My wife took my daughter prom dress shopping and watched a girl crying quietly because her mom had just told her she couldn't afford the dress the girl wanted. My wife said the girl was polite, not bratty, but was just crushed and it got the best of her. The mom was sad too and was trying to convince the girl that the 2nd choice, a cheaper dress, was just a pretty. When the girl went into the dressing room to try the cheaper dress on my wife paid the price difference, asking the clerk to just say it was a discount she would give them. My wife and I celebrate our 28th anniversary in July. What a lucky man I am.
@Fiji Water I owe you money ? Do you have any idea how much money I’ve spent on Fiji water over the years? Your shit ain’t cheap mate ........the actual nerve ffs
He looked at them coins n shook his wallet like 5 times hoping that 20 wud show up....I know the feeling bud...wish the world had more people like that lady
I'm almost 50 years old but I remember when I was 22 years old and I bought a 1971 Gibson SG from a pawn shop. I was $14 short. I was hoping the guy would cut me a break because it had been hanging in there for a while. Some really old man paid the $14 for me because his son who had died in Vietnam was a guitar player.Tha guitar became my number one guitar for 20 years(I never take it out of the house anymore I only use it for recording purposes if I'm going to a studio or recording in my house). This kind of stuff happens more often than you would think.
@@zazzyzulu I had a 1973 Gibson SG, rumored to belong to belong to guitarist " _Rick Derringer_ " Back in 1976, a friend knew I played guitar. One night some guy needed money for drugs and he sold him the guitar for $60.00. He told him he took it from " _The Arcadia Ballroom_ " in New Haven, Ct. He said it belong to Derringer. When the band took a break, he grabbed the guitar without the case! I dont know if its true or not but I got the guitar for $60.00. Wish I kept it. I wound up traded it in for a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Gold top, with humbuckers.
As a music store owner myself, this was a bit painful to watch. The dude is clearly ecstatic to be buying this guitar and made an honest error. I would have given it him for 200 on the spot. Anyway seeing the appreciation he had after the lady paid made it all better!
That's not a music store, it looks like a pawn shop. Their whole business model is ripping off desperate and gullible people and rarely budge on prices. What's worse is that you know they didn't pay anywhere close to $220 for that guitar and are already making a massive profit as it is off it even if they were to knock off 20 bucks for the kid. They're just being hard-asses for the sake of being one.
@@losferwords100 agreed. They probably gave $20 to the crackhead that stole it and pawned it. The pawn shop replied to me when I said they should have offered the $20 off instead of a patron paying it, " it's called business. "
@@WindRider1 Not all business owners are bright and can see the difference between good and bad business. This is bad business because they got their extra 20 bucks like they wanted but at the sacrifice of 250k people online calling them out for ripping the kid off. This is called greed.
@@losferwords100 I don't really agree personally. They are just running a business and instantly offered to put it aside for him to finish paying off instead of refunding his $150 and telling him to go away. They clearly did their best to help him out without losing money (which they require to run, even if it is a business for desperate people). I think they did what they could, times (even in 2019 when this was posted) are tough, give them credit for doing what they could.
@@Gororules When you're already making probably around 200% profit on a sale and you refuse to budge on another 10% to help somebody out that'll pay cash, that's just greed. They're not losing any money on this sale even with the extra 10% off. They'd still be making well over 100% profit. Another 10% discount to one customer isn't going to sink a business. The whole "it's business" excuse is just that, an excuse. What's 20 bucks today? Seriously? I'm in construction, if I could get a bid on a job if I was 20 bucks cheaper, I'd eat the 20 bucks. Beats not getting nothing at all. If I refused to budge on my prices, I won't get many bids and somebody else would just underbid me every time. That's business. That kid could have easily walked and found another guitar somewhere else for cheaper and now this shop just lost the sale. Bigger picture.
I thought the same thing. I paid $250 for a Fender Strat in 1984 and was thrilled, but that was a lot more money than it is today (about $642). Sigmas are decent though, and the kid should enjoy playing it for quite a while.
I was once inside a gas station - getting a drink - and a man, woman, and a 7 year old girl came in. It was obvious hard times were on them - and the little girl asked the man for a Fig Newton because the sign said "two for a dollar." He was agitated when he said no - and told the woman to take her outside. When they were out I asked the man if I could buy the Fig Newtons for her - he said yes - and he took two bars and left the cashier. The cashier added the dollar to my bill and I walked out to my car - and the sweetest little voice from behind said - *"thanks mister!"* I turned my head in mid stride like a sasquatch, and gave her a thumbs up - and kept walking to my car. That dollar gave me more joy per penny - than any dollar in my life. In fact - I'm still telling the story.
I try to do this as much as possible, though I don’t often think about it too much after the fact, and certainly don’t tell the whole story on UA-cam for brownie points. But good for you for sparing a dollar 👍🏻
This guy will remember this his entire life. I can almost guarantee he will pass it on 10 fold over in his life. He seems like one of those genuine people. She's just like 'it's $20...'. Her partner has an amazing woman.
I’ll never forget I was in a 7-11 getting a drink and some other stuff and I was a few bucks short then all of a sudden a homeless man stepped up and paid the rest for me with the last change he had. I came back the next day and tried to find him so I could pay him back but I had no luck. I just started giving money to every less fortunate person I saw. I will never forget that guy and I hope I see you again some day brother!
This reminds me of a very kind man who helped me once...So after falling completely down on my luck, homeless, addicted to Heroin, and living under a bridge, I had found my self begging for change at a local grocery store. I remember it was especially hot that day as I remember, so when a gentleman came over to talk to me I was a bit uninterested at first. As we began to talk we learned that we had a lot more in common then I had first thought. I learned he had learned to finally conquer his addiction, and was also an avid guitarist as well...We literally talked for what seemed like forever, and I remember I told him how much I missed playing, and owning just even one guitar. He then asked me if I was gonna be there in the same spot in 1hr, relectantly I said yes. Well toy surprise he returned in 15 minutes with a guitar that he handed forward to me. He wanted nothing but to pass on his joy he had received from it and to maybe even inspire me, and it did! Even though I still didn't find my path to sobriety right away yet, that guitar and that man's kindness definitely helped steer me home. It still brings tears to my eyes today. Thank you my friend! Edit: I just celebrated 3yrs clean and sober! 2nd: Thank you so incredibly much to all who reached out to me and sent their words of encouragement and kindness. I never expected that in a million years!
@@Iheartdgd I'm glad you found your way to sobriety too....It took me like another year and a couple more stints in jail before I got the message, and into drug court. I'm still clean to this day!
I was in line at the pharmacy about 5-6 years ago. In front of me was a woman and at the counter was a young father getting a prescription for his young baby. They bought it out and told him the cost; I believe it was somewhere around $160.00. He was shocked because he could not afford it. You could tell he was embarrassed, and he was about to leave when the woman in front of me stepped up and said she was paying for it. He was so humbled and thankful. I will never forget that act of kindness, because it taught me a life lesson too - I was kind of judging this woman while she was standing there. She was well dressed and had a look of arrogance, at least to me. Boy was I the asshole! She heard him tell the pharmacist his story, and she stepped up with zero hesitation. May God bless her for her kindness and generosity. I thanked her also, but she was humble as well. I learned never to judge anyone that day, because we are all human, and we all have a different story, yet we are all the same. Have a great day and God bless us all. And this woman who helped this young man is awesome. I hope it comes back to her in a big way.
@@carmineredd1198 everything is fake, Even you and i are fake. This phone is fake. This post is definitely fake... dare i say, even reality is fake. If you believe in anything you really believe in nothing. Nothing is real, everything else is fake.
@@carmineredd1198 well i admit i know nothing about the value of guitars, and probably seem like an idiot to someone who does. My only relevant experience here is my little hobby of buying things from seedy pawn shops for cheap. Please forgive me, i always seem to forget how easy it is to offend someone these days.
@@mattjvictory he was fucking exhausting.. Also hes not a puppy he has a job. Puppiers dont have jobs. I could hang with that dude 30 minutes then the appeal of him talking non stop wares off.
He kept staring a hole into the guy I thought that any second he was gonna be like "Ahhh screw it here you go, buddy." But nah random woman out of nowhere to save the day.
I thought 10000% the guy chilling in the background was gunna pay it forward, until Judy came out of nowhere lol!! Didn't even know she was in the store haha
Pawn shop could have gave the kid a break also and let him come in pay the $20 in a few days instead of putting it on layaway. He just paid $200 down...and, I doubt the pawn shop paid 10% on that guitar when they bought it.
@@kbouley Dude, pawn shops rip people off. They're no better then Goodwill getting free shit then charging more then what a thrift store should. I do agree about the business side, however, he already paid $200 on $220. The pawn shop probably just made a clear 200% profit, much better then the average retail store of maybe 20%.
@@Praetoria113-zm3no if they gave every kid with a story a break, they'd be out of business and their employees would not have jobs. They do far less volume than a retail store they need those margins.
@@KS-catnip - totally get that - I have a friend named Karen - so far she’s good natured about it, but I’m sure it gets old. Just wonder if parents will name their babies Karen anymore. It could have been any name - Karen was just “lucky”? It’s not fair.
I'm genuinely curious how people decided that all "entitled people" needed to be given a common "first name". Even children exposed to social media with no knowledge of the word's intended meaning just simply use it to shut down people they don't like. I guess the only way to weak the negative intention of that word is to refuse to recognize the negativity around it.
This wasn’t a “feel good” for me. That kid was absolutely excited about the purchase. Even after thanking the store personnel, they were kinda like, “ok kid. Get out of here. Next?” In it for the business and not the passion.
@@19nova64 Just someone who understands that real life doesn't have to be some heart-warming movie all the time. The lady spotted the kid 20 bucks, it was a kind gesture. That's all we need to take from it.
Yep. You’re right. Not taking away from from Judy and the kind gesture. Something I would’ve done and have done myself. Didn’t have to be as dramatic as shutting the store down and reflecting, but could’ve been a, “heck yeah kid. Now go on and jam out!”
A kid was crying in a toy store and I offered to pay for a toy he wanted, long story short... the mother told me not to get involved cause her child should know that nothing comes for free and if she couldn't afford to buy it then the child would have to do without it. Lesson learnt
I commend the fact that u offered. Nice of you. Some kids cry often and when you give in, it solidifies that’s what they gotta do next time to get something. Now if the parent couldn’t afford the toy, then I would’ve just accepted. Regardless, u did ur part and u had good intention and that’s what matters!
I wouldn't recommend getting involved when it's a toy or frivolous thing. Some kids beg for stuff every time they go to the store and parents try to teach them that money is limited, we can't always get what we want, sometimes we have to wait.
Sounds like that particular mother was down on hard times, but there's another reason a parent might be annoyed when a stranger offers to pay for a toy or snack that their kid is throwing a tantrum over. It reinforces crying as a means of getting what they want. I'm not a parent, but if I were, a stranger rewarding my kid's tantrum would probably piss me off. 😂
What a polite young man , the world needs more men like this . And the fine young lady that came to his rescue is Awesome! Funny , l used to be dirt poor
Actually I just think it's sad that nobody among them decided to share in the joy of the moment for the kid. The kid could not have given more signals that this was a huge moment for him and yes Judy gave the $20 but with a heavy frown and a joyless attitude - even making the kid feel almost guilty for taking it. Sorry, I know this comment will not be popular.... but if you're going to give at least give with a joyful heart. Giving with a frown and a joyless heart is not 100% giving. There I said it. Happy day to everyone.
My first guitar, and still among my favorite guitars, is a Sigma DM-1. Incredible earthy tone, buttery action, it just fits into my arms perfectly. That kid is going to be very happy with that guitar.
I'm sorry, but why didn't the pawn shop extend the same gesture that the woman did. It's obvious they were aware of how excited the kid was. They were going to let the kid walk out of that shop without the guitar for a lousy $20 bucks. They probably didn't have but $20 in the guitar. The attitude of the pawn shop is what's wrong with this world. The kindness of the woman is our hope things could be better.
I run a business and I get people who are short all the time, asking for a break or he's had a tough year, but I have a lot of expensive bills they don't understand and I'm there to make a little money. I give to the local shelter and food bank every year, but I can't put myself out of business giving everything away. You have to draw a line.
The amazing part is, she wants nothing for the kind gesture. His smile and thank you was more than enough for her. She is just a kind lady. She did mention she was paying it forward so one day I am pretty sure this kid will do just that.
Lovely act of kindness, the kid was so excited buying the guitar till he realized he was short of twenty. What a kind soul, I remember sheer excitement buying my first guitar.
I remember those days being that young and completely emptying your pockets to get something 😄. Like this video, when I bought my first amp, I came up short too. The amp cost $99.99 and of course myself being only 17 didn't think about the taxes. I had exactly $100 and came up about $7 short. The guy running the music store went ahead and let me have the amp for $100 and threw in a free cable too.
Pawn shops are the worst. I lost so many guitars from being too attached to sell them outright but then too busted out to get them out before the end of the terms. Even trying to pay 80% of the interest owed wouldn't budge the assholes I got into...
@@whatspadethinks - To be honest, that sounds more like your problem than the Pawn shop's.... But yeah... They never miss an opportunity when it comes to a "Legal robbery". Can't really blame them for that if you know it going in. The "worst" is the medical profession... You NEED medical care... It's not usually something you "desire" or save for... The prices are ridiculous but worse than that, you don't know the prices until AFTER you owe the money and the bill is in your hand. What other business charges you varying fees without any "menu" of pricing? "You owe whatever we tell you to pay". On top of that, the same procedures carry different pricing depending on who's flipping the bill?... Suddenly the long T.O.A. contract and fixed percentages at a pawn shop seem VERY fair. ;-)
@@_Common_Logic_ No, I take full responsibility because if I needed the dough I should've just sold them outright to a guitar shop or on Craigslist, etc. My point was that once you do business with pawn brokers they hold the cards and can be very draconian in their business practices. But it's their right. I also live in Law Vegas so the sheer number of pawn shops makes it impossible to "work" with them. They have more customers than they can handle so if you want any kind of leeway you're looking up the wrong skirt...
@@whatspadethinks - I don't know you, or your circumstances back when this may have been happening, so it would be silly for me to judge. I've been roped into a HIGH interest high risk loan in my younger years while trying to establish credit, and it SUCKED. Needed help from a 3rd party payment plan just to keep it above water. I'm only stating the fact that pawn shops are like any other business when it comes down to it. Especially in Vegas where there is infinite competition, and infinite demand. I assume they are HEAVILY regulated these days, too. If you buy a refrigerator from a home center on credit and fail to make payments, isn't it likely that they will repossess your fridge AND send you to a high-interest collection agency to cover any losses? I doubt that they'll do much to work with you... Now you have warm beer, melted ice-cream, AND some d*ck blowing up your phone for payment... "Or else". If you let your health insurance lapse and try to claim an appendectomy 3 months later, I don't know of a single company that will work with you after you're no longer their responsibility... Or if you fail to pay that auto insurance, I'm SURE the police officer standing at your car window with $$$ signs in his mirrored shades isn't going to work with you. ;-)... It's life. Of course, we take responsibility for it, but part of that is not blaming capitalism in a capitalist society. (NO, I'm not trying to get political on a "feel-good" channel). My obvious rule would be to browse a Pawn shop when you have money and stay the hell away when you don't... At least there's FB Marketplace and Craigslist nowadays when you need to dump those toys at a "reasonable" price if you don't have an attachment to them. Anyway, my only point was that they might not be "The worst".
God Bless both of these fine people. The kind lady for the gesture what a good heart and the sweet young man who you can tell is so humble and not used to having people be that kind to him. I hope both of these lives have had great things happen since 2019.
one time when i was in 5th grade i went to a local cafe and bought a cinnamon role thinking they were 2.25. It was 2.75 and I only had 2.25 in quarters. The lady behind me gave me 50 cents and that was about 15 years ago and I still remember how nice that was lol
Don’t know how this popped up in my feed but I think this was great. That kid deserves it.. you can see the joy the appreciation and the humility.. to bad the world in all can’t think the same.. 🤙🏻
I know this exact feeling! I know it’s sappy but this brought tears to my eyes. I can’t even count how many times I’ve had to walk out of a guitar store without the guitar that I wanted to or had to put one on layaway for months and months. She did something that will last him the rest of his life. I love this
And when he said it's going to be great to have a great instrument to play... been there with so many bad instruments because I couldn't afford the best or even close. My fingers bled alot. So when you finally get that one great instrument... it's heaven. It means so much. He's never going to forget this womans 20 bucks... ever. 20 damn dollars.. geez music store. Wtf, especially when you know their profit.
I would paid for him to, I couldn't see someone miss out on something they're really excited for I hope he pays it forward for someone else and return the kindness
This is the sort of thing that gives me hope. While the world seems so full of wrong, betrayal and evil, we have to remember there are still wonderful and kind people out there. Thank you "Judy" for being so generous and kind. This young man seems like such a good person and you can see he truly appreciated the kindness. Musicians always struggle as most come from tough spots and usually poverty as well. That 20 bucks was money well spent and likely will equal many priceless moments as this young musician forges his way forward. Music has saved MY life more than once. I have no doubt had I not taken up the bass guitar I would almost certainly be dead or in prison. There is a very good chance you may have just saved his life. Thank you for that. Please don't ever stop being kind. The world needs this sort of thing so badly right now. God Bless, to you and this young man.
Ive actually done that once, paid for a complete strangers petrol at the station, only a $20 tank she was trying to get in touch with her bank since the card was declined, not a good situation to be in so I just asked how much the fuel was and paid it , she was so grateful and even asked for my account number so she could pay me back but I refused, never seen her since or probably ever will.
@@tyecook9630 Yeah people do this sometimes on second hand buying, normally you can tell when they genuinely didn't check their change and when they've rocked up with 75% in exact notes after haggling lol
I hope so too. She just may have just improved that young man's entire life! If you are reading this, Judy, you are what we all should try to be... but quit making me cry!
@@jamesrogers2963 this is a story that gives hope,I can't believe all the responses on how the PS needs to pay their rent or utilities.Give me a break.
@@matthewcantu3127 Iconic? ehhh if you say so. Mumble rap/autotune rap is hard to get down with unless your young for some reason, even other rappers hate that shit. I will say it probs got him a boost in traffic if thats what you mean.
@FiatDuster well if they’re talking about it then it worked, people may think it’s garbage but he has the money to do it so there’s only so much you say
Good for her!!! and him lol. Honestly seeing that grin on that kids face while handling that acoustic is *pure joy* . As a musician I know/remember that feeling of awe visiting the music shops, picking out and playing instruments just out of my realm of possibility at the time...Thats all I would need to see and I would do the same thing as Judy! Plus *MUSIC IS SUCH A FANTASTIC OUTLET* for young people, developing beautiful new skills and keeping them out of trouble hopefully
@@htx_carlos4766 Standard practice is to offer 1/4 the price that they would sell it for give or take. I took in one of those full size Cube Amps (not the micro cube model) with all the effects knobs on it etc, they offered me $40 for it. They sold it for almost quadruple that.
@@htx_carlos4766 do you live in the real world? There is no way they only make a $20 mark up on an item like that. They usually buy for less than half of what they resell it for.
Let's just all hope that pawn shop got what they deserved and are no longer in business. There's a difference between making money to keep the lights on and being an insensitive greedy human being like those pawn shop employees / owners. Like another comment said they most likely paid around 10% of their asking price for that guitar.
🌴 he seems like a Genuine humble human ,that Totally Deserves that beautiful instrument. something tells me he has a couple of more good karma times coming his way🗽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Similar thing happened to me, I was saving for a synth being sold at a not so local music shop that I had my eye on for a while and I would get on the bus now and then just to see if it's still for sale as I collected money for it, so realising it would take me another month or so to come up with the rest of the money if I'm lucky I just thought I'd go in and ask if they could sell it to me for a considerable discount, I said to myself all he could say is no but he didn't he almost instantly said "sure" and then I had the cheek to ask for some midi cables and he gave me those too, I can't describe the joy and I carried it on a bus wrapped in a bin bag. lol I just want to say thank you to that guy wherever you are and I will never forget that for the rest of my life, I still have the synth 20 years later. Now thinking back I wonder if he saw me eyeing up the synth and visiting every so often and probably concluded it himself. Thank you my guy.
Love thy neighbor as yourself, when we practice at simple rule, the blessings return back to us, it's the law of giving and it's a connect to the kingdom of heaven!!!
I know what this young man is going through, in my life time no one (in my family) ever handed a dollar bill, I started working at the age of 11, (cleaning people yards,)started my own paper route at 12 yr old,Sunday paper is the worst (very heavy), while many students are on summer break, I would have a job scraping gums off underneath student’s desks...if I was there,I would buy him that guitar.
I actually own a Sigma acoustic myself and can completely understand this guy's happiness. They're exceptionally good guitars and looks like he's even got his hands on a vintage one! Awesome video.
He shouldnt have thanked the pawn shop they couldnt let the poor bloke pay it letters after forking out 200 they just money hungry bastards probably paid 50 dollars for it.that lady was so good really made the young dudes day unreal kindness!!!!!!!
If in some time in the future a song called “Judie” plays non-stop on the radio and said song is about meeting an angel in a pawn shop, you will know what inspired it.
Even if you don't have the money or chance to help someone out in this situation, there are so many overlooked opportunities for people to help one another. There's many times I've been to guitar stores growing up, and I can recall all the times someone more advanced than me took time to show me a chord/technique. I remember because I went home to practice it thousands of times. It reinforced a sense of encouragement in me that helped me progress as a player. It's vastly more encouraging than seeing the cocky person who showcases their talents or the insults from others. And to think it only took five minutes of a person's time to teach someone something. Not to get too maudlin but it could even save a person's life. I've lost many friends over the decades to suicide, drug abuse, misadventure etc. I never participated in those behaviors because I got a thrill out of just playing my guitar. When I felt depressed, I played or wrote. It's an excellent way to explore, self help, meditate, or express feelings that you try to internalize when you don't have anyone you can talk to. This is just my personal example. There are so many different ways to help others. Stay humble and kind.
My wife took my daughter prom dress shopping and watched a girl crying quietly because her mom had just told her she couldn't afford the dress the girl wanted. My wife said the girl was polite, not bratty, but was just crushed and it got the best of her. The mom was sad too and was trying to convince the girl that the 2nd choice, a cheaper dress, was just a pretty.
When the girl went into the dressing room to try the cheaper dress on my wife paid the price difference, asking the clerk to just say it was a discount she would give them.
My wife and I celebrate our 28th anniversary in July. What a lucky man I am.
Great story! Thank you for sharing it. And yes, you are lucky. The world needs more people like your wife.
thats a keeper
Actually. What a wonderful wife you have for the world. Thanks. And Congrats....
That's great bruce pal, but whose money did your wife spend ?
@@peluchinpower Whose money? Not sure what you mean. She spent her own money. Odd question.
Don't be a Karen, be a Judy instead.
I would have done the same thing and guess what my name is Karen 😁
@@KS-catnip having the name Karen is different from being a Karen. You're ok.
@@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 This.
@@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 I know thanks for that😉
I love that ❣️
Judy, if you’re reading this ... the world loves you. Thank you for having a heart.
@Fiji Water you must be fun at parties
@Fiji Water I owe you money ? Do you have any idea how much money I’ve spent on Fiji water over the years? Your shit ain’t cheap mate ........the actual nerve ffs
Bruh But Bruh
Lol the banter...loving it
@Fiji Water Troll level: Expert, t j troll detector: zilch
He looked at them coins n shook his wallet like 5 times hoping that 20 wud show up....I know the feeling bud...wish the world had more people like that lady
lmao!! omg this comment had me in tears laughing
We all thought the dude in the back was going to step up. She comes out of nowhere to save the day.
He was wating to sell his bag full of loot ! Hahahahaaa !
You think a black dude would help a white dude.
Yeh, I was watching him. He kept looking at the kid. But then... *JUDY POPS OUT!! God Bless her* ✝
@@Hassan-Alnajjar Yes. They have and they do.
Yeah... right.
I'm almost 50 years old but I remember when I was 22 years old and I bought a 1971 Gibson SG from a pawn shop. I was $14 short. I was hoping the guy would cut me a break because it had been hanging in there for a while. Some really old man paid the $14 for me because his son who had died in Vietnam was a guitar player.Tha guitar became my number one guitar for 20 years(I never take it out of the house anymore I only use it for recording purposes if I'm going to a studio or recording in my house). This kind of stuff happens more often than you would think.
Sgs rule
Damn that 1971 SG must be worth a lot today!
@@zazzyzulu I had a 1973 Gibson SG, rumored to belong to belong to guitarist " _Rick Derringer_ " Back in 1976, a friend knew I played guitar.
One night some guy needed money for drugs and he sold him the guitar for $60.00. He told him he took it from " _The Arcadia Ballroom_ "
in New Haven, Ct. He said it belong to Derringer. When the band took a break, he grabbed the guitar without the case! I dont know if its
true or not but I got the guitar for $60.00. Wish I kept it. I wound up traded it in for a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Gold top, with humbuckers.
RIP, my un-named brother.
@@garychambers5850 you shouldn't say that on the internet, you knowingly bought a stolen instrument, you should delete your comment
As a music store owner myself, this was a bit painful to watch. The dude is clearly ecstatic to be buying this guitar and made an honest error. I would have given it him for 200 on the spot. Anyway seeing the appreciation he had after the lady paid made it all better!
That's not a music store, it looks like a pawn shop. Their whole business model is ripping off desperate and gullible people and rarely budge on prices. What's worse is that you know they didn't pay anywhere close to $220 for that guitar and are already making a massive profit as it is off it even if they were to knock off 20 bucks for the kid. They're just being hard-asses for the sake of being one.
@@losferwords100 agreed. They probably gave $20 to the crackhead that stole it and pawned it. The pawn shop replied to me when I said they should have offered the $20 off instead of a patron paying it, " it's called business. "
@@WindRider1 Not all business owners are bright and can see the difference between good and bad business. This is bad business because they got their extra 20 bucks like they wanted but at the sacrifice of 250k people online calling them out for ripping the kid off. This is called greed.
@@losferwords100 I don't really agree personally. They are just running a business and instantly offered to put it aside for him to finish paying off instead of refunding his $150 and telling him to go away. They clearly did their best to help him out without losing money (which they require to run, even if it is a business for desperate people). I think they did what they could, times (even in 2019 when this was posted) are tough, give them credit for doing what they could.
@@Gororules When you're already making probably around 200% profit on a sale and you refuse to budge on another 10% to help somebody out that'll pay cash, that's just greed. They're not losing any money on this sale even with the extra 10% off. They'd still be making well over 100% profit.
Another 10% discount to one customer isn't going to sink a business. The whole "it's business" excuse is just that, an excuse. What's 20 bucks today? Seriously? I'm in construction, if I could get a bid on a job if I was 20 bucks cheaper, I'd eat the 20 bucks. Beats not getting nothing at all. If I refused to budge on my prices, I won't get many bids and somebody else would just underbid me every time. That's business. That kid could have easily walked and found another guitar somewhere else for cheaper and now this shop just lost the sale. Bigger picture.
If he is quirky enough to name his guitar(s), this guitar is forever named: JUDY.
Exactly what I thought! Or he'll write a song about it.
I am astonishingly certain he is someone who names his Instrument(s)...
@@WoodysAR I laughed so hard at that lmao
Me and Loretta(my les Paul) feel offended🤣😭
That kid was so humble and happy to get a $220 guitar. I hope that he soars with his music. Judy, you're a sweet human being! :)
I thought the same thing. I paid $250 for a Fender Strat in 1984 and was thrilled, but that was a lot more money than it is today (about $642). Sigmas are decent though, and the kid should enjoy playing it for quite a while.
Im pretty sure it was a Martin, he got a great deal
No way that kid doesn't soar
@@johnathonkelp3587 It's a Sigma, which is Martin's less-expensive brand of imported guitars. He says it at 0:46.
Kind of disappointed in the pawn shop, for not knocking off 20 bucks, for the kid.
I was once inside a gas station - getting a drink - and a man, woman, and a 7 year old girl came in. It was obvious hard times were on them - and the little girl asked the man for a Fig Newton because the sign said "two for a dollar." He was agitated when he said no - and told the woman to take her outside. When they were out I asked the man if I could buy the Fig Newtons for her - he said yes - and he took two bars and left the cashier. The cashier added the dollar to my bill and I walked out to my car - and the sweetest little voice from behind said - *"thanks mister!"* I turned my head in mid stride like a sasquatch, and gave her a thumbs up - and kept walking to my car. That dollar gave me more joy per penny - than any dollar in my life. In fact - I'm still telling the story.
Right on Murray. 😁
I try to do this as much as possible, though I don’t often think about it too much after the fact, and certainly don’t tell the whole story on UA-cam for brownie points. But good for you for sparing a dollar 👍🏻
@@Iheartdgd I took it as sharing a fond memory more than looking for brownie points, because really, what brownie points ? it was only a dollar.
@@hortyist1 don’t worry, I know I’m an asshole, but the same kind of brownie points that come with liking your own comments
Ole Murray's a regular Mother Theresa! Everybody knows the whole point of doing good deeds is to be able to brag about it later.
“Hi, I’m John Quinones, with What Would You Do?”
Guy in the back: ah shit
Yeah I thought he was going to be the one that helped then the woman came out of nowhere LOL
LOL !! The funny thing is that I was watching videos of "wwyd" and I came here xD very nice gesture of this woman. 🫂🙏🤜🤛👍
HAHAHAH this killed me
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
This guy will remember this his entire life. I can almost guarantee he will pass it on 10 fold over in his life. He seems like one of those genuine people. She's just like 'it's $20...'. Her partner has an amazing woman.
Yes
I love what she said!
"It's only $20 between a man and his guitar"
What a healthy mindset! Love her for that!
Wow, I did not hear that.
@@orangemonster61 all i heard was its just 20 bucks the rest is inaudible i even bass boosted.
His passion is so clear. He was giddy he got to take that guitar home. I know he cherishes that instrument. I love that.
He seems so genuine. Such a huge payoff for such a small but not insignificant amount.
@Captain Kirk Nonsense. Cons aren't worth the trouble for such a pittance. You're a poor judge of one's character. The Enterprise never fired first.
The anti-Karen erasing the damage of 20 Karens in a single bound. I hope Judy gets back tenfold the kindness from this act.
I’ll never forget I was in a 7-11 getting a drink and some other stuff and I was a few bucks short then all of a sudden a homeless man stepped up and paid the rest for me with the last change he had. I came back the next day and tried to find him so I could pay him back but I had no luck. I just started giving money to every less fortunate person I saw. I will never forget that guy and I hope I see you again some day brother!
I was that homeless person. I will happily allow you to pay me back with interest.
you are so right
This reminds me of a very kind man who helped me once...So after falling completely down on my luck, homeless, addicted to Heroin, and living under a bridge, I had found my self begging for change at a local grocery store. I remember it was especially hot that day as I remember, so when a gentleman came over to talk to me I was a bit uninterested at first. As we began to talk we learned that we had a lot more in common then I had first thought. I learned he had learned to finally conquer his addiction, and was also an avid guitarist as well...We literally talked for what seemed like forever, and I remember I told him how much I missed playing, and owning just even one guitar. He then asked me if I was gonna be there in the same spot in 1hr, relectantly I said yes. Well toy surprise he returned in 15 minutes with a guitar that he handed forward to me. He wanted nothing but to pass on his joy he had received from it and to maybe even inspire me, and it did! Even though I still didn't find my path to sobriety right away yet, that guitar and that man's kindness definitely helped steer me home. It still brings tears to my eyes today. Thank you my friend!
Edit: I just celebrated 3yrs clean and sober!
2nd: Thank you so incredibly much to all who reached out to me and sent their words of encouragement and kindness. I never expected that in a million years!
Wholesome history man, I'm sure you will get by, sending you my best wishes
Now that is a beautiful story. From a former addict; best wishes and good luck my friend.
Ty for sharing
@@diegoalvarez3731 thank you for the kind words!
@@Iheartdgd I'm glad you found your way to sobriety too....It took me like another year and a couple more stints in jail before I got the message, and into drug court. I'm still clean to this day!
I was in line at the pharmacy about 5-6 years ago. In front of me was a woman and at the counter was a young father getting a prescription for his young baby. They bought it out and told him the cost; I believe it was somewhere around $160.00. He was shocked because he could not afford it. You could tell he was embarrassed, and he was about to leave when the woman in front of me stepped up and said she was paying for it. He was so humbled and thankful. I will never forget that act of kindness, because it taught me a life lesson too - I was kind of judging this woman while she was standing there. She was well dressed and had a look of arrogance, at least to me. Boy was I the asshole! She heard him tell the pharmacist his story, and she stepped up with zero hesitation. May God bless her for her kindness and generosity. I thanked her also, but she was humble as well. I learned never to judge anyone that day, because we are all human, and we all have a different story, yet we are all the same. Have a great day and God bless us all. And this woman who helped this young man is awesome. I hope it comes back to her in a big way.
Awesome story dude!! Yes God Bless Us All.
@Captain Kirk
Thanx bro. Have a great day!
We wont mention the fact the pawn guys wouldnt budge on that price when you know they got that for around 75$. thats no pawn shop i would buy from.
its fake
@@carmineredd1198 everything is fake, Even you and i are fake. This phone is fake. This post is definitely fake... dare i say, even reality is fake. If you believe in anything you really believe in nothing. Nothing is real, everything else is fake.
@@slumlordracing8054 itsa $2000 Martin no way they selling it with a case for $220 . that's like buying a Gibson Les Paul Custom for $700
@@carmineredd1198 well i admit i know nothing about the value of guitars, and probably seem like an idiot to someone who does. My only relevant experience here is my little hobby of buying things from seedy pawn shops for cheap. Please forgive me, i always seem to forget how easy it is to offend someone these days.
@Captain Kirk A fool doesn't admit his mistakes. Hes not a fool. Loser.
That is the nicest kid ever. Who wouldn’t want to help him out?
me i get a bad vibe from him
@@TheTrev420247 Wow. I'd hate to bring puppies around you, dude was like a human version of one.
@@mattjvictory he was fucking exhausting.. Also hes not a puppy he has a job. Puppiers dont have jobs. I could hang with that dude 30 minutes then the appeal of him talking non stop wares off.
That kid was annoying and weird and definitely has a creepy vibe going on.
@@PraiseTheFSMonster Apparently excitement and politeness is creepy now guys. Lets all be apathetic and rude to appease Jesus over here.
“Suppose that’s the way life usually is, u always think u got a lil more than u do”
That should be the chorus for his first song
And sometimes you have more than you think.
Mark: “you’re never around when I’m buying anything Judy”
Bro you just about kept his guitar on layaway over $20 lol
Guy in the back was definitely thinking "I should've done that"
He kept staring a hole into the guy I thought that any second he was gonna be like "Ahhh screw it here you go, buddy." But nah random woman out of nowhere to save the day.
@@OfficialSeth that's exactly what I said in this guy's other comment scroll upwards he made another comment😂😂👍✌
She walked away like "no big deal, I don't need no thank you."
That's a *real* unselfish giver.
the opposite of mr beast lmao
its called being on the spotlight
its fake
Yeah she was just matter of fact - didn't stand around for hugs and small talk. That's genuine humanity.
Its better to give, than receive..
Be blessed young lady.
for every karen theres a judy.......hope her husband knows what a good woman he has
For every 10 Karens there's only three Judys, alas.
All caring people need to stop referring to the name Karen as bad.
@@hortyist1 If you had a young daughter named Karen, would you continue using the meme?
@@hortyist1 So little Karen has a Dad who won't lift a finger to help stop it when kids at school are making fun of her.
@@hortyist1 Oh, I see. Other were made fun of, so we should keep doing it. Are you in the 7th grade?
I thought 10000% the guy chilling in the background was gunna pay it forward, until Judy came out of nowhere lol!! Didn't even know she was in the store haha
The other guy: 🗿
That guy eying him up .. he prolly jumped him outside the shop
@@willwillison1338 wtf......that guy prolly woulda payed the 20 bucks ig he understood english better ...
You can clearly tell that this is the nicest, sweetest kid who absolutely deserved to be helped. Good on you Judy 👏.
Pawn shop could have gave the kid a break also and let him come in pay the $20 in a few days instead of putting it on layaway. He just paid $200 down...and, I doubt the pawn shop paid 10% on that guitar when they bought it.
I bet they paid 50 bucks for it.
They are douchebags. They had less than $50 in that guitar.
The shop has rent, payroll, utilities, insurance and more. You think they would be in business in six months if they didn't make their margins?
@@kbouley Dude, pawn shops rip people off. They're no better then Goodwill getting free shit then charging more then what a thrift store should. I do agree about the business side, however, he already paid $200 on $220. The pawn shop probably just made a clear 200% profit, much better then the average retail store of maybe 20%.
@@Praetoria113-zm3no if they gave every kid with a story a break, they'd be out of business and their employees would not have jobs. They do far less volume than a retail store they need those margins.
I hope the lady who did that knows how much she is loved and adored.
I know she is by me❤️
She’s hot.
“Judy” - new name to use for people like her in contrast to “Karen” - with all apologies to all the Karen’s out there who are just as nice as Judy!
Thanks for that cause I'm a Karen . Getting really tired of the Karen thing...
@@KS-catnip - totally get that - I have a friend named Karen - so far she’s good natured about it, but I’m sure it gets old. Just wonder if parents will name their babies Karen anymore. It could have been any name - Karen was just “lucky”? It’s not fair.
@@Rick62153 Thought the same thing too...no one will ever name a baby Karen anytime soon. Too bad I kinda like my name. I bet your friend does too😀
I'm genuinely curious how people decided that all "entitled people" needed to be given a common "first name". Even children exposed to social media with no knowledge of the word's intended meaning just simply use it to shut down people they don't like. I guess the only way to weak the negative intention of that word is to refuse to recognize the negativity around it.
2 guys to ruin a guys day over $20 and 1 act of kindness to make it better, you're a good woman Judy!
Judy's family are really blessed people. She only came into Owen's life for a brief time and look how happy she made him!!!
"Its 20 dollars for a man and his guitar."
- Judy
This made me choke up. Shes the best.
fucking legend
This wasn’t a “feel good” for me. That kid was absolutely excited about the purchase. Even after thanking the store personnel, they were kinda like, “ok kid. Get out of here. Next?” In it for the business and not the passion.
Did you want them all to cry tears of joy and shut the shop down for the rest of the day to reflect on what just happened?
@@SRehill7 you must be the shop owner.
@@19nova64 Just someone who understands that real life doesn't have to be some heart-warming movie all the time. The lady spotted the kid 20 bucks, it was a kind gesture. That's all we need to take from it.
Yep. You’re right. Not taking away from from Judy and the kind gesture. Something I would’ve done and have done myself. Didn’t have to be as dramatic as shutting the store down and reflecting, but could’ve been a, “heck yeah kid. Now go on and jam out!”
@@19nova64 you mean like a movie?
A kid was crying in a toy store and I offered to pay for a toy he wanted, long story short... the mother told me not to get involved cause her child should know that nothing comes for free and if she couldn't afford to buy it then the child would have to do without it. Lesson learnt
I commend the fact that u offered. Nice of you. Some kids cry often and when you give in, it solidifies that’s what they gotta do next time to get something. Now if the parent couldn’t afford the toy, then I would’ve just accepted. Regardless, u did ur part and u had good intention and that’s what matters!
I wouldn't recommend getting involved when it's a toy or frivolous thing. Some kids beg for stuff every time they go to the store and parents try to teach them that money is limited, we can't always get what we want, sometimes we have to wait.
@@arsewell And how is a guitar not a frivolous thing?
Sounds like that particular mother was down on hard times, but there's another reason a parent might be annoyed when a stranger offers to pay for a toy or snack that their kid is throwing a tantrum over. It reinforces crying as a means of getting what they want. I'm not a parent, but if I were, a stranger rewarding my kid's tantrum would probably piss me off. 😂
I am converting to Judy-ism!
now THAT is a good one!
Why?🤷
Work with a Judy! And it holds
What a polite young man , the world needs more men like this . And the fine young lady that came to his rescue is Awesome! Funny , l used to be dirt poor
His passion for that guitar is worth way more than $20
can't believe the pawn shop owner didn't give the kid a break... what a shark... no good....lady had to step in and make it right.
Seriously, thought the same thing
Actually I just think it's sad that nobody among them decided to share in the joy of the moment for the kid. The kid could not have given more signals that this was a huge moment for him and yes Judy gave the $20 but with a heavy frown and a joyless attitude - even making the kid feel almost guilty for taking it. Sorry, I know this comment will not be popular.... but if you're going to give at least give with a joyful heart. Giving with a frown and a joyless heart is not 100% giving. There I said it. Happy day to everyone.
No good? It's a damn business dude. I get paying it forward, but geez how you gonna hate a person trying to run their business?
@@bobbygalyon5580 you sound like a really cool person. I bet you're the life of the party! 👍
@@bobbygalyon5580 It's a pawn shop, haggling on price is part of the business.
My first guitar, and still among my favorite guitars, is a Sigma DM-1. Incredible earthy tone, buttery action, it just fits into my arms perfectly. That kid is going to be very happy with that guitar.
Definitely affordable
I'm sorry, but why didn't the pawn shop extend the same gesture that the woman did. It's obvious they were aware of how excited the kid was. They were going to let the kid walk out of that shop without the guitar for a lousy $20 bucks. They probably didn't have but $20 in the guitar. The attitude of the pawn shop is what's wrong with this world. The kindness of the woman is our hope things could be better.
@@WindRider1 The way a business helps people is through employment. Not to mention it provides a service. That's not enough ?
My first was a Sigma DR-7 in 1977 ($257 new). I have since moved up to a Taylor, but I’ll always keep the Sigma. Pretty good low-end guitar
@@WindRider1 I'm pretty sure this video is fake? I've seen a lot of these "wholesome" videos in the same store
God bless you Judy. Also the young man looks like a nice kid.
Notice how Judy got not just the boy, but everybody in the store to light up from the positive energy. This is what it's about.
Judy, I hope you see this and realize how much we appreciate what you did for that kid! Awesome person. 👌
That was really cool of that lady. At that moment, if not prior , the shop owners should have made $20 less profit
For real, just let the kid have it already.
I was thinking the same, And the shop owners were not shy to put out the video.
That’s a nice moment and all, but come on guys...was it really necessary? You couldn’t knock 20 bucks off a used $220 guitar?
Kids still got his guitar and Pawn shops probably won't exist post Covid so it sorted itself out
itsa $2000 Martin and FAKE video
@@carmineredd1198 what makes you say that?
that would be just as nice as the lady throwing in the 20.
@@carmineredd1198 it's a sigma,which is a much cheaper version a martin basically. Nothing to me says that this is fake.
Name of the guitar: "Judy"
You receive so much more when you have kindness in your heart, my husband is living proof of that.
The shop owner could have done more, but he has a business to run. The kind woman will be rewarded for her gesture one day.
I run a business and I get people who are short all the time, asking for a break or he's had a tough year, but I have a lot of expensive bills they don't understand and I'm there to make a little money. I give to the local shelter and food bank every year, but I can't put myself out of business giving everything away. You have to draw a line.
That 20 spot did NOT have to come from the business- I could, maybe should, have come from their 2 pockets!
The amazing part is, she wants nothing for the kind gesture. His smile and thank you was more than enough for her. She is just a kind lady. She did mention she was paying it forward so one day I am pretty sure this kid will do just that.
Lovely act of kindness, the kid was so excited buying the guitar till he realized he was short of twenty. What a kind soul, I remember sheer excitement buying my first guitar.
warms my cold dead heart both the guy buying the guitar and the lady that offered to help him seem like great people
Blessings to your heart may it be warned by the hand of Yah
Best to you and yours
I love how everyone smiles after she pays it forward. Beautiful moment ❤
I remember those days being that young and completely emptying your pockets to get something 😄. Like this video, when I bought my first amp, I came up short too. The amp cost $99.99 and of course myself being only 17 didn't think about the taxes. I had exactly $100 and came up about $7 short. The guy running the music store went ahead and let me have the amp for $100 and threw in a free cable too.
Garbage pawn shop wouldn't let him have it . When you know they only had like sixty bucks in it.
Pawn shops are the worst. I lost so many guitars from being too attached to sell them outright but then too busted out to get them out before the end of the terms. Even trying to pay 80% of the interest owed wouldn't budge the assholes I got into...
@@whatspadethinks - To be honest, that sounds more like your problem than the Pawn shop's.... But yeah... They never miss an opportunity when it comes to a "Legal robbery". Can't really blame them for that if you know it going in.
The "worst" is the medical profession... You NEED medical care... It's not usually something you "desire" or save for... The prices are ridiculous but worse than that, you don't know the prices until AFTER you owe the money and the bill is in your hand.
What other business charges you varying fees without any "menu" of pricing? "You owe whatever we tell you to pay". On top of that, the same procedures carry different pricing depending on who's flipping the bill?... Suddenly the long T.O.A. contract and fixed percentages at a pawn shop seem VERY fair. ;-)
@@_Common_Logic_ No, I take full responsibility because if I needed the dough I should've just sold them outright to a guitar shop or on Craigslist, etc. My point was that once you do business with pawn brokers they hold the cards and can be very draconian in their business practices. But it's their right. I also live in Law Vegas so the sheer number of pawn shops makes it impossible to "work" with them. They have more customers than they can handle so if you want any kind of leeway you're looking up the wrong skirt...
@@whatspadethinks - I don't know you, or your circumstances back when this may have been happening, so it would be silly for me to judge. I've been roped into a HIGH interest high risk loan in my younger years while trying to establish credit, and it SUCKED. Needed help from a 3rd party payment plan just to keep it above water.
I'm only stating the fact that pawn shops are like any other business when it comes down to it. Especially in Vegas where there is infinite competition, and infinite demand. I assume they are HEAVILY regulated these days, too.
If you buy a refrigerator from a home center on credit and fail to make payments, isn't it likely that they will repossess your fridge AND send you to a high-interest collection agency to cover any losses? I doubt that they'll do much to work with you... Now you have warm beer, melted ice-cream, AND some d*ck blowing up your phone for payment... "Or else".
If you let your health insurance lapse and try to claim an appendectomy 3 months later, I don't know of a single company that will work with you after you're no longer their responsibility... Or if you fail to pay that auto insurance, I'm SURE the police officer standing at your car window with $$$ signs in his mirrored shades isn't going to work with you. ;-)... It's life. Of course, we take responsibility for it, but part of that is not blaming capitalism in a capitalist society. (NO, I'm not trying to get political on a "feel-good" channel).
My obvious rule would be to browse a Pawn shop when you have money and stay the hell away when you don't... At least there's FB Marketplace and Craigslist nowadays when you need to dump those toys at a "reasonable" price if you don't have an attachment to them.
Anyway, my only point was that they might not be "The worst".
@@_Common_Logic_ Regarding the medical profession, you live in pretty much the only country in the world were this is a problem.
God Bless both of these fine people. The kind lady for the gesture what a good heart and the sweet young man who you can tell is so humble and not used to having people be that kind to him. I hope both of these lives have had great things happen since 2019.
she saved a school from being shot up that day. God bless Judy!
To combat the Karen I present to you the Judy 😊
I would have done the same thing and guess what my name is Karen😁
@@KS-catnip nobody asked karen
one time when i was in 5th grade i went to a local cafe and bought a cinnamon role thinking they were 2.25. It was 2.75 and I only had 2.25 in quarters. The lady behind me gave me 50 cents and that was about 15 years ago and I still remember how nice that was lol
Owen goes on to become a successful musician and invites Judy to all of his performances...The End 😌
Don’t know how this popped up in my feed but I think this was great. That kid deserves it.. you can see the joy the appreciation and the humility.. to bad the world in all can’t think the same.. 🤙🏻
That guy deserved that guitar; I love his respect and anticipation for the instrument, and the humain generousity seldom seen in life.
I know this exact feeling! I know it’s sappy but this brought tears to my eyes. I can’t even count how many times I’ve had to walk out of a guitar store without the guitar that I wanted to or had to put one on layaway for months and months. She did something that will last him the rest of his life. I love this
And when he said it's going to be great to have a great instrument to play... been there with so many bad instruments because I couldn't afford the best or even close. My fingers bled alot. So when you finally get that one great instrument... it's heaven. It means so much.
He's never going to forget this womans 20 bucks... ever.
20 damn dollars.. geez music store.
Wtf, especially when you know their profit.
I couldn't have watched him struggle such a nice genuine kid
That kid was so excited and genuine even before she paid for it. Could've gave him a discount, Oh well
I would paid for him to, I couldn't see someone miss out on something they're really excited for
I hope he pays it forward for someone else and return the kindness
I definitely would have too. There's no feeling like giving!
It can take a small investment to restore ones faith in humanity. Thank you Judy.
Positive kid. Love it! Worked for his money, kept positive when he didn't have enough, awesome lady for helping him.
Dudes in the shop wouldn’t just drop the price $20?! Wow! Putting it on layaway for him....douchey move. That lady was awesome!
I would've left with the guitar and then pick the case up later with the remaining $20.
If that case was new, it wasn't $20.
This is the sort of thing that gives me hope. While the world seems so full of wrong, betrayal and evil, we have to remember there are still wonderful and kind people out there. Thank you "Judy" for being so generous and kind. This young man seems like such a good person and you can see he truly appreciated the kindness. Musicians always struggle as most come from tough spots and usually poverty as well. That 20 bucks was money well spent and likely will equal many priceless moments as this young musician forges his way forward. Music has saved MY life more than once. I have no doubt had I not taken up the bass guitar I would almost certainly be dead or in prison. There is a very good chance you may have just saved his life. Thank you for that. Please don't ever stop being kind. The world needs this sort of thing so badly right now. God Bless, to you and this young man.
Amén brother
Ive actually done that once, paid for a complete strangers petrol at the station, only a $20 tank she was trying to get in touch with her bank since the card was declined, not a good situation to be in so I just asked how much the fuel was and paid it , she was so grateful and even asked for my account number so she could pay me back but I refused, never seen her since or probably ever will.
Seeing how happy and appreciative he was and her kindness made me so happy. I'm smiling ear to ear.
So kind, so happy for their dude as he was genuinely such a good guy
No matter how long he looks in that wallet there is no more money in there
I know the feeling. Been there.
Kinda like the fridge
Brilliantly played by the kid. Got just what he was hoping for but from an unexpected source. He was trying to play the shop guys.
@@tyecook9630 Yeah people do this sometimes on second hand buying, normally you can tell when they genuinely didn't check their change and when they've rocked up with 75% in exact notes after haggling lol
Everyone smiles when kindness is in the room
What a thoughtful act of kindness. That made the kids day .... a day late and a dollar short.
I hope she sees this...just to watch him internalize what just happen to him. She’s great!
I hope so too. She just may have just improved that young man's entire life! If you are reading this, Judy, you are what we all should try to be... but quit making me cry!
@@jamesrogers2963 this is a story that gives hope,I can't believe all the responses on how the PS needs to pay their rent or utilities.Give me a break.
Meanwhile a rapper gets a 24 million dollar diamond put in his forehead (not a joke). Crazy what happiness means to each person.
It’s now made him more iconic, which was his goal, no one that rich is stupid enough to do it just because.
@@matthewcantu3127 Iconic? ehhh if you say so. Mumble rap/autotune rap is hard to get down with unless your young for some reason, even other rappers hate that shit. I will say it probs got him a boost in traffic if thats what you mean.
@FiatDuster well if they’re talking about it then it worked, people may think it’s garbage but he has the money to do it so there’s only so much you say
If you think that diamond is real... 😂. It’s all 🧢.
@@matthewcantu3127 I wouldn't say iconic since most people I've seen made fun of him
Dude was so genuinely appreciative.
Good for her!!! and him lol. Honestly seeing that grin on that kids face while handling that acoustic is *pure joy* . As a musician I know/remember that feeling of awe visiting the music shops, picking out and playing instruments just out of my realm of possibility at the time...Thats all I would need to see and I would do the same thing as Judy! Plus *MUSIC IS SUCH A FANTASTIC OUTLET* for young people, developing beautiful new skills and keeping them out of trouble hopefully
What a great kid. So polite and thankful.
forest gump
You could tell the guy in the back was thinking about it and then the woman beat him to it
I doubt it....tbh
The way he held that guitar up like the holy grail......
He was so thankful 🙏🏼 And she was very nice for doing this ❤
I know business is business but c’mon... couldn’t the shop owner have given this nice woman a little break on what was owed...
Or the kid himself. They couldn’t knock 20 bucks off a used $220 guitar?
@@halffulltome they might have paid 200 and they were relying on 20 dollar profit thats how a buines works
@@htx_carlos4766 they did NOT pay $200 for that guitar.
@@htx_carlos4766 Standard practice is to offer 1/4 the price that they would sell it for give or take. I took in one of those full size Cube Amps (not the micro cube model) with all the effects knobs on it etc, they offered me $40 for it. They sold it for almost quadruple that.
@@htx_carlos4766 do you live in the real world? There is no way they only make a $20 mark up on an item like that. They usually buy for less than half of what they resell it for.
Let's just all hope that pawn shop got what they deserved and are no longer in business.
There's a difference between making money to keep the lights on and being an insensitive greedy human being like those pawn shop employees / owners.
Like another comment said they most likely paid around 10% of their asking price for that guitar.
amen to that.
That was me. Pawn shops are notorious for buying low and selling high.
🌴 he seems like a Genuine humble human ,that Totally Deserves that beautiful instrument. something tells me he has a couple of more good karma times coming his way🗽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Similar thing happened to me, I was saving for a synth being sold at a not so local music shop that I had my eye on for a while and I would get on the bus now and then just to see if it's still for sale as I collected money for it, so realising it would take me another month or so to come up with the rest of the money if I'm lucky I just thought I'd go in and ask if they could sell it to me for a considerable discount, I said to myself all he could say is no but he didn't he almost instantly said "sure" and then I had the cheek to ask for some midi cables and he gave me those too, I can't describe the joy and I carried it on a bus wrapped in a bin bag. lol I just want to say thank you to that guy wherever you are and I will never forget that for the rest of my life, I still have the synth 20 years later. Now thinking back I wonder if he saw me eyeing up the synth and visiting every so often and probably concluded it himself. Thank you my guy.
Awesome! What synth was it?
@@wornstrat5517 Just a Roland xp-30 but it was special to me for many reasons and still is.
@@visitor9408 cool! Thanks for sharing this story. It was very wholesome.
I woulda gave her a big hug and a mini concert.
Love thy neighbor as yourself, when we practice at simple rule, the blessings return back to us, it's the law of giving and it's a connect to the kingdom of heaven!!!
I know what this young man is going through, in my life time no one (in my family) ever handed a dollar bill, I started working at the age of 11, (cleaning people yards,)started my own paper route at 12 yr old,Sunday paper is the worst (very heavy), while many students are on summer break, I would have a job scraping gums off underneath student’s desks...if I was there,I would buy him that guitar.
I actually own a Sigma acoustic myself and can completely understand this guy's happiness. They're exceptionally good guitars and looks like he's even got his hands on a vintage one! Awesome video.
Hopefully he remembers her when he gets famous lol buys her a sick ass dragon tattoo
He shouldnt have thanked the pawn shop they couldnt let the poor bloke pay it letters after forking out 200 they just money hungry bastards probably paid 50 dollars for it.that lady was so good really made the young dudes day unreal kindness!!!!!!!
I hope and pray this guy becomes a legend with that guitar...
He got a new guitar and a nice memory. Props to Judy.
A good hearted woman , a change from the depressing videos of late .
If in some time in the future a song called “Judie” plays non-stop on the radio and said song is about meeting an angel in a pawn shop, you will know what inspired it.
Even if you don't have the money or chance to help someone out in this situation, there are so many overlooked opportunities for people to help one another. There's many times I've been to guitar stores growing up, and I can recall all the times someone more advanced than me took time to show me a chord/technique. I remember because I went home to practice it thousands of times. It reinforced a sense of encouragement in me that helped me progress as a player. It's vastly more encouraging than seeing the cocky person who showcases their talents or the insults from others. And to think it only took five minutes of a person's time to teach someone something.
Not to get too maudlin but it could even save a person's life. I've lost many friends over the decades to suicide, drug abuse, misadventure etc. I never participated in those behaviors because I got a thrill out of just playing my guitar. When I felt depressed, I played or wrote. It's an excellent way to explore, self help, meditate, or express feelings that you try to internalize when you don't have anyone you can talk to.
This is just my personal example. There are so many different ways to help others. Stay humble and kind.
what a polite, nice, genuine kid