Do Good Things and Good Things Will Happen

McDonald's coupon
@paigea (36317)
Canada
July 1, 2016 2:34pm CST
I think I got that quote right from the TV show, 'My Name Is Earl." When I was in Canmore, Alberta on vacation some weeks ago I did quite a bit of walking. Maybe because it was spring and the snow hadn't been gone that long, there was a lot of garbage on the walking trail. As I headed out I would grab a bag and fill it with garbage. Once, I came across a pile of garbage from McDonald's. There were several coffee cups in the pile and 4 of them still had the sticker on them that can be collected for a free coffee. So, the good thing that happened to me was I got 4/7th of a free coffee. I like McDonald's coffee so I think it's pretty good payment for something I was doing any way! The picture is the little paper that hold the stickers until you collect 7 and cash it in.
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58 responses
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
1 Jul 16
It's always good to get something for nothing, and a little reward for doing an environment friendly thing.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
1 Jul 16
Funny how little of a reward pleases me.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Jul 16
@jaboUK, That is true, reward follows after.
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@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
6 Jul 16
@paigea Kind of like the pennies we get here on myLot
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@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jul 16
Their coffee is actually usually pretty good.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Jul 16
That is true even here in McDonald Ph.
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
1 Jul 16
I agree. Here the lineups at Tim Horton's are always huge. When that is the case I head to McDonald's.
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• United States
1 Jul 16
i wish there t'weren't the need fer such, that folks tended to their own garbage. sadly such aint the case. proud'f ya fer tendin' to such a task :) yepperz, that'd be a bonus fer certain.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
1 Jul 16
It is annoying but at least it rarely affects me on my lonely country road.
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• Eugene, Oregon
1 Jul 16
That was a good deal for good deed done. I can't understand people who litter.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
1 Jul 16
No, I don't understand either. I didn't have to walk far to get to a garbage. And if they like McDonald's anyway why throw out the little stickers? Funny thing is, in the same bag were coffee cups that had the stickers removed. Someone could have had a free coffee already from that pile of cups.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
2 Jul 16
So I am going to take a lottery check that good thing will happen. Lol
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Jul 16
@shshiju, hehehehehe funny.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
3 Jul 16
I'm glad you made out well cleaning other's trash. I can't imagine why people can't throw their trash in trash cans or wait until they get home.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
It is beyond me as well.
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• United States
6 Jul 16
Yay, you are almost there to collect your coffee!
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• United States
6 Jul 16
@paigea I love being able to fill up the pieces. I am half way on hair cuts. 5 out of 10 squares.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Jul 16
@infatuatedbby hahahahha nice gurl
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
6 Jul 16
Yay!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
2 Jul 16
Yes, what goes around comes around.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
I have always found that.
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• Midland, Michigan
2 Jul 16
Funny post, Paige and completely unexpected. I didn't know where you were going with this, but it's nice when you can reap benefits for good deeds done right away. Normally we can't connect all those dots for the good done and the good we receive especially when they are far apart.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
It was fun to find those cups were tossed away with the stickers still on them. And it was funny that finding 4 stickers towards a cup of coffee excited me so much. Really, I pick up garbage just to have a clean place to walk.
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6 Jul 16
that's a good thing! good example too!
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
6 Jul 16
I was a bit shocked how much trash was on that walking trail near the highway.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
I like mcDonalds coffee too, nice surprise doing a good deed.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
They do make good coffee and it was a nice surprise.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
2 Jul 16
Best thing in this world indeed is..free ;)
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
Yes, free is good.
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@Shiva49 (26681)
• Singapore
4 Jul 16
Fair reward and I agree good work beget good reward - siva
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
4 Jul 16
I enjoyed my little reward.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
2 Jul 16
I believe good deeds are not always rewarded on the spot and sometimes one gets tired of waiting.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
Very true, the good deed is usually not rewarded on the spot. Mostly, I pick up garbage for the reward of looking at a tidy landscape. So, that reward is always instant.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@miniam Signs on the highway say the littering fine is up to $500! I am guessing that not many people are given a fine and that is the problem. This litter I am talking about was on the TransCanada highway. Very rude to toss garbage out I think.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
3 Jul 16
@paigea Good way to look at it. We do not have problems with garbage here mostly.People are quite respectful and will not litter and if you have bad luck and liter,fines for littering goes from $80 which no one wants to pay so littering is really at a minimum.
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@shaggin (72131)
• United States
2 Jul 16
That is nice of you to pick up trash on your walks. I do that sometimes as well when I am not in a hurry. Great find on getting the coffee pull offs.
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@shaggin (72131)
• United States
2 Jul 16
@paigea I absolutely loathe when people litter. Even more irksome is when they throw it out their windows into my yard!
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
I keep my road clean. But that is a couple of pieces of garbage a week on this lonely country road.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
@shaggin Oh, that would be annoying.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
I remember in grade school the teacher announcing that today was cleanup day in the school yard and we should be proud of our clean school. That kind of awareness stays with you. Good post. May good things happen for you.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@paigea Those that gave up and choose no care? The world is cruel sometimes.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
We still do that at school. So, who are all these people who didn't let that awareness stick with them?
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@Bluedoll It can be. Many would say it has been to me, but I can walk a few blocks to a garbage can carrying my own trash and so can they.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
3 Jul 16
Well, that's good! you'll never know what you'll find in a pile of rubbish ..
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
That person's trash was my little treasure.
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@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 Jul 16
That was a small reward for you to have gotten.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
1 Jul 16
Very small indeed. But I was picking up the garbage anyway!
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Jul 16
I've never seen the show, so I wouldn't know if you got the quote right. I am glad you were able to cash in a bit on the coffee.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jul 16
I was glad to get a little boost for my day.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 16
that is nice
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