A
pay-it-forward chain at a Florida Starbucks ended when a man opted not to buy
the coffee of the person behind him in the drive-through line.
Peter
Schorsch, customer number 458, ordered two Venti Mocha Frappuccinos and was
told that one of his drinks had been paid for by the previous customer and
asked if he'd like to do the same for the next customer.
Schorsch
declined, saying he felt the phenomenon was a marketing ploy for the company
and no longer a spontaneous act of kindness when the barista asks the customer
to pay it forward.
'I
just don’t want to be forced into doing something,” Schorsch told ABC News.
'This
is turning into a social phenomenon and I had to put an end to it.'
He
had heard about a 'pay it forward' streak at the same Starbucks the previous
day that ended on customer 359.
Schorsch
didn't end the chain to be stingy, he said, adding that he tipped the barista
$100.
