Hey Tyler
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
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
Subtitles By the Domino D.R.