Pregnant Teen Waitress Gets $1,000 Tip

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Pregnant Teen Waitress Gets $1,000 Tip

The Associated Press
Saturday, March 18, 2006; 5:22 AM


ROANOKE, Va. -- The couple at one of waitress Amanda Newkirk's many tables seemed ordinary enough. The woman ordered a turkey burger, fries and two Coors Lights. The man had a bacon cheeseburger and sweet tea.

Their bill came to $26.35. They left Newkirk $1,000.

Newkirk, seven months pregnant and teary with excitement, read the handwritten note on the check: "Keep the change! Have a great day."

The 19-year-old thought it had to be a joke. But the manager at Ruby Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of the ten $100 bills with a counterfeit-detection pen.

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