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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Well money is tight at the momment.....Have just read this on the BBC sports page and thought it deserved a mention in this weeks QOTW:
Manchester City's £92,000-a-week forward Robinho spent £700 on clothes in Harvey Nichols this weekend but then queued up for 25 minutes to sign up for a store card that gave him 50% off those buys.
Usually £350.00 off clothing is a decent idea, but this guy is earning so much I bet that £350.00 means sod all to him.
(, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 10:04, 2 replies)
He increased in valueby about £228 in that queue (& could have saved that £350 by waiting another 10 minutes...)
If he was in HN for over 1.5hrs (including the 25 minute queue) he'd still be making a profit on that visit even after he paid for the clothes.
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uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 11:07,
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That doesn't really make sense.Unless they pay him extra to go to Harvey Nicks as opposed to, say, sitting at home for example.
(, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 13:20, closed)
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