Here is a LPT (Life Pro Tip) that I wholeheartedly disagree with.
This is easily the dumbest idea that humans have stumbled across. I understand the idea of being nice but this is such a catastrophe logistically that it’s more trouble than it’s worth. My exact thoughts by a commenter?
Honest question: how are you supposed to pay for the person behind you? I’ve always seen people make such comments but never actually seen it in person. Do you just let the person behind you step up to the register, stand beside them, and then pay for their order with the cashier tells them how much it is? Or do you give the cashier your card, tell them to charge the next person’s order to it, walk away, then come back after it’s been charged? Do you just leave cash with the cashier?
My Take
Oh you want to pay for me? Give me 15 foot longs and 12 sodas. Now you aren’t so nice are you? You’re only nice if it falls within your budget. Go jump in the phony hole.
The fundamental point behind why this is so stupid is because you’re only doing it to make yourself feel good. You need the acknowledgement from the cashier and the person behind you that you are a good person. Guess what. You’re not. You’re actually worse because you’re creating confusion and looking for false self esteem from a place where it doesn’t belong.
I’m not paying it forward. I’m not paying it backward. Fuck it. I’m not paying it at all. Trump for President.
Always thought this was a nice gesture but never actually thought about the logistics of it. I guess paying for someones meal at a restaurant would be the only way this actually works.
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I have done this twice! Once at a Starbucks line in the airport and once at the Dunkin Donuts on 20th and Chestnut before work. Each time, I just turned to the person behind me as we were getting closer to the register and said “I’d like to pay for your order if that’s ok.” They always give some sort of awkward push back, but I insist, and they’re fine with it. In both cases, they came to the register with me and I said “I’ll have a medium black coffee and whatever he/she’s having.” Obviously you pick someone who’s solo and not a mom with 5 kids. I also have to admit I had a gift card both times. When they said no you don’t have to, I said no I have a gift card and I’d really like to use it. I have to say, I really enjoyed doing it, and I will pay it forward again. Absolutely not Trump for president…