Mariana Lambert, a waitress at Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe located in Scranton, Penn., was shocked when a customer left her a $3,000 tip for his $13.25 stromboli.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Smith, who is from out of the area, explained he likes to surprise servers like Lambert with the big-hearted social media movement, the outlet reported. So imagine just how shocked the server was to learn that the customer later disputed the charge with his credit card company.Management reached out to Smith on Facebook to determine if the “aggravating” situation was a misunderstanding, but he stopped replying to their messages – so they decided to take him to court to address their $3,000 loss.