One waiter got the tip of his lifetime and subsequently committed what could very well be the gaffe of a lifetime.

Ron Kinney works at the French Quarter Restaurant in West Hollywood, Calif. and he remembers throwing away the tipped receipt. He shared his story with the San Francisco Chronicle

"I was pretty naive," Kinney said. "I thought it was someone who had a drink too many and didn't realize what they were doing.

Kinney didn't investigate the curious receipt and determine if it was indeed the real deal because he says that extravagant tips usually are too go to be true.

"We see this all the time," he added. "People make mistakes."

Sadly, the 67-year-old could've used the extra cash which may have totaled 4 or 7 grand.

"The money would sure have come in handy for me to help for retirement," Kinney said. "We have no such plan at work."

If only Kinney were a few decades younger he may not have had to rely on tips to cover his retirement. Why? Well, President Obama is planning on instituting a new retirement plan called myRA that will be available to every American without employer-provided alternative. Obama says myRA features a "decent return with no risk of losing what you put in."

Now, Kinney isn't the only recipient of huge, wallet-bursting tips. The so-called "Tips for Jesus" phenomenon has been spreading across the country like a California wildfire. Aruj Dhawan shared his amazing story of good fortune with the New York Post. A waiter at Bo's Kitchen in New York City, he received a similarly unexpected, but welcome, cash infusion. Luckily, Dhawan didn't throw it away upon receiving the tip last December.

What was the tip? Simply a cool grand, or a nearly 1,000 percent tip on a customer's $111 bill. That's a pretty good return if you ask me.

"As I was about to drop the check off, one of the men said they would 'make my night.' They called me over, gave me the check," Aruj Dhawan, a waiter at Bo's Kitchen, told the New York Post. "I was amazed. ... I was just really thankful."

That man is rumored to be former PayPal Vice President Jack Selby.

How stoked would you be if Selby stopped by your workplace bearing gifts? Let me know in the comments section below.