Charged full price for special offers

French connection, re 6th Jan, thanks for paying in a cheque for £50-00 on the 10th Jan, but it has bounced,

And I thought all along that you were a genuine person.

Ah moite I like 2 for 1 deals in Supermarket I buy plenty of them then sell at ridiculously inflated prices in my Corner Shop.

Fuddy duddy, when you are given your next till receipt, and it says at the bottom of the receipt "multibuy discounts, today you have saved £4-62, £1-96 or £6-30" using your reckoning, I suggest that you give this saving in cash to the till operator.

That way you will have a clear conscience.

If everyone was like some of these penny-pinching maniacs there would be civil war over who should get what and looting.

This is what created the class divide.

It is a good job that some of us aren't as greedy so we soften the impact these have on society.

MikeP nothing in this account yet, but you never know your luck in a raffle.

Not very smart to publish your bank details on the internet. A certain Mr. Clarkson did so and ended up with problems as a result of it - and he didn't bank at Lloyds TSB in Derby.

French connection, you obviously have more money than you need,

Please pay any surplus into my bank account, 77-08-05 43781256,

Thank you.

Gainsboro Lass

Just look at the sales after Christmas - some people are obsessed with getting something at the lowest possible price and are prepared to create a stampede as well as fight for it.

If something was normally £500 and on sale for £400 in a peaceful easy-come, easy-go sale I would prefer this to having to push my way about trying to get it in a sale for £300.

I would be grateful I had saved £100 off £500 and not lost £100 when I could have got it that much cheaper.

People who penny pinch on luxuries already with plenty must be unhappy to value money so much and not value the other things in life.

Valuing money is a substitute to compensate for those who are not satisfied with their performance so penny pinching makes them look as if they have earned more than they have.

This seems to be where obsession and penny pinching goes on and those living beyond their means, not shopping around for essentials although if I saw someone buying the stock of 2 for 1 I would wonder why they went to such extremes.

Stand up for your rights - phone the shop or even better their head office, tell them what happened. Tell them you won't be shopping there again and you want a full refund sent in the post to you. If they argue with you (doubtful they will) then say you'll report them to trading standards.

I agree with Gainsborough Lad. It's great to find a bargain. I do it all the time. I'm not obsessed - I've got a busy job, pay loads of tax and need to save a bit here and there. GL - good luck to you!

Warfig kenton, & Talgam, I have a wife and three children to feed, I am not obsessed, if you re-read my first post, I basicly stated that instead of the supermarkets taking advantage of me all the time, when I can, I take advantage of them, and make sure the kids don't go hungry,

When you have the CSA taking taking taking £120-00 A WEEK off a factory worker like me, you can't afford to take your children to a restaurant, let alone give them a tip,

Bankers and MP's are a different breed, they are in charge of our money, and they just help themselves to it, against most of our wishes, unlike the supermarkets who offer the bargins to us, even taking out advertisments in newspapers to tempt us.

Feed, feed, feed, comes to my mind, after yourself, how many are you feeding?

Cornyle

If I had the choice of the time it takes for me to save a few fivers or the few fivers I would rather have the time as long as I was not being ripped off.

Not being ripped off is important but paying a fair price is more acceptable to me than going over the top wasting time and effort to get it even cheaper as my gain is someone elses loss and I believe in fair play, not greed or selfishness.

I wonder if those who are so keen on excessive bargaining give tips when they have a meal out at a restaurant or are they so mean they wouldnt even consider paying the extra it costs to have a meal out.

Take, take, take comes to mind.