Stunned waitress gets Porsche as tip in Sweden

Express India ^ | Thursday, August 18, 2005

[Rose of Sharn]

Well I think it was really nice of him. He had the car, didnt use it and found a nice person to give it too. There doesnt have to be any other motive than that.
He was happy to have made her day, and she was happy to be given a generous gift. It can be as simple as that. : )

[general_re]

It was a Hooters...wasn't it?

I think you mean "Høøtërs" - this is Sweden, after all.

:^)

[monday]

"“I was just sitting there in the restaurant and looked her in the eyes and saw an angel and thought to myself ‘the Porsche, she should have it’,” he said."

sigh.... Oh well, she can drive it until it breaks down. Hopefully she will get enough use out of it to make it worth what she will have to pay to have it towed to the dump afterwords. I am surprised the electrical system works at all. The one I know of never did.

If he really thought she was an angel he wouldn't have saddled her with this piece of junk. The paper should call her next week and see if she is still happy with her new car. Hopefully she will be.

[Rose of Sharn]

Heres a picture of the same type/year porsche she was given.

[Sensei Ern]

When I was waiting tables, I had all kinds of offers. All kinds.

I took up some of them. I got to fly in sport planes, ride in sailboats, and even got job offers...one as a stock broker.

If I weren't pursuing a career in comedy as well as paying the bills with a regular job, I would be back to waiting tables. If you get in a good place, it can be a lot of fun.

[longtermmemmory]

Its a gift horse.

It may only be a 4K porshe but she has transportation and it is all hers.

Who knows, this "feel good" story may get her 15 minutes converted to a modeling career or perhaps Porshe HQ will notice it and see her as a good promoter.

Either way, it was a good deed even if nothing else comes of this. (though I did think it was just neato that her father went along to chaparone the pickup.)

[RockinRight]

That's a 26 year old car...not 16...

[RockinRight]

Kinda like saying that

this isn't a woman:

THIS s a woman!

[ChefKeith]

ROFLMAO!

I was thinking to myself as I came upon your post: when I was selling auto parts the same part that fits an Audi Fox and a VW Rabbit also goes on a 924 but the cost is 3 times with the Porcse part number instead of the Audi/VW number.

[Snardius]

I would actually let this beauty sit in the drivers seat...without the keys, of course.

[Snardius]

but the cost is 3 times with the Porcse part number instead of the Audi/VW number.

That's called the "Porsche Tax"

[Jack of all Trades]

Dang, time sure flies, doesn't it?

[Undertow]

"I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job."

[nickcarraway]

I was thinking of that when I first saw the article.

[doug from upland]

Porsche really screwed up by putting their logo on that car.

[andyk]

It's kind of cool making somebody's whole week.

Precisely! This is a nice gesture.

[Gunrunner2]

>>I would actually let this beauty sit in the drivers seat...<<

In my LAP!!!

[monday]

"It may only be a 4K porshe but she has transportation and it is all hers."

It's not a 4,000 dollar Porsche. It's worth at most $100. Since ANY repairs will cost more than $100 on a Porsche, and since that model has a terrible reputation for unreliability, anyone who knows the cars would be reluctant to take one even for free. I will agree that the gesture was a nice one, but not as nice as the article would lead you to believe.

[1Old Pro]

I hope it wasn't his wife's car.