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Alright so forgive me if this topic has already been started but, what are the three weirdest/coolest things someone has dropped into your tip cup? For me it was

1.Chuck E Cheese token
2.$100
3. A small coin shaped piece of metal which had the outline of an angel on top. Above the angel it said "a guardian angel, sent to watch over you"

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some of the worst tips:
1. marbles
2. rocks
3. a corner of a dollar bill
4. car wash tokens

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1. Currency from other countries (Mexico, Philippines, Canada)

2. A guitar pick

I haven't been doing this that long, I'll add more later!

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got a little keyring version of the eiffel tower, which still stands on our little tip plate! always getting foreign coins kinda annoying haha. One girl wrote in hot chocolate on her saucer "what if it's cancer?" which freaked me out royally! she had prepaid, and when finished brought the cup and 'painted' saucer up to me and practically ran out the door.... very strange

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1. dollar oragami

2. army men that WERE hidden around the shop

3. religious stuff on million dollar bills (I was kinda mad the first time because I thought it was a hundred)

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1.A love note to no one in particular
2.Small plastic alligator figurine (which I still have)
3.100$ (which turned out to be a mistake and the guy was pretty freaked out/embarrassed when he came back for it)

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* 20 euros
* chuck e cheese tokens
* marijuana
* some nuts and bolts
* a jehovah witness pamplet

interesting to say the least...

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weed. starbucks gift card (with nothing on it). buttons. phone number :)

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1.a penny with a cross shape cut out of it.
2. money from india... cool, but i don't know when i'll go to india to use it
3. plastic toy soldiers...yep.

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My wife got our wedding paid for as a tip for a Capp.

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Banks Thomas said:
My wife got our wedding paid for as a tip for a Capp.

whaaat? was this at a coffeeshop on the moon? how much did this wedding cost?

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It was a small wedding, about 15 people. He paid for the place the wedding was held, a five course meal for everyone, and paid for us to stay at the most amazing B&B for a few days. It was a very nice small wedding, I'm not sure how much he spent because he owned the place that we had it at but still it was a sweet tip. I would say he spent somewhere around $5,000 to 10,000. He also sent a case of really nice wind from his vineyard in South Africa.

M said:
Banks Thomas said:
My wife got our wedding paid for as a tip for a Capp.

whaaat? was this at a coffeeshop on the moon? how much did this wedding cost?

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My favorite was always the "IOU" notes.

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