Another Plug for The 3/50 Project

Saturday I stopped into one of my favorite shops (a locally-owned and independent business, I might add) to look for a gift and check out the winter sale items. The place is like a candy store to me. I want at least two of everything whether I need it or not, so it wasn't surprising that when my total was rung up, I had spent close to seventy dollars. 

However, the credit card machine was not working and as fate would have it, I hadn't brought my checkbook and had only a few dollars in my wallet. Before I even had a chance to get sad and ask for a minute to say goodbye to all the lovely treasures I was going to have to leave behind, the owner told me it wasn't a problem. I could take the bag of goodies and just mail her a check later. 

I'll let that sink in.

This woman who didn't know me, knew only that I had patronized her business before, (and knew that because she took the time to talk with me during my visits), let me walk out of her shop with quite a bit of merchandise that I didn't pay for and had no idea if I ever would. I'm still flabbergasted. 

I'm not promoting the idea that everyone should manage their business like this because let's face it, you could go to the poorhouse pretty quickly if you were a bad judge of character... however, how refreshing and uplifting to know that somewhere in this cold, cynical world there is someone who believes in the good in people. Someone who believes that putting good karma into the world is what brings the greatest joy in return. Someone who thinks seventy dollars is a small price to pay for the chance to make a loyal customer for life. 

Try finding that at a national chain store. 

Comments

[Denise]

Gotta love that!! I'll be bugging you later on where that little treasure is located. Love the new look too.

[Ronnica]

That's awesome!

[Kellee]

I think that is pure awesomesauce. Definitely a shop worth frequenting. How did she react when you returned to pay her? :)