I just heard from my wife about it ... We had dinner at Elephant Bar last night with the in-law and I paid for it but I also handed the waiter my corporate card for an additional 15% off .. my in-law think I am a cheap ass cuz now I give lesser tips .. WTF .. what's wrong with corporate discount??? I flash coupons if I have them too .. with this kind of economy, there's nothing wrong being FRUGAL, right??? as for tips, as long as give them 15% before tax, it's good .. I HATE MY IN-LAW.
let them pay for dinner next time...if i got discount at a restaurant i would be gladly to take advantage of it.................but i just think ur in-laws don't like u lol
Tell them you're saving because the economy is in crisis,lol,jk... Actually,there's nothing wrong about it,it's just their mentality that's wrong!!
LOL your in-laws does not understand the situation we are in.. we are in the RECESSION! lol discount is good.. my parents n my bf's parents loves discount.. the cheaper the better coz of money situations lol just let them pay for dinner next time or catch them one day in HK market and watch 'em haggle the price lower just for buying some fruits lol
I'll tell you a really funny story along that line. Last year, I went with my brother to a museum and while I was talking to him, my wife and his were in the gift shop buying stuff. When they came out, both had bought stuff but had put it all on my wife's card. It was only about 40 bucks so it wasn't a big deal. When my brother found out, he badgered his wife about why didn't they use his corporate card instead, since he was entitled to a 10% discount. He then insisted on bringing the items back and getting the credit put back on my wife's card (as a returned item) and paid for it with his card thereafter, and getting the discount. The difference? about three bucks and change. The really comical part about this is, he makes about five million a year. -noclue My wife and I still laugh about this.
you don't get to make 5 million a year by overspending and being uneconomical i guess You've probably mentioned this prior, but what is it that you do for a living? Does it involve computers cuz you sure seem to have a great deal of time to spend on the internet. Also, negiq, is your corporate card a credit card that nets you an instant 15% cash back... or are you talking about a discount card that only applies at certain places? because if its just a 15% cash back amount then you're still paying the total amount initially and its just reflected as less on your bank statement because your company is picking up the remaining 15% correct?... in which case, wouldn't any tips you made still be on the full amount? ooor i could be totally wrong on how corporate cards work, i don't have any experience in the area... although hopefully i'll have an expense account by the time im 25 ^_^
Honestly....I don't see no wrong in getting discounts, our family request for it...even though its the females of the family who actually requests for it or bargains about it.
Discount is good... discount make you buy more stuff, which improve the economy since they need to make more products then
whenever we go eat if my friends has those VIP card for discount or w/e i'd bug them to bring it, i save w/e money i dont need to spend, and it saves theirs too lol
LOL... no, I certainly don't make that sort of money; my brother (the banker) does. I'm in public health and emergency management, and yes, I do spend most of my time behind a desk, with a computer (of course) these days. A few more years then hopefully, early out.
discounts are great. your in-laws don't know how to appreciate the opportunities put before them. or maybe their jealous of your discount card
my in-laws are all docs and lawyers .. quite well off .. unlike me who grew up in project sorta speak. i make good money now but those frugal spending habits remain ..
^ there you go... they don't understand being a normal citizen, they don;t realise what it is like to have a job like theirs and not everyone earns as much as they do so i wouldn't bother because they won't understand till the day when they are not "well off" next time, when they pay for dinner, order your share of abalone and shark fin soup see if they need a discount card then hehee
hahaha two birds w/ one stone =P - abalone + shark fin soup - they're paying (that'll teach them?) then again if everyone is having their own abalone and bowl of shark fin soup... then i can't say much of how this will be a 教訓 (lesson?)
totally solves the prolem i know it will only work if negi has the courage to order it first then they can have no say and might have to follow and think it will benefit them too if they ordered themselves one they earn enough to order 4 of each so everyone has their own portion
they don't eat those chinese stuffs .. my in-laws are Korean .. another reason they hate me is that i am mixed .. v/f/k here ... lol starting next month, my wife and i will become vegetarian .. everything will be veggie going on may 1st .. lol .. no more seafood or meat.
what does the f from v/f/k stand for?? well if they are Korean find the most expensive Korean delicacy or the most expensive in the restaurant at the time well are you going to follow your wife's vegetarian plans? you can always cook for yourself?-bigclapheadbang2
