A Very Nice Deed Appreciated - But Who Did It?
This morning on my way to the barn, I stopped as I always do at Starbucks for my usual breakfast of a Venti Skinny Iced (it’s summer here in Florida!) Vanilla Latte, a Perfect Oatmeal fully loaded (fruit, nuts, and a little brown sugar), and a reduced fat coffee cake (for later in the morning). I always go through the drive-thru but today something totally unexpected happened.
It’s not that there was no line. the normal 6 to 8 cars were in front of me as I pulled up. But when I ordered and then got up to the window to pay, the lady said that my breakfast had been paid for by the person in front of me. I thought I hadn’t heard her and asked her to repeat herself, and when I looked up to see who in fact this kind person might be, all I could make out was a black SUV already out near the main entrance heading to the light. I couldn’t tell if it was a guy or a lady, no less who it might actually be, and so I went through the day asking at the barn if this person or that had bought my meal for me so I could properly thank them.
Well, wouldn’t you know it - the first time I get a mysterious breakfast buyer and I can’t find them. So, I am hereby putting out an official APB for my SSP (Secret Starbucks Purchaser), for which I have a nice “thank you gift”. If you are or know who is the person who bought my breakfast, please come forward and MANY THANKS!
Cheers!
RD
Beth — June 30, 2009 @ 7:45 pm
Oh my gosh….it could be a stalker! just kidding. Probably a nice fan or someone who wants to be your Valentine. good luck hunting….
cheryl — June 30, 2009 @ 8:34 pm
Or maybe just a random act of kindness. Pay it forward!
Angela Prenosil — July 1, 2009 @ 9:05 am
I think it was just a random act of kindness! That’s the latest best thing! When I was in NJ at the Nationals, I went to a covenience store to get batteries for my camera. The clerk said they didn’t have any, so I walked out. Then I decided to go back in and get a water, WELL a customer asked what type battery I needed and said his wife always has extra batteries and to come out to their car. They gave me my two AAs and refused to take any $$ or even a coffee and told me to pay it forward! I will asap! Your turn, Robert
Kate — July 1, 2009 @ 9:22 am
Robert, it’s just a little karmic balancing. Much more to come, I’m sure!
Paulette Ross — July 1, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
I agree you’re supposed to “pay it forward” It would be nice if this happened a few more times to random people. Maybe it would spread. In these hard times we need something to make us feel special
Liz Austin — July 2, 2009 @ 9:32 am
I had this happen to me… I paid for the person behind me in line.
RDover2 — July 2, 2009 @ 1:17 pm
Well, now I can add buying a latte for the lady behind me in the line at Starbucks to my “paying it forward”.
Or does this actually count as “paying it backward?”
Cheers!
RD