Success Kid Meme Highlights Zany Library Book and Puzzle Sale Experience

Libraries have always been a haven for book lovers and puzzle enthusiasts alike. Recently, a humorous twist to a library's 'pay as you wish' sale was perfectly captured using the popular "Success Kid" meme, bringing smiles and laughs to those who stumbled upon it.

The image features the "Success Kid" meme, showcasing a young child with a determined expression, clenching a fist with a small amount of sand. This iconic image is paired with text that humorously narrates an unexpected situation at a library sale.

Top text reads: "LIBRARY WAS HAVING A 'PAY AS YOU WISH' SALE ON USED BOOKS AND PUZZLES. I PAID $60 AND APPARENTLY THAT'S WAY MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE DONATES." The bottom text continues the story: "I WENT BACK TODAY TO BUY MORE PUZZLES AND THE LADY WAS LIKE 'STOP, YOU AREN'T PAYING, ENJOY YOUR PUZZLES!'"

This amusing anecdote resonated with many, as evident from the enthusiastic comments:

- "SWEET! I love and rely on my local library."

- "I wish my library did this."

- "How dare you donate money after divorcing Jeff Bezos! /s Huge thumbs up! You rock!"

- "Library book sales are usually like $1 per book except for particularly special ones."

- "I usually wind up dropping ~$50 each time my local library does their big book sale. Picking some books at random has led to some fun reads."

- "Some 10 years ago, our local library started to sell unwanted books from their archives. Set price of 0.20 € per book. I went home with literal bags of books on myths and mythology for the price of maybe 1 or 2 books."

- "I have a core memory of my local library doing something similar when I was tiny. That's when the smell of the old books was seared into my memory."

- "Back when I collected books, I loved to hit up my library's bookstore. I hardly read these days. It's amazingly difficult for me. I have to read in blurb format. Which is why I only read stories on nosleep and SCP entries."

- "My mom likes to do puzzles. I never thought a library could be a good place for them to go after they've been done a few times until now."

- "I lived at our local small library for a few years. Would go like 3 to 4 times a week. Got so many books out they would let me take extra."

- "Dad's run the county library's semiannual book disposal sale and discovered they made way more in 'name your price' donations than people buying at the given prices."

- "Yeah, when I buy at our library book sales, I just donate any change from the bill I use. Sometimes it's less than a dollar, sometimes it's more than 10. And I go multiple times a week when they are running. Love your libraries, people."

- "Our library is constantly writing off late fees, so I just bring $20 for the donation box about once a month and throw it in, even if I have no fees or haven't checked anything out. Libraries are one of the few places on this planet that bring me peace. I'll never be able to pay them what I owe."

- "As a former library worker: yeah, that's probably over 10x what the average person pays. Thank you."

- "I love puzzles."

- "*claps in librarian* Book sales put on by the local Friends of the Library help fund library programs, so thank you!"

- "Son of a b*****! I need to return my library books!😱"

- "Libraries Rock!!!"

- "Only time I ever went to one of these, there were about 10 dudes with pocket barcode scanners trying to find the valuable ones."

- "I did this at a charity thrift store. I bought a couple of books and they had 'pay what you want.' I handed over all the cash I had (like $10, I only use cards so the cash had been sitting in my wallet for a year). The cashier told me a couple of times 'uh, you know you can pay what you want, right?' implying I didn't have to pay as much as I did..."

The charm of this story lies in the generosity and the unexpected response from the library staff, showing how sometimes, good deeds can lead to delightful surprises. This story serves as a reminder of the joy and sense of community that local libraries bring into people's lives. Whether it’s through books or puzzles, libraries continue to be a place where small acts of kindness and generosity are celebrated and remembered.