Target cashier’s kindness to customer goes viral
<p>A Target employee in the US has become famous on the internet after his kindness to a customer went viral.</p>
<p>Ishmael Gilbert, 19, a cashier at an Indiana store was patient and polite when helping an older customer, who wanted to pay for each item individually and in change, earlier this week.</p>
<p>The moment of kindness was captured by Sarah Owen Bigler, a customer waiting in line. Initially, Bigger, who was with her two young children, was in a big rush and getting frustrated by the slow pace of the lady in front of her. But when she realised the unexpected kindness on display in front of her, she quickly realised it was a moment to be praised.</p>
<p>She wrote on her Facebook: “Part of me, the part that had a long day at work, the part of me who had a one-and-a-half year old having a melt down in the cart, the part that had set an unnecessary timeline for Target and getting home, was frustrated with this woman and the inconvenience she had placed on me.</p>
<p>“But then I watched the young employee with this woman. I watched him help her count her change, ever so tenderly taking it from her shaking hands. I listened to him repeatedly saying, ‘Yes, mam,’ to her.”</p>
<p>Sarah then noticed her young children were closely watching the scene.</p>
<p>“As I was watching him, I saw that Eloise was too. She was standing next to the woman, watching the employee count the change. I realised I hadn't been inconvenienced at all. That my daughter was instead witnessing kindness and patience and being taught this valuable lesson by a complete stranger; furthermore, I realised that I too needed a refresher on this lesson,” she wrote.</p>
<p>Sarah’s post quickly began to go viral, with thousands of people sharing her message and praising the kind teenager.</p>
<p>Ishmael was stunned to discover his new online popularity, but pleased that he could set a good example.</p>
<p>“It just feels good to be recognized for good work,” he said, but added, “But this isn't something new. I treat all customers the same, the way I want to be treated.”</p>
<p><img width="576" height="854" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/18/23/304D67BF00000578-3405340-The_tale_Sarah_subsequently_posted_the_image_and_story_on_Facebo-a-40_1453158949297.jpg" alt="The tale: Sarah subsequently posted the image and story on Facebook, where it has since been shared 22,000 times in five days" class="blkBorder img-share" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="i-a9ffd05dfe0ff0f0"/></p>
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