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Customer Leaves $2,000 Tip on $48.76 Bill at Restaurant with Specific Instructions

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The good Samaritans are at it again! This time they’ve left quite the tip at one restaurant in Waterville, Maine.

We’ve heard stories like this one before. In 2018, the #tipthebillchallenge became popular and continues on today.

 

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It’s one thing to leave a tip that equals the amount of your bill. It’s quite another, however, to go above and beyond even that.

The Silver Street Tavern and Restaurant is located in downtown Waterville. With live music on the weekends and family-friendly service, the historic structure has become a staple establishment over the years.

Have you ever left a tip this large?

The March evening started out like any other. When a couple came in and ordered wine and entrees, the waitstaff didn’t think much of it.

Zack Denis started the couple off with beverages, then Samantha Clark took over from there. Clark said that she was worried because things weren’t going so smoothly.

“We thought he was going to complain or that we did something wrong,” she told the Morning Sentinel, recalling how the man at the table asked to speak to the manager.

In the end, it turned out a complaint wasn’t in the cards at all. The manager kept the conversation under wraps at first.

It wasn’t until a photo was posted on Facebook by the restaurant that the employees began to talk about the extremely large tip that had been left on the under $50 bill.

“WOW! So awesome, we had to share!” the caption reads. “Thank you to the kind gentleman who came in for dinner tonight and had such a great experience that he left a $2000 tip, to be divided among all the employees who were working the shift. #grateful”

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With 14 people working that night, the tip per person ended up being around $140 each.

“Keep up the great work guys,” Zack Denis wrote on Facebook.

“You wouldn’t have guessed they were anything other than average Joes,” He told WCSH.

This just goes to show you can’t judge a patron by their order. We’re glad the team at Silver Street Tavern had the opportunity to experience this generous act of kindness.

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Sarah Carri is an avid reader and social media guru with a passion for truth and life. Her writing has previously been published in print and online by Focus on the Family and other well known media outlets. Her experience in ministry and Disney entertainment gives her a unique perspective on such topics.
Sarah Carri is an avid reader and social media guru with a passion for truth and life. Her writing has previously been published in print and online by Focus on the Family and other well known media outlets. Her experience in ministry and Disney entertainment gives her a unique perspective on such topics.

Sarah's experience as a successful working stay-at-home mom and business owner has given her the chance to write and research often. She stays up to date on the latest in entertainment and offers her views on celebrity stories based on her wide knowledge of the industry. Her success as a former preschool teacher and licensed daycare provider lend to her know-how on topics relating to parenting and childhood education.

Her thoughts on faith and family issues stem from home life and ministry work. Sarah takes time to attend workshops and classes annually that help her to improve and hone her writing craft. She is a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature program and her writing has been acclaimed by ACFW and ECPA.
Education
Institute of Children's Literature, Art Institute of Phoenix (Advertising), University of California Irvine (Theater), Snow College (Early Childhood Education)
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