I really enjoy my local True Value hardware store, Dobbels. The employees are knowledgeable and helpful. As the winter was turning into spring, I went in looking for a solution on my extension cord for our mower. You see, I had sliced it when shoveling our sidewalk in the winter. It was under the snow as it was powering the Christmas lights on the bush in front of our home. I didn’t know if I needed a new cord or if it could just be wrapped up. It did not look too bad for me, but I sure didn’t want to tempt an accident.
I walked in and lingered by the front of the store while a man was checking out. The employee behind the register asked if I could use some help. I said yes, and explained that I was looking for someone that knew something about electrical cords. The customer who had just finished his transaction paused and said, “I know about them.”
I showed him the cut in the cord. He said, no problem. It will be fine, just wrap it up with a little plastic tape. I thanked him and asked the employee where I could find the plastic electrical tape. Upon hearing that, the customer who was about to leave offered to repair it with his own plastic tape. We walked out to his truck and he fixed it up.
He was an electrician and offered was extravagantly generous.
I was blessed.
Rev. Andrew Conard 
3 replies on “Extravagant Generosity at the Hardware Store”
Awesome sharing. Thanks!
Wonderful story, Andrew. I did the same thing to my extension cord that was powering the Christmas lights, but with a snowblower, not a shovel. Needless to say, repair was not an option for that cord.
The love of Jesus fills the hearts of our fellow man, just when we need it most.