Feb 28 2009
Make That Call
Who knew that making a call could make such an incredible difference in someone’s day? Yesterday, I was in Wal-mart and when I came out with my cart loaded, the wind was blowing in gusts of 40 mph or better. It was terrible.
A young man in his teens approached me and said that Wal-mart had put extra help on to assist in the parking lot due to the wind. I told him I was fine, but he insisted on helping. He was such a polite young man and absolutely refused a tip. As he walked away in the wind I heard him say, “Have a great night.” I chuckled. I mean he was going to be the one standing in the wind and rain for the next several hours and yet he smiled and said this to me. After a long day, I left Wal-mart with a smile.
On my way home, I decided to call management and let them know about this experience. The manager was so pleased that she was heading out to the parking lot to let the young man know. On top of that, his parents had both been laid off and he had been asking for extra hours a lot lately. She stated to me, “He is going to get some of those extra hours because of this call.” Apparently she had taken a lot of guff from other employees about this not so fun job, but he had just been pleased for the hours.
If you are ever in doubt, make that call and let people know when they have done something well. It could make the difference and it never hurts to spread a little extra kindness.
That was a really nice thing to do. I wish more customers were that pleasant.
Hi,
I really thought that was nice of him to help you out in the wind and rain. There are still some good people out there. That was great that you did call in and let management know of this polite young mans services to you. You just helped make a Blessing for this person in need. Just really awesome story!
What an absolutely lovely story! Thank you for sharing it. And thank you for making that call. Isn’t it marvelous how the smallest, seemingly insignificant things can sometimes have great effects? Mind you, I tend to think that they probably always have a great effect, it’s just that we may not be aware of it!
I loved reading this… what a nice ‘kid’ and how nice of you to call and let the manager know about your experience!
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What an uplifting experience! I’m glad I found your blog (I found it through Entrecard, which I just signed up for). Keep up the wonderful posts!
Peace to you and yours.
P.L. Frederick (Small & Big)
AWESOME! Kind of him, kind of you, and kind of store management.