Stingiest things thread(op for R&R access)

NufcNavan

Oh come on. It is never acceptable to take money out of the collection plate.

Dan Jaman

NufcNavan wrote: »

Oh come on. It is never acceptable to take money out of the collection plate.

I've seen it done a few times. It seemed to be not uncommon practice in some areas.

NufcNavan

Dan Jaman wrote: »

I've seen it done a few times. It seemed to be not uncommon practice in some areas.

Thankfully I've never seen it happen before.

EagererBeaver

Daft suggestion. If I've only a 20 in my wallet and want to give five quid is it preferable to all that I drop my 20 and take back 15 or I give nothing? Don't think there's anyone in the Catholic Church who'd tell you they'd prefer not to have the fiver?

mr.anonymous

They don't pay tax so don't give them anything.

Billy86

NufcNavan wrote: »

Oh come on. It is never acceptable to take money out of the collection plate.

Honestly though, if it is never acceptable to take money out wouldn't that mean someone who only had a €10 note on them would be better off giving nothing at all, rather than giving the €10 and taking back €5? Seems a bit of a cop out, is all.

sligojoek

Give them nothing. They won't starve.

_Tombstone_

Think of the kids when putting money in the basket.

martyos121

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

Think of the kids when putting money in the basket.

And think of your own when taking it back out. :pac:

_Tombstone_

martyos121 wrote: »

And think of your own when taking it back out. :pac:

I actually meant all the kids the rotten pedos abused funded by the good (deluded) folk of a Sunday.

yellowcandle

I've been really tight and not paid the tv licence and it feels great

PM me nudes

_Tombstone_ wrote:

I actually meant all the kids the rotten pedos abused funded by the good (deluded) folk of a Sunday.

Don't ruin the thread... Good man.

I saw a guy stopped at the toll on the M1, he hoped out of his car at the barrier, ran along a few of the other barriers, taking change left in the baskets for himself.

maryishere

bubblypop wrote: »

I saw a guy stopped at the toll on the M1, he hoped out of his car at the barrier, ran along a few of the other barriers, taking change left in the baskets for himself.

That reminds me, I was heading down to the west one weekend, and I saw 2 people get out of a car and go to 2 different areas looking for money on the ground people dropped (under the baskets).

ProudDUB

Is there some rule, that I am not aware of, that a couple counts as one person, when it is their turn to get their round in?

I am playing host to some visiting US rellies. We just spent a weekend socializing with some mutual cousins. We went out for dinner 3 nights in row and had good sessions in the pub, before and after dinner each night. There were 2 couples and 3 solo people present. I wouldn't be a massive fan of the round system, but as it was family, I just went with the flow. (I was one of the solo people.)

In the pub, we sat around an oval shaped table, so our seating position was how we kept track of whose round it was. My cousin Dave & his partner usually sat beside me. Whenever it was his round, either he or his partner paid for the round. When it was time for another round, they made it obvious that it was the turn of whoever was sitting to their right. They didn't get a round in, one after another. So they as a couple, got 2 drinks bought for them per round, but only one of them was actually paying for a round of drinks.

Is it just me, or is this being stingy? Or am I over thinking this? :P

Esel

Stingy.

jackinthemix94

Drinking with couples is usually the worst. Ugh.

BettePorter

What did the other couple do on their turn?

osarusan

ProudDUB wrote: »

Is it just me, or is this being stingy? Or am I over thinking this? :P

No, it's not you. They're just stingy.

This topic has come up on this thread before - the idea of a couple getting one round rather than two, and it's a load of bollocks.

Fortunately, I've never seen this myself.

ProudDUB

BettePorter wrote: »

What did the other couple do on their turn?

I wasn't watching them closely, but given how often they both asked me if I was ready for another one, or just put a glass down in front of me, I'm pretty sure they both got their rounds in individually.

Dave and his partner were both drinking proper drinks too (pint of Guinness and vodka & tonic) so it's not like they were giving themselves a free pass, coz one of them was on the dry.

This isn't something that I normally pay a lot of attention to. But as Dave & his partner sat beside me each evening, it was hard not to notice. They're Irish btw, so its not like they have the "idiot American" excuse.

retalivity

Been married for a few yrs, and would go out of our way to ensure that in rounds, we are not a collective. Yanks however, ive ran into that before

mrkiscool2

Definitely stingy. I don't know any couple like that. Most couples will buy a round each, as in both people will buy a round.

civis_liberalis

ProudDUB wrote: »

Is it just me, or is this being stingy? Or am I over thinking this? :P

It's more than stingy in my opinion. It's being wilfully ignorant. Nobody is that dense.

Shint0

civis_liberalis wrote: »

It's more than stingy in my opinion. It's being wilfully ignorant. Nobody is that dense.

It might be wilful but it could be due to financial restrictions which can be a bit embarrassing if people find themselves in that situation socially and a round system is going on especially if they've already been out a few nights in a row.

If they said they wanted to opt out of the round that would focus the spotlight on them too. If they could afford it and were known to be quite comfortable financially then it would be a case of genuinely being tight. Always hard to know other people's circumstances which is why I never like rounds for that reason.

brophy

Shint0 wrote: »

civis_liberalis wrote: »

It's more than stingy in my opinion. It's being wilfully ignorant. Nobody is that dense.

It might be wilful but it could be due to financial restrictions which can be a bit embarrassing if people find themselves in that situation socially and a round system is going on especially if they've already been out a few nights in a row.

If they said they wanted to opt out of the round that would focus the spotlight on them too. If they could afford it and were known to be quite comfortable financially then it would be a case of genuinely being tight. Always hard to know other people's circumstances which is why I never like rounds for that reason.

Get a grip there is no justifying it their tight gits. Either don't go out but if ya do one of ya don't drink or just stay on ur own. Simples...

civis_liberalis

Shint0 wrote: »

It might be wilful but it could be due to financial restrictions which can be a bit embarrassing if people find themselves in that situation socially and a round system is going on especially if they've already been out a few nights in a row.

If they said they wanted to opt out of the round that would focus the spotlight on them too. If they could afford it and were known to be quite comfortable financially then it would be a case of genuinely being tight. Always hard to know other people's circumstances which is why I never like rounds for that reason.

That's a nonsense argument. If money is tight, you don't allow yourself to get in rounds.

ArtyC

There's no excuse! I've often asked to be left out if rounds. Noticing that it's becoming the norm now to not do rounds when it's more than 5 of us out together

Shint0

brophy wrote: »

Get a grip there is no justifying it their tight gits. Either don't go out but if ya do one of ya don't drink or just stay on ur own. Simples...

I'm simply offering another point of view. We don't know their financial situation and I tend not to make assumptions when I don't know the facts.

Rounds can be a form of social pressure which can be sometimes hard to avoid. As this is the 'stingy' thread it's understandable that posters might want to read every post from that angle. Fortunately, I tend to be a bit more open minded about most things in life without jumping to conclusions. Otherwise I might end up being judgemental where it might not be warranted.

juncert

If money was short one of them could have missed a drink the odd time to even things out.

Shint0

juncert wrote: »

If money was short one of them could have missed a drink the odd time to even things out.

They could indeed but it's sometimes difficult to understand other people's motivation for why they behave as they do. Does there always have to be just one explanation, one perspective?