Stingiest things thread(op for R&R access)

Graces7

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

I had a giggle fit about this for some reason. I imagined some sort of twisted Pixar movie where some witch abducts cats and the next thing they know they're waking up surrounded by their friends but their nuts are missing!

"Do NOT go near that lady!"



Since it's the thread for it, if you want to control the cat population, be stingy with them! Cats will have more kittens if food is plentiful. If you stop feeding the feckers some will move on and the ones left might actually catch some pests.

An no. Food does not increase birth rate. And my lot, very well fed , are keen hunters.
Only way it what this lady and others are doing; trap, neuter, release,

See this lady

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/the-cat-woman-of-cape-clear-comes-home-223046.html

Stingy with food?

Purple Mountain

fussyonion wrote: »

Is that you Rosemary MacCabe?

Who???

by8auj6csd3ioq

I know someone who would go to the chemist and take a spray of aftershave from tester before going wherever he was to socialise

Gleefulprinter

7 euro for the toasted cheese sandwich.

Dan Jaman

Gleefulprinter wrote: »

7 euro for the toasted cheese sandwich.

Stinge away!
And who'd blame you.

sabat

Defunkd wrote: »

Woman i know, managerial job, top brand clothing and accessories, drives only mercedes with the last +10 years (for the status), drives up to the nearest McDonalds carpark for the free wifi to download her music, movies and books. Won't even buy anything from maccy d's...just sits there in her new merc, downloading. Claims she couldn't justify buying wifi because she is at work too much.

Get on a half-empty Dublin bus after 9pm and you can get the torrents pumping at 1.5 mb/s-nice to have the 1080p TV rips ready to go when you get home. I also once downloaded a full set of Van Der Graaf Generator sacd's (25gb) when I was having dinner in a restaurant with uncapped bandwidth on their WiFi. I don't even like the band-but hey, it's free.

PandaPoo

Bo Refined Snakebite wrote: »

I know someone who would go to the chemist and take a spray of aftershave from tester before going wherever he was to socialise

I worked in boots and it was very common! People coming in done up to the nines, straight to the perfume section and spraying themselves all over and walking out the door again!

The make up was the worst. We had no problem giving out a small sample of different foundations in a little pots , just a squirt or 2. But quite a few would grab 5 or 6 pots from the till and fill them to the brim with different ones.

Tell me how

sabat wrote:

Get on a half-empty Dublin bus after 9pm and you can get the torrents pumping at 1.5 mb/s-nice to have the 1080p TV rips ready to go when you get home. I also once downloaded a full set of Van Der Graaf Generator sacd's (25gb) when I was having dinner in a restaurant with uncapped bandwidth on their WiFi. I don't even like the band-but hey, it's free.

This is why we can't usually have nice things. Because someone will take it too far and eventually the service will be throttled back massively or removed entirely.

Then people will be complaining that it's poor quality.

razorblunt

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Who???

Look, just leave it at that.
Do not google her and whatever you do, DO NOT go near her twitter.

thesandeman

razorblunt wrote: »

Look, just leave it at that.
Do not google her and whatever you do, DO NOT go near her twitter.

Holy God!!!
I couldn't resist.

LLewellen Farquarson

thesandeman wrote: »

Holy God!!!
I couldn't resist.

Sheet, I couldn't resist either . Why did my brain do that to me?
I ran at "In praise of blackhead squeezing videos (And my favourites)."
I think I've killed a few brain cells (or was it suicide on their part)

4Ad

Bo Refined Snakebite wrote: »

I know someone who would go to the chemist and take a spray of aftershave from tester before going wherever he was to socialise

I smell like a pimp before I get on an airplane with all the sprays/ samples I try before flying...
Is that stingy ?

j8wk2feszrnpao

On the sweet boxes for charity, had two bad experiences of them, both on the collectors side. No transparency whatsoever
I never contribute to them myself, too many of these 'charities' benefit themselves than those who they claim to support.

Tell me how wrote: »

And to the 40% of people reading this who don't contribute to the maintenance of your area where there are similar collections, F you all very much.

Sorry, but you may be the stinge.
I lived at the top of an estate once (rented with another friend). Person came around looking for contribution to the grass area at the rear of the estate (which we couldn't see from our house, nor ever went to). Said no. But she said it was for the kids (her kids) to play in. Still said no.
If you, and others, want it cut and maintained; then go about your day and do it. Don't sponge off others; f you very much. Of course, if you don't pay, and use the facilities (or your kids do), then you are being somewhat stingy.
I now have kids, live beside the grass area, and do contribute. I just don't demand that others do.



My friend (with older kids) had a visit from his sister recently (who has younger kids). He had some old toys in the attic, so she picked a few for her kids. He was in the local St VDP shop a week afterwards, and saw most of those toys there. Asked the person at the till about then, who proceeded to laud his sister for donating them! No financial gain, just wanted the prestige it seems

Graces7

munstermagic11 wrote: »

On the sweet boxes for charity, had two bad experiences of them, both on the collectors side. No transparency whatsoever
I never contribute to them myself, too many of these 'charities' benefit



My friend (with older kids) had a visit from his sister recently (who has younger kids). He had some old toys in the attic, so she picked a few for her kids. He was in the local St VDP shop a week afterwards, and saw most of those toys there. Asked the person at the till about then, who proceeded to laud his sister for donating them! No financial gain, just wanted the prestige it seems

Hmmmm; may be innocent enough.Maybe her kids did not like them and she did not want to embarrass her brother,or having them clutter her house

lunamoon

I don't know if this is stingey as such. I was getting a coffee yesterday and a homeless guy walked in and asked for one for free. They said no - fair enough. I was walking out at the same time and I felt sorry for him and gave him a fiver. He said 'thank you miss, but can you buy me a coffee as well?' Shocked I pointed to the fiver and said to use that. He said he was keeping that for something else. I started walking away and he was kind of begging and pleading with me to buy him a coffee as well. Was so tempted to take the fiver back.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Graces7 wrote: »

Hmmmm; may be innocent enough.Maybe her kids did not like them and she did not want to embarrass her brother,or having them clutter her house

She hand picked them from the attic; and could have easily returned them if not wanted. More embarrassing to donate them to the local shop where he'd see them.

PictureFrame

I wanted to put this here to check if i'm being stingy.

So myself and my fiance are getting married in just over a year- we've moved into a new house recently and have all the necessities we need in terms of housewares, furnishings etc.

Is it pure stinginess for us to ask for a gift of cash instead? I don't even know if it would be necessary to specify as most people give cash anyway, but it's something that I feel fairly conflicted by, as I really don't wanna come across as pure stingy.

LirW

PictureFrame wrote: »

Is it pure stinginess for us to ask for a gift of cash instead? I don't even know if it would be necessary to specify as most people give cash anyway, but it's something that I feel fairly conflicted by, as I really don't wanna come across as pure stingy.

A lot of people see it as poor form to put it on the invitation, but if they ask you what to give, telling them is just fine.
Most people give cash anyway because they know people often have their houseware stuff together.

PictureFrame

LirW wrote: »

A lot of people see it as poor form to put it on the invitation, but if they ask you what to give, telling them is just fine.
Most people give cash anyway because they know people often have their houseware stuff together.

This is the thing, even typing it out here I was CRINGING at the thought of peoples reactions so I know for sure I wouldn't ever put it on our wedding invite.

Boards saves the day again!

rushfan

PictureFrame wrote:

Is it pure stinginess for us to ask for a gift of cash instead? I don't even know if it would be necessary to specify as most people give cash anyway, but it's something that I feel fairly conflicted by, as I really don't wanna come across as pure stingy.

In all honesty, better to do this instead of leaving it up to the individual. Unless you want to end up with 6 kettles and 7 toasters!!🀣

Kolido

I know 99% of guests give a present but writing it on the invite is like making it compulsory. It shouldnt be compulsory though, just expected.
Now, if a guest didnt give a present I would say thats stingy.

PictureFrame

Kolido wrote: »

I know 99% of guests give a present but writing it on the invite is like making it compulsory. It shouldnt be compulsory though, just expected.
Now, if a guest didnt give a present I would say thats stingy.

I agree, and it's honestly not even from a financial viewpoint, that's not why we're getting married. I just don't want people to waste their money on stuff we're never gonna use, i'd rather nothing than a pile of 32 kettles sitting around the house haha

Neyite

PictureFrame wrote: »

Is it pure stinginess for us to ask for a gift of cash instead? I don't even know if it would be necessary to specify as most people give cash anyway, but it's something that I feel fairly conflicted by, as I really don't wanna come across as pure stingy.

Putting it in the invite is inviting toasters of all shapes and sizes. The correct Irish etiquette for this which you young millennials don't know about is to let the Mammy and Aunties spread the word for you:

"Just ringing Mary to let you know young Picture is getting married in July. I thought I'd let you know early so you've time to get the hat! Bless them haven't they only been scrimping and saving for aaaages for their new house but sure it's only fabulous now they've it finished and moved in. They've got everything Mary! top of the range appliances and everything!! Not like us when we got married and barely a pot to our name. No, all fancy they are! Still, isn't it great and we'll see you in July, please god. Byebyebyebyebye.":P:P

PictureFrame

PictureFrame wrote:

Is it pure stinginess for us to ask for a gift of cash instead? I don't even know if it would be necessary to specify as most people give cash anyway, but it's something that I feel fairly conflicted by, as I really don't wanna come across as pure stingy.

If I see a note on a wedding invite asking for cash I either give nothing or a token gift.

I got married last year and we didn't have a traditional wedding, we eloped to Vegas and then had a small ceremony for our parents when we got back. A week later we had a big party with close friends and family and advised all coming that we didn't want a gift, just their company. We figured that with people travelling and staying over the last thing we wanted was them spending money on a gift for us.

bucketybuck

PictureFrame wrote: »

Is it pure stinginess for us to ask for a gift of cash instead?

If you ask for it then it's no longer a gift.

Graces7

In the old days( yes I am an antique!! ) they used to give out well before the wedding a gift list to avoid the 20 toaster syndrome, and you chose and told them which you would give.

I was already disabled etc so used to ask and embroider something they would enjoy. ( skilled at that )

But giving money?

ILikeBoats

Most people will give cash regardless

dinneenp

PictureFrame wrote: »

I wanted to put this here to check if i'm being stingy.

So myself and my fiance are getting married in just over a year- we've moved into a new house recently and have all the necessities we need in terms of housewares, furnishings etc.

Is it pure stinginess for us to ask for a gift of cash instead? I don't even know if it would be necessary to specify as most people give cash anyway, but it's something that I feel fairly conflicted by, as I really don't wanna come across as pure stingy.

DO NOT WRITE ON THE INVITE THAT YOU WANT CASH AS PRESENTS.

Stories would go around long after you're married that X demanded cash only.

Most people give cash anyway.

LirW

I told about stingy bride (let's call her SB) here a while back, well she's now happily married but that doesn't mean that there aren't more stories.

So her friend that was her bridesmaid got recently accepted into an Special Needs assistant course and can do her training in a local playschool, since we're living so rural this is like winning the lottery and she's over the moon. Now SB has a daughter with special needs (that she plays out bigger than it actually is because it gives her massive attention) and signed up her daughter to start in said playschool in autumn. She of course knows that her friend is there now training as SNA and because she's such a spiteful and miserable person, she kicked up a huge stink with the lady who runs the facility basically telling her she won't accept her trainee (her own friend ffs) and she'll sort out her own and she better doesn't employ her.
After a bit back and forth SB is now really grumpy and sour and her friend is pretty upset because she doesn't understand what she did wrong. When the daughter got physio training her precious mammy couldn't be bothered practising with her and preferred to play on her phone, friend went over one evening and did the exercises with the girl instead and the same evening she took her first few steps and her mother was so angry. I don't know.

Anyway, the big thing is, she wouldn't change the playschool because her friend drives there everyday and since SB can't be bothered getting her own license and car despite her husband going on about it all the time it's handier to just nag the friend and hope she'll taxi her daughter around every day.

ohnonotgmail

LirW wrote: »

I told about stingy bride (let's call her SB) here a while back, well she's now happily married but that doesn't mean that there aren't more stories.

So her friend that was her bridesmaid got recently accepted into an Special Needs assistant course and can do her training in a local playschool, since we're living so rural this is like winning the lottery and she's over the moon. Now SB has a daughter with special needs (that she plays out bigger than it actually is because it gives her massive attention) and signed up her daughter to start in said playschool in autumn. She of course knows that her friend is there now training as SNA and because she's such a spiteful and miserable person, she kicked up a huge stink with the lady who runs the facility basically telling her she won't accept her trainee (her own friend ffs) and she'll sort out her own and she better doesn't employ her.
After a bit back and forth SB is now really grumpy and sour and her friend is pretty upset because she doesn't understand what she did wrong. When the daughter got physio training her precious mammy couldn't be bothered practising with her and preferred to play on her phone, friend went over one evening and did the exercises with the girl instead and the same evening she took her first few steps and her mother was so angry. I don't know.

Anyway, the big thing is, she wouldn't change the playschool because her friend drives there everyday and since SB can't be bothered getting her own license and car despite her husband going on about it all the time it's handier to just nag the friend and hope she'll taxi her daughter around every day.

Is the friend training to be a SNA the same friend who drives her to the playschool?