A man says he left his Texas Roadhouse server a $10 cash tip, then received a bank notification showing his bill had been altered to include a $20 tip

A New Jersey man says his bill at Texas Roadhouse was altered after he left a cash tip, resulting in an unexpected charge on his bank statement. Shawn Bumpass, who goes by @bigshawnbump on TikTok, posted a video explaining how his $64 bill allegedly turned into an $84 charge.

Bumpass says the trouble began when he and his group left a $10 cash tip for their server. As reported by Brobible, he claims he deliberately wrote zero on the tip line of his receipt — only to later receive a bank notification showing a higher total than he anticipated.

Bumpass alleges the server added a 2 in front of the zero on the tip line, making it read as a $20 tip. He also claims the server changed the total on the receipt, purportedly turning a 6 into an 8. His video, which had racked up roughly 120,200 views at the time of writing, captured his frustration firsthand: “Why the f— my waiter from the restaurant just really tried to play me, yo,” he said, adding, “Why the f— I just get a notification today? My s— got changed to $84.”

How Bumpass responded after noticing the changed charge

In an email exchange with BroBible, Bumpass said he reached out to the restaurant directly about the incident. He told the outlet that management apologized, though he remained uncertain about what legal action, if any, to pursue. He also said he had filed a payment dispute that day, with no further developments beyond that point.

Viewer reaction on TikTok appeared split, with some commenters taking a firm stance against the alleged conduct. “Press charges! That’s literally illegal,” one user wrote. Another urged, “Actually talk to a manager about that. That is not ok!!!!!” Other Texas Roadhouse stories have also sparked debate online, including one about a woman who found a $15 dining loophole.

Others, however, turned their attention to the tip amount itself. “10 dollars…she wrong, but you wrong too,” one commenter wrote. Another simply posted “$10 on a $64,” followed by three disapproving emojis. A third chimed in: ‘$10 isn’t a “nice tip” lmao.’

Not everyone apparently agreed that the tip was inadequate. One user who identified as a waitress wrote, “As a waitress who’s BIG on tipping, $10 cash is acceptable for the total listed! Anything less would’ve been bogus and the fact that it’s cash is even better.”

Another commenter who said they work in the industry added, “$10 on $64 is acceptable… I’d be content. you wouldn’t believe how many times it’s been more like $5 on $100 or nothing at all.” Servers at the chain have drawn attention before, such as one case where a server ruined a birthday surprise with one simple question.

A separate TikTok user previously shared a story about a former coworker who, she claimed, routinely inflated tips by adding zeros to amounts customers left — purportedly turning a $3 tip into $30. While that TikToker acknowledged the practice as an arrestable offense, she said she never reported her colleague, though she claimed to have made efforts to put a stop to the behavior.