BROWNSVILLE, Texas - For nearly seven years Melina Salazar did her best to put on a smile and tend to the every need of her most loyal and cantankerous customer.
She made sure his food was as hot as he wanted, even if it meant he burned his mouth. And she smiled through his demands and curses. The 89-year-old Walter "Buck" Swords obviously appreciated it, leaving the waitress $50,000 and a 2000 Buick when he died.
"I still can't believe it," the Luby's cafeteria employee told Harlingen television station KGBT-TV in an interview during which she described Swords as "kind of mean." Swords, a World War II veteran, died in July. But Salazar learned just a few days before Christmas that he had left her the money and car.
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Reading this made me think of the movie "Waitress." Even those people who are extremely cranky 24/7 have a soft spot.
WOW that must have been shocking! Too bad she can't thank him, but at the same time she won't feel like she owes anything to him like those in the other articles.
He must have really appreciated all the stuff she did. He would have been an interesting person to interview for the tipping project.
My friend was telling me about a couple of cases he knew of with senior citizens leaving money and things to people who aren't their relatives but who offered their time and service. FOr those receiving the money it was really unexpected. This reflects the personalization of money it seems, since the act is very intentional and a form of personal gratitude.
My friend was telling me about a couple of cases he knew of with senior citizens leaving money and things to people who aren't their relatives but who offered their time and service. FOr those receiving the money it was really unexpected. This reflects the personalization of money it seems, since the act is very intentional and a form of personal gratitude.
This reminds me of a customer who gave me a gift card all because I turned in his wallet at lost and found.
Be nice people! But sincerely!
I think that's really sweet what he did. Its good to know that she was appreciated for all the work she put into serving and waiting on this guy. I think it is awesome that she got what she got. I guess being patient with people really does pay off in the long run
Well, this article more than encompasses the social interaction of waiters with customers and does help one have faith in humanity or just the fact that people are capable of nice things like that. I guess that old man must have gone to that restaurant a lot.
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