I just witnessed one of the saddest things ever

[SAWYER]

I went into a dollar store to get some padded envelopes for some products I had to ship. At the register this little girl told her mom she wanted some big candy cane but her mom said she couldn't b/c she didn't have the money. She asked the clerk if she could exchange the soda she bought for her for the cc but there was a 1 buck difference. The clerk then said why not it's Christmas and let the girl trade her soda for the cc

 

[Tooncesthedrivingcat]

sounds happy to me

 

[ViviTheMage]

sounds like she got what she wanted!

 

[CRXican]

you should have offered to buy it

 

[BlackTigers]

That is when you could have slipped the lady at the counter the money for the soda for the little girl. =]

 

[Crono]

That's not sad. Kids starving is sad.

 

[Alone]

Must be nice to live a sheltered life if that's one of the saddest things you've seen.

Also, sounds like a good thing?

 

[KeithTalent]

404: sadness not found.

KT

 

[CatchPhrase]

You noticed this because you where taking pics of the ass?

 

[pontifex]

I was going to post that he should have offered to buy it as well.

oh, and ATOT poor/low income people bashing in 3...2...1....

 

[SAWYER]

It's sad that they had no money, and I wanted to buy it but I was afraid of insulting the mom.

 

[So]

That sounds like a HAPPY story...

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
It's sad that they had no money, and I wanted to buy it but I was afraid of insulting the mom.

If they had no money they wouldn't be in the dollar store buying soda.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
It's sad that they had no money, and I wanted to buy it but I was afraid of insulting the mom.

Well, it worked out okay, but you COULD have offered. Who care if you offend, when you're genuinely trying to be nice.

 

[imported_Imp]

I was in a similar situation with a parent a long ways back at an EB store. Some little girl was like 20 cents short for a toy/game, the clerk said no, the parent contemplated paying for her, but concluded that it would be a bad lesson to learn (i.e. someone will always be there to help you). I like to think we prevented the future victimization of a sugar daddy that day...

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Where's the sadness? The only sad thing is that yet another American child is being trained to be obese.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: BlackTigers
That is when you could have slipped the lady at the counter the money for the soda for the little girl. =]

ive done this many times. ive also carried heavy shit out to cars for old people, helped fix cars in parking lots and towed people off the freeway. i wish everyone would do the same.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
It's sad that they had no money, and I wanted to buy it but I was afraid of insulting the mom.

If the girl and her mom have enough to eat, have shelter, and are safe, then it's not that sad. Everyone can't get everything they want. That's not sad, that's life.

 

[PepePeru]

sad is when a mother can't afford to feed her child actual food.

not getting a candy cane or soda...not so much.

 

[Iron Woode]

should have told her about your van in the parking lot.

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Where's the sadness? The only sad thing is that yet another American child is being trained to be obese.

How does it feel to be a presumptuous asshole? It's possible to enjoy all the treats in life without being obese or even moderately overweight.

 

[Crono]

Wait, do you know if the mother couldn't afford getting both, or just didn't have the money at the moment?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
should have told her about your van in the parking lot.

Finally, a free candy van reference.

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: BlackTigers
That is when you could have slipped the lady at the counter the money for the soda for the little girl. =]

ive done this many times. ive also carried heavy shit out to cars for old people, helped fix cars in parking lots and towed people off the freeway. i wish everyone would do the same.

Yup me too. If someone comes in to work, or if I'm in line and I see someone struggling, I'll toss a buck or whatever to help them out, or I'll carry their groceries out if they need help.

If I was in the OP's situation, I'd have told the girl to keep the soda, and then paid the clerk for it.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Crono
Wait, do you know if the mother couldn't afford getting both, or just didn't have the money at the moment?

Or just didn't want the kid to have the candy and claimed not having money to avoid having to say no.