Waitress receives 'best tip ever'

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) -

One waitress says she can't believe the generosity of some of her customers.

Cindi Grady works at a Cracker Barrel in Branson, Missouri.

She says a group of regulars came in over the Thanksgiving weekend and requested her section. She says when they left they handed her $20... a 30% tip and that made her happy.

But she was in store for more...

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/27586611/waitress-receives-best-tip-ever

[Teddy B 17,251]

I saw this on the news yesterday, good stuff.

We had a local story where an anonymous person went into a Toys R Us store and paid off every lay away balance in the store. Made a lot of folks very happy.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

That's incredible, as well Teddy. Got a link?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Nice story for sure. But according to some here, all this woman really needed to do is stop being a slacker and start pulling her weight. Then she would not need to depend on others' generosity.

[Teddy B 17,251]

That's incredible, as well Teddy. Got a link?

Sure Dave.

Anonymous Person Pays Off Layaway Accounts for Over 150 Toys "R" Us Customers

Friday, Dec 12, 2014 • Updated at 10:45 AM EST

An anonymous person paid the layaway accounts of about 150 people at a Toys "R" Us store in Bellingham, Massachusetts, in an act of holiday cheer that covered $20,000 in merchandise.

Emily Burlingame told NECN that she was not expecting such a random act of kindness when she she went to pay her layaway balance.

"I just went to go pay, and [the cashier] said that the 'layaway angel' took care of the balance," she said.

The mystery woman had visited the store Wednesday, Toys "R" Us said. She asked to pay off every outstanding account.

"It's a very nice surprise," Burlingame said. "Thank you to the 'layaway angel.' Very nice."

Other shoppers at the store were overjoyed when they learned what happened

"I know the feeling of gratefulness when you get the phone call saying, 'somebody paid off your layaway,'" said Christine Roberts, who was on the receiving end of a similar gesture last year.

"It's a really, really nice thing that was done, so a big thank you, very much," Burlingame said.

Toys "R" Us told NECN the act was an incredible display of what the season is all about.

The identity of the "layaway angel" remains a mystery.

http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Person-Pays-Off-Layaway-Accounts-for-Over-150-People-285485661.html

Edited December 12, 2014 by Teddy B

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Wow, very nice. Thanks for sharing!

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I saw this on the news yesterday, good stuff.

We had a local story where an anonymous person went into a Toys R Us store and paid off every lay away balance in the store. Made a lot of folks very happy.

There are a lot of good liberals in MA.

[Teddy B 17,251]

There are a lot of good liberals in MA.

I think there's a lot of good and bad in every walk of life. If more people would think that way instead of pre-judging one another, the world would be a much better place.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I think there's a lot of good and bad in every walk of life. If more people would think that way instead of pre-judging one another, the world would be a much better place.

I think some think that there are bad people everywhere and forget about the good ones. And the Toys R Us benefactor acted in the true spirit of Christmas. She provided toys for a lot of kids. A real Santa Claus.

[X Factor 1,110]

What a nice story

[Karee 4,189]

Nice story for sure. But according to some here, all this woman really needed to do is stop being a slacker and start pulling her weight. Then she would not need to depend on others' generosity.

Cindi should be deported with the rest of the slackers. While they're at it, they should kick out all Canadians. They're up to something, and it can't be good.

[Pooky 3,355]

Nice story for sure. But according to some here, all this woman really needed to do is stop being a slacker and start pulling her weight. Then she would not need to depend on others' generosity.

She was working. How was that "being a slacker?"

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

She was working. How was that "being a slacker?"

You must not have been following the discussions around here about the working poor - a large group of people in this country that this lady most certainly belongs to.

[Karee 4,189]

Best tip ever? Don't play with matches.

[unsmiley 111]

How about don't eat yellow snow?