17-Year-Old Boy Spends 12 Years Worth Of Savings To Buy A Refrigerator For His Mom On Her Birthday

As kids, when we got our first piggy bank, we saved up for something we really really wanted. But like this 17-year-old college student, is different - he saved money not for something he wanted, but something he wanted to buy for his mother.

Ram Singh emptied his piggy bank of all the money he had collected - 12 years worth of savings - to gift a refrigerator to his mother. He collected his coins in a 35 kg sack.

However, he fell short of Rs 2,000, when he went out to buy a fridge. The showroom owner upon being impressed by his dedication, gave him a discount for that amount.

Ram Singh who hails from Jodhpur, saw an advertisement for a fridge in the newspaper on his mother¡¯s birthday, which forced him to call the showroom. He went to the showroom and said that it was his mother¡¯s birthday and he wanted to buy a fridge, but could only pay in coins. At first the showroom owner refused, but later got convinced and agreed to take money in coins.

New Indian Express

"Our old refrigerator had gone bad and my mother used to talk about buying a new refrigerator. I decided to help out by using all my collected coins over the years to buy a new fridge. The showroom owner also help me out and said if my thinking is good he will also help me out. Thus, I went to the showroom with my coins," said Ram Singh.

Singh had been collecting money for 12 years, and had managed to collect coins worth Rs 13,500.

"I had kept these coins in an earthen pot at home. I divide the coins in different packets and then put all of them in a sack. When I counted the coins it took me 4 hours. But the shop owner only counted the 5 and 10 Rupees coins. He told me that he believes in my sincerity towards my mom and didn't count the rest of the coins," added Ram Singh.

What a wonderful gesture on his part.