Bend over and pick it up!

[kuhio98]

Went to my local grocery store today. Over in produce, I noticed a bunch of green onions has fallen onto the floor. I stopped the cart, picked them up and put them back in place.

I was then surprised by 3 people who leaped towards me and thanked me. They were performing some experiment to see how many people would just walk on by. Turns out I was the 50th person. 49 people had walked past in the hour that it lay there!! They gave me a $50 bill towards my groceries. They said that when they started, they couldn't imagine that more than 3 or 4 people would just walk by.

After my heart calmed down, I got to thinking. Is this what it's come to? You have to reward people for doing the right thing? Something that they should be doing anyway?

Naturally, I took the money.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Make sure you treat yourself to something nice!!! The 49 who walked by just illustrate what a self-absorbed world this can be.

[lizbud]

Interesting experiment. I would have picked it up too. I hate seeing
good food thrown away. I don't know whether it would change anyone's
habits, but it could help.

[Laura's Babies]

I was in the grocery story just yesterday and saw a package on coconut on the floor and I stopped and picked it up. I always pick up things I see on the floor no matter where I am... It could be ME that slips and falls over it so I better!

[Miss Z]

Wow, what a great way to be rewarded! It is sad, though, that people like you in society are rare.

[caseysmom]

Maybe people thought it would be dirty and it shouldn't go back with the clean food???

[Chilli]

Karma can be so great sometimes, eh?
Good job! I always tidy up things when I go to the store, too. Well, I guess its just a side-effect of growing up with a mum who always wants everything spotless... I'm not complaining, though.