{"id":680,"date":"2023-04-02T02:27:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T00:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=680"},"modified":"2023-04-02T03:15:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T01:15:52","slug":"teenage-kroger-employee-pays-for-elderly-man-who-couldnt-afford-his-groceries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=680","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Kroger Employee Pays For Elderly Man Who Couldn\u2019t Afford His Groceries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teo Jordan is a teenage employee at a Kroger supermarket in Covington, Kentucky who just showed an elderly shopper kindness at a moment when it was most needed.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5kmyfay.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5TUXiJU.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/b7UjB50.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust treat people the way you want to be treated (and) always help out if someone needs it,\u201d Teo Jordan said.<\/p>\n<p>In a heartwarming act of kindness, Teo stepped up when an old client found himself in a difficult position: the man lacked the funds needed to pay for the entirety of his groceries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just seen I wanted to help the guy. I saw that he didn\u2019t have the money for all the groceries that he wanted. The cashier told him he would have to put some of the thing back so I just thought in my head I would give him this $35 so he could have all the food that he wants,\u201d Jordan said.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old student at Holmes High School has only been working as a bagger at Kroger for a few weeks. As it turns out, he was already using his salary to help his family and also save up for a car. But that didn\u2019t deter him from helping someone else who needed it more.<\/p>\n<p>Teo\u2019s act of kindness made his family very proud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud of Teo. I\u2019m overwhelmed with joy. You try to instill in your kids right and wrong, but you don\u2019t know if they comprehend, so yes, I\u2019m very proud,\u201d said Stephanie Burton, Teo\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5kmyfay.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5TUXiJU.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/b7UjB50.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>If there is anything we can learn from this teenager, it\u2019s that when the opportunity to show kindness presents itself, we should always take it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Holmes HS senior helps pay for stranger&#039;s groceries\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w0zaBDca4tA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teo Jordan is a teenage employee at a Kroger supermarket in Covington, Kentucky who just showed an elderly shopper kindness at a moment when it was most needed. \u201cJust treat people the way you want to be treated (and) always help out if someone needs it,\u201d Teo Jordan said. 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