Random Acts of Kindness

WantToBeSE

Fruball wrote: »

They did a programme on this on The One Show - it was brilliant and I recorded it, still have it to watch again!

One person paid for the car behind to go through the toll on a motorway/bridge (i can't remember) which I thought was lovely

I have passed my 4 hour parking ticket to someone when I know I have only used 30 mins of it (and yes, I know strictly I am not supposed to but I don't care)

I have given change to someone who was 20p short at the till

As a matter of course, I hold doors open, signal if I am leaving a parking space etc

If everybody made a point of paying it forward, wouldn't we live in a happier place?

(I have also signalled that I am NOT leaving the car park when a man with no children was waiting for my parent and child space I then drove straight out behind him hahaha)

I've done that too, and i've also been handed a ticket with 2 hours left on it

Rainy-Days

I try to give way to people or allow them out of junctions - it does help I am sure.

I have given a parking ticket to someone when I have vacated my space - if there is a reasonable amount of time left on it. Always very gratefully received.

Regularly drop one of the office ladies on the way home - she sometimes tries to give me money but I never tae it. It's on my way and to be honest she is need.

Helped the old chap up the lane again this year with wood from the transport yard. We got loads of pallets for free last year and they said we could have it free for him again. So we helped him chop and stack it up. This was when in 2010 we found his home flipping freezing and we brought him down to ours for a couple of days. I think easily he could have died that winter had we not checked on him.

welshbookworm

I regularly have spare throw-a-way lighters, so when someone asks me for a light I let them keep the lighter. *shrugs*

ellie2912

only today i paid for the fella in front of me at the till's milk.His bank card wouldn't work....the cashier was more thankful than he was...good job i didn't do it for the thanks!

itsmethatswho

I'm a great believer of karma. However, does anyone else find when they do something nice for someone else, such as hold a door open, help a mum with her pram, just simple things, that you get looked at like you have two heads?! I have had elderly people check they still have their bags after i've helped them! I'm 27, a female and not in the slightest conspicuous looking! Still, I believe in karma and continue to do 'good deeds'

cornishchick

itsmethatswho wrote: »

I'm a great believer of karma. However, does anyone else find when they do something nice for someone else, such as hold a door open, help a mum with her pram, just simple things, that you get looked at like you have two heads?! I have had elderly people check they still have their bags after i've helped them! I'm 27, a female and not in the slightest conspicuous looking! Still, I believe in karma and continue to do 'good deeds'

I had the this, but in a different way. I dropped my purse in a busy street, an elderly couple and a young man in a hoody were next to me... guess who picked up the coins and give it back to me and guess who walked off holding on to the coins they picked up?:cool:
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yep hoody lad gave me back my cash and the elderly couple walked off with about a quid in change.... I now never made assumtions based on looks ....

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kettlenic wrote: »

After reading how someone ordered groceries for another poster in need, I thought maybe we could start a thread about ways to pay it forward and times when we have paid it forward?

I think it could be any act of random kindness - even helping someone on a bus or smiling at a stranger?

I dont have an example of my own but do plan to think of something today....I really think the world is in need of this!!!

We have an existing thread on this topic so I've merged the two together. There is another much longer one but I haven't been able to track it down today. If I have time to find it tomorrow then I'll add this thread to it.

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Tommelise

Pink - you are probally thinking of this one:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3434643

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Thanks Tommelise,

You're a star! I've been chasing my tail looking for that thread...I thought it was on Old Style. You've saved me a sleepless night.

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miffy257

I often let people go in front of me in queues if they have less stuff or going to take less time.In our town we often used to give each other parking tickets if we had time left. Unfortunately the council did not like this so now you have to type in last letters of your car registration before you get a ticket, so now no one can pass them on.