During Covid I went to Supermarket. Everyone was out clapping for NHS once a week, as you will remember. I was pleased that the supermarket staff were still turning up for work - no Perspex safety screens at that point in time and no idea, at that time, just what the risk was ...
So I bought the nicest box of biscuits they had (Waitrose ...), and after checkout said to the lass "These are for you, I appreciate you being here".
"I don't think I can accept a gift, I'll call the manager to check"
"There's a queue of people waiting, whatever the manager decides is fine by me, ask him when you aren't busy"
"I know, I'll put them in the Rec room"
"Great idea"
...
A couple of weeks later Wifee goes to supermarket. Buys the same box of biscuits (we like them ...)
At checkout the lass says to her: "A nice gentleman bought us some of those biscuits, they were lovely"
"That was my husband" ...
so when she gets home and tells me this I ask "Did you give her the biscuits then?" ...