8. Her pet peeve is poor tipping. 

It comes from her childhood, when she'd see her mother burst into tears after not receiving a tip. Mom was a waitress, so her family was dependent on that extra cash. Later, Lauren Alaina worked at Cici's Pizza and got to know the stresses of the food industry firsthand.

“I tip better than just about anybody I know,” Alaina tells Country Weekly. “Those servers work very hard all day long, and they depend on those tips.”

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