Pizza delivery driver baffled after hungry customer gives her kitten as a tip

25 August 2023 , 11:09

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She named her kitten Tipsy (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A pizza delivery driver was left gobsmacked when a customer gave her a four-week-old kitten as a tip. She was sent out to deliver an order to a motel in America not expecting to receive much in the way of a tip - but ended up coming out with a new pet.

Taking to Reddit, she said: "I delivered to a Motel 6. In general, four out of five people at Motel 6 don’t tip, so I wasn’t expecting much. The guy answers the door and I hand him his pizza. As he’s signing the credit card slip, I notice his pet cat. I love animals, so I always get really extra and I say 'Omg, your cat is so adorable'.

"He opens the door a little wider and points to the corner where there was a full litter of about 10 to 15 kittens. He says, 'Do you want one?'. At this point, I'm kind of shocked." She asked whether he was being serious before slowly walking over to the corner and picking out a kitten.

"I picked one up and he says, 'That can be your tip!' and hands me back the slip, which did indeed have a nice little $0. So now I’m the owner of a four-week-old kitten named Tipsy. It’s super sketch that a guy is giving out kittens. I just hope the rest of them go to safe homes as well. We are confident that we can provide this kitten with a loving home."

Feeling uneasy about the situation, the woman took her new kitten to the vets for a check-up and explained the entire situation. She said: "Both the vet and people at the Pet store said she was fine to be away from her mama (since this was also one of my concerns), so long as we are diligently feeding her, and giving her lots of attention."

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Commenting on her post, one user said: "That’s awesome! I’m a huge animal lover myself. I had cats growing up, my baby a semi feral cat died at 17 and I hand raised her. Check out the kitten lady she has useful tips for four-week-old kittens how to raise and wean them. Congrats on your new kitten! Another user added: "I found my kitty at a red light while I was delivering. She was three-weeks-old at the time."

A third user said: "That's awesome. I once used to drive in a very rural area and there was a lot of farm houses we'd deliver to. I once pulled up to one and i was greeted by at least 25 kittens just roaming around the front of the house but they all came to me! The best part was they had a miniature Doberman herding them! it was probably the cutest thing I've seen in my life. They offered me one but broken heartedly I had to decline due to the five pet wolves I had at the time."

Paige Freshwater