Trending badgeTrendingPosted 54 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownRestaurant Servers Are Revealing Which Celebrities Are The Best (And Worst) Tippers, And Woooowwwwww"Not only was he rude, but he also did not tip."by Lauren GarafanoBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink A while back, we shared stories from service workers who waited on famous people and revealed how much they got tipped. Well, even more readers shared their own celebrity tip experiences, and I'm stunned by some of these. Here are those stories: The people who shared their stories allegedly speak from personal encounters. Obviously, we weren't there when they happened, so feel free to take them with a grain of salt. 1. "I served Rob Lowe at One Fifth in NYC in the early '80s. He left a $100 tip on a tiny bill. He was funny, very nice, and respectful to me and the staff." Monica Schipper / Getty Images -Anonymous 2. "Jay-Z came into a club where I was working bottle service. Not only was he rude, but he also did not tip." VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images -Anonymous, 45, Toronto 3. "Bruce Willis always tipped extremely well and signed autographs for almost everyone. Great guy! I'm really sorry his health is deteriorating. Love you, Bruce!" Jeff Spicer / Getty Images -Anonymous, 75, Las Vegas 4. "I was working as a cocktail waitress in the '80s in Merrillville, IN, when Irene Cara was the headliner. She came in with several others a few minutes before closing. They ordered piƱa coladas, daiquiris, and a variety of other fancy drinks. As I moved towards them, one of the people brushed up against my tray and knocked the whole thing over! I cleaned up the mess, got them all new drinks, and didn't get home until after 4 a.m. They left a ZERO tip!" Chad Buchanan / Getty Images -Anonymous, 66, Montrose, CO 5. "Back in the '80s, I was a doorman at a posh Philadelphia hotel. Larry Holmes was an expected guest. Upon his arrival, he checked his bags and went to the hotel restaurant. He was a really nice guy. They had a tie policy for men at the restaurant. My idiot British bosses didn't recognize him and asked him to leave the restaurant. Larry was upset, had me get his bags, gave me $50, and went to the hotel across the street. My boss had the nerve to be mad at me for not telling them who he was." Paul Morigi / Getty Images -Anonymous, 65, Portsmouth, VA 6. "I flew Bob Hope and his very nice wife from MI to two airports in NY. They were very kind and gracious to me and the other pilot. A week later, we both received sets of his signature 'Thanks for the Memory' cocktail glasses." Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images -Anonymous, 72, NC 7. "I served Dave Chappelle a few times when I was a teen. This was during his Chappelle Show run. He tipped me $40 to help load his groceries into his car. I worked at a grocery store as a bagger." Arturo Holmes / Getty Images -Anonymous, 40, Ohio 8. "Waited on E-40 and his wife a few times at Cattlemen's years ago. I'm a huge fan, but I never asked for anything. They were always humble, low-maintenance, and generously left 40-50%." Paras Griffin / Getty Images -Anonymous, 41, Livermore, CA 9. "I was a server in Midtown Manhattan near Times Square for years. I've served a lot of famous people. The worst tipper is Jane Fonda. She came into our small Irish pub with Sally Field for lunch. Everyone was younger or not American, so no one else recognized them. I grew up being made to watch old films by my mum, so I knew them, but no one bothered them. Fonda paid the bill and left a big zero in the tip part." Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images -Anonymous, New York, 36 10. "When I was just out of high school in the early '90s, I worked as a bagger at a grocery store where John Lithgow frequently shopped. Most of the time, he came in alone or with his kids after a day of skiing. He was very shy and very nice. One day, he came in with his wife and kids, and I bagged their groceries and helped them load them into their car. After I loaded their groceries into their car, his wife thanked me and gave me a quarter as a tip. Later, I noticed it wasn't even legit - it was a Canadian quarter." Michael Loccisano / Getty Images -Anonymous, 53, Montana 11. "I worked at the Palm Springs Spa in 1975, and Marvin Gaye was there for two weeks. I worked at the outdoor pool area, and I would set him up with towels on a lounge chair. He didn't give me one penny." Gary Gershoff / Getty Images -Anonymous, 69, Bermuda Dunes, California 12. "I was a taxicab driver in Columbus, Ohio, in the mid-'70s. I was dispatched to Stouffers University Inn for a person going to the airport. It turned out to be Eric Clapton. He was very gracious, and he gave me a $100 bill on a $12 fare to the charter airplane hangar at Port Columbus." Larry Hulst / Getty Images -Anonymous, 72, Dallas, Oregon 13. "I was a pit boss at the Hard Rock casino in the mid-90s. Jennifer Lopez was married to Ben Affleck (for the first time). Ben Affleck w
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