Tips

No, no, Johnny Depp. Thank you, for that $4,000 tip. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesMay 24, 20131. A $500 tip as a last wish Aaron Collins always felt sympathetic toward those who worked in the service industry after working in a pizzeria and watching his best friend work as a waitress while going to school. That's why he added a stipulation to his will: He asked his family to leave a huge $500 tip at a restaurant. The 30-year-old died unexpectedly last year, and because he didn't leave any money to his relatives to complete this last wish, his brother, Seth, put up a website, aaroncollins.org, to collect donations. What he didn't anticipate was that the donations would keep coming, allowing Seth to leave $500 tips at restaurants around the country, starting in August of last year. All of the events are documented on YouTube videos that are linked to on Aaron's memorial website. Since the website was set up last year, Aaron's family has already collected $65,000 and given back over $22,000 in tips so far. The restaurants are chosen randomly and servers receive the tip no matter how good the quality of service actually is. Of course, while the family enjoys surprising their servers with the amazing tips, they still prefer to have a home-cooked meal on occasion. "Some weeks I may be able to take a break from going out to eat," Seth said. Even so, the family intends to keep giving out these tips on a weekly basis until the donations are completely expended.