Paying it forward

ffreeloader · Dec 23, 2007

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This is kind of a cool story published in the HeraldNet located in Snohomish County, Washington(That's basically right next to Seattle for those of you across the pond). It's good to see of something nice happening in our world today, rather than something bad.

If everyone would just do some small kindness for somebody else every day our world would be a much better place.

Marysville coffee drinkers pay it forward

One person's good deed begets another, and another ...

By Scott Pesznecker
Herald Writer

MARYSVILLE -- Lindsey Molstad of Stanwood was pleasantly surprised Wednesday afternoon when a man in a sports car with Texas plates paid for her vanilla latte and her daughters' hot chocolates.

She wasn't the first to receive the holiday cheer.

At the Starbucks on 116th Street NE in Marysville, a chain of more than 350 people bought coffee for the people in line behind them -- either in the drive-through or inside -- starting with a woman who first came in about 8 a.m.

"I think it's awesome," said Molstad, 28, who had just picked up her daughters on her way home from work. "I feel really bad because I ordered drinks for my kids, and the person behind me only had one."

Starbucks employee Michael Smith of Marysville was working the drive-through window when the first woman drove through and paid for the next customer.

When he explained to the next person what happened, that customer decided to pass the good will along, Starbucks shift supervisor Sarah Nix said.

Then the next person followed suit. And the next person. And the next person.

Once the chain picked up, Smith refused to leave the drive-through window. He saw it as a special trust given to him by that first customer.

"I'm really worried they're going to stop," he said Wednesday afternoon, after the chain surpassed 250 people.

During the holidays, it's not uncommon for customers to occasionally buy coffee for whomever is next in line, said Nix, who used to work at the Starbucks in Lake Stevens.

But she's never seen anything like this.

"I'm really shocked," Nix said. "This makes Christmas so much nicer, knowing people care."

Some customers went above and beyond paying for the next person, giving $15 or $20 to the coffee shop. Any extra money that isn't used to pay for drinks is planned to be used for Starbucks' holiday toy drive, Nix said.

Randy Davis, 49, of Camano Island read a newspaper at the Starbucks while sipping a cup of coffee someone else paid for. He said he's bought coffee for strangers before, but he's never heard of so many people paying it forward.

"It's a lot of people," said Davis, a science teacher at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. "It's kind of cool. It's neat to see that people still appreciate stuff like that."
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twizzle · Dec 24, 2007

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Ever see "Pay it Forward" the filem? It stars HL OSemt and Kevin Spacey and is based on just this concept. Think its rather a cool film in its way.

ffreeloader · Dec 24, 2007

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Ever see "Pay it Forward" the filem? It stars HL OSemt and Kevin Spacey and is based on just this concept. Think its rather a cool film in its way.
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Yup. That's where the concept became widely known. I just like seeing it in real life, even if it's only something this insignificant. Maybe it's a start.....

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