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Stingiest things thread(op for R&R access)

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    #4922
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,938 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    how much do they want for the cat?

    also im sure they got the cat for free like most people do.


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    #4923
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,936 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Foweva Awone wrote: »
    My family member is making them pay a sum of money for ownership of the cat. And they've agreed to pay it. I'm kinda disgusted.

    They probably think the sum of money isn't for the cat, it's so they never see them again!

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #4924
    mistersifter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭mistersifter


    That's pretty horrible about the cat.

    Would you not say something to them?


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    #4925
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    Pity these people don't meet someone even worse stinge than them that would bill for looking after the cat


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    #4926
    chewed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭chewed


    Even the cat knew how stingy they were and therefore emigrated to a new house!


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    #4927
    Gwynplaine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭Gwynplaine


    chewed wrote: »
    Even the cat knew how stingy they were and therefore emigrated to a new house!

    Reminds me of my brother who had a dog for a few months. Poor fella was always starving. He got a tiny container of the cheapest dog food every morning, and that was it. He ran away after the few months. Hope he found a good home.


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    #4928
    Count Down
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭Count Down


    chewed wrote: »
    Even the cat knew how stingy they were and therefore emigrated to a new house!

    Cats are famous for leaving their stingy owners and setting up home elsewhere. They tend to be good judgers of human nature. :)


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    #4929
    Count Down
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭Count Down


    A few years ago a friend of mine was moving house. The house she was moving to was only across the road, as it was a bigger house, but in the same estate.
    She knew the owners quite well, as they were neighbours for a good few years. Anyway, the deal was going through, but at the last minute, the day before the contracts were to be signed, the other crowd pointed out that there was €30 of heating oil in the tank, and that Anne (my friend) would have to pay them the €30. They were fairly adamant that they wanted payment and implied that they would pull out of the deal unless they were paid.
    Anne decided that for the sake of €30 she'd pay up but it left a fairly bitter taste in the mouth, as you can imagine. :(


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    #4930
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    I'd have told them to syphon it out and keep it.


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    #4931
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,753 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    chewed wrote: »
    Even the cat knew how stingy they were and therefore emigrated to a new house!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H3dCWbH5Kg


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    #4932
    Count Down
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭Count Down


    I told her at the time that she should have syphoned it out herself and given it to them in a container, but understandably she didn't. Would have been great to see their reaction if she had!


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    #4933
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,852 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    My mum told me a story at the weekend which I think fits here.
    When they bought our house, the previous owner took literally every single light fitting in the house....all of them, including lights above mirrors etc.
    That is how stingey they were.


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    #4934
    Mozzeltoff
    Registered Users Posts: 8,614 ✭✭✭Mozzeltoff


    gmisk wrote: »
    My mum told me a story at the weekend which I think fits here.
    When they bought our house, the previous owner took literally every single light fitting in the house....all of them, including lights above mirrors etc.
    That is how stingey they were.

    Same thing here when my father in law bought his house back in 1992. The previous owners took the kitchen sinks, light fittings, doors and even tried to rip up some of the floors.

    I do recall him telling me that the previous owners were a bit strange and apparently before they left they buried their car down the back...
    no one knows why..


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    #4935
    B_ecke_r
    Registered Users Posts: 491 ✭✭B_ecke_r


    know a lad who doesn't get ice in the cinema, cause apparantly ya get more in the cup


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    #4936
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    B_ecke_r wrote: »
    know a lad who doesn't get ice in the cinema, cause apparantly ya get more in the cup

    I can see his point. Plus it waters the drink down and makes it flat.


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    #4937
    B_ecke_r
    Registered Users Posts: 491 ✭✭B_ecke_r


    yeah but warm coke though


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    #4938
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭pablo128


    B_ecke_r wrote: »
    yeah but warm coke though

    In Ireland though? It's not Spain, like. It doesn't dramatically warm up in the cinema.


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    #4939
    amcalester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭amcalester


    B_ecke_r wrote: »
    yeah but warm coke though

    The machine chills the drink already, no real need for the ice.


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    #4940
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Does it not come out of the machine chilled?


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    #4941
    WHIP IT!
    Registered Users Posts: 5,881 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    NufcNavan wrote: »
    My GF and her friend were away a while ago for a spa break a few hours away from where they live. Her friend, in an attempt to show off, says she will drive her daddy's Mercedes as a "treat" for the pair of them. A bit cringey but fair enough. However, on the way there and back she stopped and asked my GF for fuel. I laughed quite a lot when I heard.

    Why would she not?

    Your girlfriend's stingy for having to be asked in the first place...


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    #4942
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    sligojoek wrote: »
    I can see his point. Plus it waters the drink down and makes it flat.

    You're concerned about watering down flavoured water?


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    #4943
    sligojoek
    Registered Users Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    That reminds me of the late Pete McCarthy. In one of his books he bought a bag of spuds in a pub in Cork. He took them back to where he was staying and boiled them. After eating them he concluded, "They must have been watered with plenty of watered down water.".


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    #4944
    sdraobs
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭sdraobs


    guy i know cleared out his car booth to save petrol. no spare tyre!!!

    Also, taking a leaf out of athletics tracks, he chooses car lane closest to the bend. As in if you notice athletics tracks, the inside lane has less distance, so runners start further back. Guy i know reckons his distances are less for getting the inside of the bend on motorways.


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    #4945
    AlphabetCards
    Registered Users Posts: 410 ✭✭AlphabetCards


    nufcnavan wrote:
    Her friend, in an attempt to show off, says she will drive her daddy's Mercedes as a "treat" for the pair of them. A bit cringey but fair enough

    I have rather shamelessly done the same. They are a great car to drive and sooo comfortable. If you enjoy driving, it's a great experience to drive a nice, smooth well-engineered car.


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    #4946
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    My wife always says that I'm tight-fisted.
    So, to prove her wrong, I brought her out yesterday for some tea and biscuits.
    It was quite exciting, as she had never given blood before.

    stolen from https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110170947&postcount=2710


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    #4947
    TK Lemon
    Registered Users Posts: 332 ✭✭TK Lemon


    My OH, Mr Lemon works in a medium-sized company with a couple of hundred other people, at breaks, one of his colleagues goes around the tables and asks people for scraps, she collects them in a Tupperware box and brings them home for her dog.

    She claims she hasn’t bought dog food in months!


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    #4948
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,936 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    TK Lemon wrote: »
    My OH, Mr Lemon works in a medium-sized company with a couple of hundred other people, at breaks, one of his colleagues goes around the tables and asks people for scraps, she collects them in a Tupperware box and brings them home for her dog. She claims she hasn’t bought dog food in months!

    Mr Orange should drop a few comments about saving stuff from the bins and doing his bit for the planet, ergo, no longer stingy :)

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #4949
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    You're concerned about watering down flavoured water?

    Why would you not be?


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    #4950
    Antares35
    Registered Users Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Antares35


    I had "friends" over from the States a while ago. They were stopping off in Ireland before travelling the rest of Europe. I thought it would be nice to allow them to stay as we've a spare room en suite. Save them on pricey hotel etc. So, that was grand. Got in a few bits and pieces to welcome them - few beers, some stuff for Irish breakfast, snacks etc. Picked them up from the airport and we planned to spend two days together. I had time off so took the opportunity to show then some nice scenic spots and traditional Irish venues for food, drink etc. Had to fill up the car. Fair few taxis around as we had drinks on both nights. Brought them back to the airport when they departed. They literally did not put their hands in their pockets once. Initially I thought it a bit odd but shrugged it off but by the end, I just couldn't believe them. No offer to even put a bit of petrol in the car. On the second night, they got home before us (there were five of us and partner and I had to wait for second taxi). When I got home, they had lashed into the wine etc. On the last night, we (4 of us including my partner) got a taxi home, and when we pulled up to the driveway I made a point of sitting after the meter was tallied and waited and waited... until it got really awkward and my partner paid. I juts couldn't believe them. On top of all that they moaned and groaned about wifi etc. and had the heating and hot water on constantly. Never again. Such stingebags. I didnt want payment from them but to not even pay their share of a taxi or meal/ drinks. I think our friendship has run it's course!


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    #4951
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    TK Lemon wrote: »
    My OH, Mr Lemon works in a medium-sized company with a couple of hundred other people, at breaks, one of his colleagues goes around the tables and asks people for scraps, she collects them in a Tupperware box and brings them home for her dog.

    She claims she hasn’t bought dog food in months!


    I would have no problem with this TBH. The food I see go to waste makes me cry so if it is being put to good use rather than going to landfill then why not.


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