Parents

[Psilon]

Does anyone here have parents like Seinfelds parents. Like when they get something for a cheaper price, they brag about it. My father does this continually, its like he accomplished something great. I love the man, but sometimes it gets a bit irritating, especially in front of strangers. My dad is pretty old, is this trait common to people of elderly age or is it just my dad?

[gtracer72]

My mom does. She shops at Wal-Mart and K-mart just to get stuff cheap. That is not me.

[Galaxia]

My uncle fits that description to a T. My boyfriend is like that too - he's always trying to "cut a deal" for almost anything, whether it be hockey/baseball tickets, cell phones, or video games (case in point - he was trying to get Mario Sunshine last night and we went almost everywhere to places that would have it out a day early). :o :rolleyes:

[Magentabeams]

My mom is the cheap one, and it kind of gets on my nerves a bit. My dad on the other hand would spend and spend if my mom didn't put a stop to it.

Sarahanne

[Ajax]

Originally posted by gtracer72
My mom does. She shops at Wal-Mart and K-mart just to get stuff cheap. That is not me.

Hey whats wrong with Wal-Mart. Thats God's gift to us Mexicans. :D :D :D

[Calhoun07]

My mom is always shopping for a bargain. If I can get a good price on stuff I buy quite a bit, like DVDs for example, I am all over it, but for the most part, I am not going to lose sleep if I don't save 50¢ on milk this week if I decide to pick it up at the 7-11 rather than going across town to Hy Vee. Sometimes, my time is more valueable and I get stuff for conveience and to get home.

[batboy2001]

Originally posted by Comic Book Guy


Hey whats wrong with Wal-Mart. Thats God's gift to us Mexicans. :D :D :D

Lol, even though I don't live there, wal mart rules! "If wal mart doesn't have it; it isn't worth getting".

[BrendaBat]

My mother CONSTANTLY brags about how much money she saves!! Its one of her more annoying traits. Whenever she comes home from grocery shopping, she gives this speech:
"Look at this reciept! With Vons Club I saved $12 and with coupons I saved $24!! Thats $36 saved and all I had to do was clip coupons and.....BRENDA!! ARE YOU LISTENING!?"

In fact, today she took me and my younger sister to this new discount clothing store (all the clothes are $10 or less) and she kept looking at the origional price tags and prattling on and on about how my skirt would have cost $25 if I had gone to a regular store.

I love my mother, but I REALLY wish she would talk about something other than how much money she saves on everything :rolleyes:

[TimTwoFace]

Eeep...your parents do that? Man, IIIIIII do that - especially when I find huge, huge bargains on eBay that are over $100 cheaper than they should be. :) I think that's cause for celebration!

-Tim
(Bargain-Hunter)

[Pilmedium]

That would be my father. He complains about missing a sale or a coupon expiring, to the point where the product is not bought at the time. He brags about saving trivial amounts of money on gasoline for the car.