Alabama 'Friendsgiving' diners tip Waffle House waitress $1,125: 'Normalize being kind'
Group of friends from Cullman, Alabama, surprised a Waffle House server with a very generous tip
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A Waffle House worker in Alabama received an unforgettable tip after a group of friends banded together to spread some generous holiday cheer.
Tanya Ragsdale of Cullman, a north central city in Alabama that’s roughly 50 miles north of Birmingham, shared a Facebook post revealing the "Friendsgiving" occasion that she and her friend group celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 19.
The group went to the Waffle House near Highway 157 in Cullman at 6 a.m. — and wound up tipping their waitress a remarkable $1,125.25 on a $74.75 bill.
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Ragsdale, 44, told Fox News Digital that her Friendsgiving group started their generous tipping tradition in 2021.
They don’t announce their intention to do so beforehand.
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"We sit wherever the host sits us, so that it is random," Ragsdale said.
"We don’t know the waitress."
Ragsdale and her friends each contribute $100 to the Friendsgiving meal and tip.
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"I plan to make this an annual event."
This year, 11 friends joined Ragsdale to take part in the special holiday occasion.
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"I plan to make this an annual event," Ragsdale told Fox News Digital.
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"My hope is for it to reach other friend groups to do the same and normalize being kind," she also said.
Julia Ellison, the Waffle House waitress who received the four-figure tip, told Ragsdale the money will help her provide for children over the holidays.
Ragsdale said she could relate to Ellison because she worked as a waitress before going to college.
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"I’m a nurse practitioner [now] and my presence here is to nurture folks," Ragsdale said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ellison for comment.
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Last year around Christmastime, Ragsdale and her group tipped a local Cracker Barrel waitress $575.01 after paying their $24.99 bill.
Ragsdale said she appreciates that she’s able to form "a friendship" with the servers her Friendsgiving group helps.
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They, in turn, express their gratitude.