This Woman Refused To Tip Her Waiter, What Happened Next Taught Her A Big Lesson

this woman refused to tip her waiter what happened next taught her a big lesson [Music] but before we start please make sure to subscribe to m r tv and hit the bell so you never miss any upload from us also leave a like right now while it might seem easy waiting tables is a very demanding job which is why we tip them not only do they need to manage multiple tables orders at once but they must also always wear a smile even if they receive no tip at all however 27 year old armando markosh didn't mind the challenges of waiting tables while he worked at patsy's pizza to put himself through college while working at patsy's markaj always tried his best to put on a bright smile and serve his customers the best he could sure he had some bad customers but he adopted a thick skin while working at patsy's so they didn't affect him well until a mean-spirited customer accidentally forgot something incredibly valuable behind after leaving no tip markage needed to make a choice do the right thing or give the woman some instant karma armando marquaj was another 27 year old young man trying to make his dreams come true in the big apple however new york city is expensive so in order to help his parents pay for his college education markaj began waiting tables at the popular patsy's pizzeria in harlem before long markaj started to love waiting tables and providing the best service he could and not only did he provide accurate and quick service he always did it with a bright smile on his face then one day everything changed on that fateful day markaj's shift started just like any other when a woman and her daughter came into patsy's he had no idea she would test his patients unlike any patron before her patsy's pizzeria's current owner frank brinja is incredibly proud of the establishment's heritage believe it or not patsy's has been around for almost a century it first opened its doors back in 1933 and remains one of the most popular restaurants in harlem for both tourists and locals alike to immortalize patsy's legacy brinja has decorated the walls of the restaurant with pictures of several famous faces who have dined at the pizzeria as well as many accolades it is one the photos and awards have been painstakingly collected over the course of 86 years that day markaj noticed that the two women who had just entered were angrily scrutinizing every single detail of the wall as he approached no one had ever had a problem with the wall before as markaj spotted the two women looking at patsy's wall of memories and their unhappy faces he knew that the table could become a problem so to try and start things off on the right foot the waiter quickly approached the table and greeted the women with a warm smile then he proceeded to take their orders a small new york style pizza for two at this point everything seemed fine markaj thought that he had perhaps judged the women too quickly however just as the waiter turned to walk away the older woman stopped him then she asked markaj a strange question one he had never heard before the waiter was at a loss of words at first when the woman stopped markaj he thought he must have forgotten to add something to their order messed up their drinks or something along those lines however that was not the case the older looked at him sternly and asked why are there so few pictures of women on the wall it was clear that the woman felt furious about their perceived problem when markaj opened his mouth to speak no words came out was this a real question when the woman stared at him clearly waiting for a response the waiter realized this was no joke the woman expected an answer markaj laughed nervously and foolishly tried to answer the question with a joke maybe women don't eat a lot of pizza he stammered trying to laugh it off unfortunately for the waiter his joke completely bombed after his response the woman's eyes narrowed while her mouth turned downward into a mean sneer the waiter realized that this woman already made her mind up about him and patsy's pizza he knew that he would pay for his flip and answer when it came time to earn his tip so markaj gave them space while making sure food came out and on time it wasn't hard at all as the server had plenty of other customers to attend to after the awkward incident markaj did his best to ensure the older woman and her daughter had a pleasant experience at patsy's pizza he made sure their pizza came out on time and checked in to make sure it tasted great as well then when they asked for the check markaj made sure to deliver it promptly meanwhile the server gave them space tending to the busy restaurant after taking a few orders markaj returned to collect the check surprisingly he found the table empty and the check oddly light at first the waiter prayed that the woman hadn't left the place without paying the check however when he looked inside the bill he found something far more hurtful when markaj picked up the light bill he figured that the two women had rushed out while he was busy attending other customers however as markaj opened the leather folder he breathed a sigh of relief as the woman had paid the bill however that's when he noticed something terrible the woman had paid but had left no tip unfortunately this wasn't a mistake either on occasion a customer had paid the bill and forgotten to leave a cash chip it happens from time to time when people are in a rush but that wasn't the case this time not only had the older woman put a line through the tip area but she had also left markaj a rude and hurtful note the handwritten message markaj found at the bottom of the bill is one he'll never forget maybe women don't tip either the waiter could barely believe what he saw he had not been awful to this woman and had been a simple misunderstanding however markaj knew he would likely never see the woman again so with a heavy heart the waiter ignored the obnoxious note and continued doing his job but while clearing plates markaj discovered a white envelope underneath the napkins while many would have thrown away the envelope due to the woman's behavior the server decided not to it could be important to her so he decided to save it even though the woman had been awful to markaj he knew better than to judge her furthermore the waiter is a good person and he didn't want to accidentally hurt this woman by throwing away something valuable for all he knew she was just having a bad day still a naturally curious person markaj decided to open up the envelope and have a peek inside looking inside markaj saw what looked to be a check and a citibank logo knowing the importance of a check he immediately ran out the door to chase the woman down markaj hoped he could find the woman quickly and return her valuable property unfortunately outside of patsy's pizza marcosh had no luck finding the woman by the time he had returned to the table comprehended the no-tip and opened the envelope the woman had been able to enter a cab and leave the area i just pulled up the flap and i saw citibank and thought it was important so i ran out to the street to look for her but she was gone the waiter recalled with a woman nowhere to be found markaj had no idea what to do next on the other hand he could simply throw it into the garbage the woman had been incredibly rude to him after all on the other hand markaj could try finding more information on the older woman which would be the right thing to do would he try to help the woman who behaved so obnoxiously toward him still considering what road to go down markaj opened the envelope to get a better idea of the situation inside was the most significant check that he had ever seen in his entire life believe it or not the rude woman had left behind a check for a whopping 424 thousand dollars nearly half a million dollars lay in markaj's hands he could not believe what was happening markaj wondered how anyone could forget a check for 423 thousand dollars just lying around on the table plus how could she leave no tip with all the money she clearly had after seeing the check markaj realized he had a major decision to make armando markaj was facing one of the biggest decisions of his life if he wanted to he could teach this mean-spirited woman an incredibly valuable lesson in instant karma markaj also felt confident no one would know it was him either if they came back looking for the check he would just say he hadn't seen it the waiter could even attempt to cash it making all his financial problems disappear of course markaj knew this wouldn't be right after all these choices would make him just as mean as the woman who had ruined his day so markaj called someone to get their opinion on the matter markaj continued to think about the serious moral dilemma for the rest of his shift afterward he decided to call frank brinja the owner of patsy's pizza in the end markaj figured the owner should have final say in the czech's fate like most of us brinja could not believe what he was hearing over the phone he called me immediately and hands me this check and i was like oh my i didn't want to put it in my pocket it was so much money brinja explains we thought for sure it was a billionaire or something who came in here because who walks around with a check like that patsy's pizza had never dealt with this sort of situation before so they had no idea how to proceed normally we just put things left behind in the lost and found box in the back but i wasn't going to do that with almost half a million dollars mark explained in the end brinja and markaj decided to track the rude woman down and return her check fortunately the check gave them her name karen vinicore and her bank so they had a place to start we decided we would hold on to the check for a couple of days to see if she would drop by or if we could find her ourselves he said however despite these clues brinja and markaj could not find the woman meanwhile elsewhere in the city karen vinocor could not believe she had lost her check while brinja and markaj tried to find her 79 year old karen vinicore felt like she would lose her mind after she'd realized that she lost the check she didn't know what to do first she frantically called her daughter hoping that she had it unfortunately vinicor's daughter told her that she hadn't seen it afterward the two of them looked everywhere even digging through their trash bins but no matter where they looked vinocor did not find the check she had no idea what to do next the woman wasn't even sure when she had lost it finicor just prayed she found it before someone with bad intentions did little did the waiter who she had so severely mistreated know the check was even more important than he thought as it turns out vinacore was not an incredibly wealthy woman the 424 thousand dollar check was actually karen vinicore's entire life savings the morning before she ate at patsy's pizza vinnecor had sold her house and planned to put the 400 grand toward the home she would retire in in one afternoon vinacore had lost all the money she had spent her entire life working for as anyone would she felt like her whole world was collapsing around her and there was nothing she could do about it desperate and hopeless vinacore began looking in every last place she had been in the past few days after tearing through her home and trash vinacore began retracing her steps to find the check first she called the coffeehouse across the street from patsy's where she had stopped for coffee before pizza but had no luck then she called passes only to receive quite a strange answer she said she had called patsy's and nobody knew anything about a check binacore's real estate broker said in an interview however vinicore had no idea she had called another unrelated patsy's pizza i didn't stop to think that maybe she called the wrong one the broke commented desperate to find her money vinicorn tried one last move desperate and convinced she had looked everywhere vinicor reached out to her bank in an attempt to cancel the check unfortunately she was met with even more bad news at the bank they said they couldn't immediately cancel it because it was a cashier's check i would have to wait at least three months before they even could start the process and only if someone didn't cash it in the meantime vinicore explained without the check vinicor would have to move in with her daughter a senior home or end up on the streets with nowhere to go she had been staying with friends and family sleeping on a different couch each night if someone did not call soon vinicore would have to kiss her lifelong dreams goodbye meanwhile at the real patsy's pizza waiter armando markaj and owner frank brinja had still not heard from karen vinicor after a few days brinja knew he had to do something about the situation however while most people would reach out to the authorities brinja had a totally different idea in mind instead the owner of patsy's pizza decided to call a local newspaper to see if they could help track her down believe it or not they managed to track her down within a matter of minutes when the restaurant called and told vinicor they had her check she could not believe it she wouldn't end up on the streets after all a relieved karen vinicore arrived at pazzi's pizza within an hour of receiving their call there armando markaj greeted her at the door she got here within 10-15 minutes and she was here actually crying she was like nervous brenda said of course it's not every day that someone returns a four hundred thousand dollar check as vinicorn approached everyone at patsy's pizza had one question on their mind which she apologized to markaj after all the last time she had been there vinocore had left without even leaving markaj a dollar for his hard work did she feel sorry that she had stiffed him given everything that had taken place as vinicor entered the restaurant everyone could tell that she felt more than a little uncomfortable when she saw markaj waiting for her she was so happy and she was in tears said brinja but the second she saw armando you could see she got a little shy it's safe to say that vinicorn must have felt like a complete fool in the end she did realize that she had made an error and wanted to make it up to the waiter so vinicore offered markaj a finder's fee however he rejected the offer she offered to tip me but it was you know what i did it for the sake of myself so i'm not taking the tip now markaj said so vinocor offered something else when markaj did not take karen vinocore's tip she offered something else a sincere apology for her behavior she apologized the apology was accepted said markaj i'm happy for her really he confessed saturdays are pretty busy and i was very close to taking everything left on the table and throwing it out when i saw an envelope vinacore and mark sealed the deal over some hot delicious pizza while markaj returned the check to make peace with himself he sure taught vinocor a valuable lesson it's safe to say that she will think twice about leaving no tip from now on after vinacore and markaj finished their pizza owner frank brinja gave her a tour of the wall of memories to prove a point he pointed out all the women's faces that vinacore had missed that saturday among them were tv host barbara walters first lady shalane mccray former city council speaker christine quinn and melissa mark viverido afterward to drive the point home frank brinja offered to do something else too we joked with her and said we'd add her picture on the wall he said laughing while the woman declined the offer one thing's for sure patsy's is vinicore's new favorite restaurant what had started off as one of the best days of her life became one of karen vinicor's worst when she lost her check and had nowhere to go her life turned into a walking nightmare while eating at patsy's pizza she had no idea that her decision to leave no tip would ultimately teach her a lesson in humility and giving others a break now of course vinacore feels exceptionally grateful to young markaj for doing the right thing despite her nasty behavior in an interview with local news pix11 the woman plainly stated that she will forever regret leaving no tip on the receipt as you might imagine the story of waiter armando merkaj and karen vinicor quickly became quite the local legend after all the newspaper that patsy's pizza owner frank brinja called was none other than the iconic new york daily news before long the story was picked up by plenty of other websites television shows and newspapers that love the story of two people once at odds turning over a new leaf now many locals come in just to see markaj and talk to him about his tale however the waiter earned something far more useful than a little bit of local fame believe it or not through all this he made a new friend while karen vinocore was mean and rude to armando markaj he didn't let her behavior get under his skin he just brushed it off after all she seemed not to be having a good day after she left markaj was kind enough to save the mean-spirited woman her check for half a million dollars now that vinicorn has learned a life lesson she knows better than to treat servers poorly in fact vinicore said that in a twist of fate she thinks she'll be now best friends with markaj for life i believe in karma too she said i guess that's what helped me get back to you however believe it or not as crazy as markaj and vinocor's story is it's not the only case of a waiter becoming best friends with a grumpy customer molina salazar a wonderful woman from texas has worked as a waitress for most of her adult life while she initially jumped around for the past decade she's worked at the same restaurant in the city of brownsville like armando markaj salazar learned over the three years how to deal with difficult situations and customers some customers as you've just read are a lot harder than others like buck a world war ii veteran who seemed to hate everything around him in fact soon after he started coming to salazar's restaurant the waitress became the only employee who would wait on ba while he was often a curmudgeon buck would change salazar's life forever melina salazar worked as a waitress at lubby's a cafeteria-style restaurant in texas while most don't consider waitress a dream job salazar felt differently over 17 years as a waitress and six at lubby's salazar learned to love her job and became incredibly good at it without a doubt she was one of the if not the best waitress in the place salazar always focused on excellent customer service treating every single customer with respect and sympathy no matter how difficult the customer behaved according to her co-worker she's always smiling and trying to cheer everyone up but by setting herself apart from the rest of the staff salazar also opened herself up to her most difficult challenge yet because of her great attitude towards every single customer and swift service especially those who were demanding a manager assigned salazar to a unique position she would deal with the pickiest customers at lobbies most of us would hate this job but of course salazar had no problem filling her duties wanting to treat everyone with respect specifically one particular customer acted so poorly that the other waitresses never wanted to take his order unless they absolutely had to to be fair salazar didn't find dealing with his customer particularly easy in fact he was one of the most problematic customers she had ever dealt with in her entire career however salazar had her reasons why she decided to continue serving him [Music]