Generosity at Starbucks

By Rudabeh Shahbazi

RICHLAND, WA-- One person's kindness ballooned into a chain of generosity at Starbucks today. That chain was more than 200 links long, all Starbucks customers who started the day with one random act of kindness.

Groggy Starbucks regulars start their day by getting a little pick-me-up handed through their car windows in the mornings. Today one person decided to treat the car behind him at around 8 AM.

"I think it's a great idea," said Missy Cartmell, the 102nd person to continue the chain. "What a cool thing."

"It's a nice little surprise," said Jason Bailey, a Hanford teamster. "I was most certainly not expecting anything like that to happen, so I'll give someone else a nice little surprise."

The line of generosity caught on like wildfire, giving 209 people a good start to their day. Even when the stream of traffic stopped, the last car left money for the next person who pulled up.

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