A generous man in Florida has been praised for leaving an eyewatering $10,000 tip at Skillets restaurant on Vanderbilt Beach Road, CBS reports.
The patron, a regular at the restaurant, handed the money to the store's manager, requesting that each of the 20 employees receive $500 each.
Per the Naples Daily News, Ross Edlund, owner of Skillets, explained that despite recognizing the kind diner, they did not know his name.
"We don’t know who he was yet," he said. "I’m trying to figure it out. It’s funny because we have regulars who have been coming in forever, and they’re our friends but we don’t always know their names. We know their faces, their orders, their favorite tables, but we don’t know exactly who they are."
This was the last day staff at the restaurant saw the man as the very next day all restaurants in Florida were prohibited from offering sit-in dining in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus.
Related - This influencer was rushed to hospital with coronavirus days after licking a toilet seat:Per CBS, Edlund expressed his gratitude toward the diner, saying "Thank you very, very much. You are a really decent person, and you have touched our staff deeply. Thank you."
According to Naples Daily News, Edlund spoke about how the establishment would fare with all the lockdown measures being imposed on Florida.
"To-go was only about 5% of our sales before all this," he said. "I look at the McDonald’s next door and cars are lined up around the block because that’s what they do. That’s what they’re built for."
He added: "Breakfast here is an experience. It’s about getting out of the house and letting someone else take care of you. We can’t offer that now, but we’re trying to do the best we can."
Edlund continued:
"We’re taking it day by day. We’re making sure no one loses their health benefits. We’re counseling our staff on how to apply for unemployment. These people deserve [the bailout]. It shouldn’t all go to the top. It should go to people who make life happen on a day-to-day basis. They are the hardest hit. They need this money the most."
