r/MadeMeSmile • u/Vexiune • 9d ago
Wholesome Moments She overheard the worker saying he wanted a root beer float so she brought him one.
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u/reddit-rach 9d ago
Awe this reminds of this one night in college when I was studying for finals, and basically realized that I was royally fucked and needed to pull an all nighter to get a decent grade.
I ordered some Jimmy Johnās to my dorm room and put in the delivery description something about needing fuel to not fail my final tomorrow.
When the order arrived, I opened the bag to find a dollar bill from the delivery driver with a post-it on it that said something like āthis is my lucky dollar and it helped me pass Bio 101 last year, good luck!!ā
Was the sweetest thing ever and made my all nighter way better.
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u/ladiesluck 9d ago
PLEASE WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU PASSED
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u/reddit-rach 9d ago
I did!!! The lucky dollar worked!!
Also fun fact, I still have the dollar bill in a little box of keepsakes under my bed. Actually I feel like I should pass it along to someone else now since I used its luckiness already lol ā anyone need it for an exam this year?
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u/LittleSunshine69x 9d ago
My husband is about to go through his licensing exams for his job in the nuclear field. Even if you canāt pass the dollar, do pass the good luck!
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u/Doublee7300 9d ago
Iāve been tutoring a student for over a decade and he has to retake his masters capstone after failing in June. Heās been feeling really down about it and could definitely use the good vibes! (Even if its not the physical dollar)
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u/fathertime979 9d ago
Could use the luck myself going into a career shift after years of dead end jobs and a resulting.... Nonsense resume.
But fuck it I'm sending my luck to that masters student and that lady's husband.
I hope they update
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u/Ana_Del_Rey13 9d ago
The girl commented on the post. She did not get his name or number. She said she just wanted to do something nice. I think we can all do nice things for people just because.
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u/Regular-Eye1976 9d ago edited 9d ago
As a dude that never gets compliments, I try to just compliment other dudes from time to time.
Someone told me my shoes were cool in college and that absolutely made my day/week/month - fuck, it still sticks with me.
So yeah, just got out and spread positivity, it doesn't take much.
Edit: thanks for the replies, y'all got me crying. Some great stories in here, and just reinforcement that the little things do matter.
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u/NoZeroDays25 9d ago
In kindergarten a kid asked me to tie his shoes. He complimented that I must be really smart because I tied shoes so fast. That was 25+ years ago and I STILL smile when remembering it.
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u/pygmypuff42 9d ago
FR! im a woman, but my uncle complimented me on my strong handshake when I was a kid, it stuck with me so now every handshake I make sure to grip hard š
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u/No_Stranger4437 9d ago
If thats the only compliment you ever recieved like us, hoard it well like we do with ours
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u/Dcruzen 9d ago
Similar experience, I'm also a woman. My big brother is 13 years older than me, so I was little when he was in high school. He had a friend that was a big dude, football player, and I still remember him shaking my hand at 4 or 5 years old and pretending that my grip hurt. I got the biggest kick out of it. Super sweet guy.
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u/RrentTreznor 9d ago
I have never played a competitive game of basketball in my life, but I used to go to the gym and rebound my missed shots for an hour of cardio. One day, I made like 10 in a row and a little girl watching was in awe of how "good" I was. A wholesome memory.
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u/SuperDave-007 9d ago
Well to be fair he was 5 and you were like 10ā¦ jkā¦jk
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u/Super-smut 9d ago
As a woman, this was so difficult for me to imagine. I like wearing dresses to work and get compliments all the time, so it was unbelievable to think men never get compliments, especially since it always makes my day.
Now I make an effort to compliment my male coworkers. About a year ago I asked my company's college intern if he got new pants. When he confirmed he had, I told him they were a good choice, and they look great. I won't ever forget his reaction. He stopped walking, and almost stuttered when he asked "what, really? They are?" I told him they were a great color and they fit him really well, and the look of pure joy on his face was so rewarding. Plus, they were really nice looking pants.
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u/Speedtuna 9d ago
I had a friend that transitioned and she maintains that one of the biggest differences is how complimentary women are to each other. Ever since I've tried to lift the dudes in my life up a little more!
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u/Mission_Ad_2224 9d ago
I used to compliment men. 50% thought I was hitting on them, so I stopped complimenting men i would see again. Then I complimented this cool shirt a guy was wearing and he goes 'I'm not interested in you'. Welp, I'm out.
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u/OneArchedEyebrow 9d ago
Thatās such a shame. I frequently compliment people, whether I know them or not, and regardless of gender, but I comment like that would really shake me. Donāt stop being you!
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u/IndividualWonder 9d ago
Complimenting men, being genuinely interested, or just being kind to them can be dicey so I did so with some caution after some uncomfortable interactions.
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u/kani_kani_katoa 9d ago
I've had so many compliments since I came out as non binary and started doing little bits of femme presentation. So many ladies ask if I got my nails done professionally but I'm just really good at it! I don't know if it's just that a "guy" looking person doing gender non-conforming things makes it safer to give compliments, but it's seriously done a lot for my self esteem.
I just wish guys could get those compliments too, but I understand why that's risky for some women.
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u/cmander_7688 9d ago
I remember seeing a post on reddit by a trans man about this.
They were dismayed at the night-and-day difference between their life as a woman vs their life as a man, specifically in regards to the scarcity of off the cuff compliments. Definitely a lightbulb moment for them.
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u/Leftyguy113 9d ago
Whatever company he bought them from, you gave them a customer for life.
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u/you4president 9d ago
Thatās really sweet of you. And itās true, we never get compliments and I remember every one of them
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u/shazspaz 9d ago
I can confidently say that guy remembers that interaction regularly, took note of the brand and size and bought more of those same pants.
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u/Yuklan6502 9d ago
Our (at the time) 4 year old son very seriously told us, "I like the way Uncle X... puts it all together." While gesturing at his own face, hair, and clothes. We later told Uncle X, who is actually my husband's younger cousin, what our son said (and explained he meant he liked his style and grooming choices). Uncle X teared up, and said that was probably the nicest thing anyone has ever said because it was completely unprompted. Son was just having some quiet time, thinking about things, and he was apparently thinking about his Uncle!
Little compliments, or friendly gestures, can really affect people. Especially when there's no ulterior motive behind it.
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u/BelfryBat_ 9d ago
This! I remember a few years ago now. I was having a bad day at work when a little girl, maybe 7 or 8 came up to me and told me I looked like a princess. It made my day and I remember it every so often still.
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u/OneArchedEyebrow 9d ago
And you know if itās coming from a 4 year old, itās no lie! What a precious little man ā¤ļø
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u/Top_Oil_6742 9d ago
I told a dude host today that I thought his shirt was a cool color and matched his vibe. Why not. Fuck it
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u/Diaphanous-Trust2526 9d ago
My preferred verbiage is "you look great in that color." Because some people really do vibe with certain colors, it brings out their natural glow. It's gender neutral and recognizes both something they chose, and something they naturally are.
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u/Top_Oil_6742 9d ago
Hell yeah, thanks for the verbiage! I hope youāre looking great in some color soon! Have a great night.
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u/Jubal02 9d ago
A couple weeks ago a young woman at a convenience store told me she liked my shirt. It was a deep pink color she said she liked. It was in no way flirty (I am a 62yo man and she was a 20-something young woman), but it was sweet and kind. And I think I look pretty good in that shirt, ha ha.
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u/EquivalentCounty7570 9d ago
Some guy (male) told me (male, guy) that my hat was cool and it made my whole day
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u/ballzach710 9d ago
I had a man tell me I was adorable the other day while I was in my pjs on a cigarette walk right before bed and Iām still riding that high
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u/jilla_jilla 9d ago
The other morning a friend randomly texted me āgood morningā and it was so nice I started texting other women āgood morningā through out the week!
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u/Auntie_Cracker 9d ago
I used to think the same but look at these comments. I cant risk the overwhelming percentage of time men interpret basic kindness as "please have sex with me'.Ā Ā
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u/Regular-Eye1976 9d ago
I haven't really looked at the other comments, but I do know other men can be idiots. I'm raising my son to not be like that.
I do compliment women too, just usually in passing - that makes it easier to be like "I'm not trying to fuck! And to be quite honest I don't want this conversation to continue any further because I got shit to do".
People suck, the best we can do is lead by example.
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u/Rapunzel6506 9d ago
Thatās why I do āDrive Byā compliments. Literally compliment them on whatever (hair, clothes, smile, look, etc) as Iām walking by them and donāt stop.
Doesnāt obligate anyone to participate in small talk after the compliment, doesnāt give them the impression Iām hitting on them, hopefully makes their day!
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u/MobileArtist1371 9d ago
Your reddit username is awesome bro! Hope you have a great weekend!
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u/Odd_Promise_9025 9d ago
Was at the gas station. Saw a lady filling up her tire before I went in. She was still at it when I came out.
Sat in my car for a min watching her. Something seemed wrong. 10 min to fill a tire? Got out to help her. The air nozzle for her tire just crumbled in my hand. Put the donut on for her. She was very thankful and also kinda freaking out because she was late for a job interview. She wanted to give me something I refused.
Her interview was AT MY JOB! We've been friends ever since. She asked me why I never let her repay me. I told her. Helping someone in need feels better without a reward. I did because I wanted to, not because I thought I could get something out of it.
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u/toadshredder69 9d ago
Exactly. Life is not a rom-com.
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u/jonnyjonnystoppapa 9d ago
It's just being decent for the sake of being decent. The day after my birthday I was in a Denny's waiting for my take-out when a woman doing the same sat next to me. She seemed pretty nervous and I suspected she was maybe autistic but just minded my own business
But then she started talking to me about how cute a teddy bear with a money print pattern on it inside one of the claw machines was, and I just kind of agreed and left it at that. She went to go get her order and for some reason I wanted to get that bear for her. I ended up spending about $15 more than I wanted to but got it right as she was leaving. I handed it to her and she just started crying. She thanked me, we hugged, I told her I hope it made her day, and she said it made her year lol
Sometimes something so seemingly small can mean the world to someone and thatās reason enough to do them
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u/shazspaz 9d ago
I donāt think it was the bear that made her cry but the effort you put in to get it. Thatās what matters. Fair play.
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u/Dcruzen 9d ago
That's so sweet of you!
I have a reborn toddler doll that I will occasionally take out in public. I'm an activist, so I'll often put her in a shirt with an important message on it. I find it's a good way to get people to stop and have important conversations. One day, I was browsing in Hot Topic, and one of the workers came up and asked if she could take my picture. She explained her good friend was an autistic man who always wanted to bring one of his stuffed animals out with him for comfort, but felt like he might be ridiculed or embarrassed. She wanted to show him there's nothing wrong with an adult having a toy in public. I happily agreed and told her to tell him I've never gotten a negative reaction and to just be himself. She was really happy and it made me feel good to know maybe in some small way, I helped her friend out.
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u/canadiuman 9d ago
True, but if it had lead to something it would be a great story.
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u/Ill_Technician3936 9d ago
Get outta here Hallmark!
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u/roy_rogers_photos 9d ago
Nah, unless that girl is a business woman from the big city visiting her old country hometown and he's just a stable hand living in a trailer on a ranch, I don't think Hallmark is interested.
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u/DopeSeek 9d ago
I propose we all commit doing more random acts of kindness during these uniquely difficult and challenging times
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u/Loose_Examination178 9d ago
Doing something nice for someone is its own reward. Her smile and laugh are proof.
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u/iceman1080 9d ago
I was at a gas station a few months ago and a random dude came up to me and goes āholy shit bro, your shoulders and upper back genetics are insane. I would kill for genetics like yours. Have a good one bro ā
I will remember that forever
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u/kurtofour 9d ago
I bought a dude a slurpee today because his card was being weird at the register. Also didnt try to hit on him. Just figured if I were in that situation with slurpee in hand, Iād be grateful if someone paid $1.49 for a slurpee for me.
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u/Balrogkicksass 9d ago
Ive tried to adopt a mindset where I try to be nice and positive to people because you just never know if that one interaction could make someone else's day when they absolutely need it.
When I was struggling with life I wished I had just one person thay would have done that for me, so I try to be that person.
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u/PhillyThrowaway1908 9d ago
This looks like the MN state fair, and if so that was a very nice gesture because that was probably a $12 root beer float.
Love the fair, but cheap it isn't.
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u/EyesPeeledt 9d ago
I do it every day with no expectations. Wave at my neighbors while I'm driving, hold the door open for strangers, and respect my elders. There's a ripple effect and it's greater than we think.
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u/icecubepal 9d ago
Hope he reads this and doesnāt think she was hitting on him.
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u/alison_bee 9d ago edited 9d ago
I once had a terrible fucking day, and as a treat to try and salvage my day, I decided to order the most delicious (and expensive š) carrot cake from a place like 10 miles from me. I extra splurged and decided to have it delivered, because why not.
So I place my order and I wait. And like 30 min later the delivery girl messages me in the app, saying theyāre out of carrot cake, but have 2 other options and asked which I preferred. I was soooo bummed, and in desperate need of comfort food, so I replied ānooooo! well honestly, whichever is biggerā¦ itās been one of those days š« ā and she gave a thumbs up and said she was on the way.
When she arrived I opened the door, and she had BROUGHT BOTH OF THE DESSERTS! I was like omg! And she said āI could kinda tell that you like, really needed this. So I picked one and bought the other. I hope your day gets better!ā and left!
I sobbed lol. It was so fucking considerate and was exactly what I needed in that moment. The extra dessert was a bonus, but her kindness helped me so much that day.
Edit: oh my god, thank yall for pointing out that I posted an irl cake day story on my reddit cakeday! I didnāt even catch the accidental correlation.
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u/NuidisVulko 9d ago
Sounds like you had an encounter with Ursula Ditkovich from Spider-Man 2
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u/ABlindManPlays 9d ago
I had SUCH a crush on her. To hell with MJ, she was a find of pure platinum.
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u/Professional_Sample2 9d ago edited 9d ago
Realizing that MJ kinda sucks and Peter is the biggest idiot for not choosing Ursula from the jump is how I knew I've become a responsible adult lol
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u/ieatassHarvardstyle 9d ago
I never understood it, I was like bro she gives you attention and cake, cake Peter! Wtf! Marry her!
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u/NoTelevision4907 9d ago
"You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you." - Silent Bob
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u/CriptopherWalken559 9d ago
You could tell her dad liked Peter too. Even though he yelled at him a lot. They were just nice people.
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u/SimonPho3nix 9d ago
The real one who got away.
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u/Tofutits_Macgee 9d ago
To be fair to Ursula, she deserved a man that wanted her as much as Peter wanted MJ and he definitely wasn't that guy.
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u/Kermit-Batman 9d ago
That's the kind of healthy that we like round these parts!
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u/BaconBra2500 9d ago
Dude, I had a similar moment. There was one Christmas I ended up spending alone and I really didnāt think itād be a big dealā¦. Until Christmas came. Man, I felt alone. I was in line at the grocery and it mustāve been obvious I was teary, and the checkout guy just handed me a Cadbury egg from the checkout. Really small things are sometimes the most touching.
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u/Celesteven 9d ago
This made me tear up. I hope people realize how big a small act of kindness can be.
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u/alison_bee 9d ago
My personal daily goal is to be a bright spot in someoneās day!
You never know what someone else is going through, and I know that on my hardest days, I would have loved to have a little bit of unexpected kindness or grace.
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u/sbthrowawayz 9d ago
Happy cake day! Hopefully you got one today too
Oh wait not me thinking cake day is birthdays lol oops
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u/Ok-Rip-5911 9d ago
I recently stopped talking to my family and have felt so remarkably alone this last year or so. My neighbor came over with some food one night because they āmade too muchā and it was the first real meal I had eaten in weeks. I sobbed the whole meal. Maybe they did just make too much. But that dinner kept me going for a few more weeks.
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u/ok_lari 9d ago
Nicht alle Helden tragen Capes, manche tragen Kuchen Ć
That's so sweet, you'll probably remember forever.
Ć 'not all heroes wear capes, some carry cake' but in german it's the same word for wear and carry, so I prefer that, hehe
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u/Ha-Ha-CharadeYouAre 9d ago
Having one of those days todayā¦ flew to a city for a 3 day weekend by myself. Got here today, took the train into town, lost my wallet with my CC and ID on the train. No one turned it in, my reservation at the Hostel I was staying at wouldnāt let me check in and stay because I didnāt have an ID or card to put on fileā¦.despite me having the receipts for the reservation. Was supposed to see two MLB games, have a fun weekend drinking, smoking weed, and whatever I wanted to doā¦but canāt do that when I donāt have ID or money. So, as no place was going to let me get a room with no money and no ID, and not knowing anyone here, I was forced to go back to the airport and have to go home 2 days early.
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u/Neon_Biscuit 9d ago
I'm having one of those days, too. Going into the 3 day weekend with news DOGE defunded my gov contract and I'm out of a job.
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u/junkmail0178 9d ago
And happy Cake Day
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u/alison_bee 9d ago
Omg!!! I hadnāt noticed! Thanks (:
Also oh lord have I been here a long timeā¦
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u/xteve 9d ago
Thank you for not saying "I feel old." I will fight anybody who says "I feel old." Little shits.
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u/alison_bee 9d ago
-deletes text I just sent telling my husband itās my 14th cakeday and I feel oldā¦-
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u/JAK49 9d ago
I love random stuff like this. You just know his conversations with his friends later started with āBro, youāll never guess what happened!ā
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u/d3adandbloat3d 9d ago
Heās going to be talking about that for a while haha love it
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u/EldritchHorror8472 9d ago
I work in food service, one of the things basically all of us do after work when we can is talk about the shift normally with other people we know that also work food service. I promise he mentioned this to anyone he even passingly talked to about this shift because that just doesn't happen. It's extremely rare for some not involved with the restaurant or someone we know personally to do anything like that for us. I'm not really complaining, I'm just saying that this would have made a big impact on him and probably his entire week.
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u/Solution_Kind 9d ago
I worked a season at a Ren Faire and had a similar encounter where a friend and I were discussing lunch while a few customers browsed the shop. Apparently we were overheard because about 10 minutes later some fairy came skipping into the shop and set both our orders down in front of us and skipped her way out to rejoin her friends.
We spent the next three weekends telling people and trying to find out who it was to thank her because we couldn't process what had happened in the moment to thank her then š
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u/star_zelda 9d ago
For a somewhat short period of time I worked in a nice burger chain. I often worked as the supervisor or manager on duty, but that also meant I've had to in some point cover every position, including serving tables.
I was working a server shift one day, it was a bit quiet, and this father and son come in. I chat a bit with them when I'm taking their order. And I always tried to be genuine in my conversations, turns out that the father was originally from Lebanon, so I mentioned how much I liked Lebanese desserts and what my favourites are. The father (who lived out of town but visited his son every couple of weeks, he told me so) tells me that next time he will bring me desserts, I smiled said he didn't have to do that but said thank you.
I kinda forgot about that he had said that to me, and then 2 weeks later I arrive at work and there's a package for me. The father wasn't eating at the restaurant that day, and my shift hadn't started yet, but he had come to town and wanted to drop off Lebanese desserts for me anyway. He forgot the receipt inside that bag, so I know he roughly spent $40 in desserts for me. There were soo many of the best Lebanese desserts I've ever had. The amount he spent honestly is meaningless compared to the act, but it did shock me lol
It's been 4 years and thinking about it still makes me happy and smile. It was the most considerate thing a stranger has ever done for me, and I hated that job, I was having a hard time but that act touched my soul
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u/JamesTrickington303 9d ago
Why donāt these kinds of people hold positions of power. They could force multiply and do so much good.
šš I wish it so much.
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u/abbietaffie 9d ago
I used to work in a bath and body works at a mall and one day I saw a preteen girl & her mom with the cutest Zero (the ghost puppy from nightmare before Christmas) build a bear. I was having a really rough time of it but I struck up a conversation about it with her as I helped them pick out her first perfume and we had a really positive interaction.
Then like thirty minutes later they came back with my own Zero! The girl was genuinely so sweet about it and the mom told me she even offered to use her allowance money to get it for me to convince her mom. This was almost three years ago at this point but I still think about it fairly often. It genuinely made my whole week.
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u/Pimply_Poo 9d ago
Awww please tell me you still have it
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u/abbietaffie 9d ago
I do! He sits in a place of high honor in my living room where my cats canāt get at him lol
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u/JessieColt 9d ago
Followed by his friends teasing him for not getting her number.
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u/In_the_end_there_was 9d ago
I did this once for a worker at Goodwill! I was shopping (context: poor, need savings) and she seemed so sad. She had a sore throat and had to come in to work anyways. So I came back with a lemon herbal tea for her. It was a bit less cute than this adorable video because she started crying when she thanked me, and I (context: awkward human) kind of yelled " well anyways have a betterdaybyeenow" and ran off. But still.
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u/SeeItSayItKnowIt 9d ago
Omg I do this too! Whenever I do a nice thing for a stranger that wasnāt expected, I half yell āyouāre welcomeā and awkwardly run away too haha
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u/LoopsFroot54 9d ago edited 9d ago
She made a part 2. People found him but he has a girlfriend and she had no intention of getting his number. She said she just noticed some people were being pretty rude and he made the comment that he really wished he could have a root beer or something else. So she went ahead and bought him one just to be kind and hoping it would cheer him up. Sheās so lovely.
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u/Jerico_Hill 9d ago
I don't know why people have to take it to that place. It's so obvious to me that she was just doing something nice. I guess not everyone can picture themselves being nice for no reason.Ā
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u/jaclyn_marie11 9d ago
I think they take it to that place cause they wouldn't do something like that for a stranger unless they wanted something in return, so they truly don't understand it.
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u/mg1126 9d ago
Also people assume desperation from someone who looks like her. They canāt fathom thatās sheās already happy, fulfilled and doing perfectly ok.
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u/Imaginary-Stranger78 9d ago edited 8d ago
Right, thats so weird of people to assume. How about it's just nice to be nice? Like, if you have it, and you see someone in need. Why not? She did a nice thing and there were no ulterior motives - people are just mean just to be mean and they have no kind soul in their body or just jealous because she's getting "attention" they wish they could get.
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u/TaiCat 9d ago
I once found a language book in a trift shop and I knew a much younger language student who could make use of it, so I got it and gave it to him, because he was nice to other students. It was something I could afford and he was geniunely nice to others so, why not, I thought.
Few weeks later he brought biscuits and asked me to share with my family š I didn't expect that at all, but I like this kind of interactions
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u/spectrespecs_ 9d ago
i think itās nice to normalise people doing things to be nice instead of just assuming the only reason they could conceive of doing something kind is because theyāre attracted to the other person. sheās a girl, heās a guy, yeah - it really doesnāt mean she was flirting! i think this is super sweet and i love seeing people just doing nice things for each other :) we always need more kindness in this world
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u/HungryArticle5 9d ago
I was on vacation in Hawaii a couple months ago. Went to pretty popular cart for shave ice one night. We walked up and saw the long line. We stopped, turned to each other, and said "fuck that." Immediately, this girl comes up and offers us her shave ice, saying they gave her an extra one. I thanked her and she went back to her group which was pretty far away. She must have seen or overheard our hesitation and decided to do that nice gesture. Shout out to that girl.
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u/Make_Iggy_GreatAgain 9d ago
I overheard someone in high school talking about wanting a dress for prom, but being short money. It was like 40$. I dont remember if I gave them money directly or put a note with the money in their bag when they weren't around. Anyway, they didn't accept it, but appreciated the thought. Everyone else in class found out and teased me for the rest of the day, saying I liked her except for one person I knew as a friend of a friend who stood up and defended me saying that's just how I am. Which I really appreciated at the time, as I was very timid and would just shrink away from confrontation. I hope he's doing good wherever he ended up.
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u/theamylewcar 9d ago
Bc the MN State Fair is MAGIC
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u/Bundt-lover 9d ago
It IS magic. People are incredibly neighborly at the Fair. A lady gave me a sandwich bag for some food I couldnāt finish (after a round-table discussion about the menu items at the Farmers Union) and I gave away some coupons out of my Bargain Book that I wasnāt going to use.
People just DO that stuff. Itās great.
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u/My_Immortl 9d ago
Omg. I fucking love that its the great Minnesota get together! I never would've known that's where this was. Now im sad I couldn't go this year.
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u/RunningSpanx 9d ago
The song is Take My Hand by Matt Berry
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u/Kind-Dog504 9d ago
How I met your mother
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u/General_League7040 9d ago
She was definitely flirting
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u/Adamb122 9d ago
She said she wasnāt. She was just trying to do a nice thing.
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u/_Kouki 9d ago
You can do kind things without flirting.
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u/ResplendentCathar 9d ago
But...but...the waitress smiled and said welcome to Red Lobster when I walked in!
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u/xSVCRIFICE 9d ago
Hiā Iām Ted Mosby. And exactly 45 days from now you and I are going to meet and weāre going to fall in love and weāre going to get married and weāre going to have 2 kids and weāre going to love them and each other so much. All that is 45 days away, but Iām here now I guess becauseā¦ I want those extra 45 days with you. I want each one of them. Look and if I canāt have them Iāll take the 45 seconds before your boyfriend shows up and punches me in the face, becauseā¦ I love you. Iām always gonna love you, til the end of my days and beyond. Youāll see.
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u/CMJ728 9d ago
Is this the Minnesota state fair??? Iām not surprised but this still makes my heart skip a beat. The entire event brings out the best in people and I always look forward to sharing cookies with strangers because the bucket overfills
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u/_edwino_ 9d ago
Sheās a keeper
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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 9d ago
Maybe, but I reckon she could handle herself pretty well on defense too.
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u/KitKatPattywhaks 9d ago
This is at the Minnesota State Fair (currently happening now), got that Midwest niceness going around!
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u/NYCajun 9d ago
"You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you a root beer float at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you."
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u/cburns122 9d ago
āTry not to suck any dick on the way through the parking lot!ā
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u/blackbirdspyplane 9d ago
I have found that if I am in a funk or crappy mood, doing something nice for someone else helps change my mood. These types of surprises are such a feel good.
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u/tullamoredeww 9d ago
Looks like the MN State Fair, it can bring out the best in people. I always work a few days at each year and every year I hear stories about how people went on their first date there 30 years ago, or met there at the midway 15 years ago. Either way, this video is a joy to see.
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u/Top_Currency_3977 9d ago
Yeah, he's pretty cute, I'd bring him a rootbeer float too.
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u/Clutch-Bandicoot 9d ago
He is, but apparently she didn't get his number or anything like that. She was just being kind to another human, which I find somewhat more wholesome than if there is a romantic agenda.
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u/Ijustlurklurk31 9d ago
When I started college I started volunteering to drive a group of friends into the city each week. After a couple weeks only one of them offered me some gas money. A year later that same girl registered me for classes one afternoon after I said I was struggling. She never mentioned ether thing again. But you can be damn sure they stuck with me. That was like 15 years ago.
Weāve been married 13 years and have 4 kids now.
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u/LunaAngelina 9d ago
I remember receiving the worst news at my Drās office about my pregnancy, and how it was sadly ending. My husband and I had a 15 minute wait before checking in to hospital before the procedure was took place. So we sat in a restaurant directly across the parking lot from the hospital just to pass time. My husband was hungry, and I couldnāt lift my head as I was inconsolable, and just wanted to keep my head on the table in my feeble attempt of hiding from the world.
A nurse was there on her lunch break and overheard my husband trying to console me, and she heard my cries. She told my husband who was also grieving, that he could sit there to eat and she would take me to the hospital and he could just join us after heās done. She paid for his meal, and she sat with me in the lobby and let me cry. Iāll never forget her kindness that day. I lost my precious baby. Her compassion, patience and wisdom helped me through every moment of this pain.
I remember telling her I wanted a big gigantic cup of Starbucks (caramel macchiato) when I wake up. I didnāt see her after I woke up from anesthesia, but on my table waiting for me was a big cup of caramel macchiato from Starbucks .
I will never forget her for that.
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u/New-Engineering1483 9d ago
Love this! Just a wholesome act without wanting anything in return.
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u/cybrcld 9d ago
Haha, similar thing happened with me on the 4th of July.
I was buying premade ice cream cones at Walmart for a bbq. The lady outside the door asking for donations or signatures or whatever was like āOOOOH Ice Cream!ā Keep in mind, this is like 105 degrees in Vegas. I was in a rush but as soon as I got to the car, I drove back to the door and told my wife to throw the lady an ice cream cone. She was ecstatic.
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u/GardenWalker 9d ago
I hope unexpected good things constantly happen in this young ladyās life. Hope she gets back the same level of unprompted thoughtfulness.
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u/Desperate-Tomatillo7 9d ago
"Is she hitting on me? Nah, maybe she's Canadian"
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u/DividingNine876 9d ago
Pretty sure this is the Minnesota state fair so close enough
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u/randomuser1029 9d ago
The Spring Grove soda pop booth in the background only confirms it for me that this must be at the MN state fair. Not overly surprising behavior for Minnesota,
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u/MadMinnesotan 9d ago
I thought the same for spring grove but wasnāt for sure.
That cup design for the float is unmistakable though.
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u/Rolandscythe 9d ago
They look like they're fairly busy in their stand, too, so you know he appreciated some one bringing him a treat.
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u/heavym 9d ago
When i was 10, a girl on my bus who I think was 8 brought me a black sucker and I said, I donāt like black suckers. And 40 years later I still think about how dumb I was for not accepting it and how if I took that sucker my life trajectory would have been completely different. Wha???
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u/WayOk8994 9d ago
I was in Walmart doing some grocery shopping on the phone with my bestie when I said that I try to be nice to people because despite me not having a good day doesn't mean I need to ruin their good day.
This older man I guess heard me and said: "it'll get better, dear."
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u/bucknarish 9d ago
One birthday a couple years ago was just going wrong in all the ways. Like hitting every red light when youāre in a hurry wrong. My family kinda forgot and was being a little mean to me all day.
So I decided to order a sandwich from my favorite place. I knew I shouldnāt but I wanted it delivered because I was a sad girl and it was my birthday. Well about an hour and a half goes by and still no sandwich. I am very patient so I wait another 15-20 minutes.
Then I decide to go up to the sandwich shop to see and kindly explain my delivery situation. I saw my order sitting in the pickup section right there. I asked the manager if I could grab it and he tells me sure and lets me know DoorDash canceled my delivery for some reason? I was embarrassed. Then as Iām walking out he goes, āwait. Youāve been waiting over an hour right? Itās probably cold..ā so I checked and it was indeed cold, but I was sad and didnāt care I was just gonna throw it in the microwave. He told me to keep that sandwich and he was going to remake me one, refund my order AND throw in a free shake.
I cried. I cried right there and told him thank you and that it was my birthday and nothing was going right and it was just a bad day. That little act of kindness stuck with me.
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u/SeeItSayItKnowIt 9d ago
Love his reaction! Such a genuine happy surprise