Woman Acts Fast When She Figures Out What Shopper Is Buying Sheets For
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While waiting in line at a Bed Bath & Beyond store, a Georgia woman couldn’t help but overhear what the shopper in front of her was talking about. Sensing that there was something more going on, she quickly put the pieces together with what she saw on closer look and took immediate action after she figured out what the woman planned to do with the sheets she was buying.
The woman gathered a cart full of merchandise at the home supply store at Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville before heading to the register. As the sales associate was ringing up her items, the seemingly nervous shopper made small talk with the employee, which the woman behind her accidentally eavesdropped in on. As their conversation progressed, she figured out what was going on before the clerk could. Specifically, she picked up on the purpose for the items the other woman was buying.
According to Fox 5 Atlanta, Michelle Williams was behind both women in line and began recording the situation as she saw it unfold. The shopper at the register was there with her daughter, and the two had just picked up some sheets and other bare necessities the girl needed as she headed off to college. When it came time to pay, the total amounted to more than she calculated and could afford.
The mother asked if anyone had any coupons that she could use to help with the cost. The woman behind her overheard everything that was going on, and seeing the embarrassed and stressed look on the mother’s face, she stepped in and handed the cashier her credit card. She not only gave her all of her own coupons to reduce the cost, she used her own money to help cover the stranger’s bill.
The woman’s generosity totaled about $163 for a good cause, helping a girl who worked hard to achieve her dream of going to college and was getting there with a few things she needed to just get by — such as the sheets to cover her dorm room bed and some school supplies.
Rather than taking the approach that this was someone else’s problem and that maybe the mother should put some items back, she saw the opportunity to be a solution and a blessing to someone in need. This college-bound girl wasn’t asking for much, there was nothing that they picked up that day that she didn’t need just to get by. Thanks to a compassionate person in line behind them, this girl can focus on her studies rather than how she’s going to get some of the things she needs to be successful in school.