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aggiesal

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9. I do the same when I see a teacher buying school supplies for her class, at any store. ...

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Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:42 PM

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I also did it at Costco when the family in front of me was buying a birthday cake and decided
they couldn't afford it. I told the cashier I'd pay for it.
I wasn't going to have a child, NOT have a birthday cake.

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