To ask for your right arse stories?

[wishihadagoodone]

Inspired by the CF xmas thread (oh how I love a CF thread)

Has anyone any stories of people (with no reason to be such a miserable sod) being the ultimate cheapskate?
Obviously some people need to keep costs down to suit their budget.

I love that trashy show on TLC "Ultimate Cheapskates"
Mine is when I was younger and visiting a relatives house, they were changing their baby's nappy. They had cut each baby wipe in HALF and put it into a special wipe box. They used half a wipe to clean a wet nappy and a full wipe for a dirty nappy. Every inch of the wipe was utilised to clean the poo. Even as a really young teen, I remember thinking "that's a bit odd".
They weren't special huge wipes or anything!!
Now that I have kids, I can't imagine how it was ever possible to clean a really dirty nappy with one wipe!!!

DH is a master at wet wipe folding to use as few as possible. We define the size of shit by how many wipes you need, as in that’s a one-wipe crap, all good or it’s a three-wiper, go and turn the shower on.

@AutumnGlitterBall

😂😂 so we do!!
Sometimes if my DH will exclaim "Jesus, it's a two man job! Help!"

I used to know someone who would peg tea bags out on the washing line so they could be reused for a second cup of tea...

To be fair, most wipes are not biodegradable, so the fewer used the better. A wet cloth for wees and saving the wipes for poos would be smarter though.

@IDontDrinkTea
I thought that was a bit of an urban legend but after watching extreme cheapskates, I'd well believe it.

One woman on there used lint/fluff from her tumble drier to remove her make up instead of a cloth or cotton wool😐

She said the heat from the dryer made it sterile but all I could think was .....that's fluff from your family's knickers 😬😬

My brother was very chuffed with himself for mastering the art of using 1 piece of loo roll to wipe his arse after a shit. He was in his ‘40’s and told the family how great it was. 💩

@ManiacalLapwing
100% agree.
I've just recently stopped buying cleaning wipes and switched back to all purpose cleaner and washable sponges/cloths.
DH also bought me reusable cotton pads for my make up so no more make up wipes!

I don't think my relatives were doing it to be environmentally conscious in the 80's though.

My parents once visited my auntie and uncle, my mum asked for coffee from beans not instant, what was produced was a bottle from the fridge filled with the free coffee from Waitrose, only problem was they had been away for a week so this was week old coffee that was scummy, she declined said coffee.

Only bloody realising I've titled the post "right arse" instead of "tight arse"🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️