Congratulations to Ian Inglis of Quick Stop Shop, Stenhousemuir, who has won £200 after being judged as the winner of our most interesting delivery competition
Ian’s story is below
Whilst out delivering papers, I came across a gold, diamond ring, lying on the ground in front of me. Having an idea of who it belonged too, a genuine millionaire.
I took the ring with me in hopes of returning it. Later on that day I phoned the man, and asked if he had lost anything.
He replied confused, saying no, so I told him to check his hands. He quickly realised that he had lost his wedding ring. His wife had died the previous year, and before he started to get nervous, I reassured him that I had found the ring.
We began to talk about his wife’s passing, about the time they spent together and about how he misses her. Eventually, he asked why i didn’t keep the ring for myself.
During this time, the early 90s, it would have been worth around six thousand. He then confessed that he would give up all of his money, if it meant getting his wife back.
The lesson I learnt from this experience was that money is not everything. Being in this job 20 years, you find you can offer help to people who genuinely appreciate it and even small acts of kindness help more than you think.
Jack Courtez editor of the RN who kindly judged the competition said “Ian Inglis’s story is my favourite. How many businesses can say they know their customers well enough to identify them from a ring alone? It highlights the vital and too-often under-appreciated role that home newspaper deliveries play in local communities”
Congratulations again Ian £200 will be credited to your news wholesale account shortly.