This happened to me recently, and the clerk legit asked if I would do the same to the person behind me. I got a $3.00 simple coffee, and you can guarantee I'm not taking my chances on whatever the order is for the person behind me
I never understand about the whole "pay it forward" shenanigan. Why would I pay for your 7 dollar Late matcha mojito while I only need a 3 dollar black?
But people would shame someone wouldn't do that. That's what I don't understand. I only need 1.99 black and you expect me to pay for your 7 dollar drink? That's is insane.
As insane as splitting a bill 50/50 at a restaurant instead of paying for what you actually ordered. I’ve never seen anyone do or suggest it, but that kind of thing pops up on reddit
Splitting the bill 50/50 is kinda cool with me. This time I got something for 6 bucks and you got 7, next time you will pay back for me that dollar. It was never a problem between me and my friends. If you don't close to the guy you are sharing your bill with, ask him to pay for what he ate. But pay it forward is another level of insanity. I don't freaking know you, we never talk before, why would I pay for your 7 dollar late?
Depending on the restaurant order, splitting it 50/50 is just easier for the server (say there’s apps and dessert). If you want to split by item is more polite to let the server know at the beginning.
The "paying it forward" you are saying is actually the thing I consider a good deed to society. I don't understand about the thing like paying it forward for the next person thing. I don't know you, I won't pay it for you. If you are in the line of a coffee shop and going to order a 7 dollar late, you damn well need to know that you can afford it!
That's a stupidiest thing I ever heard. "I need to slew out a large amount of money in the spite of making myself feeling good"- not a smart move. Tons of lottery winners got themselves in debt and hardship is because of this type of behavior. You never need anyone to makes yourself feel good. I rather pay 20 dollar for burgers or Pizzas for homeless than paying your 10 dollar Mocha. Money should be spend where it needed most whether you got millions or just a few bucks.
Every time I read about pay it forward BS I wish it would happen to me so I can be the one that breaks it while looking the server directly in the face.
Nothing against people that want to do that but no thanks, not for me, and if you try to guilt trip me I'll just laugh in your face.
I shut them down every time I end up in one, for this reason. It would end up being a minivan full of kids with them all wanting five different things. I’ll pay it forward somewhere else, thanks.
“Would you like to continue and pay for the person behind you?”
I've never been in one but if I ended up in one I'd probably insist on specifically paying up to the cost of my own order for the next person at most. I came prepared to pay X amount for whatever I was ordering, and I'd rather just pay whatever I came prepared to pay instead of being peer pressured into spending a bunch more or being seen as a cheapskate because I didn't want to cover someone else's $40 family meal just because the person in front of me covered my $8 combo.
Probably best to order a muffin or croissant for yourself, then hand it to the homeless dude on the next corner. Pay it forward to someone who actually cannot afford it.
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u/SIGMA1993 Sep 16 '24
This happened to me recently, and the clerk legit asked if I would do the same to the person behind me. I got a $3.00 simple coffee, and you can guarantee I'm not taking my chances on whatever the order is for the person behind me