Man reciprocates after Trader Joe's employee buys him a key lime pie

One Trader Joe's customer who happens to have a passion for Key Lime Pie was in the store searching for deserts.

They stumbled upon a box of key lime pie that caught their interest.

After a short exchange about the sweet treat with a nearby employee named Tara, Jeff placed the pie in his cart and headed to the checkout. But at the checkout, Tara surprised Jeff with a touching gesture.

"She handed me a box of key lime pie with a receipt taped to the top," he said. "She had bought me a key lime pie herself and took the one I was about to purchase out of my cart. It was such a lovely and unexpected gesture." The family thanked her for her kindness, but they wanted to return the favor so Jeff decided to bake a key lime pie himself for Tara.

A week later, Jeff and his wife gathered in the kitchen to bake the pie. Once finished, accompanied by their son, they returned to Trader Joe's.

"I thought it could potentially be a really positive thing to do," Jeff says. "Especially given everything going on in the world, a small act of kindness and humanity goes a long way."

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