Is it someone who counts every single expenses? Someone who refuse to share the bill but will pay the exact amount of what he took?
What is being cheap for you?
What makes you think someone is being cheap?
In my opinion a cheap person is someone spends lavishly on themselves, but is extra tight when it comes to others. I can forgive people being frugal with money, but not when its based on a hypocrisy.
Those who always enjoy the birthday (and other occasion) treats their coworkers bring in and never bring in their own.
For me is when someone sells clothes obviously being well used even for a few bucks instead to give it to charity to help those who can't afford it...
People who are not in the need but will always run after the free stuff, eat untill they explose just because there s unlimited buffet and all these kind of things..
To me 'cheap' is 'mean', but more in the sense of shallow or vulgar.
Not to share the bill and only to pay ones own part may sound unfriendly but if the others in the group drink or eat much more expensive things than one can afford - what should one do? Stay at home?
This is a different situation from the case when the person drinks or eats well at other folks' expense, but when they themselves are paying only offer something cheaper.
for me a person is cheap when he dominates the person standing in front...just to hide his/her own weaknesses.....
someone who can not stand up and accept his/her weakness
someone who is something else in front of everyone and someoneelse otherwise...
People who ask for a spare cigerette , and when you refuse, they take one out of their own pocket
Doesnt whether such an action is cheap really depend on the financial situation of the person selling the clothes?
You are totally right!
No way!!! Really?
Yes, and whats even worse is that, then they give you that smug "you're stingy" kinda smile too!
Another one is, in a bar "Buy me a drink (a really pricey cocktail"
"hmmm... ok"
"No wait, can you buy the same for my 2 friends too?"
"No sorry... I can be generous, but not stupid"
"Well... you're not getting any shag tonite"
I had a financially well-off ex who offered to purchase a flight for me (using his extra miles) so we could take a vacation together.
He emailed me the e-ticket and then proceeded to highlight in said email that the airport fees and taxes came to 100.30 CHF and "could I see to it that he get paid back for that."
The measly 100 CHF did not make a big difference in his pocket, but it certainly made a huge difference in my favorable perception of him. Let's just say the relationship did not last long after that.
People that refuse to tip, claiming that the meal or service was expensive enough...
The problem is sometimes... it is expensive enough. I only tip the proper 10% in cases of "good" service, not just because someone dumps a plate of food on my table that I am paying 5x the face value of anyhow.
Tipping should be a reward for recieving good service, not a mandatory extra little food tax.
Rubbish!
Here's the rules as I see them:
1-5% - bad service
10% - adequate
10-20% - above average
> 20% - rare, amazing etc...
I believe in tipping as a way to supplement low income jobs like waitering, hairdressers, taxi dirvers etc. Tipping isn't mandatory, and you can always ask for the "service charge" to be removed if you don't approve.
it's actually a justification for employers not to pay decent wages to waiters and similar - yes i'm going to pay you the absolute minimum possible, but don't worry, you'll get tips! I do tip in countries where it's customary because of this, but I much prefer places where tipping is not encouraged and the people just get a adequate salary.
As for being cheap, I had a dear colleague who kept "forgetting" her wallet when we went out for lunch. She never offered to pay the money back, but once when she paid for my lunch, she reminded me the next morning that I should not forget my debts ..
A few years ago I worked with someone who on pay day used to put 90% of her salary in a savings account. She then proceeded to whine for the rest of the month that she was hard up.
What was really annoying was if you went out for a drink she would never put her hand in her pocket or if it was someones birthday she would put 10p in the collection
Needless to say - she actually paid off her mortgage before she was 30......
they might not have money for this.. and they could just save little bit for this outing
Very true this is why i give my kids clothes away as well as toys