The Applebee's restaurant bartender finally got to cash out the $10,000 tip a customer left her on a $26 bill last weekend. Cindy Kienow said she plans to buy a Jeep with the money.

The customer paid with a credit card so the restaurant had to make sure the tip was valid before cashing it out. The franchise owner handed Kienow $6,300 -- the tip after taxes.

Kienow suspects the man left the tip because he was appreciative that she spent time talking to him. She said she thinks he would like her to buy something special with the money.