It used to be that you tipped in a restaurant for good service. These days the decision to tip or skip has become a matter of political taste, with customers denying servers extra change on a whim. But an interesting twist in the tale has sprung up in New Jersey, where a lesbian worker received the following hateful note on a receipt in lieu of a tip: "I'm sorry but I cannot tip because I do not agree with your lifestyle."
According to an article in Today Moms, Dayna Morales, the server at Gallop Asian Bistro, has since received an outpouring of financial support, leading the family to come forward, claiming foul play.
The family, which chose to remain anonymous, provided a copy of its credit card statement as well as their own restaurant receipt from the same date and for the same amount, as proof that they did in fact leave a tip.
"We've never not left a tip when someone gave good service, and we would never leave a note like that," said the wife. "Never would a message like that come from us," added the husband.
The manager insists he is in possession of the original receipt, yet could not explain the anomaly with the Visa charge.
Morales, a former Marine, has been donating some of the money received to a charity called the Wounded Warriors Project.
"I just felt like people have a right to know that—it's fine if people want to donate to her or to the Wounded Warriors, but they're doing it under a false pretense," said the wife.
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