. . Family Disputes Gay Servers Story Below: . x Next story in New York, NY related 807 . Advertise . By BRYNN GINGRAS NBCNewYork updated 1 hour 53 minutes ago Print Font: After a gay server at a New Jersey restaurant said a customer denied her a tip and wrote her a hateful note on the receipt, a local family contacted NBC 4 New York and said their receipt shows they paid a tip and didnt write any such note. Dayna Morales, a former Marine and a server at Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, posted a photo on Facebook earlier this month, showing the bill with a line through the space for a tip. The photo of the receipt showed someone had written, Im sorry but I cannot tip because I do not agree with your lifestyle. Morales indicated in her Facebook post, and in subsequent media interviews -- including with NBC 4 New York -- that the customer wrote that line. But a family contacted NBC 4 New York claiming their receipt from the restaurant shows they did leave a tip, and provided what they said was a credit card statement as proof. The husband and wife, who asked to remain anonymous, showed NBC 4 New York a receipt that appeared to be printed at the same minute, on the same date, for the same $93.55 total, except with an $18 tip. They also provided a document they said was a Visa bill, which appears to indicate their card was charged for the meal plus the tip, for a total of $111.55. Advertise . The couple told NBC 4 New York that they believed their receipt was used for a hoax. The wife says she is left-handed and could not have made the slash in the tip line, which she said looks to be drawn from the right. Weve never not left a tip when someone gave good service, and we would never leave a note like that, the wife said. The husband said he and his wife have both worked in restaurants and believe in the value of tipping, and noted that he didnt vote for Gov. Chris Christie because the governor doesnt support gay marriage. Never would a message like that come from us, he said. Morales told NBC 4 New York on Monday that she was certain she did not receive a tip, and insisted the handwriting on the receipt was not hers. When asked if there had been some sort of misunderstanding, she said, I dont know, all I know is what Ive been saying. A manager and the restaurant owner insisted they had the original ticket for the $93.55 charge, but would not produce the receipt for NBC 4 New York and could not explain why the familys credit card was charged for more. The restaurant later said in a statement it was aware of the allegations and had no comment pending an internal investigation. Whatever happened, the couple believes it may have begun with a misunderstanding. They said they thought the hostess who sat the family told them their server would be Dan, and when Morales showed up at their table, the wife exclaimed whoa, youre not Dan. Morales wrote in her Facebook post that the wife said, oh I thought you were gonna say your name is Dan. You sure surprised us! According to the couple, the rest of the meal with their two children went fine. They said they came forward because the story of the receipt note didnt appear to be going away; Morales had recently announced that people were sending her tips from all over the world, and was donating some of the money to the Wounded Warrior Project. I just felt like people have a right to know that -- its fine of people want to donate to her or to the Wounded Warriors, but theyre doing it under a false pretense, the wife said. 806807 . 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