Yeah, I have a suprise for you

You got all a's on your report card really i thought you forgot no that was a promise , then come on

tag your it

Some substitute. I'm not gonna change. Don't you open them, okay, open them?

You can have any toy

Ooh ooh Mom I want this one its PERFECT!

okay, you deserve it

YES

YES

Your all set? alright your total is $54 dollars

I'm sorry that's all I have

I'm sorry ma'am. You're still $11 short

Does that mean i'm not getting the toy

Tyler baby i'm sorry

we can't afford this, but you said if I got all A's and I could've anything I wanted

You promised this young mom is only one of some one and a half million

Georgia residents struggling to make ends meet. She was nothing more than to reward her son for a great report card

But clearly can't afford it if you saw a mother coming up a few dollars short on this promise

She made to her son. What would you do you know?

Maybe we see some money. We'll come back this month, okay?

Okay

today We've taken over the toy aisles of Lizards and lollipops in Marietta Georgia

to test that Southern hospitality

This first customer listened in as our mother breaks the bad news to Tyler

I can't buy this right now we'll save the money and we'll come back next month okay? but mom, I got all A's you promised. She

Overhears our mother's flight

Let's put this back on the shelf

I'm sorry, it's alright. Thank you, but she says nothing

coming sweet heart

As mother and son leave the store empty-Handed

And without being asked she tells our cashier. Why?

Anything anything like that up before you have

Our actors are back at the register. I just don't have it right now. This was all

I had said in my budget to buy the gift

And once again a customer clearly overhears

Do you have a credit card or anything?

No? I don't have a card

I'm sorry was just things are tough right now, okay?

But he also decides to say nothing as mother and son leave the store

You did good, I'm still very proud of you

We'll come back I promise okay?

Why did he remain silent?

I wouldn't make a scene at the cashier sure unless you were wanting someone to step up and say hey

I'll pay for it. It's just in fisher dude. It did and I don't want to be nobody fool

Especially when I'm trying to do the right thing you know somebody really needs help. I want to help

When we first shot this scenario 900 miles North in Wyckoff, New Jersey?

Just things are really tight right now. I have money in my piggy bank at home

I just need 15 more dollars

Most customers had no reservation helping our mom and son

That's really sweet. Thank you so much. Thank you

Back in Marietta the Grown-ups in the store haven't offered help to our actors

But will their luck change when this 12 year old walks in with her grandma. It looks like it's $54 dollars. Oh

Mom does that mean I can't have the toy?

Immediately she looks over showing some concern for this fellow kid does all I have I'm sorry

Okay, you're just a little bit short

I Knew you helped.

She whispers to grandma and together they block to help

But mom you promised me them. I know when you work hard for

$9 dollars

Grandma picks up the balance

That's super sweet, but tries to remain anonymous, oh

No, no, it's okay. You can come back at all, right?

I just can't wait

Time to meet this generous grandmother

Hi, how are you?

I'm John quinones. Hey with the TV show. What would you do?

Oh my!

We could see you whispering to your grandmother. What were you telling her?

I said oh look that little boy it's so sad he can't get his toy

So you knew you told grandma that she would do it?

Yeah?

Why?

cause she always does that kind of stuff and she is really like nice about it.

What should people take away from this what kind of lesson

Just be kind to everybody because you never know what they're going through

It's a lesson other customers seem to have learned as they go out of their way to help lorraine keep that promise

To her son

We are $11 dollars short, and I don't have it right now

So I'm going to save some money and we'll come back soon okay?

he did, but are you sure

may I have your address to pay you back?

This next customer immediately hands lorraine the money she needs

Take it. It's fine. Ma'am. I can't underneath

her yeah

thank you!

And then along comes this last customer of the day. He's quite preoccupied with three kids of his own

Tyler sweetheart I'm sorry

I don't think they're listening despite all our efforts do things a little bit more than I expected

We just can't grab his attention

Again, but they're not hearing it

With his kids

well you said if I got good grades

I would I got the toy

I know I did give me one second mommy's looking

We make one final push

You're a little short

That means I can't get into it and that finally gets Kevin Sergeant's attention. Okay, I think

He doesn't even ask how much he owe. He simply hands over his credit call.

I can't pay back

No

Thank you!

how you doingsir

yeah, I'm john quinones with the TV show. What would you do? Oh man? I thought you were so preoccupied

Yeah, yeah, I'm good. You didn't hear it right?

I just heard her say she was a little short and so I

just gave her my credit card

a couple of people today earlier said they didn't want to help because they thought she was a

Scammer a lot of times people may feel that way, but the way I look at it is if you help people and say

nine out of ten times

They're not and then the one time they are you still help somebody I'm okay helping the nine that are you know?

Sincere for the one that might get me. It's okay

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