According to legions of devoted fans, Chick-fil-A employees have made random acts of kindness a regular thing. But one worker's gesture was so well received by a customer that it resulted in a new friendship.

Almost a month ago, Danny Cadra picked up some food at a Chick-fil-A in Lubbock, Texas, and accidentally forgot to take his change after collecting his order at the drive-thru window. Instead of throwing the $3 back into the register, cashier Marcus Henderson kept Cadra's money in an envelope in his back pocket, and waited for Cadra to come back and claim it.

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Henderson told NBC 5 Dallas Fort-Worth that he recognized Cadra as a restaurant regular, so placing the small amount of money into an envelope for safe-keeping seemed like the only option.

"It was basically a part of my uniform. It was my name tag, my hat, my apron and I just put it in my back pocket, just in case today might be the day where I see him,” Henderson said.

When Cadra returned three weeks later, not knowing he'd even left his money behind, Henderson had the envelope ready.

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"Man, this is the coolest thing," Cadra told NBC Dallas Fort-Worth. "Man, what a great American."

Cadra continued that it wasn't really the money itself that made him so happy, but rather that Henderson so clearly went above and beyond for him as a regular patron. "It meant that much to him. So it meant even that much more to me," Cadra said.

The customer and employee shared a hug and say they plan to meet outside Chick-fil-A as friends.

"Thinking of others is just part of the job description," said Henderson.

But of course, he's not the first cashier to inspire others with a simple act of compassion.

In November, a Facebook post about a Walmart employee went viral after another shopper noticed that she helped a distressed customer count mounds of change at the checkout.

And many have taken to Twitter to express how Chick-fil-A employees around the country have shown them small acts of kindness. One used sign language to make a deaf customer feel welcome:

@ChickfilA cashier, deaf customer share special moment https://t.co/qYzUji75v1 Humanity & Kindness! Hope she got a Raise! — Mrs. Harrington / Call (202) 224-3121 (@voter1vote) January 1, 2017

Another customer tweeted about how a cashier's kind manners made her day:

Some Chick-fil-A cashiers even foot the bill:

@ChickfilA you guys are amazing. came in to buy lunch and the only card I had was declined, the cashier took care of it for me. #kindness — ashlyn (@ashvankk) May 24, 2016

And one restaurant manager went the extra mile to help a soldier surprise his pregnant wife after returning home from deployment:

Whatever the deed, Chick-fil-A's customer service gives chicken-lovers something to look forward to ... every day of the week but Sunday.