For those of you who’ve never waitressed before, it’s a pretty hard job. Dealing with rude customers that demand 10 refills each, or complain about everything you put in front of them really takes a toll someone. And after putting on a smile and hoping they took a class in Tipping a Waitress 101, they still leave you the bare minimum — sometimes all I want to do is cry because I’m so frustrated with nonsense tippers that just don’t comprehend all that goes into serving at a restaurant.
But one man did appreciate his service, so much so that his last wish was for his family to go out for pizza and leave the deserving waitress a $500 tip for a job well done! Aaron Collins, a 30 year old computer technician who died last Saturday, always liked to make impacts on others’ lives in any way that he could, but he did not have the money to make his $500 tipping idea come true. He asked his family members to host a website that accepted donations to make his dream come true, and with the help of many donors, were able to fulfilling it at Puccini’s restaurant in Lexington, KY.
Check out the shock and amazement this waitress faced when she was handed her gratuity!
The family is still accepting donations to keep Aaron Collins’ wish alive and touch the lives of many waiters and waitresses who are often under appreciated. Check out their site, and you can make your own contribution to this amazing cause!
I think what the Collins family is doing is a wonderful effort to show service workers just how much one man cared. One the site, Aaron Collins is described as
…incredibly sentimental, though he always tried to hide it. The small things people did for him are what touched him the most. He was generous with the limited means he had, and his last wishes were that any money he had be given freely in ways that would impact those who received it.
The story truly touches me and makes me feel like someone out there really did care about us little guys out there in the world!
How does this story make you feel? Will you donate?
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How wonderfully generous his friends and family were to help make his last request a reality. I will probably not donate to this cause, but instead, generously tip a server I am often served by.
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Such a charitable and generous act by this great man. He’s truly amazing and it’s something we can all learn from. His family is equally amazing people too.
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This is incredibly touching. @babybug329@xanga - What a great way to pay it forward, I will have to do the same.
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@AncoraImparo@xanga - I really believe in paying it forward, it makes me feel good to do something nice for someone else, especially someone who often goes unappreciated. I will probably not be able to tip someone $500 any time soon, but I can manage a couple extra dollars, maybe 25% of bill rather than 15%.
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Cool story.
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That girl looked like she was about to start crying. And I loved that she was immediately like “I will share this with everyone!” which I don’t think is the first thought most people have when someone gives them a $500 tip. At least not genuinely, and I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt she wasn’t just say that.
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our owner comes in sometimes and leaves rather generous tips, and this morning his server split it with two other servers whose tickets the owner had paid. I almost want to cry when I get a tip more than 25% because it normally comes at a time when it seems like nobody I wait on appreciates how much effort I put into taking care of them.
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This made me so happy to watch. Great guy, great family, great video/reaction.
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It seems to me that the girl didn’t seems so stocked…I’m not entirely convinced she appreciated it. Maybe she’s good at keeping herself together. I found one would have bawled cause i’m a sucker for kindness. I mean 500, that’s a pay check! And i would have thank every single person at that table for sure.
I have mad respect for the man that left this in his will. Not many people would be so giving, to random strangers no less. That’s really sweet.
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That $500 could’ve done a lot more good than this.
Besides, there are people who work for minimum wage (or even less), don’t get tips, and work harder than waiters who would’ve been at least as deserving but are just less visible.
So, it’s kind of cool, if not thought-out so well.