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Jorge Aguilar

Starbucks customer hears ‘awful tone of voice’ from the car behind her and makes a quick decision to pay it forward

The holiday spirit often brings out the best in people, prompting random acts of kindness like covering a stranger’s coffee, but one recent Starbucks customer decided to redirect her generosity after overhearing some truly awful drive-thru behavior. TikTok creator Kelly Spinelli, known as @kspins, recently shared the story of her experience, which proves that sometimes, the best way to pay it forward is to reward the person actually doing the hard work.

Spinelli explained that she was feeling particularly festive and generous during a recent Starbucks run. She was in a great mood and decided she wanted to perform a random act of kindness by paying for the drink of the person in the car right behind her. This is a common gesture this time of year, and I love seeing people do it!

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