John_D80 wrote: » Question for anyone working in the service industry. Do restaurants that include a service charge/gratuity in the bill really give it to the staff? I've always been very suspicious of establishments that include these charges. I'm happy to tip unless i see 'Service Charge' on my bill, and I'd hate to think of owners/management pocketing money that should be going to the staff.
One More Toy wrote: » Theres an app called Reep Rewards where you get money for taking pictures of receipts. I know a fella who will go to tesco once a day and buy several small items and pay for them individually. He also picks up any receipts that arent his either
NormalBob Ubiquitypants wrote: » This nationally known singer was sitting beside me, we werent in the same company. We demand a name!
sunnysoutheast wrote: » We occasionally go to a local pub for a few sundowners early on a Friday, we usually end up in a group chatting with the owner and a couple of his friends. They usually put a few free sausages, chips, goujons etc. on the bar for the regulars and he was saying that there are more than a few people who wait outside, sneak in with an empty glass, sit at a quiet table and then descend on the free food like wolverines the minute it's placed out. Many times they actually try to take the full baskets away with them or even try to intercept the staff bringing it out. These wouldn't be homeless or destitute people either. Most are known to the staff and are working, have their own houses etc. Just scabby.
duchalla wrote: » Reminds me of something similar that happened to me a few weeks ago in the local. I was sitting at the bar minding my own business watching some GAA match on the TV. This nationally known singer was sitting beside me, we werent in the same company. I didnt acknowledge him and he didnt acknowledge me. I had a few pints on board, wasnt drunk, but happy in my own head. From time to time, this bar would give out free plates of sambos to regulars to have a munch. Anyway, this plate of sambos landed up in front of me on the bar. feeling peckish, I took one (I took the biggest one). Your man beside me gives me a "what the fcuk?" look. Thinking nothing of it, I told him to work away pointing at the sambos, I turned back to watch the GAA match. 'Twasnt til about 5 mins later when I saw no plates of sambos being given out and your man with his arm protectively around the plate on the bar, that i realised he had ordered the sambos for himself! I was too embarassed to say anything to him at that stage, so I just left it off! I know this wasnt a stinge story per say, totally innocent on my part in fact, and I know I should have tried to explain the misunderstanding to him, but the moment was gone and I wanted to pretend it never happened!
Paddy Cow wrote: » I had to buy a new pair of trainers yesterday in Schuh. My old ones were so old and tatty that I put the new ones on and the old ones into a bag. I still had things to do in town and carrying around a bag of old shoes would be a pain in the ar$e. I didn't want to be the scummy stinge who crams their rubbish into the street bins so I had a brainwave. When I was locking my bike outside the shopping centre, I deliberately left the shoe bag on the handle bars. I went in and did my bits and was gone about half an hour. When I came back out, low and behold the bag had disappeared from my bike. The Schuh bags are quite smart, so they probably though they were in for a treat. I would love to have seen their face when they got home and pulled out my smelly, disgusting old trainers :pac: Not only did they get rid of a problem for me but they made it their own problem
Clearlier wrote: » Would I be too much of a killjoy to point out that the person who knicked your dodgy footwear probably won't be too concerned about putting them into a street bin or perhaps more likely dumping them in a gutter somewhere?** I did smile at the story though
Toots wrote: » I knew a guy who only washed his bedsheets every 6 months, but it wasn't stinginess with the washing machine, he was just a complete dirt bird. The stingy bit was when he eventually did have to get rid of the sheet (it had practically sprouted legs and walked off the bed) he never bothered getting a new one, he just slept on the mattress. It was a rented house and he was renting with a few friends on a joint lease, and because he was such a manky bastard they didn't get the deposit back when they moved out - the landlord had to replace the mattress and also had to have his room professionally cleaned to get the smell out.
catsbanter wrote: » A guy I lived with didn't change his boxers or t shirt in six months, rarely washed jeans and jumpers. Although he showered every day his room smelt like a sewer and when he sat down beside ya you could get the stench of arse from him and sometimes a pissy smell.
Rebellion wrote: » its the worst trait in a person, meanness is bloody awful, like drying tea bags and freezing bread, woeful stuff.
SureYWouldntYa wrote: » freezing bread is far from stingy how many people would be able for a loaf on their own, in the 3/4 days that the loaf lasts ? I freeze more than half the loaf, and then when I need more bread I just take it out the day before, or defrost it in the microwave/toaster if I needed a lot of bread
Dan Jaman wrote: » Well, it wasn't Garth Brooks anyway; he'd have welcomed the chance.
