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Original thread here..... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=88733360#post88733360

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For anyone interested the ranting & Raving forum has a brilliant thread about retail. On gaining access to that forum I spent 6 hours reading every post.
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finla

OhHiMark wrote: »

What difference would wearing out the bulbs make if he doesn't use them anyway?

He said that if he doesn't use them then he'll never have to replace them.

Kevin Finnerty

I know 2 builders who go in to get coffee together. One fellow fills up and goes to pay for his coffee(a) the other lad (b) fills his and heads back out to the van. They say they've never been pulled but if b is walking out with the free coffee and does get pulled he'll say his buddy a is paying for it at the counter.
If a has already paid for his own one he'll say No b you were supposed to pay for your own one you tightarße and both laugh it off.
They're at it every day in different shops for a couple of years now.

smelly sock

Kevin Finnerty wrote: »

I know 2 builders who go in to get coffee together. One fellow fills up and goes to pay for his coffee(a) the other lad (b) fills his and heads back out to the van. They say they've never been pulled but if b is walking out with the free coffee and does get pulled he'll say his buddy a is paying for it at the counter.
If a has already paid for his own one he'll say No b you were supposed to pay for your own one you tightarße and both laugh it off.
They're at it every day in different shops for a couple of years now.

In reality its theft i suppose. I know a lad who always puts a large coffee into a small coffee cup.Then pays for a small. To be fair his idea is if a large fits into a small cup its fair game.

Kevin Finnerty

smelly sock wrote: »

In reality its theft i suppose. I know a lad who always puts a large coffee into a small coffee cup.Then pays for a small. To be fair his idea is if a large fits into a small cup its fair game.

Yup outright theft. When I pointed this out to them I was told to go eff myself, sure those shops are creaming it with the coffee machines.

fitzparker

Tell me how wrote: »

Assume your car does 40K to the gallon and the round trip was about 10km each direction. Then the journey would have cost about €3.10 (using approximate figures).

If that is the case, who is the stinge? The guy who said "I'll get you again" or the guy that reminded him about it a week later.

Did you ever hear of the phrase "swings and roundabouts"?

Ah come on are you not worse calculating the trip and saying? Na €3 euro is too scabby this time but if petrol goes above €1.50 a litre I'll hit him for a fiver?????

If it was me and I had to drive a half hour out the way for someone I'd expect a few pints out of them to say thanks

Dan Jaman

Tell me how wrote: »

Assume your car does 40K to the gallon and the round trip was about 10km each direction. Then the journey would have cost about €3.10 (using approximate figures).

Don't forget the hidden costs - tyres, maintenance, milage depreciation etc. The real cost per km is much higher than the simple fuel used.

Dan Jaman

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

No you don’t

I'll bet you say 'no you don't' to this.
I knew a guy who wouldn't use his headlights because of cost. He had some notion that they contributed to extra fuel consumption and alternator wear.
Perhaps so, there is no free lunch, but the cost is minimal.
I suspect he's not alone in that wrong-headedness with the number of stingy sods I see driving around with no lights on when they really need them.

sligojoek

A neighbour of my parents used to park his car on a hill every night and push start it in the morning. My father often put rocks under the tyres to annoy him. He also never used 1st gear as it was too hard on petrol.

dieselbug

A mechanic who had his own garage once sold me a secondhand indicator bulb. I called to get a bulb and he came out with one with no box etc. I took no notice until I got home and realized it was used previously. Probably stripped all the bulbs, fuses etc from from any car going to the crusher.
Ok you can say it was recycling but knowing him I don't believe the environment wasn't his priority.

razorblunt

dieselbug wrote: »

A mechanic who had his own garage once sold me a secondhand indicator bulb. I called to get a bulb and he came out with one with no box etc. I took no notice until I got home and realized it was used previously. Probably stripped all the bulbs, fuses etc from from any car going to the crusher.
Ok you can say it was recycling but knowing him I don't believe the environment wasn't his priority.

I ... I can't see what's wrong with that. Did he charge the going rate for it?
Cars are sold for parts for a reason.

upandcumming

dieselbug wrote: »

A mechanic who had his own garage once sold me a secondhand indicator bulb. I called to get a bulb and he came out with one with no box etc. I took no notice until I got home and realized it was used previously. Probably stripped all the bulbs, fuses etc from from any car going to the crusher.
Ok you can say it was recycling but knowing him I don't believe the environment wasn't his priority.

How did you realise it was used previously?

dieselbug

I called to buy a new bulb which I needed. He went to the store and brought out a bulb with no packaging which I thought odd but thought no more of it till later when I looked at it and it was obviously well used. I was charged as new. It just made me smile because it would be typical of this "Stingy" character.

If someone I knew came to me now for a bulb and I didn't have a new one but had one in a banger in the yard I would give it foc because in my opinion a used bulb has no monetary value and there would be more satisfaction to be got from doing the favour.

If it's new fair enough it has to be charged.

Stingy

Quazzie

dieselbug wrote: »

I called to buy a new bulb which I needed. He went to the store and brought out a bulb with no packaging which I thought odd but thought no more of it till later when I looked at it and it was obviously well used. I was charged as new. It just made me smile because it would be typical of this "Stingy" character.

If someone I knew came to me now for a bulb and I didn't have a new one but had one in a banger in the yard I would give it foc because in my opinion a used bulb has no monetary value and there would be more satisfaction to be got from doing the favour.

If it's new fair enough it has to be charged.

Stingy

New auto bulbs for an indicator wouldn't have packaging supplied because they come in boxes of 20+, so he'd be just taking one from this box to give to you

dieselbug

Quazzie wrote: »

New auto bulbs for an indicator wouldn't have packaging supplied because they come in boxes of 20+, so he'd be just taking one from this box to give to you

Trust me, I would know a new bulb from a well used one.I,m a mechanic myself and he would know me

As a matter of fact if someone I knew from the trade came in to me for a new bulb or something relatively minor I wouldn't charge them at all as I know some day I might want something from them myself and the favour would be returned.

Don't get me wrong I didn't expect a new bulb free but the point is it was a stingy act.

bucketybuck

dieselbug wrote: »

Trust me, I would know a new bulb from a well used one.I,m a mechanic myself and he would know me

Then why are you going on about packaging, surely you'd know those indicator bulbs tend to come in strips?

PlaneSpeeking

A friend read a story online about using cards abroad and how when a retailer offers "would you like to pay in Euro ?" they are ripping you off apparently.

So to humour her (i.e. to shut her up because she wouldn't stop going on!!) I worked out the difference in my last 4 month's spending in UK - mainly airports/duty free and the XE.com rate she provided.

19 transactions over 4 months ? I was "ripped off" of......... 97c.

"well it all helps". AAAAARRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!

dieselbug

bucketybuck wrote: »

Then why are you going on about packaging, surely you'd know those indicator bulbs tend to come in strips?

Probably not so much back then, remember thinking it was odd, but anyway beside the point.

Deise Vu

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

A friend read a story online about using cards abroad and how when a retailer offers "would you like to pay in Euro ?" they are ripping you off apparently.

So to humour her (i.e. to shut her up because she wouldn't stop going on!!) I worked out the difference in my last 4 month's spending in UK - mainly airports/duty free and the XE.com rate she provided.

19 transactions over 4 months ? I was "ripped off" of......... 97c.

"well it all helps". AAAAARRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!

I'm with your friend on this. The first time I was confronted with this I just agreed Euro without thinking as I was taken by surprise at the question. It was for a hotel bill for about £800 Stg. When I compared the FX rate the Hotel used with other purchases made the same day I was ripped off about €20.

razorblunt

Revolut card/app and those FX issues begone!

ohnonotgmail

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

A friend read a story online about using cards abroad and how when a retailer offers "would you like to pay in Euro ?" they are ripping you off apparently.

So to humour her (i.e. to shut her up because she wouldn't stop going on!!) I worked out the difference in my last 4 month's spending in UK - mainly airports/duty free and the XE.com rate she provided.

19 transactions over 4 months ? I was "ripped off" of......... 97c.

"well it all helps". AAAAARRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!

You never get the xe.com rate.

partyguinness

dieselbug wrote: »

A mechanic who had his own garage once sold me a secondhand indicator bulb. I called to get a bulb and he came out with one with no box etc. I took no notice until I got home and realized it was used previously. Probably stripped all the bulbs, fuses etc from from any car going to the crusher.
Ok you can say it was recycling but knowing him I don't believe the environment wasn't his priority.

I am more surprised that you needed to go to a mechanic for an indicator bulb. Please tell me you fitted it yourself. Did he charge you?

mighty magpie

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

A friend read a story online about using cards abroad and how when a retailer offers "would you like to pay in Euro ?" they are ripping you off apparently.

So to humour her (i.e. to shut her up because she wouldn't stop going on!!) I worked out the difference in my last 4 month's spending in UK - mainly airports/duty free and the XE.com rate she provided.

19 transactions over 4 months ? I was "ripped off" of......... 97c.

"well it all helps". AAAAARRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!

you're wrong and your friend is very much in the right here

PlaneSpeeking

mighty magpie wrote: »

you're wrong and your friend is very much in the right here

For less than a euro ????

ohnonotgmail

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

For less than a euro ????

you're wrong in the sense that you calculated the total using the xe.com rate. you never get the xe.com rate. as the site itself says :

All figures are live mid-market rates, which are not available to consumers and are for informational purposes only.

mighty magpie

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

For less than a euro ????

Always select the local currency. Read up on it. The margin on the FX rate if you select your currency will be huge. As other readers have said, you don't get xe.com.

I was stung for close to €20 on what was a €250 dinner when the waiter handling the wireless machine selected it for me. Only realised when I got home.

Next time you have the opportunity abroad at an atm, select your currency before confirming then compare it to what xe.com gives. That will prove your friend right and save you a bit when you go back and select the local currency.

Then order a revolut card.

dartboardio

Yeah, I’m not entirely sure but when I was taking out money in Denmark in DKK what I thought was and showing up as €60 was actually €100!

dieselbug

partyguinness wrote: »

I am more surprised that you needed to go to a mechanic for an indicator bulb. Please tell me you fitted it yourself. Did he charge you?

Yes I found myself out of indicator bulbs late in the afternoon and instead of making a 15 mile round trip to the factors I called to this guys garage who was a lot nearer. It was a routine service and I didn't want to return a car with a light not working.

Dan Jaman

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

you're wrong in the sense that you calculated the total using the xe.com rate. you never get the xe.com rate. as the site itself says :

Yeah, bingo on that.
I had a substantial transaction from overseas hit my bank and was keeping an eye on the rate - if the BoI had put it through when I wanted them to, I'd have saved over a hundred quid. They pocketed the extra, I assume.

dartboardio

Not the worst but getting pretty annoying
I started working in this place about 2 months ago and a guy I work with ( he’s on my team so see everyday) is a regular smoker like myself

Anyway I’ve only ever seen him with one box of cigarettes the whole time and whoever he’s sitting beside on the day he bums cigarettes off all day long, the last few days were myself, then my other friends in previous weeks, now I just came out to the smoking area to find him sitting with another group bumming theirs :V now this fella is literally getting his ten a day by moving around the cal centre!

Katgurl

Ugh ^^^

I have a scabby friend in the group who does that. I haven't smoked in over a decade so it doesn't affect me directly. The rest of the group is at the age that it's hard to keep up with who is a bone fide non smoker and who is quitting, who is vaping and occasionally smoking cigarettes, who has quit quitting etc.

I've noticed at any get together at all she never has tobacco and spends the entire day or evening smoking somebody else's. I get irritated just looking at her. I've been to parties where she has arrived with her own drink but for some reason drank mine for the evening instead. I never know how to say no because I'd always bring boooze for myself and then an extra bottle to give to the hosts or just generally share; make cocktails or pour shots for everyone. But it's so maddening when she is parked up beside me tucking into a nice gin for hours and meanwhile her beer sits in her bag to be brought home later.

Recently a friend of ours was turning 40 and her husband had set up a whatsapp group for planning. There were about 60 people on the group, she would have known maybe 20 and of those maybe 10 well. The group was to update about venue, time, a few people asked for some present suggestions etc. Ms Scabby sent a message to the entire group of people saying she wouldnt have a chance to get to the shop so could some 'nice human who vaped' please bring her along a little bit of liquid from their own stash. Not even a request that if someone was going to the shop to get her some and she would reimburse them. Nobody answered for ages then one girl, a friend of a friend said she had loads of different types so which in particular and she got a prompt response to bring a selection along. I cringed. At the actual party I saw her make a beeline for the free champers bucket and then not budge until presumably the well had run dry.