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A taxi driver was excited when a passenger gave him $ 50 for a ride that cost $ 8.40 and told him to keep the change.
Facebook user Peter Quek shared the “pleasant surprise” he received on Monday (October 26) and said that he initially thought the passenger had mistaken the $ 50 bill for a $ 10 bill.
When he pointed it out to the passenger, she replied, “Don’t worry, keep it.”
Speaking to Stomp, Peter said that the customer had booked a taxi ride from Waterloo Street to Tyrwhitt Road around 2:45 PM.
Peter, a taxi driver since March 2015, joined ComfortDelGro in December 2017.
Despite his years on the road, such generosity only happens “once in a blue moon,” he said.
Peter told Stomp, “This probably happens once a year. Small tips like coins or $ 1-2 dollar rates are more common, like daily or once every other day.
“I think my last ‘$ 50 keep the change’ was a year or two ago.”
In his Facebook post, which a reader had alerted Stomp to, Peter also noted: “(What is) more valuable is not the amount of tips but the sincerity (and) recognition.”
