I worked at a home improvement warehouse, and one day one of the lot attendants brought in a lost set of keys. The keys included two of the big car keys with computer chips and door lock/unlock buttons and all that all built in, which can cost at minimum $60 or so to replace, and up to hundreds of dollars each.
They had a vitamin world card on the ring, and I called them up, relayed the card ID number, and got the person's home phone. It took maybe 10 minutes of my time to save them what could be hundreds of dollars in replacement costs, not to mention the disconcerting feeling that your keys are lost somewhere. I called, and they came in later that day to pick them up.
The customers came in and gave me an envelope; I tried to refuse it but they were absolutely insisting. If I didn't take it off the counter they were going to walk away and somebody else would. They thanked me profusely. After they left, I checked the envelope - they had given me $50 just for calling them.
I refuse to be jaded, and even if they took the keys without so much as a thanks I would do the same thing over and over again. I love that they just reaffirmed my faith in people. I'm a good person, and I am thrilled that other people are good too.
They had a vitamin world card on the ring, and I called them up, relayed the card ID number, and got the person's home phone. It took maybe 10 minutes of my time to save them what could be hundreds of dollars in replacement costs, not to mention the disconcerting feeling that your keys are lost somewhere. I called, and they came in later that day to pick them up.
The customers came in and gave me an envelope; I tried to refuse it but they were absolutely insisting. If I didn't take it off the counter they were going to walk away and somebody else would. They thanked me profusely. After they left, I checked the envelope - they had given me $50 just for calling them.
I refuse to be jaded, and even if they took the keys without so much as a thanks I would do the same thing over and over again. I love that they just reaffirmed my faith in people. I'm a good person, and I am thrilled that other people are good too.
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