10-24-08 Hand Appetizer
I have been meaning to post this all week and keep forgetting until I tell someone else about it. The cutest little 4 year old boy EVER was in the store last weekend. I was done with my shift and was getting a few things and he was in line behind me. His mom was at the cashier next to me. She got finished and looked at him and said “I am finished now do you want to come over to this one?” He politely said “No, I am fine.” This caught my attention so I turned around to him and noticed his one bottle of hand sanitizer and his $10. I said to him “Are you sure you don’t want to go over to that line, I might be a few minutes since I am trying to figure out what else to get?” He politely said again “No, I am fine.” He was TOO cute! I asked him if I could give him my free stuffed animal lambie that I was getting for free since he was being so patient. He said “No, I just am gonna get my hand appetizer.” I had to turn around so he didn’t see my smirk. I looked back and said “Are you SURE you don’t want the lambie, you are being SO good?” His mom then tried to convince him to take it so he would have something to snuggle with since the nights were getting colder. He looked at her kind of embarrassed and said “No, I don’t want it.” At this point I noticed he had pink glitter lip gloss on and told him that I liked it and offered to get him THAT. I asked if he wanted something from the new kids line. He politely declined again for it all. He had admitted to another co-worker earlier that he liked to lick the lip gloss.
I could not let this little guy get out of the store without a reward. I became my mission at that point. So, I asked if he smelled our NEW hand appetizers and he said “No” so I grabbed Winter Candy Apple and had him smell it. His face lit up and he said “Mmm” I said “Do you like THAT one?” He grinned shyly and said “Yes.” I said “GREAT!” His mom chuckled and said “I need to teach my kids to take free things more often.” I told her she should be very proud at how they were behaving because we get some kids in the store that sometimes let me tell you, and I love kids, but would love to kick them sometimes. So, anyways at this point big sister notices that he is getting something and she shows an interest in the conversation and I had $10 more in free stuff to pick out and so I asked her if she would like something. She decided to take home the Winter Candy Apple hand soap. Ah! I felt so good! I LOVED that whole interaction with them. I asked him if I could shake his hand after he paid for his item and he did and told him it was very nice to meet him and shook sister’s hand too. She stepped back and then came back and hugged me! I could have died! How sweet!?!?!?! Then he came back to hug me. I almost cried. I am such a sap!
So, they leave and then I finish up my stuff and walk outside. I see they are getting in the car and yell “Be sure to come back and see us again and drive safe!” Little Randall yells back to me “Thanks for my hand appetizer!”
(sigh) made my day…..truly…made my day
1 year ago