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SEASIDE, Ore. — A waitress at a U.S. restaurant says she received an unusual tip — an envelope full of methamphetamine.

The Daily Astorian newspaper reports the Oregon waitress contacted police Friday after a couple included the envelope while paying for their drinks.

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The responding officer identified the substance and arrested 40-year-old Ryan Bensen and 37-year-old Erica Manley.

“She was like ‘Whoa — what the …?’” said Steve Keszler, a manager at the steakhouse told The Oregonian. “We’re not a little dive bar or hole in the wall. We’re a classy place.”

The couple allegedly tried to pay with a gift card at first, but did not have enough money on they card.

Police said they found more of the drug when searching Manley’s purse and the couple’s motel and vehicle.

“While I should be shocked and surprised, it’s just another example of how dumb these users and dealers are,” Seaside Police Chief Robert Gross. told The Oregonian. “The whole thing almost made me chuckle.”

The two were taken to the Clatsop County Jail. Bensen was charged with meth possession and manufacture of meth. Manley faces the same charges as well as delivery of meth.