Pay it Forward

It was about 630am. I was working the Drive-Thru for Starbucks. Another typical morning in the coffee world. The drive-thru line was backed up to the parking lot.

So I process another transaction, and the lady in front of me wants to pay for the car behind her. "Okay", I'm thinking...

Well, the girl pulls up and I tell her that her drink was paid for by the car in front. And shes excited "really!" "no way!"
My first impression was that it was her Mom. Then I found out it was just a random woman that did a nice deed for this girl.
Then the process goes on...This girl pays for the car behind her, and the guy behind her pays for the next and, so on and, so on...
This goes on for about 53 cars, about two hours go by...I'm explaining the phenomenom to each person, and each person happily pays for the next.

And you'll never guess. The last car pulls up, I tell her that her drink is paid for and she pulls off. I didn't even get a chance to tell her that she was the 54th car. She absolutely, mindlessly ruined the Pay it Forward morning.

All in all though, it's still pretty amazing that that many people wanted to do something kind for a person they never met.