College students get 'pay it forward' Valentine

Strangers pay for couple's dinner bill

Random act of kindness: students get dinner paid for by strangers. They posted this photo on Reddit.

PITTSBURGH, Penn. – The kindness of strangers is often found in the form of a door held open, or spare change for a bite to eat. But what about paying for a $250 dinner for someone you have never met?

That is exactly what happened to a college-student couple on Valentine's Day. The pair was dining at Pittsburgh's Eleven restaurant, when a couple sitting nearby sent them a card with a note that said: "Random Act of Kindness: The only request is that someday you pay it forward. In the meantime, enjoy your youth, enjoy friendship, enjoy love. Be good to each other and good luck."

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One of the students posted this photo on social new and entertainment website Reddit, and said the generous couple quickly left the restaurant. The students said the waiter got a generous tip, as well.

The students said they planned "pay it forward" next year, and pay for a couple's meal then.

"This was the nicest restaurant I've been to in my life," one student wrote. "Back to Ramen noodles for the rest of the semester."


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