My in-laws take the cake. My mother-in-law recently promised my 2 1/2 year old son that she would buy him a box of crayons when she found them on sale. I could go on, but there aren't enough hours in the day.
Please, share your stories with me!
2007-02-13 05:44:30 · 9 answers · asked by Chewie 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
OK...I seen the two ply/one ply deal. I've seen people load up on sugar packets, ketchup and mustard packets....even JELLY at diners....but my childhood buddy's mom took the cake.
Here's what we had a CHANCE of getting when we were at his house;
A full glass of water or a 1/4 cup of soda
FIVE potato chips...and yes she COUNTED them
a half stick of chewing gum...and it was Trident
The only time you got ONE cookie in the house was when they went stale and the dog wouldn't eat them.
ONE sandwich between whoever was there....so two got a half.,
4 got a quarter....3 got a quarter....each got one piece and SHE ate the other one
NOBODY was ever invited to dinner
They would get a pizza for lunch and kick any non-family members out for fear of sharing
And THEN:
You weren't allowed to play in thier sprinkler because that meant you were getting in the way of the water hitting the ground.
You had to take your shoes off before going in the house because "floor wax costs money"
They used the dog's poo to fertilize the garden
I'm sure I'll think of more after I post this...LOL
OK...more....
You couldn't flush the toilet until three people used it....unless you did #2
You weren't allowed to turn on a light...if the light was on already that was ok
No wrestling with the dog...it made him shed and they had to use the vacuum.
2007-02-13 06:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by phillyvic 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
O Yeah I knew this woman (from work) who was too cheap to by pancake syrup--boiled corn syrup down instead--scarfed any extra sauce packets from Arbys, Taco Bell, etc to take home, mind you, she never order from any fast food places. Lots of other stuff...worst tight-wad I ever met!!
2007-02-13 13:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by dawnee_babe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This guy I know spends lots of $ on toys like cars and boats but gets angry over the cost of pen refills. It's nutty.
2007-02-13 15:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dad used to run a tab for me when I was like 12 or so. He charged me for postage stamps, envelopes, pencils, stuff like that. And you couldn't sneak one, either, he kept inventory on all of it.
I am not making this up.
2007-02-13 13:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by My Dog Rowdy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah,
my dad told me that he was going to wiate to fix my broken windsheild in the spring...... in 2003.
It still isn't fixed, he said cause it's a waiste of money to fix it in the winter.
I just got it fixed last month. But he is too bussy on top of a russian mistress.
2007-02-13 13:50:16 · answer #5 · answered by danksprite420 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
George Costanza. Enough said.
2007-02-13 13:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by Seven Costanza 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
oh yes my mother in law she wants me to take extra splendas when i buy a coffee at the gas station shes to cheap to buy her own
2007-02-13 13:47:51 · answer #7 · answered by jody n 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My Mom buys the cheapest double-ply toilet paper, unrolls it, and makes 2 single-ply rolls from it.
2007-02-13 13:49:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yea my stepdad is EXTREMELY cheap im cheap on certain tho (which is odd for a teen girl!!!)
2007-02-13 13:48:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋