Christmas is fast approaching, so why not celebrate the penny pinching Ebenezer Scrooges in all of us? Share your stories.
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MO GAK JAI
December 19th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I use to know a guy in grade 3..let’s just call him Bryan..he used to save his shiet in the sand box…we talking about real life shiet here buddy..and whenever the teacher yell “Dizon!!” he looks around and pretend that’s not him. but really..that’s probably his lunch or something
Rambo
December 18th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Getting free pizza at Pizza Pizza after 100 pt Raptors game with 1) my ticket stub 2) flipping over a ticket stub, was actually a receipt from ticket master which was printed on the same type of paper.
Rambo
December 18th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Alf and I once know a guy who picks his nose and saves it in a pill jar
Beebz
December 17th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Can’t recall the cheapest thing I’ve ever done… but does the fact that I think all of these posts are GENIUS count??
Rambo
December 17th, 2008 at 9:08 am
I once traded a peice of gum for a Leon Lai chrome. double hologram YES card and then sold it to some FAN-SEE for $200HKD where I went to buy ham peen with “MO GAK JAI”
fay mow
December 16th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
i was invited to a potluck and i didn’t want to cook so i went to the grocery store and picked out some frozen dish that needed to be cooked in the oven. i went to the self check out line and entered a different code so i got it for half price and then i didn’t want to waste my own gas so i went to the hosts’ house and used the oven there to cook it. then i took all the leftovers + other people’s leftovers home to feed my family.
December 16th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
in the past 2 years, i’ve basically lived 60% of my life at my girlfriend’s respective places. i eat their food, shower with their water, flush their toilets, sleep in their beds and i get laid. basically i am the ultimate hebrew. i have yet to steal from my gfs though…
Rambo
December 16th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
In grade 5, when we used to play red @ss and hand ball, I would take someone’s tennis ball and hide it in my jacket and when I got inside I would use a permanent marker and write my name all over it
Rambo
December 16th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
One time I was so hungry but I only had 15 cents in my pocket, so I ate both my co-workers chap sticks
Rambo
December 16th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
When I go cherry picking, I bring my super large cargo pants and stuff all the cherry’s in my pockets.
fay mow
December 16th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
i still use the SPC card. i finished university about 5 years ago.
December 16th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I taped up my glasses at the bridge when they broke and have not bought underwear since June of 1997.
Long
December 16th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Back in the day when I go to the supermarket with my parents… my mom always told me to grab more empty grocery bags at the cashier before we head out. Well one time, I stepped it up a notch to impress my mom. Not sure if any of you still remember but supercentre use to put boxes and boxes of new supermaket bags under the conveyor belt - I once again saw opportunity and I snatched the whole box and put it under the shopping cart. Thinkin I’ve done something good that day…I got home and my parents kicked my ass for stealing….
December 16th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
because ebay has a new reviewer policy, sellers can’t give buyers negs. i keep ordering clothes online then telling the selllers that their shit hasn’t arrived even though they did. then they send me a 2nd piece of clothing for free. and I THREATEN TO NEG THEM ANYWAY.
Rambo
December 16th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
When I go to no-frills, I go to the meat area and look for expiring meats with additional 2 dollar off coupons. I rip them off and stick it on my package (i.e. put two 2 dollars off on my steak so its 4 dollars off for a fresh one) then I poke the plastic wrapping until there is hole and ask for bags so I dont have to buy grocery bags there.
SUBS
December 16th, 2008 at 11:09 am
My 7 year old lap top is also my desktop, TV, portable MP3 player, and my private sex booth.
fay mow
December 16th, 2008 at 10:57 am
whenever i need new furniture for my house i go to the grocery store where they give away boxes for free and i take as many as i can. Then i go home and use tape to tape the boxes together to make bookshelves and tables.
fay mow
December 16th, 2008 at 10:55 am
this year for christmas i’m going to go to redflagdeals.com and print out all the available coupons, put them in a nice little envelops and give them out for christmas presents. so don’t be peeking on the coupons page unless you want to spoil your xmas present. times are tough!
SUBS
December 16th, 2008 at 10:46 am
When I was living in Buffalo 2 years ago, it was expensive for me to make long distance calls. Instead, after class, I would con female classmates to go to the mall so we can go “shopping” while I would go to the MAC store and make my long distance calls with their iphones. THANK YOU APPLE!
Rambo
December 16th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I re-use my KFC box by taping the holes around the box with tape from Nick’s house and pack my lunch in it for 2 weeks
admin
December 16th, 2008 at 10:41 am
True story. My friend was at a restaurant and one of Vancouver’s infamous crack heads sits at the table beside him. He orders a salad and pint after pint. After about 5, he disappears in the back for half an hour. He comes back to his table looking uneasy, and out of all possible things, spits out a PHONE JACK! He starts screaming “Ah!! There’s a phone jack in my salad!”. He makes a big scene, and insinuates that the restaurant is trying to embed these phone jacks in our belly, so they can monitor our every move. Needless to say his paranoia and performance earned him a free meal.
Coincidentally, it looked like the telephone wire in the back was chewed on like a fat kid on gummy bears, and the jack pulled out from the end. Now that’s someone with dedication to his craft.
Long
December 16th, 2008 at 9:41 am
BAD karma… white boy sitting beside me farted just now and pretends nothing happened.
Rambo
December 16th, 2008 at 9:39 am
3895 December 13 & 20: FREE Movies at Rainbow Cinemas in Toronto, London, Ottawa & Sudbury
Select Rainbow Cinema locations are offering movies for our very favourite price — free! On Saturday, December 13 at 11 am they’ll be showing Kung Fu Panda and on Saturday, December 20 at 11 a, they’ll be showing Horton Hears a Who (PDF). Doors open at 10:30 am and admission is on a first come, first serve basis.
Here are the participating locations:
Rainbow Galleria, 355 Wellington Street, London
Rainbow Market Square, 80 Front St E, Toronto
Rainbow Promenade Mall, 1 Promenade Circle, Toronto
Woodbine Centre, 500 Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto
Rainbow St. Laurent Centre, 1200 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa
Rainbow Cinemas, 40 Elm Street, Sudbury
Our suggestion? Send one parent or a sitter to the movies with the kids, and then get some holiday shopping done!
ANYONE INTERESTED, lets all go see KUNG FU PANDA and split a bag of popcorn between all of us and get free refills
Long
December 16th, 2008 at 9:14 am
When I buy shirts at the bay, I intentionally pull out threads under the armpit area and try to get a discount at the cashier by showing them it’s a defective product. If they tell me to get another one I’ll just say it’s the last one on the rack with my size. Occasionally you’ll find the odd jeans rack with no price tags on the jeans but just on the rack…well when I see that, I see opportunity! I swap the price sign on the rack with a cheaper price and bring it to the cashier. When they ring it in, I over react and say that’s not the price that was posted for these jeans and I point out the rack that I picked up the jeans from - I score cheaper price for the jeans.
When I buy underwear at Walmart, I try to get the family packs (ie. the ones that come in a really huge bag not the ones that contain a combination of your parent’s or granny’s panties) and go to the sections where they sell the nice Calvin Kleins undies and stuff them into the middle of the bag - that way I have the cheap undies for everyday use and the nice stuff for weekends and nights for a cheap price. If they ever suspect why the pack of undies is so big I’ll just tell them that I test fitted them and just carelessly put them back in the bag - I gamble they won’t want to open the bag after that. That’s how my parents lived off of Eaton’s when it was still around… hey, I never once doubted that they weren’t making any money. Nobody told them to sell underwear in a bag… that’s just stupid!
Rambo
December 16th, 2008 at 9:01 am
When I go to east side Mario, I force my GF to split ONE dinner with me and tell the waiter she is not hungry at all. It didnt even matter what the main course was , it just has to be under 8.99. Then I make sure we get a pitcher of water so we can save on drinks. When the main course comes I eat 80% of it while she eats 20% but luckily for east side mario , they have unlimited salad and bread. Main course: 1 , salad count: 5, bread count: 5.5 (the other 0.5 taken home in that brown bag), butter: 8-9
Tip: chinese style 10% before tax minus a quarter that will all get tempted from taking, which we do
admin
December 16th, 2008 at 2:11 am
I took a used t-shirt, cut it into 10 pieces, and as a present, have been giving out 1 piece of it each Christmas to my friend.
admin
December 16th, 2008 at 1:35 am
I setup a community of cheap people and then setup google ads to make money off of their traffic lol…… Oh yeah, and i don’t wash my condoms (because hydro=money), I just reuse them
Chris Bosh Turtlehead
December 16th, 2008 at 12:51 am
instead of condom, i use plastic wrapper to keep it fresh
Mushroom head
December 16th, 2008 at 12:42 am
I gave my friend a christmas present. The present was the used gift wrap from my friend. I wrapped the gift wrap with toilet paper.
Squirrel Masta
December 15th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
One time I went to a restaurant and I got seated at a table while the check from the last party was still there. Needless to say I quickly opened up the bill folder and picked out the $10 dollar bill and replaced it with 10 cents. When the waitress picked up the foler she wasn’t too happy. LOL. When I go to the Keg or any restuarant I order water and try to get in as much free bread as I can. That way I can save on the dinner costs.
One time I bought a coffee from Second Cup and I accidentally dropped a quarter into the tip cup when I was getting my change. Knowing that the barista was watchng I promptly stuck my hand into the tip cup and took back my quarter. Was there any shame when I did this? HELL NO!!!! that quarter could get me a phone call if I was in trouble. TIU AND 1.
Ivan
December 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
WOW, Wong jai, i love that courage you have. I also had a similar situation at Bulk Barn. I ate 100 grams of sour patch kids and then i venture off to the chocolate almonds. The lady there took her broom and trip me while my last chocolate almond rolled off my hands , i quickly drop into the fetus position and sweep the chocolate almond directly into my mouth with other dust particles. So when i was being escorted out, i manage to dip my hands 3 sour keys and ran off to A&W for some sample fries. At T&T , i taste test their fish balls , udon and wontons and then took a shit at congee wong with eating there
Squirrel Masta
December 15th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
I hit up the grocery store and sample the mixed nuts till I’m full…One time a store employee kicked me out but not before I got a handful of cashews kicking and screaming as security dragged me out. I’ve never have a costco membership because I piggyback my way in with some randoms. Once I’m in I walk around to the sample stations to get my fill before I leave. Sometimes, the sample station person recoginizes me so I go into disguise just to trick them (i.e. fake moustache). When I’m at the grocery store I intentionally dent cans and ask the employees to mark them down for the imperfections in the packaging.
fay mow
December 15th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
redflagdeals.com is my homepage i check it atleast 10 times a day — specifically the freebies section
admin
December 15th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
To further encourage your economical ways, I’ve subscribed to an RSS feed from redflagdeals.com. Happy shopping you cheap bastards
BUC FONG HONG GOK GIE
December 15th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I try to go drinking with friends who can’t drink a lot so I can finish up their booze for them for free and then call them weak sauce the next time I see them… no weak sauce can out drink me!
Ivan
December 15th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I eat at my gf’s house so I don’t have to pay for dinner and I will request for food to take home so I can bring lunch to work for 3 days, that’s 4 free meal in one night
Also, I stave myself till 10pm so I can get the 7.99 Korean BBQ special at commerce gate
Long
December 15th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I try to get my girlfriend to drive so I don’t have to waste my gas!
Vincent
December 15th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I keep bones on chicken feet in a napkin when I go Dim sum and take it home so I can make necklace out of them and sell them on ebay with shipping charge of 19.99 USD
BUC FONG HONG GOK GIE
December 15th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I once went to my friend’s (we will call him shimmy shim shim) house and stole 3 cans of Liptons Chunky Soup
Long
December 15th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Just today… 5 minutes ago, I farted behind someone’s desk and walked away unnoticed…
Del
December 15th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I return everything I bought from costco after 1 year , i.e. golf clubs, TVs, exercise machines, ipod.
admin
December 15th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I’ve stolen a lunch from a work fridge and blamed it on someone else
fay mow
December 15th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
if i find food in my fridge that is expired i still eat it because i don’t want to waste. also, i figure if it makes me go diarrhea its ok because its like cleansing my system and losing weight at the same time which means i don’t need to go to the gym. kill 2 birds with one stone.
Jimmy Ip
December 15th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I go on http://www.save.ca to get coupons for free dog food. Then I mix them up with my lucky charms when there are no more marshmellows
Ivan
December 15th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I keep lobster heads and paint them Red and Green for Christmas Ornaments, using the whiskers as hooks so I don’t need to buy any decorations.
mushroom head
December 15th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I would watch tv at future shop for raptor games. Grab the napkins at Mcdonalds and use the napkins to as towels to take a shower in the washroom. Rip out grass from the lawn and dry them in the sun as my weed. Watch five movies at the cinemas. By first buying the last movie time of the day and go through the five movies and refund the ticket. Eat the leftover of my friends meat after they are done and it will become a full plate of fries, pizza, and manchu rice. Go to loblaws rip out their plastic bags and make a rain coat out of their bags.
fay mow
December 15th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
i love when my work has pizza lunches because i hoard all the leftovers and take it home to feed my family
Squirrel Masta
December 15th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I eat cereal with a fork so I can save the milk….When I hit the gym I bring extra bottles so I can fill them up with soap from the gym and use it at home. I’ve taken towels from the gym because I know they won’t miss it and I am one cheap mofo. On top of that I shower at the gym every night just to save water….AND SOAP…..CHEAP I think not…ECONOMICAL
Long
December 15th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I pretended to be asleep on the subway because I didn’t want to give up my seat. Not sure if that’s the cheapest things I’ve done…but I know it’s a frequent thing that I do lol
BUC FONG HON GOK GIE
December 15th, 2008 at 11:31 am
I love kim chi cause that Sh!t is pan and I love to use metal chop sticks and bowl so I can use it for 50 years without breaking them. I also wait in line 8 am in the morning for my first run at KFC toonie tuesday and then go away at 6pm for dinner (skipping lunch cause i am cheap). after dinner i will squeeze the small ketchup packets into boiling water to make tomato soup for lunch and boil the left over KFC bones for soup for dinner. h2o! my best friend and my water/food/savior! I love golf!
jer mee yun
December 15th, 2008 at 8:30 am
I go to work with my water bottle , fill in all the hand soap and bring it home so I can use it to take a shower 
admin
December 13th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
You know how when you go to McDonald’s there are those donation tins at the till? I once noticed a fiver in there, whose edge was sticking out ever so slightly. When nobody was watching, I scraped at the bill with my keys and pulled it out and paid for my then even tastier McNugget’s meal. I did re-donate the pennies I got back though! It’s for the children after all no?
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