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<p>In June, <strong>Eric Smith</strong> ordered a stromboli from <strong>Alfredo&#8217;s Pizza</strong> in Scranton, Pennslyvania. Though his bill was only $13, Eric <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/customer-who-tried-take-back-3k-tip-sued-pennsylvania-1744199" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tipped his server</a> $3,000. At the time, his server, <em>Mariana Lambart</em>, and the restaurant praised his generosity. But weeks later, Alfredo&#8217;s received an alert about the disputed charge. Now, the restaurant is suing Eric <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/woman-who-said-usher-had-fake-money-at-the-strip-club-now-says-no-one-ever-said-this-was-the-only-money-he-threw-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for their coins</a>!</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We received notice 45 days after he dined in our establishment,&#8221; the restaurant&#8217;s Vice President Leslie Minicozzi told <em>Newsweek. </em>&#8220;We had already paid Mari the $3,000 by a company check so currently, we as the owners, are hit with the loss.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>According to local outlet <em>WNEP, </em>managers at Alfredo&#8217;s <a href="https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/troubled-tip-questions-about-3000-left-for-waitress-alfredos-cafe-scranton/523-6667f2c5-0c60-4c19-9f7a-2d181d323e00" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doubted the tip</a> from the jump. However, they thanked Eric after the credit card charge went through. Per the staff, Eric said the large tip was part of a social media campaign called <em>Tips for Jesus. </em>In July, Mariana spoke about the thoughtful tip.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It really meant a lot to me because everyone&#8217;s going through stuff,&#8221; Mariana said. She added, &#8220;It really touched my heart.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Restaurant Contacts Customer But He Ghosted Them</strong></h5>
<p>It&#8217;s unclear how Mariana now feels or whether she&#8217;s aware of the disputed charge. However, management at Alfredo&#8217;s wasn&#8217;t happy to receive the dispute and reached out to Eric for clarity.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We thought somebody was actually trying to do a good thing. And then now we are, what, three months later? Not even, and there&#8217;s nothing. There&#8217;s nothing to show for it at this point,&#8221; Alfredo&#8217;s manager Zachary Jacobson told <em>WNEP.</em></p></blockquote>
<p><em>Newsweek</em> reports that management contacted Eric via Facebook, but he claimed he paid his credit card company. But, <em>he</em> showed no proof and stopped answering management&#8217;s messages. Now, things are headed to court after the restaurant filed paperwork for a lawsuit.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just a little aggravating right now. It&#8217;s been causing a lot of nonsense and drama. Unfortunately, we had to file charges through the magistrate&#8217;s office because now we&#8217;re just out of this money at this point,&#8221; Zachary said. &#8220;And he told us to sue him. So that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to end up doing, I guess.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Besides running them their money, the manager also hopes Eric can own his actions.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I hope he owns up to his actions and comes forth and does pay this because you shouldn&#8217;t have done this if this was the end result,&#8221; Zachary said.</p></blockquote>
<p><em>WNEP </em>says Eric refused to give comment at the time of publication.</p>
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