Well earrings go farther than a tip, right? WRONG.

Last night a guest left me earrings instead of a tip. Cheap shit too. It gets better. Not only did she leave earrings, but she actually left her table to come find me to give them to me. She said, when she tracked me down, "I always leave earrings for my female servers. I feel like it is a nice things to do since earrings will last longer than a tip anyway." Are you f*cking kidding me? So when I'm short on rent, I'll just give them to my landlord and say, "well I figured you'd appreciate this more than money". Uh no, that doesn't fly. Obviously. I was speechless. I just stared as she explained that they are stainless steel and real pearls. Bullshit. I have been making jewelry for fifteen years and I know what that looks like. If I wanted earrings I would make some, or buy some. I certainly wouldn't work a shift in the restaurant just hoping and praying for some cheap asses to walk in with some earrings to give me instead of money. Next time lady just pony up the dough and keep your earrings.