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Waiter Smile, Teeth: Customer Gives $25K Tip to Waiter So He Can Fix His Teeth

Published on: March 10, 2015 at 1:14 PM ET
Effie Orfanides
Written By Effie Orfanides
News Writer

A waiter got a tip to fix his smile/teeth from a customer who wanted to do a good deed. According to the Huffington Post , Brian Maixner of Wichita, Kansas, was given thousands of dollars for dental care work to replace his missing/decaying teeth. The customer, Fred Boettcher, was really touched by Maixner’s upbeat attitude when he visited Doo Dah Diner , and wanted to do something really special for the waiter, who also happens to be a single dad.

Generous diner leaves waiter whopping £17k tip to fix his decaying teeth http://t.co/qA3wnjARTn pic.twitter.com/GNxJsUkSqS

— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 10, 2015

“I took one look at this young man and knew he was something special. He carried himself with such kindness and confidence with a mouth that looked painful. I was struck by that,” said Boettcher.

“I was in shock. I was trying to wait on their table, but I was crying a bit,” said Maixner.

The waiter got a new smile thanks to new teeth paid for by the generous customer. Previously suffering from dental problems himself, Boettcher sent Maixner to his dentist. The teeth that were left in his mouth were pulled, and he was fitted for dentures while he waits for dental implants. So far, the process has taken about two months. Last Wednesday, Maixner showed off his new smile, and his friends couldn’t believe the transformation — and strangers can’t believe it either.

This waiter got an awesome $25K tip from a kind-hearted customer http://t.co/Q0t34JwxuW #PayItForward pic.twitter.com/Y0XD1y9KZ4

— HuffPostUK Lifestyle (@HuffPoLifestyle) March 10, 2015

“My friends on Facebook went through the roof. I’ve been getting a lot of people stopping me in public,” Maixner said.

According to Sport Act , these two men will more than likely be friends for life . One stranger changes another’s life, just on a whim — that’s pretty incredible, and it’s something that Maixner thinks about often.

“This man doesn’t know me and this is something I could never afford to do for myself. It touched me so much that he cared,” he said.

Stories of generous tippers often make headlines, as these stories serve as feel good news that everyone seems to enjoy reading about. As previously reported by the Inquisitr , a pizza delivery guy was showered with gifts in addition to a $2,084 tip when he delivered one pizza in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His story also went viral. The delivery guy simply couldn’t believe the generosity of the customers.

[Photo courtesy of Facebook ]

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