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Tosa Waitress Gets $500 Tip, Fulfilling Man's Dying Wish

Seth Collins' late brother's last wish was to leave a large tip, "I mean $500 for a... pizza." Collins now travels the country surprising servers with the largest tip they'll likely ever receive.

A $100 or even $50 tip would likely put a smile on any waiter or waitress’ face — but a $500 tip.

It shocked Marleigh Fiedler, a waitress at Balistreri’s Ristorante in Wauwatosa, as she was handed the biggest she'll likely ever see on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. 

"I can't believe it, I'm shaking right now," she said in a video detailing the moment. 

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Fiedler is the 57th waitress to be tipped $500 by Seth Collins.

Collins’ brother Aaron died more than a year ago, and to fulfill Aaron's last request in his will of leaving a large tip — "I mean $500 for a... pizza,” he has been traveling the country surprising unsuspecting servers, according to the newspaper. 

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After giving out his first $500 tip, he posted a video to YouTube. It went viral and, to his surprise, he received $60,000 in donations.

On Tuesday, Fiedler said she was set to end her shift, but decided to stay and finish serving Collins.

“If I would have left at 3:15, I would have left with $40, so I’m glad I stuck around,” she said.

“This is really cool he can go around and do this and make somebody’s day,” she said.

Fielder said she is going to put the $500 toward paying for college books. 


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