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@ The intuitive Chiropractor
2025-06-09 01:37:31Shopping for groceries is one of my least favorite tasks. However, it's got to be done.
If I am in a hurry, I like to shop at Aldi, not only because they have decent prices but also because I can get in and out quickly (and I don’t have to scan my own groceries).
They are definitely no-frills in many ways: You have to bag your own groceries, you should bring your own bags—otherwise, you have to buy them, and to get a shopping cart, you need a quarter to unlock it.
I'm trying to rush and be efficient when I realize I don’t have "the quarter" for the shopping cart!
Dammit!
I’m going to have to go back to the car to see if I have one.
I'm swearing under my breath, thinking about having to walk all the way back when…
I notice someone has placed a quarter on the wall next to the row of carts.
THANK YOU!
This little act of kindness took me from a state of "being mildly annoyed at the entire world because traffic didn’t clear a path in front of me trying to get here" to feeling great gratitude.
The fact that someone considered that doing this would make my life easier knocked my selfish, self-involved ass out of my body.
I finished my shopping in a more cheerful, mindful way. The people in the aisles didn't seem to annoy me as much.
I took way longer than usual.
It wasn't a race anymore.
I checked out, loaded the car, and when I went to return the cart—
I left a quarter.