‘Not all customers are bad’: A Rare Positive Story About a Customer in a Grocery Store Has the Internet in Tears When She Pays for a Little Girl's Birthday Cake

It's rare to find a good rant from a retail employee about a customer they encountered. Usually, after a long day of dealing with the Karens and Kyles who come in and out of stores, employees take to the internet to let off a little steam. You can find countless accounts of entitled customers treating employees like they are the gum under their shoes. But not this time! This time, we have encountered one of the most wholesome and heartwarming stories about a customer! The antithesis of a Karen, a… Sharen? Whatever. This story WILL tug at your heartstrings and have you in tears. 

A grieving mother went to a grocery store bakery to "pay it forward" and pay for another little girl's birthday cake in honor of her passed beloved. If that doesn't already put you to tears, wait until you hear about the coincidence or fate she encountered: The name of the little girl who she ended up paying for was the SAME name as her daughter. You better believe everyone in that store started crying. Read the entire wholesome story below!

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