Current Events > Mystery woman treats 25 firefighters to dinner and leaves a shitty tip

(+) Yeah! (+)

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/12/us/colton-dennys-fire-trnd/index.html

(CNN)A mystery woman picked up the check for 25 hungry California firefighters who had gone to a restaurant after a full day battling a wildfire.

The anonymous benefactor paid $355 for food, plus a meager $50 tip, and got a $100 gift card to buy dessert for the next round of arriving firefighters.

The members of the Colton Fire Department had been fighting the La Cadena fire in La Loma Hills from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, before heading to a local Denny's for a meal.

Fire department Public Information Officer Capt. Tom DeBellis told CNN the woman apparently approached the counter and said she "wanted to pay for the firefighters' meals, but didn't want to be recognized as she could be shamed for the 15% gratuity.

"The waitstaff told the firefighters, but by that time she was already gone, so they each tossed in an extra buck for a tip."

Colton Fire Department Chief Tim McHargue was at the restaurant at the time, and said he "felt bad that he couldn't say thank you, but they did say sorry to the waitress."

McHargue said he hopes the mystery woman hears how grateful the firefighters are -- through social media posts or news coverage, but he understands that she may fear death threats from food service workers.

"It boosts morale," DeBellis said. "People normally bake cookies, make sandwiches, or give us sodas or cold water, as thanks for the guys' hard work. The guys really appreciate it. Too bad for the server, though."

The department has fought 15-20 wildfires just this week amid high temperatures and heavy humidity. "We're not used to it!" Debellis joked.

Civilians have bought meals for firefighters in the department in the past, DeBellis said, but "never to this level of generosity."


UPDATE: Denny's corporate offices are investigating the credit card transactions and expects to ban the woman from their restaurants for violating the mandatory 18% gratuity on parties of six or more.
---

the onion .com
---

such scum
---

hortanz posted...

meager $50 tip

Meager? What the fuck?hortanz posted...

but he understands that she may fear death threats from food service workers.

What the fuck?

Is this some kind of satirical article?
---

The fire fighters apologized to the waitress? Seriously? Are we supposed to feel bad for the waitress for only getting a $50 tip, instead of the fire fighters who were battling a wildfire?:

That's like 15 percent

If this is serious, it's the reason why a lot of people are sick of hearing wait staff bitch about tippers.
---

UPDATE: Denny's corporate offices are investigating the credit card transactions and expects to ban the woman from their restaurants for violating the mandatory 18% gratuity on parties of six or more.
---

ITT: no one actually reads the article.
---

lol just actually read the article. Good one, TC.
---

this has to be a joke.
---

Were_Wyrm posted...

ITT: no one actually reads the article.

Yup

15% is an adequate tip
---

KillerSlaw posted...

lol just actually read the article. Good one, TC.

---

How TC turned a nice story into a troll topic that riles everyone up.
---

hortanz posted...

$355 for food, plus a meager $50 tip

That's about 14%

Hardly meager. I tip 15% as a regular if the service is aight
---

got me, TC
---

Doom_Art posted...

hortanz posted...

$355 for food, plus a meager $50 tip

That's about 14%

Hardly meager. I tip 15% as a regular if the service is aight

lol what a scumbag

20% min or dont fucking bother
---