Dreams do come true – or at least one will for a waitress who can now visit Italy thanks to the generosity of a customer. Someone identified only as “HM” posted a message on the ‘Casual Cynic Blog’ together with a photo of a receipt for a meal served by the waitress. The heart-warming message reads: “So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6 years now. She had been waitressing years before, but this is recently. Anyway, about… 15 minutes ago this guy she waited on left and told her to take care. Just that. Prior to this she had talked to him about Italy. Her people are from Florence, this and that, and she said she’s never been. She’s got 8 years of art education and she’s working a waitress job. It’s pretty… sad and disappointing, I guess. Her and my father divorced 6 years ago and she hasn’t had a real job ever. Just been stuck in a small town she’s not from. “This man who we have never seen before tipped her 1,000 dollars for a trip to Italy. walked out, not another word. “…You know. Just when I start to lose faith in humanity.” The mystery man left a US$1,000 tip on a meal that cost US$60.42. He wrote on the receipt with an arrow pointing to the tip: “Your ticket to Italy. Enjoy!!” The person who posted the message later added an edit: “We know about the 42 cents, LOL… We have it covered XD.”
