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(#10) $1,075 At Cheddar's
Knoxville, TN, waitress Khadijah Muhammad was having a rough time in 2014. She had lost her mother and was threatening to be stripped of her electricity in the same month, so she was picking up some extra shifts at Cheddar's.
That's when she received a tip, accompanied with a "God bless!" note, for $1,075 on a $29.30 bill.
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(#18) $3 Million At Sal's Pizzeria
Dobbs Ferry, NY, is a Manhattan suburb where dreams are born and turned into Nicolas Cage movies. It Could Happen to You was based on the real-life 1984 case of Phyllis Penzo. She was a waitress at Sal's for 24 years when police detective Robert Cunningham left her a lottery ticket that ended up being worth $6 million total. They split the winnings.
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(#9) $1,000 At PYT Burger
Celebrity tipping stories reached new heights when Charlie Sheen and LeSean McCoy developed a little beef over beef. In 2014, a few weeks after the star NFL running back was accused of tipping a Philadelphia, PA, waiter 20 cents, Sheen came to the rescue.
The actor pledged $1,000 to the same waiter, Rob Knelly, and delivered.
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(#14) $12,000 At Fryn' Pan Family Restaurant
Stacy Knutson, a mother of five and a waitress at a Fryn' Pan Family Restaurant in Moorehead, MN, received an interesting tip in 2012. A woman left $12,000 cash in a box, which police initially seized while investigating a drug crime.
However, authorities later decided to hand it back over to Knutson.
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(#17) $140,000 In Scratch-Off Winnings For A Denver Uber Driver
While not exactly intentional, a Denver man ended up tipping $140,000 for an Uber ride. After his driver dropped him off, the man tipped by handing the driver a $5 scratch-off ticket as a tip. The driver won $30 from the ticket and decided to buy more scratch-offs with his winnings. To his surprise, he kept lucking out.
Eventually, the winnings totaled $140,000. The driver planned to pay it forward, saying he'd five a large lump of his winnings to his parents.
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(#8) $1,000 For A Pizza Delivery Driver
A pizza delivery driver might have considered converting after Sycamore Creek Church in Pickerington, OH, gave her a $1,046 tip for a $5.99 pizza. Rev. Steve Markle offered the huge tip after explaining that the day's sermon had been about generosity. So inspired were Rev. Markle's 500+ congregants, that they decided to take up a collection plate for the driver.
When she arrived with the pie, they brought her onstage to give her the gift.
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Any job should be respected, and every worker is great because they are working hard for their good life and contributing to society, whether it is a restaurant server, a part-time worker, or a food delivery guy. Many countries have maintained a tipping culture, which reflects their respect for workers in the service industry and recognition of their work attitude.
The amount of tip is generally based on the pre-tax price and varies according to the server's work attitude, performance, and satisfaction as a consumer. The random tool will let you know the 18 biggest tips for service employees that you never imagined.
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