[forevergrateful]

I needed to post this; & while I’m not sure it is the correct place for it, I think it is important for Shop Rite shoppers to read; since they are familiar with the poster noellebrow & how wonderful she is; & I wanted those most familiar with her to know just how special & amazing she is. Same for lastocks; such a generous person! I hope everyone will indulge me for a few seconds; thanks in advance.

I think everyone here at AFC has come to know Heather ~ noellebrow ~ as a very kind & helpful person; especially when it comes to Shop Rite & alerting us to the most amazing deals! I know I have come to rely on her (& Jamie; the other half of her “duo” ;o) in the short time I have been on AFC. She devotes so much of her life & time to this, which helps others save literally thousands of dollars; she is so giving of herself.

Well, recently, I had the pleasure of getting to know her, as she patiently answered my “newbie” questions. ;o) I first had a problem with printing out a q for some room deodorizer spray & asked her if there was another way to print this. It would have saved me .99 . She offered to mail me the q. I thanked her, & told her I thought she was extremely generous, but told her I didn’t want her to spend .44 so that I could save .99 . I happened to mention this to my Aunt, to illustrate how kind this person who was basically a stranger to me was. My Aunt said it was very kind, but I should have accepted; as I could have insulted her. I felt terrible & wrote her apologizing; but she graciously said she understood where I was coming from & was not insulted.

She emailed me again, asking if she could sent me some q’s; saying she “would make sure it was worth the .44 cent stamp. ;o)”

I once again, at first declined; but she wrote back, saying she was touched by our situation/circumstances; & she would really like to send us some good q’s. I finally agreed. She mentioned it would make my shopping fun, especially if it was for almost free or free items. I told her to please make sure she didn’t go overboard; as I was already feeling guilty about accepting just one coupon; & I got the impression this would be for more than one.

I was expecting a way too generous envelope containing some really great q’s, based on what she mentioned. Again, I was feeling guilty about accepting this before it even came.

Well, the next thing I know, I get this large, HEAVY!!!!!!! box delivered. I could hardly even lift this! LOL!

To say this was a RAOK is a major understatement!

This was an amazing, extremely kind, extremely generous, unbelievable act of kindness.

Without a doubt, one of the greatest RAOK ever!!!!

I was simply blown away.

There were literally hundreds of coupons that will save us literally hundreds of dollars. This was so well thought out, I cannot begin to tell you. These coupons are for things we will definitely use.

Tons of them are for “FREES”; with most of the others doubling, making those items almost FREE with sales!

Still more were not only terrific when doubled, making the items almost FREE; but there were also OYNO $’s on those deals as well; making the items FREE with MM’s on top of that!

All I kept thinking with each q I looked at, as well as with each item I took out of the box, was that this amazing generous person could have kept this to use for their family; & could have saved money for them; instead of unselfishly & generously giving it to me for my family.

Included in this package was an envelope from AFC’er “lastocks”; another incredible person! This envelope contained tons of q’s; again, for free items & items that will come to almost free with sales. Literally saving my family $100.00 easily!!

The weight on the shipping label may have read 17 lbs.; but this weighed “tons” in the good it will do us, as well as in the generosity that was shown…….

I simply cannot begin to explain just how amazing this was… or how amazing both of these ladies are! They have families of their own, & all of these items & coupons could have been put to good use for them.

I was literally brought to tears to think someone could do this for a complete stranger……

I just had to share this unbelievable package from two incredible people; so that everyone here know how amazing they are!!

(Will try to upload a photo of this.)

Truly two of AFC's Angels!!!!!!

Thanks again, Ladies!!

NOTE about photo: I must apologize; the tons of coupons from lastocks aren't in the photo & I apologize for this; my batteries for my camera were fried & I barely got to take this photo, when it died.

Other thing I need to point out; the large bag of Chex Mix was full & sealed when arrived; but "somehow" got opened & finished by the time the pic was taken....... ;o) [was yummy!!

[evansmommy]

In total agreement. I am new too and have saved TONs of money, in part, to the work that Heather and Jaime do on the Shoprite board.

Thanks ladies!!

[JaimeDae]

I agree, lastocks has RAOK'd me coupons too and I must say she is quite generous and so thoughtful.

[ilovecouponstoo]

That is sooo wonderful. You girls are amazing!!!!

[debbiedee8]

There are many generous and wonderfully kind people here on AFC. Welcome to our family!

[bjhuds]

As I point out when welcoming the newbies to this site "These are some of the most generous, helpful and wonderful people you will ever come to know". And I was right!!!!

[gladpen]

That is so amazingly great. I am glad to have found not only AFC but the shoprite forum here. I recently started shopping at shoprite because of noellebrow and JaimeDae posts. They have saved me tons so far.

[NJMom]

Thanks for sharing! The ShopRite forum is doing really well now thanks to Noelle and Jaime and all of the rest of you who post here and I know I am very grateful for that!

Thanks to all of you!!

[noellebrow]

Lastocks generosity really was the inspiration for this RAOK! I know we are both so glad to know we could offer this to you.
I am so grateful for everyone's generosity in all shapes and forms.

[Goldi43192]

Your story nearly brought me to tears. There are so many friendly people here on AFC, I feel like this is my extended family. I have been on the giving and receiving end of a RAOK and it feels wonderful!
Thank you for your kind words!
xoxo

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by debbiedee8

There are many generous and wonderfully kind people here on AFC. Welcome to our family!

Thanks for the Welcome! And I agree; there are countless amazing people on this wonderful site! I am simply blown away by everyone's kindness & support!

There isn't a day that goes by that I am not helped by this site!

I try to return the favor with whatever info or input I can contribute.

As my ID states, I am forever grateful!

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by bjhuds

As I point out when welcoming the newbies to this site "These are some of the most generous, helpful and wonderful people you will ever come to know". And I was right!!!!

I agree totally! Everyone is amazing! I am simply blown away by the fact everyone is so generous; whether it be their time or advice, etc., etc..

You just don't find that in the world today very often (unfortunately).

This site & everyone on it is truly a blessing!

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by Goldi43192

Your story nearly brought me to tears. There are so many friendly people here on AFC, I feel like this is my extended family. I have been on the giving and receiving end of a RAOK and it feels wonderful!
Thank you for your kind words!
xoxo

Thank you for your kind post!

You can't imagine how it brought me to tears!! I began crying before I even opened it!

Then I kept crying as I opened & unpacked it; & with each item, & each & every coupon, I would turn to my DH, and say, "Oh, my gosh; look at this! They are too kind!"

It was an unbelievable experience. The feeling I got was really indescribable.

I definitely plan on helping others as soon as we are able to do so.

Many thanks again for your kind words!

[BargainSeeker]

Truly, this is the makings of a wonderful community! I have been the recipient of people's generosity, in the past, during my years as a struggling single mom, and I know only too well the emotions one feels from the unexpected generous acts of kindness from perfect strangers. I now "pay it forward"!

forevergrateful, you are blessed to have these two wonderful ladies in your life! Their blessings will be multiplied!

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by BargainSeeker

Truly, this is the makings of a wonderful community! I have been the recipient of people's generosity, in the past, during my years as a struggling single mom, and I know only too well the emotions one feels from the unexpected generous acts of kindness from perfect strangers. I now "pay it forward"!

forevergrateful, you are blessed to have these two wonderful ladies in your life! Their blessings will be multiplied!

Amen! I could not agree with you more on each & everything you said!

This is something I will never, ever forget......

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by noellebrow

Lastocks generosity really was the inspiration for this RAOK! I know we are both so glad to know we could offer this to you.
I am so grateful for everyone's generosity in all shapes and forms.

I could not agree with you more; everyone on this site is fantastic; & super generous; in so many ways. I am constantly amazed & reminded of this every day; & I post thanks & appreciation every chance I get to everyone.

HOWEVER! That being said!

This thread is to acknowledge you & lastocks in particular; as you two ladies just went so far "above & beyond" with this incredible act of kindness; that I wanted to acknowledge it "publicly" amongst your peers here.

I'm sure everyone already knew how wonderful & giving you both are; but I just had to tell everyone about this, as it was simply nothing less than extraordinary!

It goes far beyond the extraordinary items & coupons that were enclosed; it was such a generous, selfless, thoughful act of kindess.... that was appreciated much more than you will ever know... I am forever grateful...

SO! Sit back & enjoy the well deserved limelight or spotlight for the moment!
You ladies deserve it!!

And many sincere thanks again!

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by ilovecouponstoo

That is sooo wonderful. You girls are amazing!!!!

They truly are!!!!!

[Tausheerah]

I am new to AFC and couponing and this has been the most endearing post I have read. Like everyone else, this has brought tears to my eyes.

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by Tausheerah

I am new to AFC and couponing and this has been the most endearing post I have read. Like everyone else, this has brought tears to my eyes.

Thank you for your kind post! You are very sweet!

It was pretty incredible what they did! And they are both so modest, I don't even think they even realize just how special it was (...and just how special they are!)...

Many sincere thanks again!

[amyw_nj]

Thanks so much for sharing this! What a blessing these ladies, and so many others on AFC are!

[forevergrateful]

Originally Posted by amyw_nj

Thanks so much for sharing this! What a blessing these ladies, and so many others on AFC are!