You cheap bastard!

[me.vicky]

I'm so cheap I'll not only use every drop of the shower gel, I'll actually scab off my hallmates for however long it takes until I can catch a ride with someone else to Wal-Mart to restock.

 

[Gralian]

I hate to sound like a jerk, but if you really have a problem with it, just buy your own shampoo/ketchup/toothpaste. Then label them so everyone knows they are your's. Then, you can throw them away whenever you want. Problem solved.

Now i did actually consider this. It's a good idea, except i think i would give off this kind of impression...

Spoiler: It's MAH house.

...And that would make me look like a jerk by default. A miser who won't share, etc.

 

[Tenkage]

Being thrifty is good, but to be anal about it towards me (or you or who ever) is not good

 

[Queen Michael]

Being thrifty is good, but to be anal about it towards me (or you or who ever) is not good

Is there anything where being... um... that adjective... is?

 

[Meggiepants]

I don't consider it straining to get the last of the toothpaste out of the tube onto my toothbrush. Perhaps I have manly hands?

As for bottles of anything, condiments, shampoo etc. I just turn them upside-down. Then I don't have to shake anything. In fact, they sell bottles meant to be upside-down now.

But yeah, I use everything. I paid for it. And I'm not all that bothered by it.

 

[Cyrax987]

Nothing wrong with squeezing everything out of something you bought. I wouldn't really say that it makes you cheap but more of a principle with people. Like myself I wouldn't mind throwing it away but why not try and get most of it out before you just throw it away? No real harm in trying to get the most from the product.

 

[JoshGod]

were not called cheap were called tight. and i dont see how you can be 'cheap' for not throwing away your own food etc? if i came into your house and got rid of all your food would you call me wasteful yes?

Sure, but we're talking about getting rid of your own food.

i thought thats exactly what he said. he hated that people dont throw out their nearly empty things.

 

[Queen Michael]

were not called cheap were called tight. and i dont see how you can be 'cheap' for not throwing away your own food etc? if i came into your house and got rid of all your food would you call me wasteful yes?

Sure, but we're talking about getting rid of your own food.

i thought thats exactly what he said. he hated that people dont throw out their nearly empty things.

Yes, but your example if i came into your house and got rid of all your food would you call me wasteful yes? was about you throwing away my food.

 

[Queen Michael]

were not called cheap were called tight. and i dont see how you can be 'cheap' for not throwing away your own food etc? if i came into your house and got rid of all your food would you call me wasteful yes?

Sure, but we're talking about getting rid of your own food.

i thought thats exactly what he said. he hated that people dont throw out their nearly empty things.

Yes, but your example if i came into your house and got rid of all your food would you call me wasteful yes? was about you throwing away my food.

Isn't that the same scenario with reversed names? It's still wasteful.

No, one's about throwing things away needlessly; another's about throwing away somebody else's stuff.

 

[not_the_dm]

Only in America folks!

Couldnt have put it better myself.

*Raises eybrow*
...
?
...
He's British...

OT: I seem to be in between you and the rest of your family. I have found myself a happy medium, in the middle...ish.
[sub]Bordering on cheapskate[/sub]

 

[ooknabah]

I'm pretty cheap, but there are some things that you should never skimp on. Toilet paper and laundry detergent come to mind. Sometimes, it's worth paying extra to have a level of quality.

 

[Xojins]

There's a difference between being cheap and trying to save money, and what you've described is the latter. I don't understand why you would even throw something away when it only started getting low; are you too good to use the last of the toothpaste or something?

 

[JoshGod]

were not called cheap were called tight. and i dont see how you can be 'cheap' for not throwing away your own food etc? if i came into your house and got rid of all your food would you call me wasteful yes?

Sure, but we're talking about getting rid of your own food.

i thought thats exactly what he said. he hated that people dont throw out their nearly empty things.

Yes, but your example if i came into your house and got rid of all your food would you call me wasteful yes? was about you throwing away my food.

he emplied that because of his hatred of things being totally used up he would like to throw out others stuff. i wonder how he would feel if others tried to throw out his stuff.

 

[Queen Michael]

Who pays for these products?, I can stretch out a bottle of hair gel for about six months since having to pay for everything myself now.

Only in America folks!

Couldnt have put it better myself.

I'd rather not agree with awful generalisations.

No ones forcing you too.

Just like no ones forcing those fat, lazy, homophobic, christian americans.

That, sir, was a Crowning Moment of Funny. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfFunny?from=Main.CrowningMomentOfFunny]

That was a crowning moment of sarcasm.

I guess.

No, I was serious! It was hilarious! (I guess I should have used a smiley...)

 

[Thedayrecker]

My parents are exactly like this. We have a refridgerator full of nearly empty salad dressing bottles. Sure if you leave it upside down for three days, and sacrafice a goat to the appropriate gods, we might get a little bit out, but can't we just go get a new bottle?

 

[Booze Zombie]

So my question to you - are you cheap or are you wasteful? Do you try to coax out that last drop of tobasco sauce or shower gel? Do cheap people annoy you? Likewise for wasteful people?

Your thoughts!

I would rather use all of the product I pay for and buy a new one/have a spare just as it's getting low, rather than end up wasting something.

It's not exactly hard to use all of a product, I drink whole bottles of water all the time, for instance.

 

[ExileNZ]

I'm cheap, so wasteful people annoy me.
'Nuff said.

 

[Brandon237]

I'm cheap, but I live in a third world country, so it is good. Besides, money doesn't fall from the sky and I know when I won't get more out of something.

 

[rex922]

make a compromise
relatively depleted where u strain a little but get the most out of your product before it becomes cheaper to just buy a new one

 

[Erja_Perttu]

Its not cheap, its called "getting your moneys worth". Which I am so guilty of...

Exactly. You pay for it, so why throw stuff out before yo need to. Penny pinching, well, I don't know, I'll buy another one eventually, but hell, I'm not going to spend money on stuff I don't need right away.

I can spend that money on VIDEO GAMES!!!

I fail to see why fully utilizing the product which you paid for is somehow cheap.

Let me put it this way. Do you throw away the candy bar wrapper when you buy a Snickers bar? Why? Aren't you going to save it and get your money's worth?

That's not getting your moneys worth, because that wrapper can't be used for all that much, unless you've got a bizarre sweet wrapper collection, or making some sort of shiny suit from the insides of them. Those aren't really things people do on a daily basis.

But if there's still toothpaste left in that tube, why the hell would you throw it away? It still has stuff that can be used inside of it so why buy another one just yet.

You know, when you can spend the money on other, more fun things.