Millionaire footballer triggers fury by leaving 20c tip

An American football player who earns more than $9 million a year has sparked outrage after he left a 20 cent tip at a burger restaurant.

Philadelphia Eagles player Lesean McCoy left the 0.03 percent tip at the city's PYT restaurant after racking up a US$61.56 bill on Monday, the Huffington Post reports.

The eatery's owner then snapped a photo of the football star's bill and posted it on Facebook along with a lengthy description of the "impeccable service" McCoy received and the "verbally abusive" way he behaved.

The photo quickly went viral with users criticising McCoy's stinginess.

"Mr McCoy and his friend sat inside at a booth next to my management and next to me. They were given excellent service. Impeccable service. If anything, our server was a little nervous as was our food runner, because they are big, big fans," the owner wrote.

"He and his group, from the moment they sat down, were verbally abusive to our staff in the most insulting ways. The derogatory statements about women and their sheer contempt for the staff serving them wasn’t the end, however.

"After Mr McCoy and his group left I looked over and saw their server, my friend, with his head bowed down and with a very confused look on his face. I took the receipt out of his hand and I couldn't believe that anyone could be so callous.

"Mr McCoy had left a .03% tip for our staff. Our staff that was beyond excited to see him walk into our burger joint and was excited to serve him. That’s twenty cents on a tab of over $60.

"Twenty cents that our server has to split with the food runner and the bartender. Two dimes from an insulting multi-millionaire."

McCoy earns around $9.7 million a year after signing a 5-year $49 million contract with the Eagles in 2012.

He has reportedly described the situation as "bulls—t".

Source: Huffington Post

Author: Martin Zavan, Approving editor: Matthew Henry