U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Colorado > Denver
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 12-10-2013, 10:30 AM
Status: "In the dreamlands" (set 8 days ago)
 
Location: Colorado
3,619 posts, read 2,256,678 times
Reputation: 6815

Advertisements

This morning, you were ahead of me in the drive through lane about 7:15. I pulled up to the window to pay for my coffee, and they told me you already paid for mine.

Thank you. I was feeling a little down (okay, a lot down) and that just really brightened my morning. It was a better pick-me-up than the coffee was.

Regards,
The lady behind you who ordered the skinny vanilla latte
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 12-10-2013, 03:14 PM
 
Location: Northwest Suburbs of Denver
434 posts, read 1,073,949 times
Reputation: 293
A man in front of me at the Krispy Kreme in Thornton paid for my 1/2 dozen donuts yesterday. I was speechless! Loving the generosity of these Coloradans!
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 03:19 PM
 
3,102 posts, read 3,601,955 times
Reputation: 4056
Good stuff! I believe the idea is to play it forward. In other words, when you get free coffee, you then offer to pay for the person behind you.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 03:43 PM
 
Location: Arvada, CO
13,807 posts, read 28,423,226 times
Reputation: 14255
This happens to me every now and then.

The last two I remember,
1) At the Colfax/I-25 McDonalds, somebody paid for my food. It was like 2:30 in the morning!

2) Recently, at the Village Inn on I-70/Federal, the guy working there gave us free pie. We went in to simply use the bathroom (it was fairly late at night), and we had every intention of buying pie as thanks for letting us use their john, but the guy simply handed us the pie and said it was on him.
__________________
Moderator for Los Angeles, The Inland Empire, and the Washington state forums.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 04:00 PM
 
Location: In The Thin Air
12,564 posts, read 10,013,783 times
Reputation: 9245
Quote:
Originally Posted by Indigo Cardinal View Post
This morning, you were ahead of me in the drive through lane about 7:15. I pulled up to the window to pay for my coffee, and they told me you already paid for mine.

Thank you. I was feeling a little down (okay, a lot down) and that just really brightened my morning. It was a better pick-me-up than the coffee was.

Regards,
The lady behind you who ordered the skinny vanilla latte
Happened to me a couple of months ago and I just paid it forward. Good to know there are people out there like that.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 08:03 PM
 
670 posts, read 1,105,614 times
Reputation: 1757
Well, there's a whole Facebook movement about paying it forward too
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 08:08 PM
 
24,713 posts, read 45,828,009 times
Reputation: 27823
The movie, Pay It Forward, was pretty cool.
__________________
- Please follow our TOS.
- Any Questions about City-Data? See the FAQ list.
- Want some detailed instructions on using the site? See The Guide for plain english explanation.
- Realtors are welcome here but do see our Realtor Advice to avoid infractions.
- Thank you and enjoy City-Data.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 08:24 PM
 
Location: CO
2,454 posts, read 3,341,395 times
Reputation: 5251
Actually, how do you do this? Since you don't know what the person behind you is going to order do you just stipulate a certain amount and pay that, or what? I'd love to do this but don't know how?
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 08:41 PM
 
Location: Edmonds, WA
8,962 posts, read 9,283,446 times
Reputation: 14113
Ideally the person would have already moved past the ordering speaker thing which would indicate the order was placed. I'm sure that's what happened in this case.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2013, 08:45 PM
Status: "In the dreamlands" (set 8 days ago)
 
Location: Colorado
3,619 posts, read 2,256,678 times
Reputation: 6815
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluefox View Post
Ideally the person would have already moved past the ordering speaker thing which would indicate the order was placed. I'm sure that's what happened in this case.
This was exactly how it happened.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Colorado > Denver
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2023, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top