The good in the world.

[Sherb]

I was on my monthly https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/sausage-biscuit.html run (once a month I grab 20 sausage biscuits from McD's and pass 'em out to homeless people in my area) today. This guy always is chillin' on the corner by the Starbucks in a pretty upscale area near downtown.

The first time I saw him was the first time I did the Sausage Biscuit run (back in July) and he told me he was out of detox and was seven months clean from heroin. I thought that was cool of him, and gave him two biscuits, but he still seemed like he was down on his luck.

Every month he'd be there. Every month it was eight months, nine months, etc.

This morning should have been one year, so I had a twenty dollar bill wrapped in the biscuit wrapper.

He wasn't there. I was kinda bummed out.

It was my last stop of the day, so I placed a mobile order on my phone, parked at the Starbucks, waited a couple minutes in the car, and went in to pick the order up.

He was behind the counter. Starbucks gave him a job. Dude gave me my mobile order and a smile. I gave him the biscuit with the twenty and wished him a happy one year. He thanked me and we went on our separate ways.

Happy Saturday.

EDIT: I just realized how advertise-y this sounds. I am not affiliated in any way with Starbucks™

 

[Heiko]

You are such an awesome person @Sherbert Hoover - If we will ever see each other IRL, i will pay you a beer!

 

[ScribScribScrib]

a wholesome story, thank you for sharing!

 

[MightySlav]

 

[Deleted member 923340]

EDIT: I just realized how advertise-y this sounds.

Yah. I landed on Kevin Johnson's LinkedIn page after reading this.

 

[hasan7707]

He wasn't there. I was kinda bummed out.

At that point, I thought he'd turn out dead. Can't argue that would've been far more emotional

 

[issorc]

EDIT: I just realized how advertise-y this sounds. I am not affiliated in any way with Starbucks™

I don't believe you.

On those days, I use my Starbucks mobile app and order a grande Doubleshot on ice with heavy cream, as well as two of the bacon sous vide egg bites.

I'm a white teenage grill, 14/f/cali. Getting Starbucks soon in my leggings and Ugg boots cuz fall. What should I get? I'll take a pic 4 u boiz with what I order. Thx <3

http://www.starbucks.com/static/error/index.html

Everything else will be handled by employees, who will be paid 3x whatever the local Starbucks is paying.

then ordering a Grande Starbucks Doubleshot on Ice and a Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon Breakfast Sandwich via Starbucks' mobile app so it's ready when I get there.

There are posts making fun of Starbucks, advertising of their products in different productivity guides and posts, critic of their wages and a link to their website (hidden as an error page). Looks like a well diversified and not too obvious advertising campaign to manipulate us indirectly.

Just kidding, really nice that this guy got back to a normal job again and that you are helping these guys out

 

[Miketheguy]

u truly changed my life with the $20 bill i bought tai lopez course and im milionaire , i hope i see u now in the starbucks counter so i can fuck around with you. cheap bastard.

 

[hasan7707]

u truly changed my life with the $20 bill i bought tai lopez course and im milionaire , i hope i see u now in the starbucks counter so i can fuck around with you. cheap bastard.

Sir SH ain't even gonna grace your comment by replying.

 

[kickthat]

I had to google what a sausage biscuit was (could have been a risky image search...), cause in UK English that was a weird concept.

 

[MisterF]

Top effort Sherbs. Do it from time to time when back in the UK, especially over winter.
Nothing worse than genuine homeless living in cardboard boxes when it's minus 3 at night.

 

[mickyfu]

You lost me a sausage biscuit. What the fuck is a sausage biscuit?

 

[Sephrata]

You lost me a sausage biscuit. What the fuck is a sausage biscuit?

Our American friends call scones, biscuits. So I am assuming something like a scone filled with sausage meat.

 

[Nut-Nights]

How much starbucks paid you ?

Yes i ignored your last line.

 

[truitt661]

Lol and the famous guy from "introductions" section was rejected by McDonald s because he had a college degree

 

[Sherb]

I forgot that half this forum is filled with icky Brits.

430 calories of fat and wonder. One dollar each at most franchises around the country. Like four dollars at the one on Market Street in San Francisco.

 

[Miketheguy]

Sir SH ain't even gonna grace your comment by replying.

So before he helped me now he hates me? thats what a cheap bastard looks like.

 

[Tishina]

Good job, you act as a good primer to people.

More need to be this way =)

 

[mickyfu]

Our American friends call scones, biscuits. So I am assuming something like a scone filled with sausage meat.

I was hoping you was wrong, but looks like you are right. What is wrong with these people. Scones and sausages?

I forgot that half this forum is filled with icky Brits.

430 calories of fat and wonder. One dollar each at most franchises around the country. Like four dollars at the one on Market Street in San Francisco.

 

[Sherb]

I was hoping you was wrong, but looks like you are right. What is wrong with these people. Scones and sausages?

Damn Brits thinking they know what good food is. Hatin' on good, old-fashioned American foods like tacos, pizza, and sushi.