please twice - coffee order


Twitter user Mike Townsend decided to share what was in his eyes, an embarrassing mistake. While ordering his morning coffee, he said "please" both at the start and the end of his order, something that he felt made him seem "pathetic." 



His Tweet blew up, and plenty of users flooded the comments to show him support, and to share some of their own funny experiences with the phrases "please and "thank you." The story also opens up a discussion about how we use those words, and what they really mean. 


It would seem that the overuse of the word is a common occurrence, and some people can't stop themselves from letting  'please' fly. 






Some people harbor a similar sentiment to Mike, feeling like the double use is a bit much in a standard service industry setting. 





The vast majority of comments were in support of Mike, with customers and servers alike feeling like there's nothing wrong with a little extra kindness. 




And no matter how Mike felt, some people had far more embarrassing experiences than him.




It seems people's impulses to overuse "please" and "thank you" come from a place of wanting to convey kindness and support. Working in service is hard, and many people want to show their servers that they appreciate the work they do, especially if they've worked in the industry themselves. And with so many bad customers and Karens out there, people just want to make a good impression and show that they're one of the good ones.