Things people go out of their way not to pay for

howardmarks · 26-08-2020 08:00AM #1

This might be a short list but with Bank of Ireland raising fees and removing the option for free banking people seem to be dropping their sh*t cause 'banking should be free'.
Ryanair paying for seats is another. Pay 10€ for a flight to Europe but won't pay a few euro to sit beside your family, kid, spouse and then wander up and down the plane the whole flight.
Anything else to add to this?

passremarkable · 26-08-2020 08:05AM

Parking

Gregor Samsa · 26-08-2020 08:05AM

Domestic water.

Surreptitious · 26-08-2020 08:10AM

Sex.

26-08-2020 08:15AM

howardmarks wrote: »

This might be a short list but with Bank of Ireland raising fees and removing the option for free banking people seem to be dropping their sh*t cause 'banking should be free'.
Ryanair paying for seats is another. Pay 10€ for a flight to Europe but won't pay a few euro to sit beside your family, kid, spouse and then wander up and down the plane the whole flight.
Anything else to add to this?

I had a junkie tell me my seat 'was being held' for his girlfriend who was a nervous flyer when sitting alone. We argued, I told him he could ask the people she was sitting beside to swap but I paid for the window seat and she could have too.

After take off it transpired that her entire family were on the plane and all pulled this ****.

26-08-2020 08:17AM

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

I had a junkie tell me my seat 'was being held' for his girlfriend who was a nervous flyer when sitting alone. We argued, I told him he could ask the people she was sitting beside to swap but I paid for the window seat and she could have too.

After take off it transpired that her entire family were on the plane and all pulled this ****.

You don't come off nearly as well as you think you do in that story.

26-08-2020 08:19AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You don't come off nearly as well as you think you do in that story.

Because I didn't give in to a bull**** story by a cheap ass who was spending his summer in Spain on your money? Oh no!

whisky_galore · 26-08-2020 08:25AM

howardmarks wrote: »

Ryanair paying for seats is another. Pay 10€ for a flight to Europe but won't pay a few euro to sit beside your family, kid, spouse and then wander up and down the plane the whole flight.
Anything else to add to this?

Live with these people 24/7, but can't bear being separated for 1.5 or 2 hours esp when they have their heads stuck in a tablet or a book anyway....

Surreptitious · 26-08-2020 08:27AM

Tipping delivery drivers and waiting staff. (It's not America)

JohnnyFlash · 26-08-2020 08:29AM

Journalism and public service broadcasting. Then complain about clickbait, press releases being quickly rewritten as articles, outrage culture, influencers, and their voice not being heard.

Wanderer78 · 26-08-2020 08:29AM

howardmarks wrote:

This might be a short list but with Bank of Ireland raising fees and removing the option for free banking people seem to be dropping their sh*t cause 'banking should be free'. Ryanair paying for seats is another. Pay 10â‚¬ for a flight to Europe but won't pay a few euro to sit beside your family, kid, spouse and then wander up and down the plane the whole flight. Anything else to add to this?

Large corporations make an astonishing level of wealth off the backs of ordinary working folks, particularly when they're bailed out, I see virgin are currently getting a cool billion from the British tax payer, you d feel sorry for them!

26-08-2020 09:04AM

People don't want to pay for anything they need. It seems to me like people think they're entitled to everything they need and that their own money should be reserved for holidays and luxuries.

Back when I worked in retail, people were forever complaining about the prices of things with a cry of "but I need it".

Even transport - "I didn't buy a ticket because I would have missed my train". Oh right, your train is so important you need to be let off paying, but not so important that you could show up on time.

Passports, driver's licences, wifi, even smokes. The list is endless, no one wants to pay for anything, regardless of how much money they have.

the purple tin · 26-08-2020 09:05AM

howardmarks wrote: »

This might be a short list but with Bank of Ireland raising fees and removing the option for free banking people seem to be dropping their sh*t cause 'banking should be free'.
Ryanair paying for seats is another. Pay 10€ for a flight to Europe but won't pay a few euro to sit beside your family, kid, spouse and then wander up and down the plane the whole flight.
Anything else to add to this?

Why shouldn't banking be free?
If you deposit 100 in the bank they can then lend out 1000 based on your money and charge interest on those loans.

The banks are already making enough money from us without banking fees.

Yyhhuuu · 26-08-2020 09:10AM

true-or-false wrote: »

People don't want to pay for anything they need. It seems to me like people think they're entitled to everything they need and that their own money should be reserved for holidays and luxuries.

Back when I worked in retail, people were forever complaining about the prices of things with a cry of "but I need it".

Even transport - "I didn't buy a ticket because I would have missed my train". Oh right, your train is so important you need to be let off paying, but not so important that you could show up on time.

Passports, driver's licences, wifi, even smokes. The list is endless, no one wants to pay for anything, regardless of how much money they have.

Perhaps they dont want to pay bank fees because they're free elsewhere in other Irish banks who gouge their customers with high lending rates relative to EU. perhaps it's that their nearest neighbour the UK doesnt charge for same service or that Ireland is a rip off in general.Just a thought..

Greta_Funberg · 26-08-2020 09:14AM

"Social smokers" and fags. I get it, you don't want to get in the habit but ffs split a box or something. They don't grow on trees...

26-08-2020 09:15AM

the purple tin wrote: »

Why shouldn't banking be free?
If you deposit 100 in the bank they can then lend out 1000 based on your money and charge interest on those loans.

The banks are already making enough money from us without banking fees.

Firstly, that's reductive to the point of inaccuracy.

Secondly, the keyword there is 'deposit'. Most deposit accounts have no fees.

The bank can't rely on funds lodged in your current account to match against long term loans. Plus, in a current account they're not simply holding onto it for you. They're facilitating transactions, your debit cards, direct debits and standing orders, providing you with internet banking etc.

Wanderer78 · 26-08-2020 09:18AM

true-or-false wrote: »

Firstly, that's reductive to the point of inaccuracy.

Secondly, the keyword there is 'deposit'. Most deposit accounts have no fees.

The bank can't rely on funds lodged in your current account to match against long term loans. Plus, in a current account they're not simply holding onto it for you. They're facilitating transactions, your debit cards, direct debits and standing orders, providing you with internet banking etc.

i wouldnt be worrying too much about banks, they can do whatever they like, since we handed them the ability to create as much money as they want, pretty much so, and then they get the opportunity to sell us this money!

JasonStatham · 26-08-2020 09:28AM

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

I had a junkie tell me my seat 'was being held' for his girlfriend who was a nervous flyer when sitting alone. We argued, I told him he could ask the people she was sitting beside to swap but I paid for the window seat and she could have too.

After take off it transpired that her entire family were on the plane and all pulled this ****.

Yeah Ryanair is literally a Dublin Bus with wings. I wouldn't be seen dead on it. Always fly Aer Lingus.

Wanderer78 · 26-08-2020 09:29AM

JasonStatham wrote: »

Yeah Ryanair is literally a Dublin Bus with wings. I wouldn't be seen dead on it. Always fly Aer Lingus.

they have given many the opportunity to travel though

Yyhhuuu · 26-08-2020 09:37AM

JasonStatham wrote: »

Yeah Ryanair is literally a Dublin Bus with wings. I wouldn't be seen dead on it. Always fly Aer Lingus.

What's the difference?

2lazytogetup · 26-08-2020 09:40AM

recall being in the city of london and they were handing out free sandwiches but you had to queue as you needed to sign up to something. lots of rich bankers (going by their expensive clothes and age) happy to wait 30min for a free sandwich.

as i write this ive just realised that at lunchtime in city of london you have to queue for a sandwich anyway.

2lazytogetup · 26-08-2020 09:41AM

people dont pay for the luas. costs about 3euro on average. and the stress of having to keep an eye on inspectors, not worth it.

26-08-2020 09:44AM

JasonStatham wrote: »

Yeah Ryanair is literally a Dublin Bus with wings. I wouldn't be seen dead on it. Always fly Aer Lingus.

You're worried about being seen on an airplane by someone else who chose to fly on said airplane? Why do you care what the plebs think of you?

Tazio · 26-08-2020 10:00AM

JasonStatham wrote: »

Yeah Ryanair is literally a Dublin Bus with wings. I wouldn't be seen dead on it. Always fly Aer Lingus.

Aer Lingus = AirBus
Ryanair = Boeing

sorry - I just found this kinda funny.

TBH I've never been able to book a Ryanair flight for a family holiday and see a huge saving for the dates we wanted so always just went with Aer Lingus too

Gregor Samsa · 26-08-2020 10:07AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Large corporations make an astonishing level of wealth off the backs of ordinary working folks, particularly when they're bailed out, I see virgin are currently getting a cool billion from the British tax payer, you d feel sorry for them!

Eh, it's not the British taxpayer bailing them out, it's private investment.

Troubled airline Virgin Atlantic has finalised a rescue deal worth £1.2bn that should protect thousands of jobs.

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group will inject £200m, with additional funds provided by investors and creditors.

The billionaire Virgin boss had a request for government money rejected, leaving the airline in a race against time to secure new investment.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53406604

munsterdevil · 26-08-2020 10:10AM

TV License, it's a mnority, but sizable minority

Mad_maxx · 26-08-2020 10:17AM

JasonStatham wrote: »

Yeah Ryanair is literally a Dublin Bus with wings. I wouldn't be seen dead on it. Always fly Aer Lingus.

im tall so always pay extra for added legroom seats on Ryanair , once i have that done , i find their service perfectly fine , if i want a snack , il buy one , they are fine as well

Vita nova · 26-08-2020 10:18AM

Paying delivery charges for online shopping. We add more items to our shopping lists just to reach the minimum amount for free shipping.
We use Parcel Motel or AddressPal to get a UK address, so that we can get free shipping on items shipped to a UK address, although in this case we pay an intermediary but there's usually a saving and it doesn't feel as direct.

Wanderer78 · 26-08-2020 10:20AM

Vita nova wrote: »

Paying delivery charges for online shopping. We add more items to our shopping lists just to reach the minimum amount for free shipping.
We use Parcel Motel or AddressPal to get a UK address, so that we can get free shipping on items shipped to a UK address, although in this case we pay an intermediary but there's usually a saving and it doesn't feel as direct.

free delivery doesnt exist

Hodors Appletart · 26-08-2020 10:22AM

Sport TV subs

I don't pay for one myself, but watch every game

daheff · 26-08-2020 10:23AM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Domestic water.

Yeah but we do pay for it under a 90s motor tax act (bizarrely).

Things people go out of their way not to pay for

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