Has anybody ever unexpectedly paid for something for you?

That is so nice. That has in fact happened to me one time. I had gone to get groceries one time & stopped to fill up on gas. There were a lot of people @ the station. When i went in to pay the lady @ the register told me that the guy in front of me paid for mine & his gas. I have no idea who the person was but i thought that was so nice. I try to 'pay it forward' as often as i can. Thank God for those few good people left in this world. Best wishes.

People who've let me go in front in line, that sort of thing, but if anybody's paid for anything for me, I'm not remembering exactly what it was!

It's happened to me a couple of times. And it always happens when I'm feeling grumpy or angry and am complaining. I think it's God's way of shaking me up and make me focus of other things. It also makes me very humble. I do it every now and then at the toll booth for the car behind me. I'm going to try and do it once a week during the Christmas holidays to remind people that by giving a little bit, you can make someone feel worthwhile and happy. Enjoy!

I can't say I've had that happen :) haha how nice of them :D My father is paying for my wedding and it was very unexpected but greatly appreciated :). Also I had told my parents if anything I wanted them to not have to worry about my dress because I kinda wanted to go all out with it. But my mother surprised me and purchased the dress when I wasn't aware (she did it while I changed out of the dress I finally made a decision on) sneaky sneaky :) but I love her for it. Co workers will do this from time to time as well. But it's kinda like I scratch your back you scratch mine kind of thing. Needless to say I'm always grateful and will always try to return the favor when the opportunity presents itself.

Its such a nice thing to have happen to you isnt it? Especially when you dont even know the person. I remember going to the mall once and I was in the mood for ice cream, so I went to Coldstone and asked for one of the mega cones. I knew that I was gonna regret the price, but I really wanted it! It was pretty late, almost closing time and there were only three people working. Two were in the back of the store and the one guy was at the front. I ordered my ice cream and as he was preparing it I started taking out my money. when I got over to the cash register he gave me the ice cream and I handed him the money. He smiled and said "dont worry about it , I got it". Him and my brother ended up becoming friends and now they hang out all the time! Amazing isnt it? It freaking made my night, Im like "shoot why isnt everyone else in the world this nice?!" anyways thats my story for the day :D I wish I had that big of a heart to do something nice for a stranger every now and then.

I have not had that happen to me, but I have been on the other end. After a lady let me in the drive-thru line at Tim Horton's I paid for her order. Such a simple gesture made my day.

what a wonderful think to do for a stranger. i had someone do that for me once a few years ago. i was in my local place getting breakfast before i went to work and when i went to pay for it, the cashier said that a secret friend as already paid for it. i never found out who it was, but i thought what a wonderful thing to do for me today. now you have to pay it forward and do something nice like that for someone else.

no no. I am not so lucky taht some will pay for me. in other way i had to pay for others, many times. Even If I did nit wanted.

I have never had anyone do anything nice like that for me before. When I was managing a Shell station a few years ago I had a few customers who decided to buy me a rose off of the counter before though. That was really nice too.

Yup, i have a credit card payment that I forgot to pay on time but when I called the credit card company to inform that I will pay it the other day, they told me that it was already paid... Wow!!! then I got a call from my boyfriend that he already paid it! Awww... i just said thank you! hehehe....

wow! that is really great. It was pretty decent of those people to pay for part of your bill. It very rarely happens. people are more apt to act irritatedif you show annoyance at being delayed. I haveneve xcome across anything like this. I don't think I delay anyone but I thiki I woudl nto be so generous either.

Not long ago, I read an article in the newspaper, that one of the reporets declared he day as a "Day for Random Acts of Kindness", went out and did the best to help. At the coffee shop she paid for the next person's coffee, went to a nursing home and gave a rose to the women and a chocolate candy to men. She baked the favourite cookies for her kids, made a wonderful supper for the family. And she did much mor, I just don't remember it right now. And you know what, giving to others, makes me fel good!! I try as much as I can to let other cars enter in line in front of me, or be nice and smile to people I don't know. If everyone would take just one day a year to make a special day as that reporter, we'll be a much better sociey.. And when you think that's not so hard...just you have to want to do it!

It's happened to me twice. Once I was in a restaurant with friends and someone else picked up the entire tab. We had bowed our heads to pray and the server brought a note over instead of the bill. A man had seen us pray and was so touched that he picked up the tab. He said he wasn't rich but just wanted to do something for us. Boy was I shocked! My other experience was also at a restaurant. My husband and I were eating lunch. We saw a friend and spoke to him for a little while. He didn't say a word about picking up the bill. When it was time for the check the server told us what had happened. We really appreciated that. I've done it for others a few times too. A couple was short at the store once. They had 2 small kids. It was my payday. I handed him $10 and told him it looked like it had fallen out of his pocket. It seemed to confuse him and he said he didn't so. Hi wife was quicker to catch on. She seemed very appreciative. They tried to give me the change but I stuck by the "falling out of the pocket" story. I'm really just glad I could help.

Thats cool that they did that

Not lately, but it has happened before. And I have done it as well. Somebody in front of me paying for groceries and they're missing a few cents or dollars, I sometimes cover it for them, specially older people. But I always ask first because some might be offended by it.

I have had this happen to me twice, once with a total stranger and one time a co-worker was in front of me and paid for my order. I kindly returned the favor by paying for the next guys order in line with the money I was going to use for my order.

a few years back I went to a flower shop that i frequent and was very surprised when the florist gave me a whole bouquet of flowers. Apparently someone had instructed her to give me one when i drop by again :) i found that really sweet.

That was a really nice thing they did fo you,there are some still some good people left in this world.

Not me. My sister did, she called me one day and ask me to come to this automobile service place and pick her up she had just dropped her car off to be serviced. I did. The following day I called her and ask if they had fixed her car she told me yes, and when she went to pick the car up the mechanic said she didn't owe anything because it was paid in full and the person wanted to remain anonymous. I said WOW, why I don't have that kind of luck.

I worked at a reatuarant for 13 years and during the Holidays, one specific guy would come through the drive-thru and pay for his family's meal and then ask what the order total was of the person behind him. If it was reasonable, say under $10, he would pay for them. He always wanted to remain anonymous, but it was such a generous thing to do.