Stingiest things thread(op for R&R access)

Had a woman Ive never seen before at work today come up to me and ask me if she could have my can of coke when I was finished with it! (For the deposit)

I get some people throw them away still, but I actually do keep them and I just can't imagine the nerve of going up to strangers and asking them for an empty can, lug it all the way home and then to the shop, for the sake of 15c.

not sure thats stinge. more cute heur

You've never been to Germany, i'm guessing. Only last week in Cologne / Dusseldorf, I had people reaching out their arm as I walked by with an (even almost) empty bottle / can.

In Germany, people don't put bottles / cans / glass into the bin, they leave it BESIDE the bin. A minute or two later, it's in someones bag. Great system! (The 'not throwing it in the bin' system, not the recycling charge system)

Not sure if stinge or not, more cheeky

Was at the jet wash recently and there was alot of silt on the ground (allbeit not from my car but an accumulation of all the cars)

As I cleaned my car the lady behind asked me if I would wash all the silt away as even though its not off my car it would dirty her car as it was "so low down" and get onto her trousers

I laughed and said if she gave me a fiver id do it as it would take about 10 minutes to get rid of half of it… she just rolled up her window (actually, maybe im the stinge for asking her now haha)

That was pure stinge of her expecting you to use your time on the machine to clean the ground for her.
Those unattended car washes are a joke. Never cleaned. In my local Tesco one all the builders etc roll in on a Friday evening to blast all the mud off their jeeps and vans. They leave mounds of dirt on the ground and drive off.

Do you mean the homeless or ordinary folk?

Nice of you to grace our presence, your majesty.

The most annoying thing about the scheme is the uncollected deposits are retained by the scheme operator. The lack of transparency is a real issue.

That makes me more inclined to make returns than anything else!

Jesus though, how do you expect a few lads drinking down sparch to bring the bags of cans around with them all day is beyond me.

I've 3 shops within a 10 minute walking distance, all sell drinks but none accept returns. I've to walk 25minutes.

Anyone decent would throw him 30 euro anyway. card readers break at times, technology, you know how it goes. the NTA wouldnt fine the driver for this in reality. And if the fare said 25.20, he wasnt doing anything wrong by asking for the full amount.

If you bought a few items in a shop and the bill was 25:20, do you think the guy working behind the counter would say ah sure we will leave it at 25 euro? not a chance.

If you bought a few items in the shop and the bill was 25.20 would you give them 30 euro?