Bartender Gets $10,000 Tip on $26 Tab

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:19 AM EDT

Article Source: Breitbart

odd-news, money, tip, bartender, resturant

Two weeks ago, one of Cindy Kienow's regular customers left her a $100 tip on a tab that wasn't even half that. This week, he added a couple of zeros.Kienow, a bartender at Applebee's, got a $10,000 tip from the man for a $26 meal on Sunday.

Sometimes people don't suck.

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Killfile

I worked in restaurants for years. This kind of stuff never happens to me.

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#1 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:19 AM EDT

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Wayfarer

Maybe you should have worn a push-up bra...hehe

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#1.1 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:35 AM EDT

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Killfile

Nah - makes me look fat.

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#1.2 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:53 AM EDT

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idl3mind

best tip i ever received was $200 on a $100 tab. the guy was about to propose to his girlfriend.

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#2 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:33 AM EDT

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jumbasi

best tip i ever got, percentage wise was like $38 bucks on a $20 something check...it was their 38th anniversary and they said i made it very special. it made me feel awesome. but more often you get something like $6 on a $60 dollar check for stellar service...someone seed an article about that please.

or just visit www.bitterwaitress.com

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1 vote

#3 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:20 AM EDT

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gzirra

semi-off topic: If my server approaches me or anyone at my table as we're nearing the end of our meal and says "Are you still working on that?" They immediately lose half their tip. I am dining out - I am not at work - there are no construction signs on my plate.

"Are you still enjoying your meal?" or anything similar gets them a nice 5-10% bump upwards.

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1 vote

#4 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:03 PM EDT

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jumbasi

what about 'can i get that out of your way'?

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#5 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:18 PM EDT

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gzirra

That's not bad, and nowhere near as terrible as the "workin' on it" line.

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#5.1 - Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:39 PM EDT

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