APPLEBEES EXPERIENCE

Sherry and I were at Applebee's having lunch in the bar.

We noticed an older couple ( probably early 80's) come in together. They kept blushing and were really struggling to have a conversation.The fellow ordered them both drinks and then they toasted. After the toast, they went back to staring straight ahead and fidgeting in their seats.

I thought this the opportunity for my Starfish Smiles. As we were leaving I ask the cashier for their check and ask that she not tell them who paid for it but to tell them have a nice day!

When we got in the car, we started talking about all the scenario's of what their reaction might have been when they found out their check had been already paid. It was fun to think about and a good feeling knowing we touched someone's life in a positive way and it was with no expectations.

Bill

Sweet Tea with a free starfish smile

A few weeks
ago I was in line at McDonald's drive thru and heard the lady behind
me order just a Sweet Tea so I figured hey that's not a lot I will
just go ahead and pay for her drink. I tell the cashier I want to go
ahead and pay for the next lady. She laughs and says Ok. I pay for
her drink and pull forward to the next window get my stuff ( i am
sure it was happy meals for the youth) and drive out of the parking
lot. I got stopped at the light and was waiting for it to change to
green when the lady pulled up next to me. She rolled down her window
so I did the same and she smiled and said thank you. I told her to
have a nice day and then she told me she was so surprised and that it
really made her day and that she told the cashier to apply what
would have been her drink money to the car behind her's order. So
$1.10 made at least a few peoples day a little brighter.

Another Webkinz Smiles~ A receiver's perspective

I forgot to tell some of you the RAOK someone did for Liam a couple of weekends ago. The local party store that sells Webkinz was having a Webkinz day party and we went. Each child that attended got 4 tickets to play one of 3 little games. Liam quickly used up his tickets but really wanted to play one game again. They said you could only have 4 tickets so he was bummed. He was watching the kids play while I paid for the webkinz that we just had to have. ;0) When I look up he is spinning the wheel, one of the girls in line gave him one of her tickets to play and he was thrilled. Even more thrilled when he won that game and got a prize. He practically floated out of the store.

I had thought the teenager running the game just let him go ahead and play again even though she wasn't suppose to, until we got in the car and were driving home and he said that girl gave me one of her tickets so I could play. I wish I would have understood what he was saying in the store. He did say he told her thank you a bunch.

A little Smile

This is a little one. . . but then that is, what this is about isn't it?

I was working downtown Noblesville today and saw that a person's meter was almost out so I filled the meter for them. Didn't cost much for me, but it would have cost, I think it is $5 for them if they got a ticket. That person will never know I was the one. It was a fun feeling, sort of like being a knight in shining armor.

Webkinz Smiles~ A receiver's perspective

Saw this posted on one of the boards I frequented and I thought you Starfish smilers might like to read about how someone receiving an RAOK felt.

I took DD to the Hallmark store yesterday for the $10 Webkinz promo. If you made a $10 purchase, you were able to pick out a free Webkinz. Our store had a nice selection to choose from too So we're checking out, I had to buy cards and had my $12 in Crown rewards, so the girl tells her to choose her free Webkinz. The lady next to us is checking out and the clerk tells her about the promo. She says she has teenage boys and no need for a Webkinz but give it to this little girl and turns to my DD! What a sweet and kind jester, my DD's eyes lit up like she was given a million dollars I kept thanking her over and over again, it was so sweet of her.

Keep passing on the smiles.

3 Little things

I love to do this. In fact since Friday I can think of 3 little
things I have done to help others. On Friday my SIL and I went up to
Chicago for the day. On our way home we paid the next two cars toll.
It was fun to watch in the mirror as they tried to pay. Later we
were stuck in traffic and they honked and waved at us.

Yesterday I was driving home from picking up my daughter from
preschool and passed a lady and her young daughter walking down the
road with out any sidewalks. It was about 40 degrees out and windy so
I stopped and asked if they needed a ride. She accepted. It turned
out they had walked all the way to the school to enroll the daughter
in school and were on their way back. They had just moved in to the
area and barely knew how to get back their house.

Then last night I went to the Redbox machine and a guy was standing
there when I got there. I asked if he was using the machine and he
said he was just checking it out as he had never used it before. I
went ahead and got my movie and then told him a code for free one
night rental so he could try it. He was very grateful and happily
rented his movie. This is one of my favorite things to do is hand out
the free one night rental code at the machine and then tell them about
going on line to find codes.

In the past we have done lots of things, like giving easter baskets
to a family in my husband's military unit who were having a hard time,
paying for some one else in the drive through, donating left over
fertility meds to some one so they could have their miracle, I planned
a baby shower for the lady that works for my husband and had never
met her, I love doing things to surprise and help people. Can't wait
to read other's stories for more ideas.