'She was purring in my lap': Grocery shopper goes to the store for eggs and leaves with a kitten, then provides an egg-cellent foster home for a friendly feline in need

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jul 31, 2025 11:00 PM EDT

This convenience shopper had one goal in mind when she went to the grocery store: To acquire a carton of eggs and go home. Mission-oriented and focused on her task, she charged into the grocery parking lot with gusto, not realizing that her life would be furrever changed by the tiny kitten thrust in her arms. Sometimes, Fate has a different plan for us, even when we are just on a strike mission to the grocery store to get a dozen eggs. 

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  • "I just came for a carton of eggs"

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  • Cat lovers know that it's the felines that are pulling the strings of life, especially when it comes to the Cat Distribution System. Born from the chaos of kitty energy and the serendipitous encounters of life, the CDS strikes whenever we least expect it to; all we can do is be ready for whatever kittens come flying our way. In this way, the kitties of the world will always keep us on our toes, ready to cuddle at any given meowment. 

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  • i went to family dollar for a carton of eggs and a couple came up and said "do you want a kitten?" i said no, i wish but i already have 2. then i saw this little baby following them! they said she just found them in the parking lot. she was so sweet and
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  • friendly, came right up to me for pets and wanted belly rubs right away. she didnt scratch or hiss at all (until i put her in a box, she scratched me by accident trying to climb out) and she
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  • was purring in my lap in the car. i couldn't take her home, so i called and brought her to a local 24hr emergency vet who's gonna clean her up and get her ready for the shelter. shes gonna make someone very happy
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  • Pips-705 . Good for you taking the time and patience to make sure that little fluff ball has a safe place to be and a shot at a good forever home. I hope you remembered your eggs!
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  • janoco⚫ Oh no... sounds like she was dumped! There's no way she'd act like that if she was feral. Thanks for being a link in the CDS chain, OP :)
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  • miss_hush Naturally, you have to name her Eggs.
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  • Altruistic_Bug_9966 We have two as well but wouldn't be able to resist the CDS she looks so sweet
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  • Vogel-Welt ⚫ That's a very good looking egg you have here It's really great that you could take her to the vet, and good on you to say no when you know you can't take another pet! I know it's a hard decision but it's the best decision, and little kitty woll find a great home!
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  • (That's how we adopted our Orion: someone found him all alone in their garden when he was about 2 weeks old, brought him to the vet who took care of him and then introduced us to our baby Orion, who is now 7 years old!)
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  • EntrepreneurCool3314. Omg that's so precious! And she's so cuteee I once found a really pretty parrot just hopping around outside Family Dollar lol couldn't keeo him cause i have a cat, but drove him to Pet Smart where they took him in. Idk what is it about Family Dollar haha
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  • nuttyrussian ⚫ I went to the store for milk once and also left with a black and white kitten. A friend of mine ended up taking him in.
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  • Warcraft Fan ⚫ 15 years ago I went to get a loaf of bread, bought home a 6 weeks old calico kitten. She's still with me and is the oldest cat in my house
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