Chaotic good
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2025
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The BEST kind of good!
If that person really didn't need it's, up to them to pass it on to someone who does. What you did was an act of kindness.
I agree with the consensus that this was a good thing to do.
It was perfect to leave before the shopper could reject it because it allows her to save face. Either she did need it but was too proud to admit it, or she actually didn't need it and can just pay it forward.
Since you left quickly it made it clear there was no expectation that she should pay it back to you specifically, which could have had unsavory implications
Good thing for sure!
If it were me and the lady behind me turned it down like that, I'd probably just say something like..
"Well I was blessed today, so I figured I'd pass a bit along. If you're sure you don't need it yourself, then perhaps go buy a meal for a homeless person or buy a kid a toy for Christmas. Pass it forward."
No evil here, you did a good thing 👍
It was a nice thing to give a random stranger something they could actually use. If she felt she did not actually need that, she can easily give $5 to another stranger. Since none of us on the internet were actually there, we really can't judge since we didn't see your or her expression, or tone of voice. Being nice is not a bad thing. You were genuinely nice with no agenda or malice, that's the line between good/bad.
Nah, good deed.
Your username is pUrE EviL. But giving away money is nice. What was it before, Allo IIRC?
Careful doing that with mystery money. If it was a banking error, you may end up on the hook for paying it back and they won't accept that you spent it. Just be aware this is a thing.
nice usernaem too :)
this is what it looks like for me (in case u have different emojis). im possessing another body on tuesday tho, and physical forms always have different energies, so I'm about to change to a diff name :)
Chaotic neutral
So I took 5$ and tossed it in her bag...
I kinda wish you'd take another $5 and toss it in to finding a better user name.