Do you have a spare cig please?

victory

Everytime, every single time I go into town this happens, a random stranger sees me go to the cig packet, open it up, take one out and come over and ask me 'do you have a spare cig please?:mad:

So, I smoke, so they are very expensive, I shouldn't and I know that but I always count how many I have to see how they will last me and never have I looked inside the packet and thought to myself ' do you know what? I am not going to smoke that one, that one is a spare one, I am going to give it to a random stranger that has never bothered to go out to work and earn the money to buy theirs.

Spineless as I am and a scardy cat I always give them one, why because they do not look too nice and if I say no they may react to me:eek:

It makes me so angry. I WISH I was able to give them a witty one liner and walk away, rant over:D

onlyroz

Try doing the reverse. Sounds like a very MSE way of engaging in your vice.

jovichick123

When I smoked this used to really bug me! If they looked a bit less scary I would lie and say 'sorry it's my last one' but if they looked like they might be a bit of a dodgy character I would cave instantly then walk away cursing to myself!

Maybe try walking with headphones in when in town? That way you can pretend you didn't hear the request!!

victory

Reverse? You mean don't smoke true should not agreed but do and hate being asked if I have ' a spare cig':mad:

BitterAndTwisted

At nearly seven quid a pack I think people have a nerve asking for one from a complete stranger. I think you need to be a bit more assertive and refuse. "Sorry, can't spare one right now. Bye"

victory

jovichick123 wrote: »

When I smoked this used to really bug me! If they looked a bit less scary I would lie and say 'sorry it's my last one' but if they looked like they might be a bit of a dodgy character I would cave instantly then walk away cursing to myself!

Maybe try walking with headphones in when in town? That way you can pretend you didn't hear the request!!

It is more like a demand and I cave into it everytime:D I have used the 'it is my last one' many times and once you know what I gave him a light and he walked off with my lighter, I was so startled I just let him, amazing what a fear of confrontation will do:D

victory

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

At nearly seven quid a pack I think people have a nerve asking for one from a complete stranger. I think you need to be a bit more assertive and refuse. "Sorry, can't spare one right now. Bye"

I know I AM absolute fuming that I didn't never do and just wish I had some backbone, I am ridiculous but they seem to come out of your blindspot and just appear, like they have been waiting and watching and stand right infront of you and ask you, at that moment it seems it is just them and me and I cave in, ahhhhhhh:D

lostinrates

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

At nearly seven quid a pack

wow. I had no idea that's what they were these days. That's shocked me a little.

pigpen

if they have a spare £20 then you might

Ds1 says yes thanks.. nice of you to offer though.. and carries on walking.

adamantine

ive never been asked for a cig unless i have been on a a night out. i wouldnt dream of asking a total stranger! my mates yes we always give eachother one but a total stranger no way. i have given to strangers on nights out but thats normally coz they are either cute, its a girl having an emotional drunken break down and is in dire need or its someone im trying to get away from so i smoke my cig as fast as i can and run back inside or onto the next club lol

newcook

I hate this too. luckily because Im a woman I can sneak on out of the box in my handbag – I even keep an empty box in there so when I say ‘sorry its my last one’ I use the empty box as a prop!
Saying that though on occasions when I have felt generous and offered one they soon get turned down as I smoke menthols!