A fun experiment about attracting money by giving away money

A simple act of charity led to an unexpected business pattern. Read this thought-provoking story about generosity, sales, and the power of giving.

Achyut DaveAchyut Dave· 1 min read

10 years ago, there was a supermarket where I went grocery shopping once a week.
After finishing my shopping, I would take a walk to the top floor where there was a theater.


One day, I walked around and noticed a clear plastic donation
box in a dark corner of the floor where it was hardly visible to other people.


Outside the box, it said all the money would go to a charity
organization to help disabled children. Without a second thought,
I dropped $10 in there.


Do you know what’s strange?

At that time, I had a new dropshipping website, but I hadn’t
made any sales yet. Ironically, that same night, I made $25 worth of sales.


I thought it was just a coincidence and forgot about it.

But then, I repeated the same donation every time I went grocery shopping.
And every single time, I had sales that very night.

It happened so frequently that I started noticing a pattern.

I decided to experiment. I doubled my donation.
And that night, I made double the sales.

I still didn’t believe it.


So, I tried the opposite experiment — I didn’t donate anything.
Coincidentally, I got no sales that night.

I was young and a bit naive, so I thought none of it was
connected and eventually stopped.

Years later, when I watched The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale,
he said, “The financial return is in direct proportion to our service.”

That’s when I realized why I got those sales.


The universe had been generously returning the favor
for my small act of giving.


Have you ever experienced something like this before?