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Stingiest things thread(op for R&R access)
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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
To thine own self be true
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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.0 -
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!0 -
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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
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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!0 -
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?0 -
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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:0 -
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Americans? It's gotta be!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 money0 -
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