This whole new linguistic trend of saying "I appreciate you" to convey true thanks vs. the rote "thank you" seems to be spreading a little bit more but also conventionalizing and weakening.
Like, the other weak this (big) (bulky) (body-building) (Arab-American) (medical resident?) customer got a crap-ton of takeout (his daily calories and protein?), and he made sure to say "I appreciate you," but when I went to go cash him out and file the receipt, the bill was like sixty dollars, and the tip was zero.
Unless he's one of those mentalities where they think profuse words substitute for cold hard cash!
You do see that type, sometimes.
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