Day 3 Buy people coffee

Buy people coffee

Task: I will buy the people behind me coffee.
Today I drive to Dunkin Donuts to do really two nice things. But I will talk about the coffee today.

Event:
I walked in and sighed, it was a ghost town again. UGH! Universe, what are you trying to do to me?
I figured at the very least I could do my back up of one nice thing and I could come back some other time and buy coffee.
I walked up to the front and placed my order. Then a man walked in. YES! Thank you Universe. We'll call him Man#1. He started to place his order. Man#2 walked in a few seconds later.
As I was finishing my order, I smiled and added, "I would like to pay for these two gentleman's coffee."
The cashier smiled, "Really? Are you sure?"
"Yep."
Man#2 "Wow thanks. Why?"
She paused and told the other cashier, "stop your order, she's going to pay for his coffee."
Man#1 blinked, stunned, "Really?"

I explained I was doing something nice for strangers and I'm going to blog about it.
The cashier took their order.
Man#1 "Wow that's really great I'm going to pass this on."
Me "Wonderful, that's the whole point. A little thing can make someone's day."
Man#2 is this like those two college kids?

Interesting side note: Since I started doing this, lots of people have been coming up to me and telling me about other good deeds. So the more hear about the more I will post up here.

Me: No, but its in the spirit.
Cashier hands them their coffee. Man#2 thanks me, takes his coffee and leaves.

Reaction:
Man#1 was waiting for his breakfast sandwich and I was waiting for my bagel. Man #1 says, "This is really great."
Me, "Thank you."
Man#1 "Do you feel like you get enough appreciation in your life?"
Me, laughing, "I;m a teacher, I never get appreciation, but I'm happy."
Man#1 "I"m going to give you a gift."
Me: No, that's not why I'm doing this.
Man#1, he looked me in the eye and with complete honesty in his voice he said, "You are prefect the way you are. I am going to bow to you." And he bowed. It was like a Japanese bow of respect. I started to tear up.

Here in Laurel Maryland, in a Dunkin Donuts a stranger bowed to me.
Now because I'm me, and my personality, I wasn't embarrassed, I didn't blush or shun away. The cashier looked just as amazed and moved by the situation as I was.


Will I do it again?: YES YES YES and I will not be expecting someone to bow to me.

How much did it cost me? 2 coffees = $3.00
How much time did it take? Under 1 minute to order and explain what I was doing
How much effort? One sentence and swiping my ATM Card.

Lesson of the day, people are awesome.

Question:
has this blog brightened your day? Have you done something nice since reading this?


UPDATE: DAY 2's EVENT IS BACK ON! I spoke to the person who was offended by the sign, we're cool with each other. A new take a nickel, leave a nickle sign is up.
ALL IS WELL IN THE WORLD.