TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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Even more library tales! My library-tale-cock spluffeth mightily!Oddly enough, customers who owed big money (I've seen fines up to about £500 before) more often than not were quite happy to fork out the money. It was the customers who owed little amounts who were the arseholes.
One customer in particular would never, EVER pay his fines, and he had fines every time he came in, without question. According to him (on various occasions), he shouldn't have to pay because:
- He was burgled (4 times)
- He's been in prison (twice)
- He had a falling out with his sister who hid the books (god knows how many times)
- His mum died (3 times)
I dunno, I think lying about your mother dying to get out of paying 20p in fines is a little mean spirited. Especially when she's apparently been resurrected and subsequently snuffed it twice again afterwards.
(, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 12:23, Reply)
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