What’s the nicest random act of kindness someone has done for you?

1. Someone gave me a car once after my dad died. I lived across the country from my mum and was really struggling to get to and from her, so when they were done with their car, instead of part-ex-ing they just rang me up, and gave it to me. No relation, not even close friends. No words spoken for about 7 years prior to this, they didn't bother much afterwards either. Far and away the nicest thing that's ever happened to me.
   — FranticSausage


2. I was a tourist in Ireland (Galway, specifically). My friend and I had just done a bit of shopping and were strolling about looking for a pub with some live music. Lo and behold 2 gents came up and said we appeared lost. We told them what we were looking for and they insisted they knew just the place and would be happy to show us the way. We were initially a bit nervous, but it was a very public street with people about so we agreed. They then offered to carry our bags, even! I ignored my instinct which was "on no they want to steal your bag!" and instead thought - even if they do it's all about the experience of traveling right? so I went with it. WELL! These 2 were just the NICEST guys ever. They delivered us to the pub, put our things on the hooks near our spot, introduced us to both the bartender and the fiddler that was playing, told them to take good care of us, bought us our first drink, then said Welcome to Galway, hope you have a great evening! Didn't even let us buy them a pint to thank them (they declined politely saying they had somewhere else to be). Didn't even ask for a number or anything. It was a really cool human experience.
   — RachelSid


3. Not sure if it's the nicest one I have had but definitely unexpected and awesome. I was driving home from college (12 hr drive) and I was almost home, I had a few duffle bags on my roof and at a stop sign one of them slide of the top of my car and got caught underneath the car behind me. It was at a busy intersection with tons of different roads and I couldn't pull over and I lost where the car went so I had given up and accepted the loss. 10 miles later I saw my bag in the middle of the busy and large 3 lane highway as cars were avoiding it. I pulled over quickly and was trying to devise a plan for how I was gunna run in the middle of the highway and retrieve it. Just as I am about to go a big black truck comes to an abrupt halt off to the side, a man gets out and sprints, and I mean SPRINTS to this bag and grabs it. He wasn't in close danger but cars were definitely closing in quick, he ran back to me and said "here ya go my man" and then peaced out.
   — OJCheezit






4. When my son was in the hospital after being born six weeks early, someone left a gift basket with some snacks and a few gift cards for gas and baby clothes. It just showed up in his room one day. It just said "In your time of need" on it. My wife and I was pretty much living at the hospital at the time he was in the NICU. After being scared and tired for a few days It just made a huge difference for some reason.
   — devildunkard


5. i had someone from reddit draw me a picture and send me it and another dude sent me cookies.
   — WhenAllElseFail


6. My husband was diagnosed with 4th stage throat cancer. He had a 16 hour surgery, where he had half of his throat and tongue cut out, and rebuilt using his pectoral muscle, and skin from his thigh. He also came home on a feeding tube, and a tracheostomy, and was unable to swallow. Before all of this, he was also paraplegic. It was a very complicated recovery. In the midst of all of this, his insurance decided that it couldn't pay for a hospital stay any longer, and he was abruptly, sent home, with none of the equipment, or specialized care set up, that he so desperately needed. They just bundled him into my car, handed me a stack of prescriptions, and instructed me to take him home, an hour and a half away. I was terrified. On the way home, I stoppped at a local pharmacy and handed them my stack of scripts. The pharmacist started filling them, then stoppped and called me over for a consultation. He said, "Miss, I'm only 2 prescriptions into this stack, and even with insurance, you're already over $800." He could clearly see my fear and helplessness, and I explained my situation to him. He listened to my story, then just calmly said, "Have a seat. I'll be with you in about 15 minutes." About 15 minutes later, he called me back up to the pharmacy. He handed me enough supplies to get me through the next 24 hours. I later learned that he had paid for those himself. He handed me a phone number, saying, "Call these people at 8:00 tomorrow morning. They already know who you are, and they will take care of you." The number was for Catholic Charities, and they were expecting me. By 8:00 the next morning, they had already paid a "spend down" through Medicaid, which then covered all of his prescriptions, and had set up a visting nurse, and had arranged delivery for all of his specialized equipment to my house that afternoon. My husband was actually re-admitted to a loacal hospital later that same day, but thanks to the kindly pharmacist, the next time I brought him home, I was ready for him. Although he ultimately lost his battle with cancer, I was able to care for him at home, in his final months. I'm an atheist, but I still volunteer for Catholic Charities whenever I can.
   — kitchentrash






7. This probably isn't the nicest, but it still sticks with me. Someone gave me their number at the DMV because they had to go. Cut my wait time down from 3 hours to only 45 minutes.
   — POTUSKNOPE


8. My first week living in NYC. I'm still getting my bearings, am on a bench on the subway platform waiting for a train. Guy in chef's whites sits down next to me, reaches into his backpack and pulls out a loaf of bread. Turns to me, says he works at Eleven Madison and offers me some. I say sure. I'm a little weirded out by random bread coming out of some guy's backpack, but I try it. Most amazing bread I've ever had in my life. Bar none. At the time, I had no idea what Eleven Madison was. I still can't afford to eat there, but if the bread is any indication... TLDR: Random straphanger offered me bread out of his backpack. It was the best bread I've ever had in my life ever.
   — fmoss


9. I fell asleep reading in a local park, woke up and someone had left a 5 dollar bill on my chest.
   — Mordredbas






10. I went to work really sick and my coworker called off so I was alone at the registers trying not to die. This one customer saw me by myself with a long line sick as a dog with no backup, while waiting in line she made tons of loud praises about me being up there all by myself and still being really fast, then she bought me a cup of coffee with a medicine shot so I could feel better. The cherry on top was she also bought me a book I mentioned I was planning to buy in a week or so. This was about a year ago. She comes in at least once a week and we know each other on a first name basis.
    — As_A_Californian


11. I can tell you that the most unexpected one was from a Philadelphia police officer. I was a low-ranking nobody at my job at the time, and they insisted I spend my own money ("oh, we'll give you milage", yeah right) to drive to New Jersey to bring them something they needed in a hurry. I got lost for 2 hours (this was in the era of "dumb phones" so GPS were rare), my car overheated, and I was generally at the end of my rope. When I got stuck on the Ben Franklin Bridge and could not get anyone to let me into the lane to get off, I just put my head on the steering wheel and cried. I was done. Defeated. I never drove anywhere out of town regularly. The whole trip had been a disaster. I'd been getting angry cell calls from my boss wanting to know why I'm not there yet. No sympathy for my car breaking down, just "get the hell there ASAP". And then I saw red and blue flashing lights. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse. I knew he was going to ticket or maybe even arrest me for momentarily blocking traffic in my lane. Until he flashed his headlights. He'd stopped and opened up a space in his lane for me to merge. I'd left my turn signal on and he'd spotted it. He turned his lights off as soon as I got in front of him. I really wish I'd been able to buy that cop a steak or something. It was such a huge relief to finally catch a break after everything going wrong all day long.
    — Or0b0ur0s


12. I was getting bullied in the locker room years ago. Middle school I believe. I was smaller, had a speech impedement and a birthmark on my face. Out of no where this abnormally taller kid comes over and kicked the kid (bully) in the chest so hard he flew back in the locker. Didn't know him, he was just a good person. Still talk to him now more than a decade later. Awesome guy.
    — Privacy_Advocate_






13. When we bought our home and moved in, a neighbor we hadn't met sent us a beautiful arrangement of flowers with a thoughtful note that read, "Welcome to the Neighborhood!"
    — Back2Bach


14. I was walking to the bus stop when it was really icy and fell on my back. A guy got out of his car at the red light, ran across the street, helped me up, and helped pick up my papers. He then ran back to his car while flipping off the people honking at him. Awesome dude.
    — spacialHistorian


15. Through no fault of our own, several years ago my husband and I found ourselves in dire financial straits. We ended up stranded in a place we didn't really know anybody, and we couldn't afford our rent that was due in a week. There was no help forthcoming from either of our families. That Sunday, I was downstairs in the church hall having coffee after the service, and someone I barely knew asked me how my summer was going. I burst into tears. She took me aside and asked for my story, and I told her everything. She prayed for me...and then asked me how much my rent was. I told her. Then she said "you'll need groceries too." When I looked up, she had her chequebook out, and was writing a cheque for $1500. Because of what she did, we had the safety net we needed to find gainful employment in time to make next months rent, and slowly get back on our feet.
    — TheLostSkellyton






16. Been in classes, so I’m just getting around to adding my own experience. I was taking a nap in the library at my school, and, when I woke up, I found that someone had left in my backpack a king sized 3 Musketeers chocolate bar and a note saying something along the lines of “You’ve been reverse pickpocketed and hope it makes your day better.” College can obviously get very stressful, so it was just a small gesture to really appreciate. Definitely made my day.
    — chicknburrito


17. My dad's friend for stepping in and making sure that my family was okay after no one in the family bothered. My mom had periods of mental breakdowns (she was diagnosed with severe anxiety and bi-polar.) She would have plenty of mood swings and although she left us alone to protect us, it was still a scary sight to see my mom do a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on us (this was before the diagnosis.) He insisted to give my mom a break by taking my brother and I in to hang out with him and his family after school and on some weekends while my mom got a break and both parents figuring out how to get her back on her feet. At the same time, his friend and wife would check in to see how she's doing. He had ZERO obligation to go out of his way to make sure we were alright, but he insisted and we all thank him for that. The times I spent with him and his family were by far one of the happiest moments of my childhood. No doubt! I am very close friends with one of his daughters and make it a habit to see them whenever I visit their neck of the woods.
    — MADDOGCA


18. This is an on-going scenario: My mom is going through treatment for Breast Cancer, and I have siblings much younger than me still at home (I'm 25, brother is 13, sister is 8). Every 3 or 4 days, something shows up on their porch- bags of clothes for my sister, book series for my brother, giftcards so my parents don't have to cook, supplies for my Dad's hobby. We don't know who is coordinating this or where anything comes from, but on top of the wonderful people who bring meals we get these deliveries out of no where. It's awesome watching a community really take care of my family, and one day I'd love to learn who has been helping us.
    — RaeKay14