Think back to your journey into work this morning. Did someone smile at you, wish you a good morning, give up their seat to you on the train or give you the 20p you so desperately needed for the coffee that’s going to keep you going through the day?! No, not ringing any bells? When you think back it’s hard to recall the last time someone acted out of kindness towards you, isn’t it? This is not the case for a small coffee house in Bluffton, South Carolina according to an article we spotted here.
In true ‘Pay It Forward’ style, when you enter the Corner Perk coffee shop you are greeted with a smile and a free coffee! I know what you are thinking, they must have gone bust or maybe there’s something wrong with the coffee, but it’s absolutely fine.
So how can they give out coffee for free? Let’s go back to two years ago when a woman went into Corner Perk, ordered her usual drink, paid her bill and left an extra $100. She told the barista that she wanted to pay for the drinks for the people behind her in the queue until the $100 ran out. News soon spread across the town of Bluffton about this woman who would come in to the coffee shop every two months to make large donations to pay for perfect strangers to get their daily cup of coffee. Over time this one woman’s act of kindness influenced and encouraged more people to come into the coffee shop, even people who weren’t planning to buy anything, but who wanted to brighten someone’s day.
It just goes to show that you don’t need to spend a fortune to do a good turn. Maybe after you’ve read this turn to the person next to you and ask them how they are and make them a nice cuppa! Mine’s a milk no sugar.
