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freshnesschronic 07-01-2007 01:19 PM

What's the Cheapest thing you do?
 
What is the cheapest thing you do?

My family steals all the soap found in hotel rooms. And when my dad goes on business trips he takes that soap too. ALL the soap. We stockpile them in the closet upstairs. We have dozens of them.

Asian people in general lie for their kids.

i.e. When ordering for a restaurant: "Oh my son?" <<glances at small 12 year old>> "He's only 8." <<smiles knowing kids eat free>>

lumberjim 07-01-2007 01:24 PM

If a guy named 'Your Rudeness' was to take you out for a nice seafood dinner and then slip you a mickey and have his way with your bottom ....in the car ....in the parking lot, what would you say to him when you next saw him?

freshnesschronic 07-01-2007 01:28 PM

Well, thank you, your rudeness.

Yznhymr 07-01-2007 03:23 PM

Hmmm...so many things...
Resuse ziplock bags
Snag sugar substitute packets at restaurants
Always ask for samples at doctor's office
Use VA for Rx refills
Use child labor
Get the 5 for $5 hamburger deal at Sonic...and walla, lunches for a week at work
Grab as many cokes as I can carry after a catered meal at work...there's always some left over
Borrow tools instead of buy
I am sure there is more...

fargon 07-01-2007 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Yznhymr (Post 360434)
Hmmm...so many things...
Resuse ziplock bags
Snag sugar substitute packets at restaurants
Always ask for samples at doctor's office
Use VA for Rx refills
Use child labor
Get the 5 for $5 hamburger deal at Sonic...and walla, lunches for a week at work
Grab as many cokes as I can carry after a catered meal at work...there's always some left over
Borrow tools instead of buy
I am sure there is more...

We re use bread bags
We snag splenda packets from restaurants
I use the VA for all my medical care, as is my right
I Snag hot mustard paks from the Chinese buffet
I all ready own every tool you can think of, and no you cant borrow them
As for as your list of cheapness, you sir are a piker

Yznhymr 07-01-2007 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fargon (Post 360437)
We re use bread bags

As for as your list of cheapness, you sir are a piker

Woohoo! That's me! My wife has always said that I hold onto a nickel so tight that I make the buffalo burp!

As for the tools, I might have been exaggerating a smidge. I have all of the common basic tools a man needs to be a shade-tree mechanic. But anything special or some power tools I infrequently use I’d rather borrow (seeing how my father-in-law has just about everything). If I need something more than several times a year, I’ll break down and buy it.

kerosene 07-01-2007 06:05 PM

At restaurants that serve dinner rolls or tortilla chips, I get an extra basket and save them.

Cloud 07-01-2007 06:33 PM

I've been known to stuff extra Red Lobster cheddar biscuits in my purse.

busterb 07-01-2007 06:58 PM

jayus f#$king shit. Stealing fuckin crackers Sorry, but that ain't cheap. It's theft.

Clodfobble 07-01-2007 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Yznhymr
Get the 5 for $5 hamburger deal at Sonic...and walla, lunches for a week at work

I think that is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard of. You seriously eat a week-old burger from Sonic every Friday? *hurk* It would be cheaper to make a sandwich yourself anyway!

glatt 07-02-2007 10:42 AM

I make myself (or more accurately, my wife makes me) two sandwiches for lunch every day.

lumberjim 07-02-2007 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 360414)
If a guy named 'Your Rudeness' was to take you out for a nice seafood dinner and then slip you a mickey and have his way with your bottom ....in the car ....in the parking lot, what would you say to him when you next saw him?

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Originally Posted by freshnesschronic (Post 360415)
Well, thank you, your rudeness.

now that the edit window is closed, i just wanted to point this out to freshie. and cop to changing my post after he read it.

freshnesschronic 07-02-2007 12:03 PM

Ok, you're cool.

suncrafter 07-04-2007 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by freshnesschronic (Post 360413)
What is the cheapest thing you do?

My family steals all the soap found in hotel rooms. And when my dad goes on business trips he takes that soap too. ALL the soap. We stockpile them in the closet upstairs. We have dozens of them.

Asian people in general lie for their kids.

i.e. When ordering for a restaurant: "Oh my son?" <<glances at small 12 year old>> "He's only 8." <<smiles knowing kids eat free>>

Wow. That's not cool to do in front of a kid!

Sundae 07-04-2007 07:10 AM

Is it cheap to do things because you're really broke?
I used to take home enough toilet paper from work to get me through the evening. But only when I had literally pennies to see me through the next few days.

be-bop 07-04-2007 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 361163)
Is it cheap to do things because you're really broke?
I used to take home enough toilet paper from work to get me through the evening. But only when I had literally pennies to see me through the next few days.

Hey I've done that as well especially at the last few days before payday beats using newspaper :D

kerosene 07-08-2007 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by suncrafter (Post 361159)
Wow. That's not cool to do in front of a kid!

My parents did that when I was young, and yeah, I hated it. On the other hand, my brother couldn't usually pass for his age because he looked so much older.

freshnesschronic 07-09-2007 03:53 AM

Ever take an old fast food place cup you bought earlier and fill it up in the fast food place and use that as your "current" drink with your meal?

Me neither.

yesman065 07-11-2007 07:26 AM

We were driving across Pennsylvania and stopped for gas off the turnpike. It was very early and while fueling up I noticed a "nice" hotel across the street with a sign advertising "FREE continetal breakfast" So we stopped in and had breakfast before getting back on the road.

Shawnee123 07-11-2007 07:54 AM

50 cent drafts on Tuesday nights. ;)

rkzenrage 07-17-2007 02:00 AM

Day old bread
cook large meals and freeze a lot for later (this is surprisingly inexpensive)
I never throw shoes away, my wife has to when I am away and I freak
relight cigars
don't buy PJ tops, just use old t-shirts
sometimes my wife and I will just buy a large drink, French bread and butter(soy-butter) for dinner
take our own food into the theatre
all I can think of now

Hime 07-18-2007 02:30 PM

Drinking Washington, DC tap water.

MalzB 07-18-2007 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud (Post 360454)
I've been known to stuff extra Red Lobster cheddar biscuits in my purse.

That doesn't mean you're cheap...it just means you have good taste. Haha.

Flint 07-18-2007 03:54 PM

The bread is part of the meal. What are they gonna do, serve it to somebody else after you sneeze on it?

Shawnee123 07-18-2007 03:58 PM

There was a great episode of Dr Katz Professional Therapist. I'm not even sure who the comedian was, but he was talking about how he'd go eat with his parents and dad would be all "DON'T EAT THE BREAD...THAT'S HOW THEY GET YOU." The comedian is like "What, you think they sew together the leftover steaks from those who don't finish them because they ate too much bread?"

Flint 07-18-2007 04:00 PM

I remember that. I used to say that to people at dinner, "Don't eat the bread, that's how they GET YOU!" ha ha ha

Shawnee123 07-18-2007 04:01 PM

Yeah, me too. The only one who gets the ref. is my ex. We loved that show!

monster 07-18-2007 06:46 PM

we pulverize the stale ends of bread loaves then freeze it instead of buying "breadcrumbs".

Uisge Beatha 07-19-2007 06:18 PM

Let's see........I haven't watched t.v in ten years because I'm too cheap to pay for cable.

monster 07-19-2007 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Uisge Beatha (Post 365819)
Let's see........I haven't watched t.v in ten years because I'm too cheap to pay for cable.

I haven't watched tv in 6 years because it's so crap. We only have cable tv (basic package) because it costs less than the discount we get for having internet and tv.

Flint 07-19-2007 10:50 PM

The cheapest thing I do is probably strangling all those hookers. Hey, it's a free fuck!

SteveDallas 07-19-2007 11:00 PM

Wait, do you strangle them before or after?

I used to go across the street from my office and pick up a cup of coffee ($1.25) and, usually, a donut or two ($0.75 each) every morning.

Last October, I went to a conference, and the hotel I stayed at had a "pod" coffeemaker in the room--it used a prepackaged single-serving packet of coffee to make one cup at a time. I thought it was kind of neat.

Over the Christmas break I bought one of the coffeemakers, along with 72 packets of coffee, for my office (total cost, including shipping, $36). Since Mrs. Dallas had started cutting back on coffee, it seemed to make sense to get another one (with the same coffee pack) for home, rather than make a full pot every morning. I'm a couple weeks away from finishing up that coffee (I had also bought some other stuff in the mean time to try out, so those weren't my only source), and so far I haven't bought a single cup of coffee or a donut from the Wawa since New Year's.

Flint 07-19-2007 11:12 PM

You're way ahead on that one! Plus, you've eliminated the donut calories.

I get my coffee free at work. And my wife makes me a breakfast and lunch every day. We're "thrifty" ...

DanaC 07-20-2007 03:13 PM

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The cheapest thing I do is probably strangling all those hookers. Hey, it's a free fuck!
You're a funny bastard you, dark, but funny.

SteveDallas 07-20-2007 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint (Post 365919)
You're way ahead on that one! Plus, you've eliminated the donut calories.

It's true.. and I have the extra belt notches to show for it. (I also made a conscious effort to cut back on the between-meal snacking in general.)

jamesdalphonse1 08-08-2007 06:50 PM

make sandwiches for my partner when goes to work, that way he doesn't have to purchase lunch. http://www.freewebs.com/jamesandshay...aiti%20015.jpg

fargon 08-15-2007 07:40 AM

I get a free hair cut once a year by donating my hair.

Bigfoot 08-20-2007 02:48 AM

breath.

the effects are dangerous, but i think its worth it


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