A woman has praised a "lovely young man" for his kind gesture whilst she was shopping in a Merseyside Aldi this weekend.
The generous act took place yesterday afternoon at around 1pm at Aldi Clockface in St Helens when a resident let a young man in front of her whilst queuing for the till.
The woman said she let him take her place as he only had two items to purchase, but as a thankyou, he decided to pay towards her shopping bill.
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The man reportedly gave the cashier serving them £5 and "refused to take it back."
The post has since been shared on social media and received a huge response, with residents applauding the kind gesture from the "wonderful young man."
The post reads: "I would like to say a big thankyou to a lovely young man who was behind me at the till in Aldi Clockface at around 1pm.
"He only had two items so I said to go in front of me. He gave the cashier £5 and said to put it towards my shopping, he refused to take it back.
"What a kind and very generous act to do. There are beautiful people out there.
"I have kept the kindness going and put it in the charity box at the till. Thankyou again."
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On a local Facebook group, St Helens residents quickly praised the "thoughtful" gesture.
One person said: "Just shows you that there are some lovely kids/teenagers out there. We get so used to hearing about the bad ones. Well done young man."
Another said: "What a lovely thing to do, so thoughtful."
One commented: "Wonderful young man."
Whilst another posted: "So sweet! Lovely."
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People also applauded the woman involved for donating the money to charity.
One said: "That was lovely of him and well done you for putting it in the charity box."
Another commented: "Well done to both of you to think of others."
Whilst another posted: "Such a kind gesture from you both."
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