A Pennsylvania restaurant made famous by the iconic television program ‘The Office’ is suing a customer for more than $3,000 after he left a hefty tip for a waitress and then challenged the charge on his credit card, forcing the restaurant to pay the gratuity to the woman.
Mariana Lambert, a waitress at Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was thrilled when a customer left her a gratuity of several thousand dollars.
She felt as though she had just won the lottery, until the nice man decided he wanted his money back, and the restaurant is now suing him in court.
The customer identified as Eric Smith placed an order for a $13.25 stromboli. He charged the item to his credit card, added a $3,000 tip, and wrote “Tips For Jesus” in the memo field.
The male customer asserted that the huge tip was part of a social media trend known as Tips for Jesus.
During a time when many people and businesses were regaining their footing after COVID, Lambert, who was ‘in shock,’ stated that the unusually generous gesture’really touched my heart.’
She stated, “It meant a great deal to me because everyone goes through difficulties.”
However, Lambert discovered that the customer was not that generous after all and disputed the transaction with his credit card provider.
However, the eatery had already given Lambert the $3,000.
The waitress at Alfredo’s Cafe, Mariana Lambert, was astonished when she received such a large tip. She stated, “It meant a great deal to me because everyone goes through difficulties.” Weeks later, the customer contested the charge, and the restaurant was required to pay Lambert.
The customer identified as Eric Smith placed an order for a $13.25 stromboli. He made the purchase to his credit card, added a $3,000 tip, and wrote “Tips For Jesus” on the receipt. He stated that the tip was part of a social media initiative known as “Tips for Jesus.”
The restaurant is suing the customer for $3,000. The manager stated that the restaurant hoped it was just a mistake and made multiple attempts to contact the customer via Facebook, but their messages went unanswered.
When the restaurant contacted Smith over the price he was disputing, they assumed it was just a misunderstanding and began communicating with Smith via Facebook.
The restaurant’s management had hoped to resolve the incident without involving the magistrate’s office, but when numerous messages went unanswered, they were forced to do so.
The manager of Alfredo’s Cafe, Zachary Jacobson, described the ordeal as frustrating.
Jacobson stated in part, “We are out of money at this point, and he told us to sue him, so I think that is what we will end up doing.”
The manager of Alfredo’s Cafe, Zachary Jacobson, described the ordeal as frustrating. Jacobson said, in part, “We’re just out of money at this point, and he told us to sue him, so I think that’s what we’ll end up doing.”
A scene from the episode “The Launch Party” from the fourth season of The Office. The program attracted more than 8.91 million people, according to a report.
Michael Scott (Steve Carell) of Dunder Mifflin during an episode of The Office titled “The Launch Party”
Jacobson stated that when his server received the extraordinary tip, he was initially pleased for Lambert and stated, “someone was truly trying to do a nice thing.”
After three months, nothing has been resolved. He hopes that they will prevail in court and receive their $3,000 back.
In the meanwhile, he describes Lambert as a “hardworking” waitress who deserved the money and describes the episode as “good PR for a little business.”
‘I hope he takes responsibility for his acts and comes forward to pay, because he shouldn’t have done this if this is the outcome,’ he said.
Alfredo’s Pizza Café was mentioned in the Season 4 episode ‘The Launch Party’ of ‘The Office’.
Do you know the best option? Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe or Pizza by Alfredo?”
Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe is a real restaurant in Scranton. Not pizza by Alfredo.
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