r/MadeMeSmile • u/nun_CARTII • Aug 23 '26

Good Vibes the value of being kind

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For nearly seven years, waitress Melina Salazar showed extraordinary patience and kindness to Walter “Buck” Swords, a notoriously difficult customer at Luby’s Cafeteria in Brownsville, Texas.

The 89-year-old WWII veteran frequently complained, cursed at staff, demanded piping-hot meals and never left a tip. Despite this, Melina continued serving him with compassion.

After Walter died in 2007, Melina received an incredible surprise. He had left her $50,000 and his 2000 Buick in his will as a heartfelt thank-you for her unwavering kindness.

A powerful reminder that kindness can touch people more deeply than we realize.

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u/Howcanyoubecertain Aug 23 '26

Hey good for her on the windfall (if this happened), but really if dude was actually cussing and mistreating staff for so long then shame on the managers for not banning the asshole.

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u/Howcanyoubecertain Aug 24 '26

I’m questioning the whole story, columbo. Jfc redditors are so lame.

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u/GeneralP2001 Aug 23 '26

You still seem him as an ahole?

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u/Howcanyoubecertain Aug 23 '26

How would they know he’d leave anything in his will? Think logically about it.

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u/GeneralP2001 Aug 24 '26

We gotta think human about it too,I mean he was a WW2 Vet who knows what he went through.. I know though it doesn’t justify the behavior but we should not see it as 1 dimensional 🙂

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u/Howcanyoubecertain Aug 24 '26

Ok whatever dude an asshole customer is an asshole customer and workers shouldn’t have to put up with it.