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Waitress stunned by cruel message diners left on receipt instead of giving a tip
The New York Times ^ | 08.19.16 | NYT staff writer

Posted on 08/20/2016 3:51:19 PM PDT by Salman

Eighteen-year-old waitress Sadie Elledge was working the lunch shift at Jess’ Lunch, in Harrisonburg, Virginia when a couple, in lieu of a tip, left a message on their receipt that said, “We only tip citizens.” Sadie, whose father was born in Honduras and mother in Mexico, is, in fact, a U.S. citizen who grew up in Harrisonburg. “I’ve had people make comments like ‘Go make me a burrito,’ but that’s at school and I don’t pay attention,” said Sadie, adding that the insult wasn’t that big a deal to her. But when her grandfather, John Elledge, heard of the incident through another one of his granddaughters, he decided he wasn’t going to stand for it.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: harrisonburg; hoax; sadieelledge; virginia; waitress
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To: Salman

The media is, as always, completely credulous of these race hoaxes.


81 posted on 08/21/2016 2:49:24 PM PDT by denydenydeny ("World History is not full of good governments, or of good voters either "--P.J. O'Rourke)
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