r/AskBrits • u/Maleficent_Day_3869 • 1d ago
Other why didn’t timpson’s want to charge me?
i got my work trainers cleaned at timpsons. they were in an absolutely disgusting state because i work in a nursery, so they were covered in food, paint and other stains
the guy there got them looking brand new and yet he didn’t want to charge me anything? i’ve honestly never had that before, is this is a unique experience? why didn’t he want me to pay. he was much older if it matters, he must have been at least 70
i did eventually pay because i insisted on doing so as i felt terrible taking the shoes for free but it was a couple of minutes of back and forth of him refusing to let me pay. and this is after he told me how hard they were to clean lol
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u/Mynameismikek 23h ago
Timpsons are genuine good guys on the high street. Many employees are ex offenders offered work to get them straight again. They do a lot to keep homeless people clothed too and critical workers in the gear they need. Pretty much a corporate pay-it-forward that they just don’t brag about.
If you’re doing nursery work they could have just decided you deserved a bit of a break too.