It turns out everything’s alright with the world.
Our story begins at 7 a.m. in the morning, at a Starbucks drive-through in St Petersburg, Florida.
(Pictured above is one in Illinois, but you get the idea).
The Tampa Bay Times reports that a woman bought herself a drink, then – wherefore we know not why – decided to pay for the drink of the person in the car behind.
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According to the paper, the person who'd had a drink bought for them felt they should return the favour.
As did the person behind them. And the person behind them. And so on.
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Some said the simple act connected them to all of the others in line before them. Others said they didn't want to be the jerk to end it.
The baristas inside began to think of what they might do if it lasted until 10 p.m., when the Starbucks closed. Perhaps they could put the final amount on a gift card and continue the next day? They tallied 378 people by early evening.
It was all rather wonderful.
(What a film this is, by the way).
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