Makenzie Schultz of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and her husband, Steven, have made viral news thanks to a photo of receipt in which they gave a huge tip.
There's a twist, though: The service at the sushi restaurant they went to was actually terrible, making their $100 gratuity (on a $66.65 meal) baffling.
Was it really so crazy, though? Not in their estimation, and here's why ...
This couple in Iowa gave a huge tip for the terrible service they received, saying they have been in the waiter's shoes. Interesting.
The service "sucked" by their own admission, as it took them "20 minutes to get water, 40 minutes for an appetizer and over an hour for our entree."
"People all around us were making fun of the restaurant & how bad the service was," explained Makenzie, admitting, "Yeah, it was pretty terrible."
"But," she believes "the issue was being short staffed, not the server."
The waiter, who "was running around like crazy," had "12 tables plus the bar" at one point, wrote Makenzie, "more than any one person could handle."
She was impressed that he "never acted annoyed with any table."
Moreover, she recalled a time when she was in those shoes.
"As I sat there and watched him run back & forth and apologize for the wait," she said, "I said to Steven... Wow, this used to be us. Waiting tables."
"I don't miss it and I never loved that job. I did it for the tips."
As a result, "Steven and I agreed it would feel good to make this guys night when he would probably be getting minimal to no tips due to slow service."
They wrote, along with their huge and unexpected (and some might argue unwarranted) tip, "We've both been in your shoes. Paying it forward."
"This was not the largest tip there ever was," Makenzie later said, noting they could've gone higher, but "we thought it could make his night a little bit easier."
The couple "walked out before he saw this," she wrote.
"I'm not posting this for a pat on the back. I'm just sharing this as a friendly reminder to think of the entire situation, before you judge. And always always always remember where you came from."
Words to live by.
Why should you get 18% more?!
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