The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#0The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:04pm
Went over to BAM after work and grabbed a bite and a beer before seeing "Match Point". There's a nice Vienese place across the street. While I'm eating my sauerbroten, a guy sits at the bar next to me and orders a Vienese hot chocolate. Its $4 and the guy demands a receipt, He's going to deduct it as an expense,
The guy gives the bartender a $10 bill. Bartender gives him back six singles. Guy drops a single and says "Can I have three quarters back?"
I came within an inch of calling him a cheap f**k.
#1re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:10pmI agree. What the hell, three quarters???
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popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#3re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:15pmPlease tell me the bartender told him to keep his dollar.
iflitifloat
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/03
#4re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 2:05pmThat's just mind-numbing.
kate2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/05
#6re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 2:10pm
what a jerk! I bet he was rich, too
#7re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 2:19pmI was working the cash register at a local thrift shop. We had one of those old fashioned machines that took around 10 minutes for credit card purchases. A customer bought an item for 50cents and gave me a credit card, then also asked for a written receipt for the item. I paid for it myself as I had a long line of people waiting.
#8re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 3:12pm
I HATE when people use credit cards or ATM cards for a purchase that small......if you don't have 50 cents, you can't afford it.
What really drives me nust (a bit off topic) are people who STILL write checks in grocery lines.....NO NEED with ATM's......but I guess many of the elderly do not trust them. My ATM card is my lifeline, I buy everything with is.......well, not $1 purchases
#9re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 5:02pmSmall purchases save me so much money because I almost never have cash. I just use my debit card. If it is under $3 I don't buy it. Its not worth the effort or the time and hassel to swipe for a soda or something like that.
#10re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 5:06pmWait, why did he ask for three quarters back from a dollar?
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
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And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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#11re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 5:07pmThe quarter was the "tip".
#12re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 5:12pm
Ah.
Yes, that is cheap.
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
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And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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#13re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 5:57pmOh goodness. I always tip 18%. That guy is a jerk.
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#14re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:08pm18% of $4 still isn't much.
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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#15re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:13pmYes, but it's better than the 16% that the man gave him. When I'm buying something cheap, like the hot chocolate, I'll give 2 or 3 dollars. But when I'm buying a full meal, I tip 18%. Isn't it normal to tip 15%?
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Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#16re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:17pmI usually go for 20%, unless the service wasn't very good. I think the waiters need the extra dollar or two more than I do.
#17re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:21pmHmmm...that's true, but I don't earn my own money, so I really don't have a lot to give.
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Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#18re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:35pmI'm just practicing for my future of being continually broke. :)
Type_A_Tiff
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#19re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:41pm
OTM6, I think you mean 6%, not 16%. 
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Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#20re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:41pm
Unless the service was just truly atrocious* I always give 20%, more if the service was really great. Granted, I also wait tables for a living, but I tipped like this even before I started doing it myself.
*And even when it's atrocious, I tend to give between 10 to 15%, because my heart goes out to anyone who serves food to other human beings, because most human beings are a**holes.
#21re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 6:54pmOh yea probably my math skills suck. Lol. Thanks.
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#22re: The Cheapest Thing That I've Ever Seen
Posted: 2/4/06 at 9:21pm
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