17-year-old saves the last grocery store in Truman, by buying it (2007)

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  • 17-year-old Nick Graham buys and operates the last grocery store in his hometown.
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  • @GM8101PHX
    @GM8101PHX ปีที่แล้ว +1193

    I am blown away, what an awesome young man, willing to do what it takes at his expense. I am sure the entire town is proud of him, he even knows the names of his customers.

    • @ldlink3935
      @ldlink3935 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      The video is from 2007. He went on to sell the business a few years later, but then got back into the grocery business in other rural towns. Recent article from 2020 shows it has been a challenging road as he was liquidating the business he was running and was on verge of bankruptcy....video in article shows he was still a very nice pleasant person.

    • @robertbehan9186
      @robertbehan9186 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ​@@ldlink3935thanks for the update. I saw this video and was rooting for him. I hope he is doing well.

    • @RainAprilDiamond
      @RainAprilDiamond ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very proud

    • @BosisofSweden
      @BosisofSweden ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah, the town was very passively proud of him.

    • @sigiloXXX
      @sigiloXXX ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BosisofSweden I know what you mean.

  • @theotheleo6830
    @theotheleo6830 ปีที่แล้ว +1413

    Update: He sold it in 2008 and the new owner, who had two other grocery stores in neighboring towns, closed all three stores four years later. The store has been vacant ever since. The city finally sold the building, which was, by this time, in much needed repairs, a few days ago for a measly sum of $1500.00.

    • @oklarocks
      @oklarocks ปีที่แล้ว +335

      i figured it didnt last long, he was smart enough to build it up and cause a competitor to buy him out. Smart Kid!!

    • @theotheleo6830
      @theotheleo6830 ปีที่แล้ว +378

      @@oklarocks Unfortunately, he went on to buy other small grocery stores and businesses when he moved to another small town. To make a long story short, currently, he's $1M in debt and working for a large grocery store.

    • @deesmith8576
      @deesmith8576 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      @@theotheleo6830 yep hes one of thsoe guy that F everyting up because he does thing on a whim vs actual research and overhead cost

    • @EpicFableBean
      @EpicFableBean ปีที่แล้ว +117

      @@deesmith8576 uh no he was just trying to save a store

    • @erich6860
      @erich6860 ปีที่แล้ว +235

      @@deesmith8576 he was still in high school. give him a break

  • @Auhbseluhte
    @Auhbseluhte 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this is a rare type of human, hes a national treasure. one of a kind. deff a spirit not from human re-incarnation circulation for sure

  • @jeanlowen4213
    @jeanlowen4213 ปีที่แล้ว +879

    The whole community needs to support him and his store!,

    • @price-singspuccini6124
      @price-singspuccini6124 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Ain’t gonna happen with a Walmart super centre just 12 miles away!

    • @WilliamEllison
      @WilliamEllison ปีที่แล้ว +25

      They do.. All 40 of them.

    • @WilliamEllison
      @WilliamEllison ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@price-singspuccini6124 That's what's up.

    • @firebirdude2
      @firebirdude2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This. If people are still going to drive 15mins to the WalMart, the kid just wasted his money and time.

    • @SRose-vp6ew
      @SRose-vp6ew ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Actually if they keep price is affordable, carry what people want most, and they are able to keep prices affordable, people will shop local. Stubborn pride is often the killer of small businesses. There are some things that are staples that people don’t want to drive 12 miles to get, bread, bananas, milk, cereal, oatmeal, half-and-half, eggs, cheese, ready whip, ice cream, frozen pizza, even tomatos, salsa, chips, potatoes and sour cream. And elderly people are often looking for things like high-fiber cereal, prune juice, v-8, garlic/magnesium pills and parents are looking for diapers, applesauce and other baby foods, baby wipes and formula. But if the town only has one baby you don’t buy that in high bulk or push brands they don’t want. You humble and let people request what you should carry. Post 2020 he needs to make sure he has some sort of a delivery service as part of this. What a smart man. Even if this fails he will always succeed. 💕

  • @darthbiker2311
    @darthbiker2311 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    Looked him up just now. Nick really is a fighter for rural and small towns. He would sell this store after two years, move to Iowa, then go on to purchase 4 more rural stores. He would go into catering and hardware. He would purchase a local tavern ("to control the neighborhood," etc 🤣) and lease it out to a tenant. Aside from the businesses Nick purchased, he would also operate a meat processing business and a telepharmacy business presumably among others. All that he accomplished before he was 27. Sadly, rural towns are rural towns and in Nick's prime their shops simply could not compete with online migration. Many of the shops he saved have since closed down. Nick himself is working for Hyvee now.

    • @ldlink3935
      @ldlink3935 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Ha, I just did research also, some people in the comments don't realize the video is from 2007. Article from 2020 discusses how he was liquidating his new locations and was on verge of bankruptcy, hadn't had a paycheck in two years. I hope he is well in 2023.

    • @mikie6633
      @mikie6633 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Even before I pushed start, I wondered where he is at now in business 2023.

    • @iMatti00
      @iMatti00 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Oh, man. Now all of his businesses are bankrupt and he’s working for a grocery store? I sure hope he’s the general manager or something. Otherwise that’s gonna be pretty sad that he invested all this money and time into businesses that ultimately went nowhere and now he is an entry-level employee, but had he done something differently he could’ve had more.
      A lot of times it really depends on how you set up your company more than anything. If you just buy it as an individual then you’re on the hook, but if you buy it under company name then you could walk away without being on the hook as an individual. This is not applicable statement, but that’s how Donald Trump was able to make a lot of money even when his business went bankrupt. He literally would not pay some of the employees and a lot of the contractors but he would walk away getting all of his money. It’s all about the paperwork upfront.
      My grandmother ran a bar for over 30 years but at the end she couldn’t keep up and wasn’t making enough money so she canceled her insurance. And then finally after 30 years somebody fell and hurt themselves and was going to take her entire business (which was completely paid off) and take her home and everything. Thankfully my grandmother owed my mom some money so she was able to put a lien on the property but the lawyer thought it was too convenient so they were gonna claim it was fraud. So ultimately my grandmother got to keep her house and half of the business after she sold it. The problem was you have to have money to get lawyers to fight the other lawyers. But had my grandmother been smart with businesses she probably could’ve owned the business personally or under a company that did nothing but on the business, then lease out the space to another company which would’ve allowed her to have the company that was “running operations“ to file bankruptcy and it would not have cost or anything. And she could’ve also put a lien out against the building or company that owned the building because of all the money that is owed her that she never collected. I hope all that made sense. But she honestly could’ve filed a lien against her own property years before because there were some months she didn’t take any money home in the month she did take money home it wasn’t as much as she used to make. So she could have just been a creditor to the Companies. And had she done what I mentioning then it would’ve cost her virtually nothing to save her business and save 100% of the money. But that’s crap. It’s crap that two people have wildly different outcomes based on how they do their pAPERWORK. Either the guy that sued her should’ve won or she should’ve won. It shouldn’t have depended on how you do paperwork sneakily beforehand. (And by the way the guy that suit her was an old man that leaned way far back on his barstool while he was checking out a woman and then end up losing his balance. So it’s not like there was water on the floor or some other health hazard.)

    • @queenbee3647
      @queenbee3647 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      ​@@iMatti00 ever hear of "to make a long story short"? Look it up.

    • @Lyke_A_Glove
      @Lyke_A_Glove ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You can only work so hard before the world stops seeing you as a hero, and starts seeing you as a pushover they can take advantage of. Bankruptcy and hardship shows thats the case.

  • @ldlink3935
    @ldlink3935 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This video is from 2007. He went on to sell the business, but then got back into groceries in different rural towns. Recent articles from 2020 show it has been a tough road for him running these small town groceries to the point of liquidation. Short video from 2020 he says he has a cumulative deficit over $1,000,000, hadn't taken a paycheck in 2 years, and is trying to avoid bankruptcy--depending on how liquidation goes. Still a very nice guy with pleasant demeanor, despite all that. Hope he is well in 2023

    • @akukwamoa8397
      @akukwamoa8397 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks for the update. I really really wish Nick the very best.

    • @beekeepermariadelgado6806
      @beekeepermariadelgado6806 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Should have went to college or became an apprentice for a union to get a retirement and pension.

    • @colto2312
      @colto2312 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@beekeepermariadelgado6806 why?

    • @robertocastro5452
      @robertocastro5452 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any idea where this all took place?

    • @1zDiegoz1
      @1zDiegoz1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robertocastro5452 Iowa

  • @loriturney9212
    @loriturney9212 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    That is the coolest thing I've heard of in a long time. I am very impressed with that young man.

    • @PapagenoMF
      @PapagenoMF ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He sold it a year after he opened, and the guy he sold it to closed it in 2012.

    • @MsTinkerbelle87
      @MsTinkerbelle87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PapagenoMF oh 😭🥺 I hope he’s out there living his best life, he deserves more than a small town. Did he fix the drugstore!?

    • @Steve.._.
      @Steve.._. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MsTinkerbelle87 no he probably didn’t. Walmart is what took him out and they probably came in with a drugstore as well.

    • @peytonleehagens123
      @peytonleehagens123 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MsTinkerbelle87 he’s a little over a million in debt and working at a grocery store.

    • @nullcoreproject
      @nullcoreproject ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PapagenoMF This isn't necessarily true, there's a lot of conflicting articles.
      A deleted article that said they sold in 2008.
      An article said that they were still up & running by the same owner in 2016.
      And an article that includes some call recordings (so likely the most credible) saying they sold in 2013 and closed in 2018.

  • @californigirl
    @californigirl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why am I crying? I pray that he is still successful !

  • @sueperrine8811
    @sueperrine8811 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Here is a true selfless young person... definitely hero material. God grant him a long and prosperous life.

    • @mathgasm8484
      @mathgasm8484 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well he's the only grocery store in town so he could be exploiting them.

    • @JACpotatos
      @JACpotatos ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Honestly seems like he's just a rich kid making more money. There's no way he was trying to buy restaurants at 15 unless that's the case. It's impossible to have the money any other way

    • @kimberlysevastyanenko3798
      @kimberlysevastyanenko3798 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@mathgasm8484 Exploit them? What a way to look at that.

    • @afd1959
      @afd1959 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well if you paid attention he worked from an early age of his grandparents farm. May have gotten something from his dad when he died. Saved every penny. Believe it or not there ARE people in the world that care about such things. That are willing to sacrifice for others. Well look at the time. Seems Mr.Mathgasm and Mr.JACpotatos it's time for you to get back to cleaning the toilets at McDonalds. Always has to be some asshat that wants to piss all over things and watch the world burn.

    • @jamsaidemelo1367
      @jamsaidemelo1367 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mathgasm8484 well haters got to hate. He's doing something that's risky and he could also loose money.

  • @pamelahansen5928
    @pamelahansen5928 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Whatever young woman gets this young man- will be very blesssed💝

  • @mandycouperco2422
    @mandycouperco2422 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a lovely young man. He should be President one day. He is an inspiration. Bless,

  • @acguerrero3567
    @acguerrero3567 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    What a great kid. Cares about his community. Its an extinct art of loyalty to his home. I wish great things for this kid

    • @snowflakehunter
      @snowflakehunter ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He lacked vision and almost went bankrupt because of this venture.

    • @louisaisthankful4603
      @louisaisthankful4603 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@snowflakehunter He did it because he had a vision. There's quite a few millionaires that went bankrupt more than once. You are a party pooper.

    • @nope24601
      @nope24601 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's a man.

    • @snowflakehunter
      @snowflakehunter ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nope24601 your a snowflake.

    • @PeugeotRocket
      @PeugeotRocket ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@nope24601 Not a bright one.

  • @eligebrown8998
    @eligebrown8998 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I know this is 3 years ago but I really hope this store is thriving. This is truelly the type of leaders this country needs. Great job young man!

    • @craighanson-rc1md
      @craighanson-rc1md ปีที่แล้ว +12

      LOL considering it's the only one in town & he has the support of the town & clearly not focused on profit gauging as all other grocery stores let alone chains are. I'm sure he does well enough to keep prices low & still make a good profit himself. Especially if he managed to get a pharmacy back in town. I have to say it's still a bigger town then where my parents were from & I'd visit as a kid.

    • @eligebrown8998
      @eligebrown8998 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@craighanson-rc1md good point but he still had to buy the store with tge already current debt so thats not easy being 17

    • @michaelb9079
      @michaelb9079 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      It closed in 2012, the actual story is from 2007 but has just been on TH-cam for 3 years.
      He got the store up and running and sold it to another gentleman who had 2 other groceries but closed all of them in 2012. Doesn’t take away from what the young man accomplished, however, which was to being 5 years of life to that grocery.

    • @Christine-777
      @Christine-777 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ​@@michaelb9079 Thank you so much for the update, sir. 🌷🌿

    • @kurtdowney1489
      @kurtdowney1489 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@michaelb9079 What state was it in?

  • @justlovenohate4662
    @justlovenohate4662 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Yep, some heroes are kids with big hearts who love their community so much that their willing to own a grocery store just to keep their town alive. Awesome. Very remarkable.

    • @PeugeotRocket
      @PeugeotRocket ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In no way does he meet the definition of a hero.

    • @Ilikedagames-rf2fx
      @Ilikedagames-rf2fx ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PeugeotRocket Uplifting a dying community isn't enough to be considered a hero? Ok, buddy, go back to watching your sad Simpsons edits.

    • @PeugeotRocket
      @PeugeotRocket ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ilikedagames-rf2fx Simpsons edits? What are you on about?
      Sorry but no, buying a failed grocery store for a town with like fourty residents doesn't make one a hero. Especially since that store went on to go out of business again anywya. Plus, there is a Walmart fourteen minutes away. So he didn't uplift up anything.
      He made a bad business decisions and failed. He isn't a hero.

    • @Ilikedagames-rf2fx
      @Ilikedagames-rf2fx ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PeugeotRocket I think what people are alluding to when calling him a “hero” is the fact that he took initiative in trying to solve a problem in his community. If you believe that good intentions are devoid of meaning or substance, then you are sorely mistaken. Whether this young man failed or not, he still did more than most people would, and for that he could be considered a “hero.” Principle is just as important as substantive results, especially when undertaking a difficult task.

  • @anaferguson5135
    @anaferguson5135 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A real man! So responsible and ambitious! So young but he knows what he wants. Trying to keep the people from having to move or go some place farther away to buy groceries. He is a really good person.

  • @angelasanders4539
    @angelasanders4539 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This story has me in tears because this is beautiful where I live is destitute just like this area but except the people are not willing I am proud of this young man and he gives me hope

  • @puananiveit8029
    @puananiveit8029 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This young man is to be admired for his compassion, goodness, tenacity, courage, perseverance, and most of all his love to serve others. May God bless this young man richly in all of his endeavors.

    • @PapagenoMF
      @PapagenoMF ปีที่แล้ว

      No tenacity. He sold the store a year after he opened it, and it closed permanently in 2012.

  • @thebobloblawshow8832
    @thebobloblawshow8832 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great young man.

  • @reneesotelo7664
    @reneesotelo7664 ปีที่แล้ว

    That young man was born with an old soul and its awesome

  • @dougdiplacido2406
    @dougdiplacido2406 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Man we need more young people like this man. Such a fantastic story.

    • @MrWaterbugdesign
      @MrWaterbugdesign ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yeah, great story. As long as you don't look at the result. The store failed. Buying things is easy if you have the money. Making a business profitable is harder.

    • @joesmith701
      @joesmith701 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrWaterbugdesign it wasn't the store featured that failed, he sold the store a year after this video and moved to a different town and then started another store and then that business failed. Tho I question how long he had the last store before it failed as that story about his failed store was from 2020 and that leaves about a 12 year gap.

  • @coffeeNlemoncheesecake
    @coffeeNlemoncheesecake ปีที่แล้ว

    He's an old soul in a new world.

  • @benjaminbilic7611
    @benjaminbilic7611 ปีที่แล้ว

    A town that supports its youth instead of tearing them down... love it!

  • @amox1982
    @amox1982 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a beautiful young man❣

  • @angelvpineda6843
    @angelvpineda6843 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Completely blown away by this young man, he should be around 33 or 34 by now. Can you guys please do a follow up story would greatly appreciate it.

    • @josephhodges9819
      @josephhodges9819 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He sold the store like two years after opening it.

    • @maeganlozano7058
      @maeganlozano7058 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@josephhodges9819 Source?

    • @MrSGL21
      @MrSGL21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@maeganlozano7058 google.

    • @angelvpineda6843
      @angelvpineda6843 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@josephhodges9819 okay thanks

    • @kozyyyy5615
      @kozyyyy5615 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Unfortunetly he bought another store in Manning and has been running since 2015. He had to sell and liquidate it in 2020 hoping to avoid bankruptcy. Sad

  • @lanbitow887
    @lanbitow887 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    American hero saving his town.

  • @danell5202
    @danell5202 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This young man is going to do great things. His mommy must be proud. Good luck & great job Boyo

  • @garrywayneharris9793
    @garrywayneharris9793 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a decent young man, this town and his family should be proud of him, this world needs more people like him. He even knows his customers names, a lot of other businesses don`t, God Bless him

  • @hendrikloxton5492
    @hendrikloxton5492 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the way lifes suppose to be,good people,this young man has a place in Haven

  • @billmalone5050
    @billmalone5050 ปีที่แล้ว

    One highly motivated and extremely determined individual can make a tremendously positive difference.

  • @peternicholsonu6090
    @peternicholsonu6090 ปีที่แล้ว

    This young man WILL succeed because it’s inside him. I was 16 and only had a bicycle in 1964 got free usage late mornings of local aero club kitchen. Would buy retail from corner store bread butter cheese ham etc etc ride to the airfield & morning tea and lunch sandwiches for about 15-16 airplane hangar staff. Was into voluntary missionary work, still am, and needed to make income part time. Went onto all manner of self start businesses built our first and second house for my gorgeous wife and 4 children. They’re all gone now and I’m widowed with amazing memories no one will ever replace. Today Monday I’m finishing my first Aluminum camper trailer and part way into a camper pod to fit onto a 6X4 trailer.. special features no one else thought of gets me out into the shed I built 27yrs ago. Tues. - Fri am doing outreach work which pays not in dollars (don’t need em) but grateful souls out there. I recognise the spirit in that boys eyes and just know he won’t take dumb risks to ‘double his money’ but plain hard work and good folks around him is all he needs

  • @caspernovelli3568
    @caspernovelli3568 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Such a beautiful story. Every town deserves a grocery store, a pharmacy and they basic essentials and this amazing young man is doing it

    • @PapagenoMF
      @PapagenoMF ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is from 2007. He sold it in 2008 and it closed in 2012.

    • @snowflakehunter
      @snowflakehunter ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PapagenoMF And he almost went bankrupt. It was a stupid idea.

    • @deesmith8576
      @deesmith8576 ปีที่แล้ว

      he lost it all 1 mill debt overweight and the townspeople hate his guts
      google Wake up call closing of grocery reveals two narratives in Manning, residents say
      lets just say kid didnt bother to look at overhead cost

  • @vamurlinamakani4444
    @vamurlinamakani4444 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow bless him

  • @happyface2373
    @happyface2373 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God gifted this young man

  • @LouieBagels
    @LouieBagels ปีที่แล้ว

    Im 50, this young man is my hero.

  • @dgilly8064
    @dgilly8064 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That's an awesome young man. That community needs to make sure they honor and protect that young fella the way he's honoring and protecting them. Great story

    • @snowflakehunter
      @snowflakehunter ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He opened it in 2007, and had to sell it in 2008.The guy who bought it closed it in 2012. Now everyone goes to the Walmart fifteen minutes away. He almost went bankrupt. It was a stupid idea.

    • @imselfaware419
      @imselfaware419 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@snowflakehunter So we're gonna forget that he tried helping people, and focus on the part that went wrong? No wonder people nowadays are slipping, all focus on themselves, and no respect for others.

    • @snowflakehunter
      @snowflakehunter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@imselfaware419 I don't believe those were my words.

    • @snowflakehunter
      @snowflakehunter ปีที่แล้ว

      @@imselfaware419 let me ask you a question. How in the hell did you form the narrative that I am only thinking of myself, when in fact all I did was bring up facts. I never at one time condemned this man for his efforts. His heart was in the right place, but his store was not. There is a Walmart not too far from the store he owned that caused his failure. He should have done more research into why the original owner shut it down.
      Do the world a favor and stop being a snowflake ❄️❄️❄️.

    • @GrandChessboard
      @GrandChessboard 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@imselfaware419 It was the town that slipped and let one of the only towns in business fail to save a nickel at the Wal-Mart. They only cared about saving a few bucks not the town, this kid or his store. Nowadays? Most of these people are elderly and are the reason the town is dead in the first place. What they really wanted was to not drive through their dead town on the way to the Wal-Mart.

  • @charletk4110
    @charletk4110 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    We need an update about him please

    • @conniewaterman1673
      @conniewaterman1673 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, please give us an update!

    • @queenofthebronx
      @queenofthebronx ปีที่แล้ว

      Graham sold the store in 2008 to a gentleman who had a grocery in Elysian and Kiester. Brad Gohla figured adding a third store would increase his buying power.
      Now the Truman store, along with the ones in Elysian and Kiester have closed, the Mankato Free Press reports.
      😢

    • @ceciliapetrowsky2572
      @ceciliapetrowsky2572 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@queenofthebronx Well that didn’t last long. Everyone was so happy. How depressing.

    • @ldlink3935
      @ldlink3935 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ceciliapetrowsky2572 But there is more, he did get back into the grocery business....and was serving other towns in rural america for another decade, however, most recent story I found from 2020, which includes a short video, discusses how he was liquidating his current grocery stores because he just is not getting enough sales from the community, he has not received a paycheck in 2 years, and has a cumulative $1,000,000 deficit from operating the business....he was on the verge of bankruptcy and he said he just could not keep it going. Kind of sad, but he still had a very pleasant demeanor at almost 30 years old despite the challenges he has gone through.

    • @ceciliapetrowsky2572
      @ceciliapetrowsky2572 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ldlink3935 Thank you. That is very sad. This man is a real go-getter and deserves better.

  • @DanGunia
    @DanGunia ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We need MANY more like him. God bless him.

  • @ceciliakilgour5744
    @ceciliakilgour5744 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He going to be a wonderful man. Bravo.

  • @uksquall
    @uksquall ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tip-Top Nick, pillar of the community.

  • @PracticalPerry
    @PracticalPerry ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just WOW. Nick you are my hero.

  • @kittyind
    @kittyind ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If the word *Phenomenon* can be personified, it would be Nick. God bless.

  • @indyford3531
    @indyford3531 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This is so sweet to hear about!! We should think about moving there!!

    • @GrandChessboard
      @GrandChessboard ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL, what in God's name are you talking about? That store went out of business years ago. The building has not been in operation of any type in 10 years. The community did not care about him only to save a few bucks at Wal-Mart. No one is moving there because it is a dead town which this country has 1000s of those due to Reaganomics.

  • @artnouveau7633
    @artnouveau7633 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This young man's heart is in the right place he did something for his community, while businesses are closing down, he stepped up what a positive example of a good man

  • @scottjohnson6173
    @scottjohnson6173 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good for him! He’s a man on a mission……he’s a extremely talented but, rare breed.

  • @noanswersdad
    @noanswersdad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man what a man.

  • @amanforallseasons2878
    @amanforallseasons2878 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Amazing not just because of his hard working at a young age but because how he cares about his community. God bless him.

    • @GrandChessboard
      @GrandChessboard ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bro, his community of trash people stopped shopping there and went to the Wal-Mart down the street. He is on hard times now and in a lot of debt.

    • @joesmith701
      @joesmith701 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GrandChessboard your thinking of a different town, the featured store he sold a year after this video and he later moved. From what I read the store featured after being sold stayed open for another 4 years and then closed.

  • @carterclaire8862
    @carterclaire8862 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wish I lived closer and could support him

  • @GeneralHensaleey
    @GeneralHensaleey ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The entire Community of Truman are proud this young superman

  • @222radar
    @222radar ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a beautiful story. I wish him and his town the very best.

  • @queenbee3647
    @queenbee3647 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wish I lived in Truman just so I could help this young man. Ive done cashier work, accounting, cooking for my family. I really hope he makes it! Bless you Nick. 💖

  • @ferngagnon7228
    @ferngagnon7228 ปีที่แล้ว

    He is definitely a George Bailey kind of guy. Taking the torch to save the community.

  • @KennTollens
    @KennTollens ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the kind of guy you want for mayor, he cares about his town.

  • @russell5637
    @russell5637 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The world needs more kids like him. God bless this young man I hope him the best.

  • @michaelturner4811
    @michaelturner4811 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Congratulations young man. Proud of you, taking care of your town and the people in it.

    • @PapagenoMF
      @PapagenoMF ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He opened it in 2007, sold it in 2008 and the guy who bought it closed it in 2012. Now everyone goes to the Wal Mart fifteen minutes away.

  • @humbertoazzalin9042
    @humbertoazzalin9042 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great boy. That was the spirit that made this Country great

  • @kath5201
    @kath5201 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are still decent Americans out there!! This is what it is all about. Stepping up to fill a need, not greed. God Bless that young MAN.

  • @herbhouston5378
    @herbhouston5378 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'll be 80 years old this October... and you don't find many like him. God bless him.

  • @annieberardino8732
    @annieberardino8732 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He needs to be protected. At all costs! This kid is single handedly trying to save his hometown…this is awe inspiring.

    • @krusher74
      @krusher74 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and a story from 16 years ago, wallmart and amazon have crush this as an idea. if you shop at either you are part of the problem

    • @psims7342
      @psims7342 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@krusher74 not really, people shop where their money goes the furthest because thats what they can afford and thats not their fault so they are not to blame, you should be blaming the corporations like amazon and walmart if you want to have your priorities straight, they are the ones who destroy local businesses

    • @GrandChessboard
      @GrandChessboard 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@psims7342 No, the people killed the business off by not shopping there. Thank Reaganomics....

    • @psims7342
      @psims7342 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GrandChessboard why were they not shopping there?

    • @GrandChessboard
      @GrandChessboard 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@psims7342 Because they are cheap and don't care about their town. They sold out their town and have themselves to blame. They were never going to shop there, they just wanted not to have to look at abandoned building on the way to the Wal-Mart. Unless you support local businesses over big corporations than small town America is doomed.
      It was their choice to save a few bucks which is why they have a dead town to begin with. Funny, these are the same people that deregulate everything and handed huge tax cuts for the CEOs of those companies to outcompete anyone else. Once again, they only have themselves to blame...

  • @jabweatherman
    @jabweatherman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow what a kid!!

  • @tovarashumatrics3217
    @tovarashumatrics3217 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    he`s even mopping the floor!... yeah, right. nice PR guys.

  • @dahlyiadubonnet
    @dahlyiadubonnet ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His mom raised a wonderful young man. This is one of the best stories ever and should be featured on National TV to show that there is more to life than being a social media fanatic and living on your cell phone! He really saved a town and its people with this amazing gesture!!! I live in such a small town as well, we've lost many many stores but there are some people who are trying to give it a lifeline! Unfortunately for us, our city council allowed Yellow Deli to come into this city and that's sad but I hear the money was right. Most of us will not be supporting this Cult's endeavour. 😢

  • @DBZluvz
    @DBZluvz ปีที่แล้ว +17

    wow! he looks just like his dad and i have no doubt he'd be as proud of his son as the community he helped save is. God please watch over this young man and hopefully he's still doing good and his business is flourishing. i hope his store wasn't hit too hard during the pandemic cause we all know that so many of our small town institutions were forced to close.

    • @dreamsteal4773
      @dreamsteal4773 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      From Theo: Update: He sold it in 2008 and the new owner, who had two other grocery stores in neighboring towns, closed all three stores four years later. The store has been vacant ever since. The city finally sold the building, which was, by this time, in much needed repairs, a few days ago for a measly sum of $1500.00.

  • @ChrisandEileen
    @ChrisandEileen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have someone like this in our town.. He has single handedly revitalized our old dead coal town. He owns the grocery store.Hardware store,Fitness a few restaurants etc.. if not for him no other business would have came into the town.

  • @pete9639
    @pete9639 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Inspiring story. Sixteen years ago...where is he today, I wonder?

  • @theiran
    @theiran ปีที่แล้ว +29

    For those that don't know or can't read, this story ran in 2006. In 2008, he sold the store to a guy for an offer he couldn't refuse. The guy who bought it had 2 other stores. They stayed
    open until 2013, when they abruptly closed.
    Nick Graham moved to Iowa in 2008, where he opened up a grocery store that closed in 2020. He 33 now and there's not any more info on what he is currently doing besides working in an online distribution center.

    • @mrsynapse
      @mrsynapse ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be why I seen so many checks in this video, I was about to punch those old people but they are most likely dead now.

    • @broidfkugh
      @broidfkugh ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the update

    • @Scooby-bf4bp
      @Scooby-bf4bp ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrsynapse 2007 is in the video title?

    • @theiran
      @theiran ปีที่แล้ว

      @@poa2.0surface77 $10k inheritance 🙄

    • @theiran
      @theiran ปีที่แล้ว

      @@poa2.0surface77 You could do the same thing I did and do a google search. Self discovery can be so rewarding.

  • @robertbehan9186
    @robertbehan9186 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This kid is wonderful. I wish him the best!

  • @rayisland23
    @rayisland23 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is hope for the youth of America. God Bless Him

  • @popup369
    @popup369 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He has graduated in life already .🎉
    Wow waht a amazing person 😊❤❤❤

  • @ryanthomas985
    @ryanthomas985 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Inspiring

  • @suzylarry1
    @suzylarry1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish there was more of these young lads around ! Mechanical mind and watching out for others !

  • @ryantrott9529
    @ryantrott9529 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s the kind politicians we need!!!

  • @gippywhite
    @gippywhite ปีที่แล้ว

    We need a million more of him! Let the cloning begin!!! 💙💙💙

  • @gloriaeizquierdo3455
    @gloriaeizquierdo3455 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my goodness! He is a superhero! God bless this young man and be by him every step of the way through all his endeavors. Wish I could give him a big hug. ❤🙏

  • @robertdwilliamsjr4781
    @robertdwilliamsjr4781 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    awesome job young man. You will be rewarded ten folds. Your mom is a saint to help

    • @GrandChessboard
      @GrandChessboard ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL, tell that to the thousands of small town businesses that have been destroyed over the last 50 years of trickle down economics.

    • @kushking949
      @kushking949 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He lost the store and now does meth

    • @robertdwilliamsjr4781
      @robertdwilliamsjr4781 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kushking949 your an A@#

  • @geraldwilson585
    @geraldwilson585 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with that lady this boy deserves a medal what a good hearted young man i hope my boys grow up to be like this kid!!! God bless you young man

  • @Morerhapsody
    @Morerhapsody ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thnx nick. Finally someone that understands.

  • @southtexasprepper1837
    @southtexasprepper1837 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It's amazing what this young man is doing!!!!! Makes me wonder where he finds the time to get everything done. GOD Bless Him!!!!! ❤

  • @Robertmacmedia
    @Robertmacmedia ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great story 👏

  • @jacquelinegraham385
    @jacquelinegraham385 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God bless this young man

  • @michaelb9079
    @michaelb9079 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Unfortunately, the store closed in 2012. Graham had sold it in 2008 to another grocer who had other stores and closed all of them 4 years later. Great effort on the kids part though.

    • @ldlink3935
      @ldlink3935 ปีที่แล้ว

      But he got back in, and started other grocery stores, but then according to a 2020 article it finally seems like he had enough and was liquidating to avoid bankruptcy. Article "wake-up-call-closing-of-grocery-reveals-two-narratives-in-manning-residents-say"

  • @pamelanadel3787
    @pamelanadel3787 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ❤ I am humbled. God bless Nick. True Christian spirit ❤️🙏🏻✝️🇺🇸

  • @user-uo4bh5si9f
    @user-uo4bh5si9f ปีที่แล้ว

    Humans like this boy make America great.

  • @johnlooney2319
    @johnlooney2319 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn,that small town vibe is so tempting. Real hometown young MAN! Whenever I need a pick me up, I'll watch Nick.

  • @conniewaterman1673
    @conniewaterman1673 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Did Truman survive? How is that sweet young man doing now that it is 16 years later!?

    • @queenofthebronx
      @queenofthebronx ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Graham sold the store in 2008 to a gentleman who had a grocery in Elysian and Kiester. Brad Gohla figured adding a third store would increase his buying power.
      Now the Truman store, along with the ones in Elysian and Kiester have closed, the Mankato Free Press reports.
      😢

    • @conniewaterman1673
      @conniewaterman1673 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@queenofthebronx that is so heartbreaking. Thank you.

    • @ldlink3935
      @ldlink3935 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@conniewaterman1673 There is more though, he got back into the grocery business, only to seek liquidation in 2020. He stated he was losing too much sales to online shopping and larger establishments further out of town.

  • @janicepowell2188
    @janicepowell2188 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's amazing what this teenage boy did for his town .good job hope you have luck with your endeavors.

  • @jaypritchett6846
    @jaypritchett6846 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *My parents own the town hardware store, and with that, they help with all of the town events. So, before I moved, I volunteered in everything, and was in every town parade because of it lol*

  • @davidsandberg7631
    @davidsandberg7631 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Follow up ?

    • @agd.6754
      @agd.6754 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree. It's been 3 years! Tell us about this success story progress ! Please... 😊

    • @celty5858
      @celty5858 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@agd.6754 Not 3 but 16 years ago 😅

    • @queenofthebronx
      @queenofthebronx ปีที่แล้ว

      Graham sold the store in 2008 to a gentleman who had a grocery in Elysian and Kiester. Brad Gohla figured adding a third store would increase his buying power.
      Now the Truman store, along with the ones in Elysian and Kiester have closed, the Mankato Free Press reports.
      😢

    • @agd.6754
      @agd.6754 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@queenofthebronx very sad 😔 What about Graham himself? Does anyone know where's at? Whether he had other ventures?

    • @kushking949
      @kushking949 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@agd.6754 He is the local meth dealer now and lost an arm.

  • @auntyp2980
    @auntyp2980 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow

  • @heatherharvey1779
    @heatherharvey1779 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a Australian this young man should be Mayor of your town helping each other very special

  • @rumplestilskin5776
    @rumplestilskin5776 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That kid makes me believe that our country just might have a future.

  • @langdjango2873
    @langdjango2873 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! The story didn't say how he could gather the kind of money needed to buy a store full of groceries. How many hundreds of thousands of dollars did it take? Just saving quarters wouldn't do it! Knowing how he actually got the money together could inspire someone else to do the same thing elsewhere!

    • @theiran
      @theiran ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was $10k he had saved up.

  • @stephenthpmas9485
    @stephenthpmas9485 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This young man is an inspiration to all of us

  • @SirBelvedere333
    @SirBelvedere333 ปีที่แล้ว

    All young ppl should follow his lead. Great job buddy.

  • @annahunt8988
    @annahunt8988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is what you call a HomeTown hero this young man Cena needs and he answered it these old people would have been left them no way to go shopping or anyting it's breaks my heart that the boil don't think of the elders no more but this young man did this is what you call a true American Boy Hometown hero

  • @italianrager5831
    @italianrager5831 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the stores closed already lmfao and people are blessing this guy HAHAHAHA

  • @deeppurple883
    @deeppurple883 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Integrity and pride in his community, total respect young man. You're a inspiration👊☘️

  • @dragons8393
    @dragons8393 ปีที่แล้ว

    His parents are proud of him.😢❤❤

  • @Cheva-Pate
    @Cheva-Pate ปีที่แล้ว

    America needs more of this kind!

  • @cuprunnethover2509
    @cuprunnethover2509 ปีที่แล้ว

    He is an angel. That's not a normal 17 year old young man.

  • @paulamontoya2605
    @paulamontoya2605 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He may not have succeeded here but he's done way more than some men twice his age do for their families