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

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Purple Mountain

Paddy Cow wrote: »

When my sister started smoking she could buy a packet of ten plus a box of matches for a pound. I know this because she used to send me to the shop to get them for her. I was about 8 or 9 but it was grand because I just told the lady in the shop they were for my mother and no further questions were asked :pac:

The cheapest I remember cigarettes to be was 2.50 for 10 or 5pound for 20.
And you could smoke to your hearts content in am underage disco after buying them there

FanadMan

Purple Mountain wrote: »

The cheapest I remember cigarettes to be was 2.50 for 10 or 5pound for 20.
And you could smoke to your hearts content in am underage disco after buying them there

In local secondary school town there was a shop that would sell individual cigs. Don't know the price as I didn't smoke at the time, but the same shop was selling single cigs to kids 40+ years previously. There was a markup versus a 10 or 20 pack but back then, kids didn't have anywhere as much money.

Not really stinge, more a case of exploitation. Mind you, gangs of kids would come into the shop and rob them blind......sweets, crisps etc.

benjamin d

Purple Mountain wrote: »

The cheapest I remember cigarettes to be was 2.50 for 10 or 5pound for 20.
And you could smoke to your hearts content in am underage disco after buying them there

A ten box was £2 when the euro came in because they were then €2.54. I remember it clearly because it used to be easy for a few of us to chip in 50p each for a box at lunchtime and smoke our 2.5 fags each before going back to school!

ohnonotgmail

FanadMan wrote: »

In local secondary school town there was a shop that would sell individual cigs. Don't know the price as I didn't smoke at the time, but the same shop was selling single cigs to kids 40+ years previously. There was a markup versus a 10 or 20 pack but back then, kids didn't have anywhere as much money.

Not really stinge, more a case of exploitation. Mind you, gangs of kids would come into the shop and rob them blind......sweets, crisps etc.

cigarettes were 10p each in the local shop when i was a kid

pgj2015

can we stop with the how much cigarettes were when I was a kid, this could go on for pages.

Deebles McBeebles

pgj2015 wrote: »

can we stop with the how much cigarettes were when I was a kid, this could go on for pages.

Now, my story begins in 19-dickety-two. We had to say "dickety" cause the Kaiser had stolen our word "twenty". I chased that rascal to get it back, but gave up after dickety-six miles.

Anyway, I remember when they were very cheap and this was all fields.

SusieBlue

Not personal experience but I watched a show called "Extreme Cheapskates" last night & I'm still not the better for it.

Highlights include a woman who fed her children cat food sandwiches every day (cat food is similar to tinned tuna apparently, for 30c cheaper), and a man who puts his clothes in the freezer for a few hours rather than washing them, because its cheaper than running a washing machine.

There was also a couple who shared a toothbrush, tooth floss and had joint showers to save money

Princess Calla

SusieBlue wrote: »

Not personal experience but I watched a show called "Extreme Cheapskates" last night & I'm still not the better for it.

Highlights include a woman who fed her children cat food sandwiches every day (cat food is similar to tinned tuna apparently, for 30c cheaper), and a man who puts his clothes in the freezer for a few hours rather than washing them, because its cheaper than running a washing machine.

There was also a couple who shared a toothbrush, tooth floss and had joint showers to save money

I'm not the better for reading that!!!

Cat food sandwiches, jesus!

ohnonotgmail

SusieBlue wrote: »

Not personal experience but I watched a show called "Extreme Cheapskates" last night & I'm still not the better for it.

Highlights include a woman who fed her children cat food sandwiches every day (cat food is similar to tinned tuna apparently, for 30c cheaper), and a man who puts his clothes in the freezer for a few hours rather than washing them, because its cheaper than running a washing machine.

There was also a couple who shared a toothbrush, tooth floss and had joint showers to save money

I was gagging until i got to the bit about joint showers. I see no reason why anybody would object to that*. the cost saving is just a bonus.

*They can get the bit in the middle of your back that is impossible to reach otherwise. what did you think i meant?

Bigbagofcans

SusieBlue wrote: »

There was also a couple who shared a toothbrush, tooth floss and had joint showers to save money

Whatever about sharing a toothbrush and having joint showers, but did one use the same dental floss after the other was finished with it? If so, that's nasty!

SusieBlue

Princess Calla wrote: »

I'm not the better for reading that!!!

Cat food sandwiches, jesus!

I actually just found a link of the "best bits" of the series, both cat food lady & the gross couple are featured. She also feeds the sandwiches to her husband, but didnt tell him it was cat food

Watch at your own peril :pac:

partyguinness

It's bad enough what they put into human food. God only knows what goes into animal food.

Why is he putting unopened tinned food in the fridge...

SusieBlue

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

Whatever about sharing a toothbrush and having joint showers, but did one use the same dental floss after the other was finished with it? If so, that's nasty!

Yeah they did, they also shared (used) cotton buds and reused mouthwash. So gross :eek:

partyguinness

Sharing floss is counter productive- it is just putting more bacteria and food bits in your mouth.

Princess Calla

SusieBlue wrote: »

Yeah they did, they also shared (used) cotton buds and reused mouthwash. So gross :eek:

Stop!!! Please stop!

Oh there's absolutely no way I'm watching that video

ILikeBoats

Saving 15c by using mouthwash twice. What is wrong with people

The_Conductor

Why did I watch that video?

partyguinness

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Saving 15c by using mouthwash twice. What is wrong with people

Christ...I didn't even get to that bit.

gmisk

SusieBlue wrote: »

Not personal experience but I watched a show called "Extreme Cheapskates" last night & I'm still not the better for it.

Highlights include a woman who fed her children cat food sandwiches every day (cat food is similar to tinned tuna apparently, for 30c cheaper), and a man who puts his clothes in the freezer for a few hours rather than washing them, because its cheaper than running a washing machine.

There was also a couple who shared a toothbrush, tooth floss and had joint showers to save money

Americans? It's gotta be!

voldejoie

Had to turn it off when they were sharing tooth floss, my stomach started doing flip flops

I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I can't help but think people who are that cheap must have some sort of untreated mental illness.

Foweva Awone

I can't see how sharing a toothbrush would even save money. Surely it wears out twice as fast, so you'd need to replace it twice as often than if only one person was using it?

loyatemu

the thing about freezing your clothes, it's apparently recommended for high-end jeans as washing them damages the fabric.

bonzodog2

loyatemu wrote: »

the thing about freezing your clothes, it's apparently recommended for high-end jeans as washing them damages the fabric.

But how does it get them clean?

the beer revolu

bonzodog2 wrote: »

But how does it get them clean?

Kills the bacteria

KevRossi

So every year between Christmas and New Years I do a bit of a road trip and visit a few cousins, aunts, uncles etc, on one day. This involves an early start and a late return to Dublin as I visit 3 houses in 3 different counties on the one day, sometimes vising people I haven't seen for 12 months.

There's a few kids of cousins and 2nd cousins in each house or living close to each one, some of them I don't know their ages/names etc. so to keep it simple they all get a selection box - 14 in total. Each house gets a 1L bottle of Powers for the adults. Thing with the selection box is that I don't buy them until the 26th or 27th of December as they are usually half price or just going for €1.

A work colleague called me stingy, I call it thrift.

Paddy Cow

KevRossi wrote: »

So every year between Christmas and New Years I do a bit of a road trip and visit a few cousins, aunts, uncles etc, on one day. This involves an early start and a late return to Dublin as I visit 3 houses in 3 different counties on the one day, sometimes vising people I haven't seen for 12 months.

There's a few kids of cousins and 2nd cousins in each house or living close to each one, some of them I don't know their ages/names etc. so to keep it simple they all get a selection box - 14 in total. Each house gets a 1L bottle of Powers for the adults. Thing with the selection box is that I don't buy them until the 26th or 27th of December as they are usually half price or just going for €1.

A work colleague called me stingy, I call it thrift.

Your colleague is an idiot. You would only be stingy if you planned your trip after Christmas to get cheaper selection boxes but clearly, that's not the case.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

SusieBlue wrote: »

Not personal experience but I watched a show called "Extreme Cheapskates" last night & I'm still not the better for it.

Highlights include a woman who fed her children cat food sandwiches every day (cat food is similar to tinned tuna apparently, for 30c cheaper), and a man who puts his clothes in the freezer for a few hours rather than washing them, because its cheaper than running a washing machine.

There was also a couple who shared a toothbrush, tooth floss and had joint showers to save money

Honestly, Susie, they sound more like they’re not quite right in the head than stingy. :eek:

the beer revolu wrote: »

Kills the bacteria

That won’t take care of the smell of the bacteria that has already grown before killing. And some bacteria won’t be killed in the freezer.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

KevRossi wrote: »

So every year between Christmas and New Years I do a bit of a road trip and visit a few cousins, aunts, uncles etc, on one day. This involves an early start and a late return to Dublin as I visit 3 houses in 3 different counties on the one day, sometimes vising people I haven't seen for 12 months.

There's a few kids of cousins and 2nd cousins in each house or living close to each one, some of them I don't know their ages/names etc. so to keep it simple they all get a selection box - 14 in total. Each house gets a 1L bottle of Powers for the adults. Thing with the selection box is that I don't buy them until the 26th or 27th of December as they are usually half price or just going for €1.

A work colleague called me stingy, I call it thrift.

Not stingy. If you know you’re going to see them after Christmas, why not save a few bob at an expensive time? And the gifts are perfectly generous.

4Ad

KevRossi wrote: »

So every year between Christmas and New Years I do a bit of a road trip and visit a few cousins, aunts, uncles etc, on one day. This involves an early start and a late return to Dublin as I visit 3 houses in 3 different counties on the one day, sometimes vising people I haven't seen for 12 months.

There's a few kids of cousins and 2nd cousins in each house or living close to each one, some of them I don't know their ages/names etc. so to keep it simple they all get a selection box - 14 in total. Each house gets a 1L bottle of Powers for the adults. Thing with the selection box is that I don't buy them until the 26th or 27th of December as they are usually half price or just going for €1.

A work colleague called me stingy, I call it thrift.

It's called being clever..
My Da wont let me buy him a present before Christmas, bought him a large saucepan for the bacon and cabbage today, a few euros off. He's delighted, cabbage chopped and in it already !

Princess Calla

KevRossi wrote: »

So every year between Christmas and New Years I do a bit of a road trip and visit a few cousins, aunts, uncles etc, on one day. This involves an early start and a late return to Dublin as I visit 3 houses in 3 different counties on the one day, sometimes vising people I haven't seen for 12 months.

There's a few kids of cousins and 2nd cousins in each house or living close to each one, some of them I don't know their ages/names etc. so to keep it simple they all get a selection box - 14 in total. Each house gets a 1L bottle of Powers for the adults. Thing with the selection box is that I don't buy them until the 26th or 27th of December as they are usually half price or just going for €1.

A work colleague called me stingy, I call it thrift.

I live a fair drive away from my siblings.... If I knew I definitely wasn't seeing them on the day I wait for the sales....the budget stays the same but they get bigger/ nicer presents.

I think your work colleague is just jealous they have to pay full price.