Random acts of kindness

[Piff paff puff]

If there's a thread already on this then just delete
Just curious to know about small or big or thoughtful good things, deeds, help you've done lately or regularly or just as a one off purely just for someone else's benefit, a stranger or whatever.
I kind of made it a resolution at the new year to do random acts of kindness
It got off to a good start but fell off when covid kicked in
So lately I've been leaving the £1 in my returned trolley when I go shopping for the next shopper
It's definitely two fold when you do something nice as it makes the giver feel good too and I think it should be more encouraged as a type of therapy even

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Apart from the usual charity appeals, I sometimes give my parking ticket to someone just about to put money in the ticket machine. Or help an elderly person load their car with a trolley full of shopping and returning the trolley to the trolley bay (doesn't always work because sometimes they think I'm trying to mug them)

 

[Piff paff puff]

Apart from the usual charity appeals, I sometimes give my parking ticket to someone just about to put money in the ticket machine. Or help an elderly person load their car with a trolley full of shopping and returning the trolley to the trolley bay (doesn't always work because sometimes they think I'm trying to mug them)

Hahaha yep, older folks are so suspicious!

 

[calmyourritas]

I always smile at people when I walk past but now you can’t see because of my mask, so I have to shout HELLO. worried people will think I’m a weirdo tbh

 

[bunnyboo]

I helped a blind person do their shopping in tesco yesterday because the staff are useless.

I was lining up at the customer service desk (had to buy cigarettes lol) and there was a blind man in front of me asking the staff member if he could have assistance. She was very snippy with him, asking did he ring ahead to 'book the service' (wtf) and when he said no, she said it would take 'a while' to find a member of staff. I was getting quite annoyed at the inadequacy and apathy of the tesco workers so I asked him would he like me to help and he agreed. So I helped him get his groceries (even gave him some recommendations when he was deciding on a pasta sauce lol), the whole process didn't even take that long. I can't understand why some staff are so rude in these places. It baffles me.

 

[mcfeez]

I love when people give me their already paid parking ticket, I think thats such a nice gesture.

Ive been donating to food banks lots lately. Covid has made me really appreciate how fortunate I've been to keep my job, be able to save money still etc and it makes me want to give back. For Christmas this year the husband and I are going to make charitable donations just instead of gifts to each other.

 

[Ohflogoff]

If there's a thread already on this then just delete
Just curious to know about small or big or thoughtful good things, deeds, help you've done lately or regularly or just as a one off purely just for someone else's benefit, a stranger or whatever.
I kind of made it a resolution at the new year to do random acts of kindness
It got off to a good start but fell off when covid kicked in
So lately I've been leaving the £1 in my returned trolley when I go shopping for the next shopper
It's definitely two fold when you do something nice as it makes the giver feel good too and I think it should be more encouraged as a type of therapy even

Love the pound coin idea. Can you tell me where you shop please, as I always forget the sodding pound coin and end up trying to pick the lock with my key

 

[Dragon100]

A dog walker who exercises her dog in the adjacent fields to the covid test site I work on dropped off 5 sealed 12 packs of doughnuts from a local supermarket, as a thankyou to us for what we are doing for the community - they were very much appreciated.

 

[memoii11]

I often ask the person in front of me at the supermarket if they'd mind if I'd pay for their shopping.

 

[idk2]

Whenever I get a takeaway, I always put the change in the charity box. Its usually a few pound and my OH always tells me not too as I dont know if the money actually makes it to the cause but I see it as my good deed done for the day and if they dont send it out to the cause, thats on them. He's very much someone who needs to see where his money is going and checks all the charities books online before he donates which is also good.

Whenever I see an old person waiting to cross a road, even if its not a crossing, I will stop and wave them across. When cars opposite see me stop, they will usually stop too. Sometimes I see old people in the rain with no umbrella and it breaks my heart, I wanted to offer one man a lift but so many thoughts run through my head preventing me from doing so. For example, i'm still a woman in this day and age and its probably not safe inviting a stranger in my car, the guy could be a p, he might think wtf is my deal offering him a lift and if I'm dodgy etc. So I dont but I keep a spare umbrella now in case I see that happen again - happy compromise.

I just try to everyday spontaneous things and I really encourage everyone around me to do the same without being pushy (I hope). I truly believe if we donate, we get more back in the long run. Same applies for if we show kindness someone, someone will show us kindness if/when we most need it.

 

[ClockworkDolly]

I helped a blind person do their shopping in tesco yesterday because the staff are useless.

I was lining up at the customer service desk (had to buy cigarettes lol) and there was a blind man in front of me asking the staff member if he could have assistance. She was very snippy with him, asking did he ring ahead to 'book the service' (wtf) and when he said no, she said it would take 'a while' to find a member of staff. I was getting quite annoyed at the inadequacy and apathy of the tesco workers so I asked him would he like me to help and he agreed. So I helped him get his groceries (even gave him some recommendations when he was deciding on a pasta sauce lol), the whole process didn't even take that long. I can't understand why some staff are so rude in these places. It baffles me.

Oh some of these jobsworths are a bloody disgrace really. I would like to see her going around the store with a blindfold on and see how she manages to do her shopping! I would have actually said that to her too, snotty witch!

How kind of you to help him though and I bet he thought you were his guardian Angel.

I often ask the person in front of me at the supermarket if they'd mind if I'd pay for their shopping.

Blimey, that’s a kind gesture.

Do you get many takers?

Parking ticket I would always do and it was always appreciated in turn.

Loose and unwanted change goes in the charity box.

Drop off items into the food bank box in supermarkets. Usually a treat like a box of chocolates, as opposed to the usual tins of stuff you tend to see.

 

[Piff paff puff]

I helped a blind person do their shopping in tesco yesterday because the staff are useless.

I was lining up at the customer service desk (had to buy cigarettes lol) and there was a blind man in front of me asking the staff member if he could have assistance. She was very snippy with him, asking did he ring ahead to 'book the service' (wtf) and when he said no, she said it would take 'a while' to find a member of staff. I was getting quite annoyed at the inadequacy and apathy of the tesco workers so I asked him would he like me to help and he agreed. So I helped him get his groceries (even gave him some recommendations when he was deciding on a pasta sauce lol), the whole process didn't even take that long. I can't understand why some staff are so rude in these places. It baffles me.

bless ya for noticing and helping him out, it would have been hard enough for him making the journey there, breaks my heart when I think there's probably loads of people with disabilities not living a full life because of situations like the one he was met with in the Supermarket

 

[memoii11]

Oh some of these jobsworths are a bloody disgrace really. I would like to see her going around the store with a blindfold on and see how she manages to do her shopping! I would have actually said that to her too, snotty witch!

How kind of you to help him though and I bet he thought you were his guardian Angel.



Blimey, that’s a kind gesture.

Do you get many takers?

Parking ticket I would always do and it was always appreciated in turn.

Loose and unwanted change goes in the charity box.

Drop off items into the food bank box in supermarkets. Usually a treat like a box of chocolates, as opposed to the usual tins of stuff you tend to see.

I think I've only had a couple of people say no.

 

[HockyRorror]

When I was 17 and walking home from school I missed my driving lesson helping a man with a walking stick walk home after he fell over in the street

 

[FlipFlop0706]

Just seen on social media that my local cafe is doing an acts of kindness board. Basically if you can afford to, then you pay for an extra bacon roll or coffee and they put a post it on the board. Then anyone who needs it can hand over a post it and claim their item.

They started implementing it alongside the free school meals thing to help adults who might be going without to feed their children. Going to pop in later and top up their post it’s!

 

[Pinkii]

Once when driving there was an old woman practically in the middle of the (quite) road so I stopped and asked her if she was ok, she looked a bit confused and she said she is lost and can’t find her road so I asked her the name of he road and put it in my sat nav but when we got there she couldn’t recognise her house so ended up taking her to the police station and left my number and asked them to please update me.
They managed to find her son and he called me to thank me for bringing her in. apparently that was the road they grew up on but she lived somewhere else now.

i used to like doing the parking ticket one but the ones near me now require you to put your number plate and it prints on your ticket, probably to stop people doing something nice hate parking companies. Greedy sods.

 

[LaurieLaurie]

A stranger once stopped me on the local high street one Christmas and insisted I took a gift bag and card as ‘a random act of kindness’ . There was 3 soap and glory gift sets and £100 in the card. Not your average random gift is it? Three very girly smelly gift sets.

Turns out he had been watching me and stalked me for months afterwards.

I’ll never accept an act like this ever again.

 

[Felix08]

I dont know if I do it but I do like to think about the poeple around me.
I have one elderly neighbour, my only neighbour. I do know that she has some one come to her home to look after her a few times a week. A few months back the water was turned off because of maintenance so I gave her a few bottles of water because I didnt know if she knew about it. Asked her carers if she has someone to do her shopping for her during COVID, luckily for her she did. I dont really like her or anything but I would feel bad if I found out she has been going hungry or without water.

 

[ClockworkDolly]

A stranger once stopped me on the local high street one Christmas and insisted I took a gift bag and card as ‘a random act of kindness’ . There was 3 soap and glory gift sets and £100 in the card. Not your average random gift is it? Three very girly smelly gift sets.

Turns out he had been watching me and stalked me for months afterwards.

I’ll never accept an act like this ever again.

Oh my god.

 

[totallytaz]

If there's a thread already on this then just delete
Just curious to know about small or big or thoughtful good things, deeds, help you've done lately or regularly or just as a one off purely just for someone else's benefit, a stranger or whatever.
I kind of made it a resolution at the new year to do random acts of kindness
It got off to a good start but fell off when covid kicked in
So lately I've been leaving the £1 in my returned trolley when I go shopping for the next shopper
It's definitely two fold when you do something nice as it makes the giver feel good too and I think it should be more encouraged as a type of therapy even

Great thread Louie!

I don’t think I did any particularly kind deed today but you’ve inspired me to do something generous tomorrow and so forth.

You’re spot-on about the therapeutic link.