This Waiter Just Got a *Huge* Tip for His Random Act of Kindness for a Grieving Woman

I'm not crying. You're crying! (Fine, I'm crying.)

WFAA reports that Kasey Simmons, a waiter at a Texas Applebee's, was working a shift when he unexpectedly received a $500 (33,000 INR approx.) tip on a bill that was only 37 cents (24 INR approx.). Now, you might be wondering: WTF in a restaurant costs 37 cents and the answer is: Nothing! America is expensive!

The tip came from the daughter of a woman who Simmons helped the previous day at a local supermarket. The woman looked upset at the grocery checkout and so Simmons approached her, offered to help her, and then paid for her groceries.

"I insisted. It was only $17 (1100 INR approx.), but it's not about the money — it's about showing someone you care," Simmons told WFAA.

As it turns out, the woman in the grocery store was mourning the three-year anniversary of her husband's death, and her daughter visited Simmons at Applebee's to thank him for his kindness towards her mom on that difficult day:

On behalf of the Sullivan family, I want to thank you for being the person you are. On one of the most depressing days of the year, (the death of my father, 3 year anniversary) you made my mother's day wonderful. She has been smiling since you did what you did. Her grocery was only $17.00, and you insisted on paying and told her she was a very beautiful woman.

​There you have it! It pays to be nice to others, sometimes literally!

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