Ombre Vivante Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I intensely dislike splitting checks. If I like the company, I'll pay the whole thing to avoid any uncomfortable situations. If I don't care for the others, I'll insist on separate checks before we dine or I won't go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 It seems the way the economy is spiraling downward every month, everything we do is surviving paycheck to paycheck. Every tale is a tightwad tale for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphany Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 This is kind of embarrassing (for their sake, I think it's hilarious), but when my parents went on their first date, my dad used a coupon. My dad is one of those people who hold up the entire line at the grocery store using countless coupons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) I can't say I used a coupon on a date, but I have on a couple of ladies nights. I am a coupon clipper myslef, but I find that a lot of coupons are for products that are already high priced, or for buying two or three of the product, so you still have to be careful. Edited January 20, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I know somebody whose relatives went to the McDonald's drive-thru on their honeymoon. Seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Did they go through the drive-thru wedding chapel as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 My friends and I witnessed a marriage proposal at a Denny's at 3 a.m. We were there after a hard night of partying, and this party of about 6 people walks in, gets seated, and one of the guys went to one knee and proposed to his girlfriend. It was appalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Did she say yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 as a matter of fact, she broke down and cried. But then she said yes. I'd have slapped him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 At first I thought she broke down and cried because it was so terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Come on, what's wrong with that? What woman wouldn't want a diamond ring and a Grand Slam breakfast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I know some one whom I love very much who got engaged at a Denny's and she is very much happily married to this day. It's not about location so much as it's the sentiment and desire behind the proposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Come on, what's wrong with that? What woman wouldn't want a diamond ring and a Grand Slam breakfast? Don't you usually skip the diamond ring and just go for the Grand Slam and the breakfast, or are they the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I know this homeless guy named Bob, who looks just like Keith Richards. Anyways, he hangs out at the bar I usually go to and I always see him drinking from glasses that have a sip or two of beer left in them that people leave behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 hmmmm... is that being a tightwad, or is that being flat broke and desperate...? I've been known to go to happy hour and get one cheap drink and eat the food for dinner. Of course, that was back when I was young and actually went to happy hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 I'm sure everyone was happy just to have you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 hmmmm... is that being a tightwad, or is that being flat broke and desperate...? Since alcohol isn't a necessity of survival, I'd say it's being a cheapskate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphany Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 That guy should fake a slurred British accent and pretend he's Keith Richards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 That guy should fake a slurred British accent and pretend he's Keith Richards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 My father in law is soooooooo cheap!....Last year we bought everything for Thanksgiving dinner...and we cooked, and baked it all too...which was fine, but this year I was hoping maybe he'd offer to help out a little bit?? but nooooooo....He did say he would get the pies for dessert....So I look in the freezer and I see one little Mrs. Smiths Mince Meat Pie...ONE?...we have 8 people coming to dinner!....Well hubby asked him about it, and the old man says "Well they were buy one get one free...so I just bought one...they charged me half price too".... .... Dear hubby says well that's just great, what about the rest of us?.....and then the old man says "Well because I like mince meat, nobody else does though".....Grrrrrr he is selfish and cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Are you saying the pies were "Buy one and get one free" but he opted to take just one pie because it was half price? I mean, did the store allow him to buy one at half price instead of full price and taking two? Yikes. Personally, I am making a pumpkin pie and an apple pie from scratch. Pies have become my holiday tradition. My father feels his mashed potatoes are special so he will actually be making a batch at his house and bringing them to dinner. Mom is making her kiebasi and sauerkraut (yeah I know it's Thanksgiving) and Sis is making a taco salad (yeah i know it's Thanksgiving) and stuffed mushrooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Yep, that's what I'm sayin' Ron... Can I come over to your house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 the more the merrier. Oh yeah, sister in law is making a crumb cake which is a tradition at this point too....I'm stopping at the liquor store tonight to get the beer and wine....The Wine Library is awesome... http://winelibrary.com/default.asp They ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 (edited) We're just doing the traditional stuff plus stuffed mushrooms and a squash casserole. The kids like to make those so has addied them to the menu for the last couple of years Laurie, your father in-law sounds like a real winner No insult intended of course Edited November 24, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Shouldn't this all go into a special Thanksgiving thread instead of the cheapskate one I'm just saying is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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