Anonymous Donors Paying Off Layaways

[danoyse]

I honestly think you can presume that.

Because, honestly, I don't think I know a single person who isn't either in debt, living beyond their means, or doesn't spend a shockingly large portion of their already meager income on smart phones, electronics, entertainment items, etc.

And y'know, I'm not judging. My mom did the same thing. I had great Christmases when I was little, and she ended up in sizable credit card debt.

It's not awful that a parent would do such things for their children...but its still an unfortunate aspect of our current culture.

Did anyone read the article?

The woman with a $200 layaway bill was a working mom who had already paid off most of her bill and wasn't expecting anyone to pay the rest off for her. Someone was just nice enough to do it.

The first guy had three kids and wasn't going to be able to pay it off before Christmas - the article doesn't say how much he owed, just that again, someone was nice enough to take care of it for him.

That's all it was. Presuming that anyone with a layaway account is some sort of deadbeat is just being bitter about a good deed.

 

[danoyse]

Sigh*.....only the Hype can have a beautiful story about kindness and compassion for thy fellow man, in the midst of all the horrible stories that get posted on here, and turn it into a soapbox lecture about things they don't even know the whole story.

It is easy to be a smug (fill-in-the-blank) while sitting on your high horses in front of a computer moniter and judging others. I will instead applaud these people's actions and encourage anyone help others in need, especially this time of year.

Not one of the recipients ask their contributors to help them out, nor did any of the contributors asked to be recognized for their kindness. It is simply people helping people in need, and it is good to see some of those recipients paying it forward. I only wish more people were as caring.

Amen.

 

[twylight]

Sigh*.....only the Hype can have a beautiful story about kindness and compassion for thy fellow man, in the midst of all the horrible stories that get posted on here, and turn it into a soapbox lecture about things they don't even know the whole story.

...yeah, so?

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Perhaps it's because I'm nearly 7,000 dollars in debt and didn't really particularly ASK to be so or was dumb with my money or anything, but rather the economic situation we are in as a nation, and the lack of being able to hold or find a job for long enough to help, but hearing this sort of lifts my spirits to hear of this kindness. Would it have been better if it had been on meaningful things and something less trivial? I guess, but toys are expensive. Prices on toys quickly rack up before you even realize it. You can buy a kid only 4 things and quickly be over a 100 dollars or close to 200 dollars.

I would really like to think everyone that's judging these poor people without even knowing them. I guess you can judge me now and my extreme bad luck in my financial situation, but I guess hurh I was one of the dumb ones who splurged and don't deserve random acts of kindness.

Seriously, it's easy to judge something when you don't know the full details.

 

[twylight]

I'm judging you Bill.


But not for that.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I'm judging you Bill.


But not for that.

Yeah, so what. I went on a mini rant, big whoop, wanna fight about it?

 

[twylight]

Yeah, so what. I went on a mini rant, big whoop, wanna fight about it?

YUS!


Wait... Jello's involved, right?

 

[Jennifer Walters]

YUS!


Wait... Jello's involved, right?

Yupppp. Pick your flavor. Meet me in the parking lot and let's have a duel. I'm taking you down.

 

[twylight]

Yupppp. Pick your favor. Meet me in the parking lot and let's have a duel. I'm taking you down.

Oh, I've got a flavor in mind. I'll see you there.

 

[CConn]

Did anyone read the article?

The woman with a $200 layaway bill was a working mom who had already paid off most of her bill and wasn't expecting anyone to pay the rest off for her. Someone was just nice enough to do it.

The first guy had three kids and wasn't going to be able to pay it off before Christmas - the article doesn't say how much he owed, just that again, someone was nice enough to take care of it for him.

That's all it was. Presuming that anyone with a layaway account is some sort of deadbeat is just being bitter about a good deed.

I wasn't talking about the original article, though. I was just commenting on our culture of spending.

 

[Wolfwood]

After reading through this thread, I think I need to throw this up.