Couple leaves waitress $1,200 tip for $20 bill, along with special note in New Jersey

Thursday, August 24, 2017
WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey -- Some talk and laughs paid off for a waitress in New Jersey.

Brianna Siegel served a couple on Tuesday evening at Bar Louie in Woodbridge. After they paid their $20 bill, they handed her an envelope and told her to open it when she got home.
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Siegel said she nearly fell on her knees when she got home, opened it and found a check made out to her for $1,200. The couple also included a note that said, in part, "Whenever it gets hard, know God got you."

Here's a look at the full note:


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Siegel says she deposited the check and plans to use the money toward nursing school and a new car.
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