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Mother buys all 1,500 pairs of shoes in closing Payless store to give to children in need
By Aris Folley - 07/27/19 08:21 PM EDT
A mother from Arkansas captured national headlines after she bought all of the shoes from a closing Payless store to donate to those less fortunate.
Carrie Jernigan, who is from Alma, told KFSM in an interview that she got the idea to buy all 1,500 pairs of shoes from the local store recently after her 4th-grade daughter asked her if she could buy a pair of shoes for her friend.
"She has the biggest heart, and she said 'There is a boy in my class that loves Avengers, and his shoes are too small, could you buy him these?,' and I was like 'of course,'" Jernigan said in the interview.
As she was checking out, Jernigan recalled jokingly asking the store clerk, How much for the rest of the shoes in the store?
And thats when Jernigan said she saw the clerks wheels start to turn.
She finished checking me out. She said 'can I have your number? Jernigan said.
After leaving the store, Jernigan said she received a call from the stores district manager telling her she can purchase the stores remaining pairs of shoes in bulk.
"The next thing you know we are trying to figure out how to get almost 1,500 shoes home with us that day," Jernigan said.
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,588 posts)She has a very generous heart! Those kids will have shoes because she was able to help.
She is a true American, giving from the heart.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I don't care what the woman's political affiliation is. That was a kind thing to do. The world needs more people like her and more parents like her who raise their children to be caring and compassionate.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)renate
(13,776 posts)Otherwise, yeah, that would have been nice.
sheshe2
(83,746 posts)Thank you, Carrie.
This is the America I love.
Thanks, Bsis.
AllaN01Bear
(18,159 posts)deek
(3,414 posts)thank you for posting
iluvtennis
(19,850 posts)pazzyanne
(6,547 posts)Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)The comment section for the article is a cesspool, though. I think it's time we blow up the internet.
GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)"Naked, and ye clothed me...." comes to mind.