How generous! Mossel Bay waite

Marcia Kempton with employees from Delfino’s in Mossel Bay. Image: Instagram/Marcia Kimpton

How generous! Mossel Bay waiter receives R94k tip from US actress

A waiter in Mossel Bay received an early Christmas present when an actress from the US tipped him and his colleagues a whopping R94 000.

How generous! Mossel Bay waite

Marcia Kempton with employees from Delfino’s in Mossel Bay. Image: Instagram/Marcia Kimpton

A producer and actress from the United States recently tipped a waiter working at a restaurant in Mossel Bay a cool R94 000.

SA waiter receives R94 000 tip

According to Jacaranda FM, the woman, Marcia Kimpton, had lunch at Delfino’s Restaurant on Thursday (11 November) after experiencing the thrill of shark-diving.

Kimpton took to social media to say that she was served by the “most amazing waiter” and was lucky to give him and his co-workers, including kitchen staff, a big tip.

She also posted a photograph of herself surrounded by smiling and waving restaurant staff on her Instagram stories.

The waiter, Zathan McCarthy, later said that he had decided to share his tip with his colleagues.

“He said Kimpton told him that she was going to bless him and then asked him if he would then be able to bless someone else,” the publication reports. “McCarthy said he was raised to be mindful of others and not selfish and decided to share the tip with his colleagues.”

Management from Delfino’s Restaurant later confirmed to the publication that the transaction had gone through.

Marcia Kimpton IG story about Mossel Bay waiter
Marcia Kempton with employees from Delfino’s in Mossel Bay. Image: Instagram/Marcia Kimpton

The battle of ‘big-tippers’

Over the past couple of months, generous tippers have been quite common in South Africa. It seems South Africa may be having a secret battle of the ‘big-tippers’ after staff at another local restaurant got an amazing R85 000 tip in August.

Yes, staff members at Pecanwood Boat Club in Hartebeespoort were left blown away after receiving a massive tip from one of their regulars. The man who came in and ordered a burger and a drink enjoyed his meal and then asked if he could leave a tip for all 15 employees.

Little did they know that he was about to bless them with an early Christmas present and fork out a massive R85 000. After hearing about the giant tip, staff members reportedly broke out into tears of joy which quickly turned into a song of celebration.

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