Random Acts Of Kindness Multiplying At Bluffton Coffee Shop

It's a cycle of generosity that started two years ago -- and lately it's spinning faster and faster.

In a time when everyone seems to be hard-pressed for cash, more and more are starting to give it away.

"It made my day, it really did.  It made my day,” customer Michael Aldea said.

"When I went to go pay, they said oh it's paid for. Somebody paid it forward,” customer Sheri Buda said.

If you're measuring the kindness at Bluffton's Corner Perk, it's safe to say their cup runneth over.

"People will come in and say, “What do you mean? I don't understand. Are you trying to buy me a coffee today?” And I say,” No, somebody came in 30 minutes ago and left money to pay for drinks until it runs out,” The Corner Perk owner Josh Cooke said.

It kicked off two years ago with an average-joe customer who left the first one hundred dollar bill.

"It's someone that just has a kind heart and wants that to generate in this area,’ Cooke said of the anonymous donor.

She got what she wanted -- not just customers, but strangers who heard what was happening started paying for people who follow.

"He said I want to do that, too. He just gave me the hundred dollars and left. He didn't even get anything,” Corner Perk’s Sara Clemmons said.

None leaves their name, only their money and a feeling of inspiration jolting this community.

"For someone to come out of the blue and think about someone other than themselves, it's refreshing,” Aldea said.

"It's very inspiring to just see someone living out what so many of us talk about, and doing things for other people,” customer Jenny Dolin said.

While they all walk in for a pick-me-up, lately that's from the compassion that comes with the coffee.

The owner says the lady who started it off kept it going a few months here and there, but in the past few weeks it's really taken off with others following suit.