Nick says it was worth every penny.
“I swiped it and instantly she just started bawling her eyes out,” said the generous cashier.
The woman says she doesn’t remember much of what he said to her after that, but knows that he told her she wasn’t failing and what she was doing—caring for foster children—was an amazing thing.
As for Nick, he says his random act of kindness doesn’t make him special. He was simply doing what he felt was right.
“When we feel like God is telling us to do something—how many times do we say no? In that moment, without a doubt, he was telling me to pay, telling me these people are in need, to help them,” Nick said.
After leaving the store, the customer realized she had no idea what Nick’s name was, and regretted not being able to thank him personally. So she used the modern-day art of connectivity that is Facebook, and hoped her sharing the experience would lead her back to the compassionate cashier at her local Walmart.
Hundreds of people shared her post and eventually the foster mom and Nick were reunited.
“I have been able to get into contact with this young man…and thank him again as well as his mom and tell her how incredibly blessed we were by her son and thank her for raising such an exceptional young man,” she wrote. “Additionally multiple managers from Wal-Mart have contacted me regarding this issue to figure out who it was, wanting to help make it right and help however they can. As well as someone from WIC.”
Though he never thought his generosity was a big deal—let alone big enough to go viral—Nick says he’s glad it did because “it confirmed that I’m doing what God wants me to do.”
