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Stingiest thing you've seen stingy people do

IvaBigWun · 2009-01-05 20:15:49

I hate mean people. The really, really mean kind who always missed their round even before the R word was mentioned. The kind who always sit on their hands when the charity box went around the office. My favourite was a friend of a friends Dad who had two TVs on top of each other. Because one had no sound and the other had…

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#9422 05-12-2013 1:12pm
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billie1b wrote: »

Lads ye wouldn't believe how bad this woman is, the whole family despise her, there was war over the scratch card fiasco.

You aren't making up the story by any chance If it's true I would blame your man for giving it back to her. Did he scratch it in front of her the minute she gave it to him?

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#9423 05-12-2013 1:21pm
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Sam Kade wrote: »

You aren't making up the story by any chance If it's true I would blame your man for giving it back to her. Did he scratch it in front of her the minute she gave it to him?

No I'm not making it up, he scratched it there and then, it was a get together in the house for his Birthday. This woman is not only stingy, shes a weirdo, she doesn't like ginger people, I'm ginger and 2 of my 4 kids are ginger also, she won't associate with us or talk to us because we are bad luck in the family, i'm only related to this woman through my wife so couldn't care less but when a 7 and 4 year old are asking why that Aunt doesn't like them its a bit poxy to be honest

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#9424 05-12-2013 1:32pm
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billie1b wrote: »

No I'm not making it up, he scratched it there and then, it was a get together in the house for his Birthday. This woman is not only stingy, shes a weirdo, she doesn't like ginger people, I'm ginger and 2 of my 4 kids are ginger also, she won't associate with us or talk to us because we are bad luck in the family, i'm only related to this woman through my wife so couldn't care less but when a 7 and 4 year old are asking why that Aunt doesn't like them its a bit poxy to be honest

Why invite her then? I'm not having a dig at you btw, just if I had a "relative" who acted with complete and utter ****ness towards myself and other family members then there is no way in hell she would be allowed in my ass.
That scratch-card fiasco, I'd have fcuked her out of it and tossed her out the door.

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#9425 05-12-2013 1:51pm
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Ye should definintely have told her to fook off, and that if she went to the Gardai there was a roomful of witnesses that would contradict her story.

On the other hand, if it costs that to never see the bitch again it could be considered money well spent.

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#9426 05-12-2013 1:58pm
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What would she do if he won the Lotto with a present of a ticket ? lol

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#9427 05-12-2013 3:10pm
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bear1 wrote: »

Why invite her then? I'm not having a dig at you btw, just if I had a "relative" who acted with complete and utter ****ness towards myself and other family members then there is no way in hell she would be allowed in my ass.
That scratch-card fiasco, I'd have fcuked her out of it and tossed her out the door.

Wait, what?

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#9428 05-12-2013 3:15pm
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Billy86 wrote: »

Wait, what?

Haha epic writing fail :pac:
I meant in my HOUSE. Fecking hell

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#9429 05-12-2013 6:19pm
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bear1 wrote: »

Haha epic writing fail :pac:

Writing fail or Freudian slip?

You decide.

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#9430 05-12-2013 7:05pm
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Frank Black wrote: »

Writing fail or Freudian slip?

You decide.

Suppose it depends how out of my mind on vodka I am
May as well end those nights on a bang you know

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#9431 06-12-2013 2:54am
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Have had a good few stingy "friends"

One girl used to borrow money off me and then subtract the cost of anything she spent in relation to me from the cost of the loan. She owed me 20e once and paid me back one after a dinner I'd cooked for her. She brought a bottle of wine to the dinner for us to share and subsequently subtracted the 6e cost from the 20e debt.

She also wanted me to drink with her on my birthday and had bought a bottle as a present but then asked to borrow the money for her drink haha.

Another lad was doing a course in my town and my housemates and I were letting him stay in the house 5 or 6 days a week (He was there more than most of us) he never chipped in for food, helped tidy, ate anything we cooked but refused to share anything he bought to the point where if he had a slice of pizza left over he'd save it for the next day.

An ex of mine told me he was taking me out for dinner and paying for me and so on. When the bill came he paid for me... but I had to pay his share.

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#9432 06-12-2013 4:05am
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Dtp1979 wrote: »

Putting the remaining boiling hot water into a thermos. Lol are you taking the piss??

Someone once rang into Gerry Ryan with this tip to save electricity.

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#9433 06-12-2013 4:48am
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Ffs I just discovered this thread for the first time. All 236 pages of it. Just read the first 3 pages, took me over half an hour. This might take some time!

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#9434 07-12-2013 12:51am
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PopRocks wrote: »

Have had a good few stingy "friends"

One girl used to borrow money off me and then subtract the cost of anything she spent in relation to me from the cost of the loan. She owed me 20e once and paid me back one after a dinner I'd cooked for her. She brought a bottle of wine to the dinner for us to share and subsequently subtracted the 6e cost from the 20e debt.

She also wanted me to drink with her on my birthday and had bought a bottle as a present but then asked to borrow the money for her drink haha.

Another lad was doing a course in my town and my housemates and I were letting him stay in the house 5 or 6 days a week (He was there more than most of us) he never chipped in for food, helped tidy, ate anything we cooked but refused to share anything he bought to the point where if he had a slice of pizza left over he'd save it for the next day.

An ex of mine told me he was taking me out for dinner and paying for me and so on. When the bill came he paid for me... but I had to pay his share.

Why the fawwwk do people put up with this, especially in the house you're living in????!!!!!!
How long did this carry on? Don't say a whole academic year...

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#9435 07-12-2013 4:40am
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Nope, he moved on to another friends place and then another and then another...
It didn't just stop with him either, when he eventually got a girlfriend (a while after he'd vacated our house) he brought the girlfriend on the "sleepovers" too and would have sex with her in the hosts living room/guest room or wherever he was sleeping.

I'd like to say I learned from it all but as my mammy says, I'm a sucker for lost causes!

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#9436 07-12-2013 4:50am
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Worked in a carvery restaurant years ago, seen the head chef actually climb inside of a huge rubbish compactor because he spotted someone had thrown a GOOD teaspoon in, also on another occasion seen him go in after 2 little pads of butter you get with your toast that hadn't been used

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#9437 07-12-2013 7:44pm
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moralproduction wrote: »

Worked in a carvery restaurant years ago, seen the head chef actually climb inside of a huge rubbish compactor because he spotted someone had thrown a GOOD teaspoon in, also on another occasion seen him go in after 2 little pads of butter you get with your toast that hadn't been used

You mean after seen the rubbish compacter incident you went back?:eek:

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#9438 24-12-2013 4:39pm
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My sister has posted about our brother in this thread before...

So today Christmas Eve, myself and himself decide to go do a bit of last min Christmas shopping. Normally i just drive cos he's like driving miss daisy to save fuel...
I asked him to take a small detour so i could get some hot food in this petrol station that does nice food..
He b*tched and moaned the whole way there about the wear and tear on his clutch...

He'd do all his Christmas shopping in Dealz if he could...1.49 presents:)

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#9439 24-12-2013 4:45pm
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Lets hear about all those dreadfully mean presents (from people who we know have decent incomes) posted here in the next few days.

There's bound to be some gems

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#9440 24-12-2013 4:49pm
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My father got one toasted ham and cheese in mcdonalds and cut it in three for my little brothers

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#9441 24-12-2013 6:48pm
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EDDIE WATERS wrote: »

My father got one toasted ham and cheese in mcdonalds and cut it in three for my little brothers

Jaysus...

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#9442 24-12-2013 9:05pm
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EDDIE WATERS wrote: »

My father got one toasted ham and cheese in mcdonalds and cut it in three for my little brothers

He must be a teacher....

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#9443 24-12-2013 9:16pm
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EDDIE WATERS wrote: »

My father got one toasted ham and cheese in mcdonalds and cut it in three for my little brothers

A toasted ham and cheese what

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#9444 24-12-2013 9:23pm
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IvaBigWun wrote: »

Lets hear about all those dreadfully mean presents (from people who we know have decent incomes) posted here in the next few days.

There's bound to be some gems

My sister in law has form in this department. I'll fill yez in tomorrow

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#9445 24-12-2013 10:59pm
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Ham and cheese toastie, their not great

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#9446 24-12-2013 11:50pm
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Lad I know used to buy the latest albums on tape cassette back in the day. Would coy it onto a blank tape and then bring it back to get his money back the next day.

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#9447 24-12-2013 11:58pm
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Cassette tape was a brilliant format in fairness

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#9448 25-12-2013 1:45am
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tronman wrote: »

Lad I know used to buy the latest albums on tape cassette back in the day. Would coy it onto a blank tape and then bring it back to get his money back the next day.

I know a guy who, back in school like 10-15 years ago would copy CD albums and PC games and bring them back. He used to call it burn and return.

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#9449 25-12-2013 3:05am
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IvaBigWun wrote: »

Lets hear about all those dreadfully mean presents (from people who we know have decent incomes) posted here in the next few days.

http://i.imgur.com/r3GBOCt.jpg

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#9450 25-12-2013 3:52am
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My brother re-used last year's Xmas wrapping paper this year.

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#9451 25-12-2013 3:57am
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Some of the people in the bargain alerts forum are hilarious.

Buy a paper for 2.35, cut out a coupon and get 2.65 off your shopping.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87319807

Starting new threads about saving 30 cent on 2 litres of milk.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=88017598

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