Customers deny IHOP waitress a tip, write 'Build that wall, Trump Daddy'

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A waitress at a Virginia IHOP said she was stiffed on her tip by a group of teens who wrote "Build that wall, Trump Daddy" on the receipt.

Rachel Mau, who has been waiting tables at the Virginia Beach IHOP for five years, said the teenagers dined at the eatery Friday night without incident, but when they returned Saturday morning, she discovered there was no tip on the split bill.

One of the receipts had the word "Nah" where the tip amount is supposed to go, and the other read: "Build that wall, Trump Daddy."

Mau, who is of Filipino descent, said the teenagers apparently thought she was Mexican and were referencing President-elect Donald Trump's proposed wall at the Mexican border.

"I know they're younger, but I feel like they shouldn't treat people differently because of race," she told WTKR-TV.

Mau said the customers did not give her any indication that they had a problem with her service.

"I just can't believe people are that bold to put something like that on a credit card receipt, especially since it didn't seem like anything was wrong. If they had a problem with something I was doing or how I looked, they could've asked for someone else," Mau told WVEC-TV.

The server said she was particularly shocked the message came from young people.

"I was shocked they would even have an opinion like that being in high school. I don't think it's respectful to write that about anybody at all," she said.

Mau said she learned something from the unpleasant experience.

"I feel sorry for people who do experience this. I now know how they feel, and that's why I want to spread the word on why you shouldn't treat people like that," Mau said.