Mariana Lambert, a waitress at a restaurant in Scranton, Pennsylvania (USA), received a generous tip of US$3,000 (equivalent to R$15,500) on June 16. According to him, the idea came from a movement called “Tips for Jesus” – Tips for Jesus. But the feeling was short-lived: months later, the client decided to ask for his money back, and now the case is in court.
According to WNEP TV, restaurant customer Alfredo’s Café, which gained fame with the hit comedy series “The Office”, paid the bill with a $13 bill and left the waiter a generous tip.
Property managers say they don’t believe this is real, but when the credit card charge came in, they realized that the payment was actually made by the customer identified as Eric Smith.
According to the local report, Smith said he dropped the tip as part of a social media movement called “Tips for Jesus.”
At that time the waiter explained that the quantity was very substantial and was shocked by the surprise.
“It meant a lot to me because everyone has difficulties. It really touched my heart. I still can’t believe it, I’m in shock,” Mariana said.
However, months after the incident, the situation changed and now the customer objected to the amount of tip left and asked for his money back.
“A little over a month ago, we received a mail that Eric was disputing the charge for the tip he left,” manager Zachary Jacobson told WNEP.
Initially, Alfredo’s custodians contacted Smith in the hope that it was a misunderstanding. Jacobson pointed out that they communicated with Smith via Facebook, but he stopped responding to messages. So the case went to court.
“We thought someone was really trying to do something good. And now, three months later? It’s causing a lot of bullshit and drama. Unfortunately, we had to sue him,” the manager said.
Jacobson hopes there’s enough evidence for a judge to rule in his favour, but that doesn’t change his unease about what turned the situation around.
“I hope he takes over his shares and pays off,” the manager said.
WNEP staff contacted Eric Smith but was told the customer would not respond.
source: Noticias
