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‘Tips for Jesus’ Strikes Again

‘Tips for Jesus’ Strikes Again

Good news, restaurant servers—the mysterious customer who leaves insanely generous gratuity under the name @tipsforjesus, is at it again. Since September, the anonymous man has been leaving tips for waiters in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $500, with no clue to his identity accept for a rubber stamped name @tipsforjesus. The handle leads to an Instagram feed that carries the tagline “Doing the Lord’s work, one tip at a time.” Though some Internet sleuths believe they’ve unmasked the mystery man as former PayPal VP Jack Selby, Tip’s identity is yet to be confirmed. This weekend, he was back at it, leaving a $5,000 tip on a $112 bill at a beach bar in Connecticut. Before that, he gave a $1,000 tip to a server in New York on Saturday, and even made a stop in Mexico two weeks ago. Despite being potentially identified, Tips for Jesus is still making the holiday pretty awesome for some lucky servers out there—doing the Lord’s work, one tip at a time …

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