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Today my Starbucks-addicted daughter and her friend strayed into a local Tim Hortons. The two got an unexpected and sweet surprise when they ran into an older couple they had never met before.

(A — Why did they stray from Starbucks? and B — What age are they calling "older?" I'm hoping the couple was at least 10 years my senior. It's the only way the story works for me.)

The man said he wanted to give them something, and he pulled out these two little shirt shapes made out of dollar bills.

He said to them, "Now you will never be broke and will always have a shirt," and told them to dream big.

One gesture — Couldn't have taken more than 2 minutes. Cost a total of $2. And now these girls will have 2 tiny momentos tucked in their wallets that will bring a smile to their faces for who knows how long. Each time they see them, they'll remember the day when two people they never met before were kind, and sweet, and gave them something better than a caffein boost.

I wouldn't be surprised if their Tim Hortons drinks even tasted a little better than Starbucks today too.


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