Pregnant Waitress Does A Double-Take When She Sees The Note An Officer Wrote On His Receipt

Aug 25, 2020 by apost team

When Courtney English was heavily pregnant back in February 2019, she was working hard as a waitress to save some money. One day, a police officer, who wishes to remain anonymous came to the diner Courtney worked at and overheard the pregnant waitress talk to another customer. After he had paid his receipt, Courtney noticed a note he had written on the bill that blew her mind.

Working as a food server is not the easiest job to do.  Food servers are on their feet for hours at a time. They earn a low wage and some customers might even stiff them on tips. They also have to deal with irate customers who are less than polite in their interactions.

This is the story of Courtney English, a very pregnant waitress, who was working at a diner in order to save money for expenses for her baby when she had a pleasant experience.

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One day, a police officer came to the diner Courtney was working at and ordered a salad. While he was enjoying his meal, he overheard the waitress telling the customers at the neighboring table that she was seven months pregnant with her first child and was working hard to save some money. The officer felt compelled to help the pregnant waitress and therefore left her a surprising note on his receipt.

Courtney didn't notice at first but later noticed what the officer had written on the bill. The note told her to enjoy her first motherhood and that she would never forget it. Along with these sweet words, he left her a $100 tip on the $8.75 bill.

When the woman saw what happened, she sent her dad a photo of the receipt. Her dad was so moved that he decided to write about it and share the story on social media. From there, this story took off and attracted a great deal of positive attention.

"What a wonderful person to not only leave a VERY generous tip, but a lovely message, I don't know you Mr. Police Officer, but you made my little girl cry, and made her year," Brian Cadigan said in his Facebook post.

Food servers and others in the service industry are often berated for their menial work. At best, most people tend to ignore them.  This police officer recognized the woman's hard work and showed humanity in his kind action. By leaving the personal note on his receipt, the police officer showed the food server that he saw her and recognized her efforts.

This type of act of kindness is something that the expectant mom is likely to remember for a lifetime. When someone reads about this act of generosity, it makes them feel good and it may even motivate them to generate their own act of kindness in the community. 

What do you think about this police officer's act of kindness? Have you ever left a very generous tip to a hard-working server or another service worker? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and pass this along to your friends and family to put a smile on their faces!