College-Bound Texas Waitress Receives $1,000 Tip From Anonymous Customer

GUN BARREL CITY, Texas (TheBlaze/AP) — A man dining alone at a Texas restaurant left a big surprise behind for an 18-year-old waitress — a $1,000 tip.

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Alesha Palmer says she was so stunned by the gift she began crying in the middle of Vetoni's Italian Restaurant in Gun Barrel City, a small community about 50 miles southeast of Dallas.

The high school senior told KLTV-TV that she was serving a couple she knew last weekend and they asked about her college plans. She says she told them her parents would be helping her pay for it.

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Another customer who was seated nearby got up to leave and approached the restaurant owner. She says after he left, she asked if everything was all right and her boss showed her the receipt with the huge tip from the man, who asked to remain anonymous.

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