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A portion back, we shared stories from work workers who waited connected celebrated radical and revealed how overmuch they got tipped. Well, adjacent much readers shared their ain personage extremity experiences, and I'm stunned by immoderate of these. Here are those stories:
The radical who shared their stories allegedly talk from idiosyncratic encounters. Obviously, we weren't determination erstwhile they happened, truthful consciousness escaped to instrumentality them with a atom of salt.
1. "I was moving arsenic a server astatine a edifice successful Midtown Manhattan 8 years agone erstwhile Lady Gaga came successful with different person. She was precise low-key and didn’t gully attraction to herself. The measure was astir $300. When I picked it up, she had near a $500 tip. She was honestly 1 of the nicest customers I’ve ever had. She said delight and convey you each clip and really looked astatine maine erstwhile she spoke."
2. "I waited connected Jack Black a fewer years agone successful the Casa Monica edifice restaurant. He was with a fewer friends, and the measure was implicit $1,500. He's a precise unassuming man, funny, pleasant, and carries connected a conversation. Very down to earth. He near a extremity of $3,000, inactive person the receipt connected the fridge, LOL."
3. "I was a server astatine a good eating Italian edifice successful Denver. Henry Winkler stopped successful with his woman aft doing immoderate alert fishing. The antheral is an implicit saint. Many radical approached him, and helium had clip for each of them. He went astir the restaurant, tipping each worker separately. Tipped 100% for dinner, and past wrote the edifice a idiosyncratic missive thanking each of america that helium aboriginal sent successful the mail. What a gentleman."
4. "My household owned a edifice successful Hollywood connected Melrose, not excessively acold from the studios. Many celebrated radical ate there. I was a hostess/waitress. Most of them were polite and generous tippers. The 1 I retrieve the astir was rude, unfriendly, and did not tip...Paul Rubens aka Pee-wee Herman."
5. "I served Whitney Houston erstwhile I was 25 years old. She was rude and precise demanding. I was truthful excited to beryllium her server, but she was truthful rude. At the precise end, she did motion an autograph for maine connected my edifice tab sheet."
6. "Kurt Russell utilized to predominant this old-timey section crippled meal spot successful the Santa Monica mountains that I waited tables at. He drove an aged '80s BMW, had an attitude, and ne'er near much than 2 bucks. The measure for 2 for meal is betwixt $150 and $250.
7. "Robin Williams was perfectly amazing. I worked astatine a good eating seafood edifice successful San Jose successful the precocious '90s. He was with different man successful what appeared to beryllium a concern meeting. Every clip I came to the table, helium stopped what helium was doing, turned to me, and flashed that immense smile. Mr. Williams handed maine a hundred-dollar measure erstwhile I archetypal brought the drinks and tipped good implicit 100%. I volition ne'er hide his grace."
8. "I parked cars astatine a celebrated Malibu edifice and would spot Adam Sandler weekly, who would ever extremity maine a crisp $100 measure nary substance what. Nicest guy."
9. "I bagged groceries my elder twelvemonth successful precocious school. I erstwhile bagged groceries for Warren Moon, the backmost of the Houston Oilers astatine the time. I loaded the groceries successful his car, and helium gave maine a $1 tip. Sad but true."
10. "At the tallness of his Taxi fame, the comedian Andy Kaufman would travel into the Studio City, CA edifice wherever I worked. I was simply the hostess, but for immoderate reason, helium ever insisted connected dealing lone with me. It’s not that helium was being a creep; helium was conscionable painfully shy, and I conjecture helium felt harmless with me. Anyway, erstwhile a week, astir a fractional hr earlier closing, the telephone would ring. If I didn’t reply the phone, Andy would inquire to speech to me. I volition ne'er hide the dependable of his voice, the comic mode helium would inquire maine to corroborate that helium was successful information speaking with me. He would past inquire maine astir the day’s specials and bid 2 of immoderate helium chose."
11. "I worked astatine a formation edifice successful my 20s. Ted Danson came to a league astatine the edifice I worked at. Very lukewarm and friendly. Great tipper too."
12. "J. Cole came to the Cold Stone I was moving astatine successful 2021. My co-workers decided to springiness him his crystal pick for free, and helium didn’t adjacent extremity a azygous cent. I don’t perceive to his euphony present due to the fact that of that."
13. "Back successful the 1980s, I worked astatine the downtown Tampa Hyatt. Ed McMahon came to municipality 1 play and was precise nice. He tipped the doorbell unit handsomely and gave the caput bellman a $100 tip. That’s a batch of wealth successful 1986!"
14. "I worked astatine a fewer restaurants successful LA, and astir of the celebrated radical I waited connected were wholly fine, amusive even. I worked during the time astatine a brew barroom adjacent the formation successful Santa Monica, and Tim Robbins came successful for burgers a fewer times — usually sat successful the country successful the backmost patio and work the newspaper. The archetypal clip helium came in, I recognized him immediately, but helium kinda had a ‘leave maine alone’ vibe, truthful I conscionable treated him well, similar immoderate guest, but I noticed that erstwhile helium ordered, helium had a rima afloat of chips, which I thought was kinda rude but minor."
15. "Jim Harbaugh was conscionable signed with the Bears. My woman was a bartender astatine an upscale edifice wherever Jim and a person of his drank for a mates of hours. They walked retired of determination without paying. At the clip it happened, the bartender was liable for the tab. Fortunately, the manager said not to interest astir it from that infinitesimal on."
16. "I worked astatine a casino, and 'Hollywood' Joe Horn would play poker determination and ever permission a steadfast extremity each manus helium won. Super bully guy. Thanks, Joe."
17. "I was a Bellman astatine a Hilton Hotel successful Fayetteville, AR, conscionable aft assemblage successful 1996. During the Walmart Shareholders Week that twelvemonth (we would person a fig of celebrities travel successful each twelvemonth for this important lawsuit for Walmart), I was privileged to instrumentality the bags up for Bart Conner and his wife, Nadia Comaneci. I told them I was a chap Okie and that I was a instrumentality of theirs portion watching them galore years earlier successful the Olympics. They were ace bully and genuinely pleasant during our speech connected the mode up successful the elevator. After dropping disconnected their bags successful the room, they gave maine a $20 tip, which was bully considering a mean extremity was astir $1 per bag."
18. "Many years ago, I worked successful a fewer of the finest French Restaurants astir Chicago. I was moving astatine Chez Paul by Arlington Park. On a weeknight, we got connection that Muhammad Ali and a radical were coming in, truthful we rapidly acceptable up a tiny banquet room. When they arrived, seeing Muhammed was indescribable. I was their main server and took their order. He was the nicest, astir polite person. The full radical was mode cool. I consciousness blessed to person met him and volition ne'er hide it. Of course, they tipped precise well."
19. "Back successful 2005, I was teaching preschool full-time and moving part-time retail, surviving successful Milwaukee. NBA subordinate Dan Gadzuric came successful with his parents. I checked him out, and he’s a precise sweet, fun, and down-to-earth person. He was flirting with me, and I kept it nonrecreational and polite, fixed I had a fellow astatine the time. Had I known my fellow was going to beryllium a discarded of time, I would’ve gone retired with Dan."
20. "Vanessa Marcil was filming a movie successful Kentucky. I waited connected her and tried not to fan-girl. She ordered a elemental crockery and a solid of achromatic wine. The measure was marginal, and she tipped precise well. Very saccharine lady."
21. "Farah Fawcett, arsenic she was checking retired of the hotel, expressed her sadness to maine that nary 1 had requested her autograph. I explained that the edifice policies didn’t let america to. She was truthful blessed to perceive that and gave america each autograph photos."
22. "My woman works suites for a large hockey team. Steph Curry and his kids were astatine 1 of the games. They ran up a immense bill, and his kids made a immense mess… nary tip."
23. "I worked astatine a high-end boutique edifice successful Wellesley, MA, galore years ago, erstwhile a 3 p.m. luncheon preservation nether the sanction Willingham caught my eye. I mean, who eats luncheon astatine 3 p.m.? When the clip arrived, a precise large, muscular antheral entered the edifice and introduced himself arsenic Willingham for the corresponding reservation. I said, 'OK, beryllium close with you,' and I concisely went into the room to thin to different order. When I returned to the eating country floor, determination was Willingham escorting Oprah Winfrey and a assemblage pupil into the eating room. He seated them astatine an isolated table, past pulled maine speech to an adjacent table. He wasn’t sitting with Oprah but was wrong earshot and eyesight."
24. "In the aboriginal to mid-90s, I worked successful a precise busy, precise fashionable brew pub successful New York City. One night, Joe Jackson came successful and sat astatine my bar. I knew instantly who helium was; I was a immense fan. I fto him bask his brew and past yet asked him, 'Are you who I deliberation you are?' And helium said, 'Depends. Who bash you deliberation I am?' I snapped my fingers and said, 'I knew it! You’re Sting!' He faked an wounded and said, 'Oh travel on, mate! What did I ever bash to you?' I told him I had conscionable seen him astatine Radio City Music Hall (Big World tour) and that I loved the show. He thanked me. We talked for a fewer minutes. Great guy. I hide what helium tipped, but I cognize that helium ne'er came back."
25. "I was a pizza transportation lad during assemblage got a transportation for the 2nd Bozo the Clown successful Chicago. He opened the door, said, 'Hey kid, I’m Bozo,' took the pizza, and didn’t tip. A fewer months later, astatine an lawsuit wherever I was playing successful a concert, helium was greeting the musicians and recognized me. He said, 'Hey, you’re my pizza transportation boy!' And I replied, 'Yeah, and you’re the clown that doesn’t tip.'"
26. "Sean Connery. I worked arsenic a barroom manager for a theatre venue successful Edinburgh during immoderate magical summers. Sean Connery was an ass. He insulted my drink, slid it backmost successful a mode that that it splashed connected me, and walked distant without paying. Several theatre employees tried to speech to him, and helium refused. Our proprietor was a person of his and admonished each of america for our 'terrible' attraction of Bond."
27. "My ma worked arsenic a stenographer typist astatine a edifice successful Washington, DC. One of the radical she served was Bob Hope. She was asked to spell to his country truthful helium could dictate a missive to her. She took the dictation, returned to her room, typed it, and past returned it to him to sign. Of course, helium got the measure for her services, but helium handed her a $20 measure for her time, and helium was conscionable a precise polite and gracious gentleman."
28. "Paula Poundstone. I was a server successful a drama nine successful the precocious '80s. After she performed, she generously tipped each of the servers $100 each. I was already a fan, adjacent much truthful knowing her benignant heart."
29. "Carey Hart bellied up to our sushi barroom a fewer years backmost portion successful municipality to sprout immoderate promo contention photos. When I was walking his sushi over, a portion of the rotation fell to the floor. I acceptable it down and told him a portion fell successful transit, and the chefs person nary occupation fixing my mistake, oregon I tin bring you different brew connected us. He laughed, took the beer, and was an all-around large human. 100% tipper."
30. "I worked astatine a Bavarian-style edifice successful college. Hank Williams Jr. rolled successful with his entourage of women. I mostly got the worst tables, arsenic I was the slightest elder amongst the waitstaff. That should person been my clue. The array was fine, albeit a spot annoying, connected however the women were fawning implicit Hank. He paid and scraped immoderate coins and lint from his pocket. I was a damn bully waiter. He’s a inexpensive ass."
31. "I worked astatine Red Robin extracurricular Cleveland backmost successful the time erstwhile the Cavs were awesome. Zydrunas Ilgauskas utilized to travel successful with similar 10 of his closest friends. They were loud, demanding, and ne'er ever tipped. The servers would each commune his radical ne'er got sat successful their conception due to the fact that it was mode excessively overmuch enactment for $0."
32. "I utilized to enactment astatine a section brewery, and erstwhile Mayor Pete Buttigieg would sojourn connected a regular basis. I person served him a fewer times and ever had the astir pleasant acquisition taking attraction of him. Very polite and benignant and tipped accordingly."
33. Finally, "When I was 15, I washed dishes and bussed tables successful a bully seafood restaurant. Carl Reiner’s household came successful for meal and asked for a quiescent space. Treated each the unit similar they were the lone radical successful the room. Left a $2,500 extremity for a $1,000 tab and gave maine a $100 measure erstwhile I was clearing their dishes."
Responses person been edited for length/clarity.
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