I never thought I’d say this
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But first, a bit of a “cheap test…”
When staying in a hotel, do you …
… take the complimentary toiletries (shampoo, soap) after your stay?
… take the complimentary single-pot coffee “pods?”
… take the ballpoint pen with the hotel name and the five-sheet pad of paper?
If you answered “yes” to all three, congratulations! You’re as cheap as I am!!
Well, kinda. The toiletries actually have some use outside of the hotel, as they can be donated to and used at homeless shelters.
But the thing with the pads: We were just organizing our office, and I found about three or four dozen “free” notepads that I picked up from various and sundry places. Or, they were mailed to us by charities. Basically a shoebox full of them, and some of them were a few years old.
Now, what I thought I’d never say:
“I won’t pick up any of those pads any more!”
You can be overrun by your free stuff!
4 Responses to “I never thought I’d say this”
By fivecentnickel.com on Nov 30, 2005 | Reply
I bet you could auction off a ‘shoebox full of miscellaneous notepads’ on eBay and actually get a decent amount in return. Then again, shipping might kill the deal.
By Adult ADD and Money on Nov 30, 2005 | Reply
I prefer the term thrifty. If you have accumlated such of pile of office supplies there are many non-profit educational programs that would gladly accept free supplies.
By mbhunter on Dec 1, 2005 | Reply
Nickel, I’ll check. Some of them, after all, are “advertising pieces!”
ADD, I usually prefer the term thrifty over cheap. Some things, though, I’ll even admit that I’m cheap for doing them! We have donated a few dozen trial-size shampoos, soaps, etc., to a local homeless shelter. Didn’t think about donating the office supplies, though.
By jim on Dec 1, 2005 | Reply
I’m 1 of 3, though I have taken coffee in the past but stopped because I ended up never using them (and so I was wasting them). The single serve soups/shampoos/conditions/lotions are good for weekend trips somewhere where you don’t want to carry a huge bag of toiletries…