{"id":336,"date":"2022-02-14T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T03:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/229life.com\/?p=336"},"modified":"2023-07-27T01:39:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:39:00","slug":"kindness-matters-south-ga-publix-employee-pays-for-customers-groceries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/229life.com\/kindness-matters-south-ga-publix-employee-pays-for-customers-groceries\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindness Matters: South GA Publix Employee Pays For Customer\u2019s Groceries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tonia Davis never would have guessed that her Monday trip to the grocery store would end up with someone else taking care of the bill. But that\u2019s exactly what happened at a South Georgia Publix when an employee paid for her groceries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where it started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It happened just one week before Valentine\u2019s Day. Davis\u2019 daughter Mallorie Smith wrote about the surprising offer in a Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davis had picked up her granddaughter from school and then went to the Publix grocery store in Lee County, Smith recalled. It was raining that day. Together they shopped, filled a cart, and headed to the checkout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total was about $70. But when Davis went to pay, this usual shopping<\/a> trip took a turn. She reached for her wallet, but couldn\u2019t find it. Frantically searching in the checkout line, it just wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She ran out to her car thinking it must be there, only to rush back empty-handed into the store. Davis\u2019 husband, who was about 20 minutes away, offered to pay over the phone. But that was not an available option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it ended<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Out of options, she resolved to leave it all at the register and come back later to shop again with her wallet and payment. But one of the Publix associates at checkout said that wouldn\u2019t be necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The associate, named Chaz, told Davis he would pay for her grocery bill. Her immediate reply was, \u201cabsolutely not, I couldn\u2019t let you do that.\u201d But Chaz insisted he make the payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, she let him pay for the groceries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, in classic Publix associate fashion, Chaz offered to help bring the groceries out to Davis\u2019 car. She agreed, and took this grateful group selfie in the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tonia Davis and her granddaughter Milbrey pause for a photo with Chaz, a Publix associate who paid for their groceries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But before leaving, she made sure to leave her contact information with him and promised that she would return the same day with cash to pay him back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s exactly what she did. Davis\u2019 wallet was at her home, right where she had left it. She brought the cash back to the store and repaid Chaz in full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s certainly not every day a Publix employee pays for a customer’s groceries. But this story is a reminder of what’s possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are still good people in this world,\u201d Smith noted, \u201cMay God bless you, Chaz!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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