someone else one day. I have.

The people who do these things don’t want to be found but a short thank you note with no phone numbers, on a supermarket notice board notice board is fine.

This stuff is all in the Bible, a great shame it isn’t taught any more.

OP, you could buy a few items for the Foodbank as a return, just saying

some people like to do random acts of kindness. For those who dont wish to see the bitter and twisted taking over mumsnet I recommend www.satireaid.com/

although the present list for teenagers is poorly thought out!

I know it happens - I've seen it happen, I've had it happen to me (smaller gestures - but equally lovely) and I've done gestures like this myself! No big deal, just human kindness and NO - I didn't feel the need to post it on the book of Face... however, very selfishly it made me feel fabulous! I like to do nice stuff (especially if I'm having a really shitty day). There needs to be more people like this in the world. I'm a hell of sceptic with all the god awful stuff that goes on in the world- so I find the nice stuff however grand, however small truly heartwarming ..... that'll be just me then!!?* #PAYITFORWARD #TRIGGERHAPPY #ONEGOODDEED

I like to do nice stuff (especially if I'm having a really shitty day). There needs to be more people like this in the world

In 2008 a lady on the train from London Paddington to Bristol paid for my sandwich because my card wouldn't work. Was really nice of her, shame I hadn't joined facebook yet.

I don't know about on Facebook but I did buy a lady a Morrison's meal deal, her card was refusing to work and she said to the shop assistant could they put it back as she had no cash - I offered to pay, £3.50 was a fraction of what I was paying for the assortment of crappy junk in my trolley for Christmas. She offered to pay me back but I suggested she donate it to a good cause. I didn't post about this not as far as I am aware did she is gossip spreads far too fast here. Season of goodwill and all that

Our dog went to the rainbow bridge earlier this year.I had two brand new coats [proper coats]gave them to a bloke with a staffie selling the Big Issue.He was so pleased quite humbling.
People that record or mention their acts of kindness I call it "doing a Beckham"!