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Stingiest thing you've seen stingy people do

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  • #1952
    Fringe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Fringe


    rjt wrote: »
    How much would it cost to charge your phone though? Like 5c?

    With that money, you could buy a teabag and reuse it. Win-win situation.


  • #1953
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    I was packing bags in Dunnes (I know, everyone hates bag-packers, I don't care, it got me out of TY class) for SVP, I spent about 5 minutes packing two trolley-fulls of produce, I was sweating by the end of it.

    The buyer paid with credit card, then took a handful of change from her purse, looked at my SVP T-shirt intently, went through her change, picked out a 1 cent coin and pushed it in to my hand.

    I smiled and said thanks. She frowned. In my mind I kicked her in the face.


  • #1954
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    Superbus wrote: »
    I smiled and said thanks. She frowned.

    WTF? :eek: She frowned at you for saying "thanks." That's gotta be a new one.


  • #1955
    titsmahgee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭titsmahgee


    had to put this in when i read some of the posts;
    our local shop in the countryside in kilkenny buys the packs of chicken gougons from lidl or aldi, you know the packs with probably about 30 pieces in it den puts 6 pieces of each in little plastic bags and sells them off for 2 euro each, he also buys all the multiple packs of drinks, crisps etc and sells them off single.
    its surely illegal but people keep buying so he keeps doing it


  • #1956
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    MistyCheese wrote: »
    WTF? :eek: She frowned at you for saying "thanks." That's gotta be a new one.

    Honestly. She was a terrible, terrible person, judging from our brief interaction.


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  • #1957
    blubloblu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭blubloblu


    titsmahgee wrote: »
    had to put this in when i read some of the posts;
    our local shop in the countryside in kilkenny buys the packs of chicken gougons from lidl or aldi, you know the packs with probably about 30 pieces in it den puts 6 pieces of each in little plastic bags and sells them off for 2 euro each, he also buys all the multiple packs of drinks, crisps etc and sells them off single.
    its surely illegal but people keep buying so he keeps doing it
    Not illegal, but I don't think the manufacturer would be happy.


  • #1958
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    rjt wrote: »
    How much would it cost to charge your phone though? Like 5c?

    (5c + vat @21% * 2 phones)52 weeks = Euro 6.292 per year.


  • #1959
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users Posts: 9,694 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    (5c + vat @21% * 2 phones)52 weeks = Euro 6.292 per year.

    I think you win this thread.


  • #1960
    allanb49
    Registered Users Posts: 6,419 ✭✭✭allanb49


    blubloblu wrote: »
    Not illegal, but I don't think the manufacturer would be happy.

    I think if they have multipack not to sold individually it's illegal as they're being bought at discount and then being sold at higher value


  • #1961
    Dexterm99
    Registered Users Posts: 330 ✭✭Dexterm99


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    (5c + vat @21% * 2 phones)52 weeks = Euro 6.292 per year.
    Midnight_EG wrote: »
    I think you win this thread.

    If anything, the life of both phones will be considerably less with all the wear and tear from swapping batteries.


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  • #1962
    Omar guest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Omar guest


    titsmahgee wrote: »
    had to put this in when i read some of the posts;
    our local shop in the countryside in kilkenny buys the packs of chicken gougons from lidl or aldi, you know the packs with probably about 30 pieces in it den puts 6 pieces of each in little plastic bags and sells them off for 2 euro each, he also buys all the multiple packs of drinks, crisps etc and sells them off single.
    its surely illegal but people keep buying so he keeps doing it

    Sounds good, how bad. It is alot cheaper then the cash and carry.


  • #1963
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    Dexterm99 wrote: »
    If anything, the life of both phones will be considerably less with all the wear and tear from swapping batteries.

    One step ahead again; I did a quick count of what the most common phone was at work before we upgraded.


  • #1964
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    Midnight_EG wrote: »
    I think you win this thread.

    Thank you. A bit disappointed there is not a cash prize


  • #1965
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users Posts: 9,694 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    Thank you. A bit disappointed there is not a cash prize

    Sure you'd only put it in a jar and hide it?


  • #1966
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    My dad does my head in.. heres a list of SOME of the things he does. (every friggen week he starts new tight things:mad:).

    -Turns off the shower when you've only been in it for 5 minutes and you are covered in soap, he says its wasting money. (like he can't afford it in a friggen 8 bedroomed house.) :mad::rolleyes:
    -Doesn't let us eat more than two snacks in an hour because he will have to wash two dishes and he can't be bothered.
    -Never goes into the shop, makes my poor sister go in everysingle morning to get his paper.
    -Makes hang up the washing and then comes out and tells us its hung up wrong, what way do you bloody hang them up there is no bloody way!:mad:
    -Sometimes we volunteer to do stuff for him and then he says that its all wrong and shouts for like an hour after, after us volunteering.:(
    -Makes us get up at 10 in the summer and never lets us lie in.
    -Never gets us any sweets, he makes us pay for it ourself.
    -Puts a lock on everything so that we can't use it when we want to.:eek:.
    -Acts like a baby.
    -Annoys us so much with his ways that he makes everyone cranky and then when my mum shouts at him he says that shes backing me up, when shes only trying to get peace for us.
    -Nags me everytime i see him.
    -Sends us outside for hours in the summer because he doesn't want to see us.
    -Never takes us out anywhere in summer because he can't be bothered and his excuse is "i never got that when i was a wane" (so my mother has to take the day off, of work out of her leave to take us out.)

    The list can go on, next he'll be locking the fridge, so we can't get food.


  • #1967
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,206 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    I just re-used a disposable bin-bag. It felt good :pac:


  • #1968
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    JohnCleary wrote: »
    I just re-used a disposable bin-bag. It felt good :pac:

    Aw aye today he made me take the lid off a plastic bottle to separate it from the bottle so that it could be crushed. I mean wtf.:rolleyes:


  • #1969
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    plein de force wrote: »
    this has probably been said somewhere in the thread but anyway

    one place i worked in i told everyone i was going over to the shop across the way to get a sambo and a coffee and did anyone want anything? a few people asked to get them the same and one girl asked me to get her a cappuccino, the cappuccino was something like 1.99 or 1.98 and she'd given me 2 euro, she actually wanted the 1 cent back because she was saving up!!:eek: she was furious when she found out i gave it to the charity box thing at the till, i mean cop on 1 cent isnt gonna do much saving

    I hate people like that they really do my head in, and if my dad doesn't stop getting worse some day i'm going to flip.:mad:


  • #1970
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    Superbus wrote: »
    Honestly. She was a terrible, terrible person, judging from our brief interaction.

    Well good for you thats what i would've done, sicken her.


  • #1971
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    potsy11 wrote: »
    Women.....Go to hairdresser, cost of cut and full colour is anything form 100-180 then a tip of 10-30. The gas thing is the hairdresser will more or less have the hand out - thats how often they get tipped.

    Barbers - you are in an out in no time so no need to tip but I usually give 1-4e depending on how nice the barber was and how good my new hairdo is!

    £100 for doing your hair are you serious!! Thats discracefull it only costs me like £10, now i realise that the people down south really aren't lying, your government are a rip off.


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  • #1972
    Vinta81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭Vinta81


    owenc wrote: »
    My dad does my head in.. heres a list of SOME of the things he does. (every friggen week he starts new tight things:mad:).

    -Turns off the shower when you've only been in it for 5 minutes and you are covered in soap, he says its wasting money. (like he can't afford it in a friggen 8 bedroomed house.) :mad::rolleyes:
    -Doesn't let us eat more than two snacks in an hour because he will have to wash two dishes and he can't be bothered.
    -Never goes into the shop, makes my poor sister go in everysingle morning to get his paper.
    -Makes hang up the washing and then comes out and tells us its hung up wrong, what way do you bloody hang them up there is no bloody way!:mad:
    -Sometimes we volunteer to do stuff for him and then he says that its all wrong and shouts for like an hour after, after us volunteering.:(
    -Makes us get up at 10 in the summer and never lets us lie in.
    -Never gets us any sweets, he makes us pay for it ourself.
    -Puts a lock on everything so that we can't use it when we want to.:eek:.
    -Acts like a baby.
    -Annoys us so much with his ways that he makes everyone cranky and then when my mum shouts at him he says that shes backing me up, when shes only trying to get peace for us.
    -Nags me everytime i see him.
    -Sends us outside for hours in the summer because he doesn't want to see us.
    -Never takes us out anywhere in summer because he can't be bothered and his excuse is "i never got that when i was a wane" (so my mother has to take the day off, of work out of her leave to take us out.)

    The list can go on, next he'll be locking the fridge, so we can't get food.

    I think you have Daddy issues, kid! Majority of those aren't "stingy".

    Some of those things are nuts though! How old are you?


  • #1973
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    Vinta81 wrote: »
    I think you have Daddy issues, kid! Majority of those aren't "stingy".

    Some of those things are nuts though! How old are you?

    14. Why? Hes live 50 something thats probably why and his father was very tight aswell, i have know proof i just know by the way he went on.


  • #1974
    minidazzler
    Registered Users Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    owenc wrote: »
    14. Why? Hes live 50 something thats probably why and his father was very tight aswell, i have know proof i just know by the way he went on.

    When I was 14 I thought my parents knew nothing at all...they sure did learn alot in the last 7 years.


  • #1975
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    minidazzler wrote: »
    When I was 14 I thought my parents knew nothing at all...they sure did learn alot in the last 7 years.

    I don't go on like that, hes like that he friggen thinks he knows everything and when we say something he'll argue with us that its wrong and then go up and research it to prove that its wrong (but most of the time hes wrong when i'm arguing with him:P). Hes a computer geek aswell so he sort of does know everything, he went to america and learn't how to fly helicopters.:rolleyes:


  • #1976
    cazzycaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭cazzycaz


    Mont wrote: »
    Anyone notice that the meanest people are the rich ones - i have a mate whose family is loaded and the guy is the stingiest in the world - he would pick up 2c if he saw it on the street, always shops in the Somalia shop and is so proud when he picks up a top for under a tenner. One of the lads went shopping with him in Dunnes and he picked up a load of stuff but was too mean to pay the 22c for a bag so the 2 of them practically carried 15 items each for a half a mile

    Thats why they are rich!


  • #1977
    Vinta81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭Vinta81


    owenc wrote: »
    I don't go on like that, hes like that he friggen thinks he knows everything and when we say something he'll argue with us that its wrong and then go up and research it to prove that its wrong (but most of the time hes wrong when i'm arguing with him:P). Hes a computer geek aswell so he sort of does know everything, he went to america and learn't how to fly helicopters.:rolleyes:

    Typical disclaimer of "I'm not being mean/cliched but" I thought the very same of my parents at that age, (only 21 now). Everything they did drove me up the walls and down again :pac: You're not the only one who eels that way,you're at that stage where you want to be treated like an adult, but believe me you'll miss being protected like that! My parents are older than the majority of my mates parents, so always felt they were a bit more stricter and out of touch so to speak. He does mean the best for you, although try find way around those 5 minute showers, gotta love standing under the hot water for agessss :o


  • #1978
    cazzycaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭cazzycaz


    I know a couple who always get one meal between them when they eat out!


  • #1979
    patakadarragh
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭patakadarragh


    owenc wrote: »
    My dad does my head in.. heres a list of SOME of the things he does. (every friggen week he starts new tight things:mad:).

    -Turns off the shower when you've only been in it for 5 minutes and you are covered in soap, he says its wasting money. (like he can't afford it in a friggen 8 bedroomed house.) :mad::rolleyes:
    -Doesn't let us eat more than two snacks in an hour because he will have to wash two dishes and he can't be bothered.
    -Never goes into the shop, makes my poor sister go in everysingle morning to get his paper.
    -Makes hang up the washing and then comes out and tells us its hung up wrong, what way do you bloody hang them up there is no bloody way!:mad:
    -Sometimes we volunteer to do stuff for him and then he says that its all wrong and shouts for like an hour after, after us volunteering.:(
    -Makes us get up at 10 in the summer and never lets us lie in.
    -Never gets us any sweets, he makes us pay for it ourself.
    -Puts a lock on everything so that we can't use it when we want to.:eek:.
    -Acts like a baby.
    -Annoys us so much with his ways that he makes everyone cranky and then when my mum shouts at him he says that shes backing me up, when shes only trying to get peace for us.
    -Nags me everytime i see him.
    -Sends us outside for hours in the summer because he doesn't want to see us.
    -Never takes us out anywhere in summer because he can't be bothered and his excuse is "i never got that when i was a wane" (so my mother has to take the day off, of work out of her leave to take us out.)

    The list can go on, next he'll be locking the fridge, so we can't get food.



    Try here>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055754293

    you're welcome.


  • #1980
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    Vinta81 wrote: »
    Typical disclaimer of "I'm not being mean/cliched but" I thought the very same of my parents at that age, (only 21 now). Everything they did drove me up the walls and down again :pac: You're not the only one who eels that way,you're at that stage where you want to be treated like an adult, but believe me you'll miss being protected like that! My parents are older than the majority of my mates parents, so always felt they were a bit more stricter and out of touch so to speak. He does mean the best for you, although try find way around those 5 minute showers, gotta love standing under the hot water for agessss :o

    Naw but he is tight and theres no doubt about it full stop, i've been in other peoples houses and they get everything and get away with everything and nearly everyone that has been to my house has said that he is annoying, so its true! Come now your parents never did that crap.


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  • #1981
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    patakadarragh wrote: »
    Try here>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055754293

    you're welcome.

    Ok this will be a laugh but its a year old..


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