Exemplary customer service pays big for Walgreens cashier

It pays to be kind.



That's exactly what Walgreens cashier Mike Haynes learned earlier this year. One of his customers, Stacy Tasman, sought to repay that kindness with a neighborhood fundraiser that raised more than $6,000.



Then Ellen DeGeneres found out about the fundraiser. On her daytime variety program "The Ellen Show," DeGeneres and segment sponsor Shutterfly kicked in another $10,000 that was presented to a very surprised Haynes in the St. Louis-area Walgreens.



"We just love him to death," Tasman told DeGeneres. "We wanted to show him just exactly how much he means to us and give us the chance to brighten his day."