As I have previously discussed, Aaron Collins’ told his brother in his will to give $500 to server on an everyday meal. Since his brother’s death, his brother Samuel Collins has fulfilled his brother’s wishes several times, established a website called AaronCollins.org, and has received over a $1,000 in donations to continue Aaron’s wish. However, this is not the first time a customer has given a large tip to a server that they felt was in need. According to Huffington Post, a couple that was dining at an Italian restaurant in Houston gave their server a $5,000 tip. Greg Rubar’s, the server, car was destroyed by bad weather, and so the couple thought that they could help him by giving him a large tip. They told him upon giving him the tip that he should “‘go buy himself a car.'”
See Aaron Collins’ Last Wish: Family Leaves $500 Tip On Pizza In His Memory, Huffington Post, July 14, 2012.
Special thanks to David S. Luber (Attorney at law, Florida Probate Attorney Wills and Estates Law Firm) for bringing this article to my attention.
