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A Man Broke A Starbucks 'Pay It Forward' Streak At 23 Cars & Told TikTok He Was 'Set Up'

When you're buying a stranger's order, how much is too much?

How far would you go to continue a random act of kindness — and when would you say it's too much?

For one TikToker, a $46 Starbucks order was too far over that line.

A controversial new video on TikTok shows a guy ending a 23-car streak of strangers covering the bill for the person behind them in the drive-thru — an act known as "paying it forward."

But the man who shot the video said enough was enough.

"At Starbucks, they were doing the pay for the person behind you thing. I pulled up and end ended a 23 car streak!!" said the audio in the video.

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How y’all feel about this am I wrong? What would y’all have done? #starbucks #viral #fyp #payitfoward

To be fair, the guy had an adequate reason for his decision. His order was only $6, while the person behind had an order worth $46.

"They tried to set me up," he claimed in the video.

The video caption read: "How y'all feel about this am I wrong? What would y'all have done?"

The video has now amassed more than 1.5 million views while sparking plenty of conversation about the scenario.

Many people were on the original poster's side, and they agreed that he didn't do anything wrong by ending the streak.

One person commented: "$46??? No.. good luck buddy."

Another suggested that someone was "trying to take advantage of the situation."

Many people argued that instead of paying for people in the line, it's much better just to help out the people working at Starbucks instead.

Someone said: "Pay trains are a scam. Just tip the people inside that are actually doing something. Make THEM smile. They are the ones who have to deal with the most."

A couple of service industry employees also jumped in to give their input, and their response was oddly shocking.

"As a drive-through employee, my favorite people were the ones who would end these godforsaken lines," read one comment.

Starbucks employees shared the sentiment and said: "Heads up… Starbucks employees hate this lol they are happy when u end it."

Others tried to find a middle way by suggesting that the user pay for a portion of the next customer's order instead of ending the streak entirely.

"You could always pay it forward by putting the cost of your drink towards the person behind you instead of the full amount," said one person.