Customer Leaves Rs 8 Lakh Tip On His Rs 2,500 Bill At A US Restaurant
The receipt, dated February 5, showcased the extraordinary act, with the customer identified only by the name "Mark." The bill amounted to $32.43, a modest sum for a breakfast meal, but what followed was truly extraordinary, a tip of $10,000.
In a heartwarming gesture, a man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill while dining out at a restaurant in Michigan in US. In a post that quickly went viral, The Mason Jar Cafe expressed overwhelming emotions, echoing the sentiment of everyone involved.
The receipt, dated February 5, showcased the extraordinary act, with the customer identified only by the name "Mark." The bill amounted to $32.43, a modest sum for a breakfast meal, but what followed was truly extraordinary, a tip of $10,000.
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Restaurant's post on social media
"I'M CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING, WE'RE ALL CRYING," the restaurant wrote in the Facebook post, which had garnered 3,100 reactions and 361 comments by the time of writing. The restaurant also shared a picture of the receipt.
The bill was $32.43, the photo of the receipt shows. The suggested tip amount on the receipt was between 20% and 25%, or from $5.95 to $7.44. But the customer didn't take those suggestions. Instead, a sum of $10,000 was written in as the tip, bringing the customer's total bill to $10,032.43.
"In a time where so much is happening, we wanted to share and thank the person who did this life changing act," the restaurant continued writing on Facebook.
"In memory of a friend"
Disclosing the reason behind the generous gift, the staffers at the Mason Jar Cafe said, "It was in memory of a friend who had recently passed and he was in town for the funeral."
The money was split nine ways among the coworkers, who each took home a little over $1,100 each.
Tipped 30,835% of his bill
"Typically, we'll see every now and then $100," the restaurant's manager told WOOD-TV of tips. "But not ever anything of this gratitude or magnitude," Tim Sweeney continued. The tip of $10,000 meant the man had tipped 30,835% of his bill.
On average, people in the US tip 16% of their bill when dining out, as per Forbes' 2023 Digital Tipping Culture Survey.
"It was just really an act of kindness that impacted so many people," Paige Mulick, who was working at the restaurant that day, told WOOD-TV.
Mulick, who's a recent graduate of Western Michigan University, said the money will help pay off some of her student loans. She added that there were "so many incredible women working that day, so many hardworking mothers ... just who deserve this."
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