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Sapphire Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:46 AM
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Pregnant Teen Waitress Gets $1,000 Tip
Pregnant Teen Waitress Gets $1,000 Tip

The Associated Press
Saturday, March 18, 2006; 5:22 AM


ROANOKE, Va. -- The couple at one of waitress Amanda Newkirk's many tables seemed ordinary enough. The woman ordered a turkey burger, fries and two Coors Lights. The man had a bacon cheeseburger and sweet tea.

Their bill came to $26.35. They left Newkirk $1,000.

Newkirk, seven months pregnant and teary with excitement, read the handwritten note on the check: "Keep the change! Have a great day."

The 19-year-old thought it had to be a joke. But the manager at Ruby Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of the ten $100 bills with a counterfeit-detection pen.

Continued @ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/18/AR2006031800443.html
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:47 AM
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1. Don't they know...
this will encourage all teenage girls to get pregnant! :sarcasm:
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JackintheGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:43 PM
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17. I'm trying right now!
Step 1: become a teenage girl...
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:56 PM
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20. good luck!
:rofl:
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:48 AM
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2. LOL then they came back an hour later looking for their $100 bills,
thought they'd left ones...
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Sapphire Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:53 AM
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6. The woman who left the tip called the manager a couple of days later...
... said she didn't need the money, but instead gave it to someone who needed it.
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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:49 AM
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3. Practicing "random acts of kindness"
Whoever they are, "good on 'em!"

O8)

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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:50 AM
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4. so glad she really got the money
a few years back i'm sure you recall the cocktail waitress tipped $10K in a stripper joint

in the end the dude sobered up and reversed the charge

if they really want you to get it, they'll leave cash

too easy to have second thoughts in the morning w. credit
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:50 AM
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5. What wonderful people! nt
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Sapphire Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:54 AM
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7. This story made my day : )
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 11:59 AM
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8. she should have kept her mouth shut
the taxman will take his share now that she`s gone public.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:17 PM
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13. That's why I always tip with cash

Leave the reporting responsiblity to the server.


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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:01 PM
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9. Great story
people who share with people who are in need (like a seven month pregnant teen working as a waitress), just because. :thumbsup:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:02 PM
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10. Who tipped the waitress?
Apart from her boyfriend, mind you... :wow:
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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:11 PM
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11. I wish I had enough money to do stuff like that.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:58 PM
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21. I wish I did too n/t
Edited on Sat Mar-18-06 12:58 PM by fishwax
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:14 PM
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12. Great story
I love tipping big. Maybe that's why I'll never be rich. Just the same, my personal fantasy is to be wealthy enough so that I can take a cross-country, leaving a trail of $100.00 tips for cups of coffee. Waiting tables is God's work.
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mongo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:21 PM
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15. Bless you
And I'm much more likely to leave a big tip in some mom-n-pop diner, than a big fancy resturant.

Much more likely to eat at the diner's too.

Waiting tables is God's work.

Damn straight.
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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:22 PM
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16. Me too...
If a member of the wait-staff is especially friendly or laughs easily, I tend to tip large.
I can't afford it, but it makes me feel good, and I know it makes them feel appreciated.

It's the little stupid stuff like this, that gives me joy.
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ChaoticSilly Donating Member (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:54 PM
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19. I've got a similar fantasy
I'd love to be rich enough to be able to give someone a few million dollars completely anonymously with two restrictions.

1. They can invest the money and do whatever they want with the interest, but can't touch the original amount.
2. When they no longer need the money (death, out of debt, graduated college, etc) they have to do the same thing - give it to a random person with the same 2 restrictions.
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toddaa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:20 PM
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14. I am one sick puppy. All I can think about is Reservoir Dogs
Deep down, I'm just a Mr. Pink. Damn it, let's try to be professional!
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im10ashus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 12:45 PM
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18. And of course the IRS took their third. n/t
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:02 PM
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22. The donor has her own interesting story
She's a 28 year old widow.
'Dogan, whose husband died last year, said she's a shopaholic and could have easily spent the money at a nearby mall. But she decided to put it to better use.'
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libnnc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:03 PM
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23. I'm waiting tables tonight at a jazz club
I really needed to read this thread!

Be good to your waitstaff and they'll be really good to you. Kindness begets kindness. :D
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Sapphire Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 03:49 PM
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24. "Kindness begets kindness." Yes, it does!
Hope you have a good night! :hi:
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