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‘The Least I Could Do:’ Grocery Store Employee Pays Veteran’s Remaining Balance

By • August 10, 2021 6:32 pm

Oxford, Massachusetts – A grocery store employee is being recognized for his kind gesture to a customer.

Briar Poirier, a cashier at his local grocery store in Oxford, Massachusetts, identifies himself on Facebook as “an autistic man who loves music, knowledge, video games, and compassion.”

According to a report by WBZ, Poirier’s compassion was evident last month when an elderly man, who was also a veteran, walked through his grocery store queue. The veteran had used up a $25 grocery store gift card but still owed $3. Poirier stepped in and paid the remaining balance himself.

“The gentleman had a couple of basic necessities and looked like he was a little down on his luck and the man fought for our country, fought for our freedoms, our rights,” Poirier told WBZ. “It’s the least I could do for him.”

Renee Falcioni, who happened to be nearby, witnessed Poirier’s act of kindness.

“I was an aisle ahead of Briar and he was cashing out an elderly man who happened to be a veteran,” Falcioni told WBZ. “And the veteran was short paying for his grocery bill and without hesitation, Briar took out his wallet and said, ‘I’ve got this.’”

“He shook his hand and said thank you and had a big smile from ear to ear,” Falcioni told the station.

Falcioni also shared Poirier’s generosity on Facebook, where it earned thousands of likes, comments, and shares.

“Thank you Briar for being such an amazing young man and a big thank you to your parents for raising such an amazing kind-hearted, conscientious, and caring young man!!!” Falcioni wrote on Facebook.

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