Sunday fun: what's the cringiest money saving you've witnessed??

Bobarella wrote: »

I own and run a cafe. I've had people come in before and as part of their meal ask for a cup of boiling water. When it came to clear them I've found fruit teas they've made themselves with the water. Is that ok? Not to me. But maybe that's seen as a perk to be had.

That's easily sorted by putting 'cup of hot water' on the menu.

I have horses and buy my hay in bulk with cash, getting a reduced rate.
Last year, I had people constantly asking to buy bales off me at my cost price. Fair enough, I don't mind helping.
Then I realised they were taking 3 bales but only paying me for 1.
There's a fine line between money saving and theft.
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A good few years ago - I was so poor, I remember counting out in Tesco the exact amount of Brussels I would need to buy for my Christmas dinner.

Also a happy memory is going out to the fields and treating myself to a bag of wood to cook on the fire as it was snowing and very cold ( no central heating )

I worked in a shoe concession inside a high street store. There were a really old pair of canvas beach shoes from years ago. I would of binned them but there were part of stock. So I reduced them to 20p to get rid, a lady bought them and then returned them later that day. She was a little embarrassed though. I couldn't believe it, thought id finally seen the back of them.


Another lady use to pick up every £3 sale t-shirt then returned all the unwanted ones the next day. A week later she would do the same but not remembering what she brought pick up the same things and then return them.


We had a guy who would buy a new shirt, wear it on a night out then return it saying someone had brought it for him as a birthday present. Once you hear the same sorry a few times it sticks in our head...


One guy also use to return his full suit every time he worn the bottom out of his pants no matter how old it was....


We use to have people so afraid of being tried to sold something that they wouldn't listen to what you say, we had a offer suit, shirt & tie and shoes £150. (suits were normal £150 starting price) they would get really angry saying they didn't want anything else, not understanding it was free because they wouldn't listen)


Retail its a funny business...


I myself have reused teabags when poor and pinched loo roll from work (with permission) people use to laugh at my giant roll n my holder and reused tin foil for sandwiches.