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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Tight tourists in Turkeyare the lowest of the low. I saw people refusing to pay the 5p to use a public toilet, even though it paid the wages of the poor bugger whose job it was to keep it clean. And don't get me started on the backpackers who spend half the evening walking up and down the main street in Fethiye trying to save 2p on a beer.
I know it's different for people who live out there and earn local salaries, but tourists who stress themselves out trying to save piddling sums of money instead of just chilling out when they're supposed to be on holiday are just wankers.
(, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 11:12, 1 reply)
Totally agree...Especially as this was not too long after 9/11 and tourist numbers (especially Merkins) was well down. They were all really struggling to make a living.
My friend's husband, as tight as she, would haggle with the bartenders to save a penny on a beer, reckoning he was entitled to locals rates.
Pah!
(, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 13:32, closed)
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