cheap people

[na§tee]

i have come to the conclusion that there is little that can rile me up as much as a cheapskate can. jesus fucking christ.

today is my last day at my current job. tomorrow i fly to australia. my colleagues who are here today went out for lunch with me to bid me adieu. i had to pay for my lunch, which is fine, but eh - i went out with the webteam yesterday and they coughed up the £8 of my share, but no biggie, i won't compare :rolleyes: - but there is this one woman who always, always, always insists on paying - TO THE PENNY - what she has eaten/drank. it was a fixed price menu, but a couple of us had wine while she had sparkling water. we split the bill equally, but she kicked up a stink that she had not had any wine. i, me, the person who is leaving, coughed up the extra £3.50 it would have cost her out of my purse and plonked it aggressively in front of her. blaaarrrgghhhh.

fucks sake. if £3.50 is so important to you don't even bother coming out for lunch. i understand if it was a random lunch with work people, sure, fine, people have budgets, i get it, but a special occasion like someone leaving, someone getting engaged, a retirement - which she has attended in the past and again always insisted on paying for only what she had consumed (no tip, either) - COME ON, WOMAN! stop being such a tight ass! don't consolidate this tight reputation scottish people have. stay at your desk and eat your fucking sandwiches if you don't have the money. jesus christ. we split the bill equally as long as no-one is taking the piss with their drinks/food and everyone is happy.

fucking pisses me off.

[mikizee]

good weather here at the moment

[Kid Presentable]

Dingo ate my baby.

[ToucanSpam]

How come you're going to Australia? Vacation? I thought it was like winter there right now.

[na§tee]

I DON'T CARE I AM ANGRY GRRR :mad:

oh really?

toucan - yes, i am going for a holidaaaaaay. it's spring atm. spring..ish. springy.

[kaiser soze]

you know what's even worse than cheap people

cheap ass people!

:mad: assholes

[RoryMC]

Is there a book on acceptable pub/club/meal etiquette? If not, I would like to have a go at writing it.

[jabumbo]

you know what's even worse than cheap people

cheap ass people!

:mad: assholes


you mean like, a $5 hooker?

[na§tee]

Is there a book on acceptable pub/club/meal etiquette? If not, I would like to have a go at writing it.
i'll co-author.

i'd also like to include a special chapter for people who stay for x rounds of drinks but when it comes to their turn they're like "oh, look at the time! i must be off!" how convenient.

[RoryMC]

Good shout.

How about:

- If you are male, following your friends into the loo.

- Putting loads of coins onto the pool table and expecting it to be your go time and time again.

- Insisting on "winner stays on" even if nobody else in the pub wants to.

- Putting Meatloaf on the jukebox, or any other crap that lasts 20 minutes.

- Running out of money, or leaving before getting your round in.

[Pres Zount]

Running out of money? What kind of inconsiderate cheap-arse-person does that?:mad:

[Adam]

I had my wallet stolen on Monday and I've been without money all week. But people have lent me money and I've bought them rounds with it and then they bought me rounds - all in all it didn't cost me a thing (y)

[MC Moot]

It's foreign to my culture...you come over to my pad comment on something you like and I'm apt to send you home with it...money,food,booze,my time...these things are meant to be expended...although this couple I hang with on occasion...they piss me off...we do big BBQ's or dinner party's and her husband is pulling shit I put in the cart out and being thrifty...that bothers me...trust me peeled La Molinasa tomatos are worth the buck more a can than the Unico whitey...as a couple they make like 40 grand a year more than I do,and I'm the one splurging on tasty drinks,shots,cigarillos,gas,etc,etc...LIVE!

[BangkokB]

I throw $ around with reckless abandon: But what chaps my ball is when restaurants decide that they will tip for me. If I see a 10% Service Charge on Any meal ticket then the $ stops there.

I tip 25% otherwise but I hate for a restaurant to decide what/that I'll tip before I have a say so in the matter.

I never tip a taxidriver. And I tip the head security guy here once a year: Christmas. And, yes, I say Christmas: Not whatever is the safeword in US of A for that particular year. And guess what: They aren't offended about me talking about Christmas. Imagine that. Then I play Loverboy:Turn Me Loose and they run faster than a hick blasting a shotgun on his porch

[mathcart]

I had my wallet stolen on Monday and I've been without money all week. But people have lent me money and I've bought them rounds with it and then they bought me rounds - all in all it didn't cost me a thing (y)

Except your wallet!
:rolleyes:

[Adam]

Except your wallet!
:rolleyes:

Well yes, that was the twist in the story.

Might sell it to Hollywood

edit: oh yeah, the further twist is having to pay people back. That might be the sequel !

[gbsuey]

BOO to cheapskates-but hang on....are you not in Scotland? I seem to recall a saying about the scottish being able to peel an orange in their pockets!! Har har. On a brighter note...have a fucking marvellous holiday :)

[Randetica]

i buy my clothes at aldi

[rirv]

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[Randetica]

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youre too fucking cheap for a lettered post

[abcdefz]

i have come to the conclusion that there is little that can rile me up as much as a cheapskate can. jesus fucking christ.

today is my last day at my current job. tomorrow i fly to australia. my colleagues who are here today went out for lunch with me to bid me adieu. i had to pay for my lunch, which is fine, but eh - i went out with the webteam yesterday and they coughed up the £8 of my share, but no biggie, i won't compare :rolleyes: - but there is this one woman who always, always, always insists on paying - TO THE PENNY - what she has eaten/drank. it was a fixed price menu, but a couple of us had wine while she had sparkling water. we split the bill equally, but she kicked up a stink that she had not had any wine. i, me, the person who is leaving, coughed up the extra £3.50 it would have cost her out of my purse and plonked it aggressively in front of her. blaaarrrgghhhh.

fucks sake. if £3.50 is so important to you don't even bother coming out for lunch. i understand if it was a random lunch with work people, sure, fine, people have budgets, i get it, but a special occasion like someone leaving, someone getting engaged, a retirement - which she has attended in the past and again always insisted on paying for only what she had consumed (no tip, either) - COME ON, WOMAN! stop being such a tight ass! don't consolidate this tight reputation scottish people have. stay at your desk and eat your fucking sandwiches if you don't have the money. jesus christ. we split the bill equally as long as no-one is taking the piss with their drinks/food and everyone is happy.

fucking pisses me off.


She should've just asked for a separate check, or just not gone, I guess. But, yeah -- kicking up a fuss about roughly $7 U.S. is an embarassment.

It's funny how often cheap people are the ones who are most solvent. Maybe that's how they got that way, but still.

I really prefer hanging with friends with the "he who has, pays" sort of mentality. Not all friends have the same economic status, but you still love them.