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Post by The Arrow on Apr 9, 2015 19:56:13 GMT 7
Big Mango endorses this thread!
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Post by SirToad on Apr 9, 2015 20:00:28 GMT 7
We need Canarysun, the king of frugality
Who can live the cheapest in Thailand.
Charlie, where can I repair my 59 baht flip flops, as the strap has broken??
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 20:14:08 GMT 7
I remember when you could get a whole bunch of bananas for 9 Baht and a Khao Pat for 10 Baht. Yes I remember when I also paid too much for those items. Stick around Sir! I will teach you a thing or two of the Art of Frugality |
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Post by SirToad on Apr 9, 2015 20:17:02 GMT 7
Gordon Brown always talked about frugality, and he lost the UK billions, bloody clown
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 20:49:43 GMT 7
Khun Cheap Charlie, You are my hero and if there is ever a POTY or a Poster of the Quarter you've got my vote. I would like to know if the mountain of empty Leo beer bottles I have have any value ? Or should I just dump them in the Klong ? Btw best regards to Cheap Charlotte. Thank you Nong Johnny, my lovely wife Cheap Charlotte welcomes you to our magnificent abode on the river. Perhaps next Monday for some fresh produce gathered from Buffet Sunday.I can see you are still a Cheap Charlie Novice, but never fear I am here to advise! Before I address your question, If you MUST drink fresh unopened beer perhaps you could try a case of cheers? You should save 10 baht a bottle and I believe Cheers is 640ml per bottle while Leo is only 630ml? Of course, you really should be calculating the ratio of alcohol% and price and do some sums as to your best value alcoholic beverage, but let us re visit that in a future cheap charlie tip. Cheap Charlie Tips #5 - Money for Leo bottlesIt is no secret you can get money for your empty bottles and the cardboard case. If it is a few baht spending money for the 711 1 Baht scales and a couple of m150s you fancy then I recommend this option. However, if you want to make a few hundred baht per Leo case follow these tips. step 1: Discard the notion that just because your leo bottles are empty that they need remain this way to be sold step 2: Save all bottle caps from said Leo step 3: Find a big drinking cheap charlie farang (Cheap Charlie Level 2), fairly new to Thailand. They are easy to find. Buddy up to him. step 4: Find some liquid. You can use your klong water, or if you want, just p**s the contents you guzzled back into the bottle whenever the need hits you. This is my preferred method as it streamlines the entire operation. step 5: Build up a decent stack of refilled bottles. neatly stacked back in their crates, add a little glue to the box. step 6: Borrow your BILs or your FILs pick up truck. Don't ask him. Pick a time he is not around. make sure he has put enough petrol in for you to get back home step 7: Now, you have been cultivating your Level 2 Cheap Charlie, new to Thailand. There is a double edged sword to Cheap Charlie-ism and here is an example. Those new to the discipline, in their quest for the best deal and saving a few baht, can make impetuous decisions, thinking they are saving a few baht, but really they will get shafted. step 8: A few weeks before you have told your new Buddy about how you buy all your cases of Leo for only 250 baht a case! 250 baht! of course, you get them cheap because your BILs mate works as a delivery driver blah blah blah. Say no more. Your new cheap charlie buddy will come to you, unable to resist the scent of a bargain. Step 9: Load up 12 cases of refilled Leo into your BILs pick-up. Drive to meet your new cheap Charlie buddy. Do the cash deal. Drive away. Step 10: buy more Leo and continue the re-selling with a fresh cheap charlie novice, And so there we have it Johnny. Money for your Leo bottles |
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Post by bigbadgeordie on Apr 9, 2015 22:08:39 GMT 7
I think you are overspending, as I am a hanssssum man. All the llayydie love me, so I spend nothing.
PS If you go to Big C carpark and are prepared to wait, when they empty the bins, you can follow then, at a discrete distance and collect the new black bags for free.
Good for many things, rain, sunshade etc. Also they are made of vegetable matter, so also a good snack
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Post by Johnny on Apr 9, 2015 23:14:59 GMT 7
Khun Charlie I'm amased with your ability to make a satang count, well done.
I had a crazy idea that maybe with the money I get from my Leo bottles I could possibly go on a date, again I look to you for advice.
God Bless you Khun Charlie.
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Post by bbaker on Apr 9, 2015 23:53:12 GMT 7
There are some novices who must be less than 80 years old on here.
Never steal stash cheap stuff like vegetables and drinks in your cargo bag and backpack. Those items are a waste of space. Fill up on the most expensive items there are and be sure to get enough to last three weeks. All better meats, shrimp and the like are targets.
The veggies and drinks you can find in a dumpster or buy as cheap water.
Be sure you are really hungry when you go. Eat enough to last the first three days.
With enough practice you'll be hiding really good stuff in your black socks.
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Post by ATF on Apr 9, 2015 23:56:05 GMT 7
500 Baht used to get you a good night out and still have change for a Tuk Tuk home. Once the 1000 Baht got printed it all changed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 12:55:38 GMT 7
Cheap Charlie Tip # 6- Procuring your Dining Set
Anyone who pays for their cutlery and crockery is a mug. In no more than a few weeks you can accumulate all the utensils that you need. Free.
How? Simples.
Visit your local food court. If you are in Bangkok you are spoilt for choice. Hi-so, Lo-So, you choose your style. Charlotte and I have 6 complete sets, styles to suit every occasion. Choose your favourite logos
The rule of thumb for accumulation of a 4 person setting is as follows.
Cutlery: 2 visits
Plates and Bowls: 4 visits
Tools needed: Umbrella, newspaper, paper/plastic bag.
No need to buy any of the overpriced food court fare. Simply put your paper under your arm and walk to the Cutlery box. Rinse in hot water, then proceed to the most isolated table available. Place the cutlery on newspaper and flip newspaper over. Place umbrella on table, then go for a walk around food court outlets. On your way back to the table grab another 2 pieces each of any cutlery available. Some food courts have lovely big soup spoons now.
On your return to your table slip the extra cutlery onto the paper and fold in half. Ensure the newspaper is shielded by your bag form prying eyes.
Crockery is similar. Here though, sit at a recently vacated table or even walk up and grab a bowl or two and walk back to your isolated table. Walk like you own the food. Confident, don’t make eye contact. Attract no attention.
Once back at your table, tip any leftover contents on to the floor (it helps if you sit next to some Chinese tourists) and slide the crockery into your bag. . I keep some nice padded bubble wrap in my bag and the plates and bowl slide snugly inside.
Once you have what you need, exit foodcourt
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Post by SirToad on Apr 11, 2015 12:57:52 GMT 7
In awe of your cheapness Charlie, a true legend in The Kiggdom of Scratchers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 13:03:34 GMT 7
You sound like this guy I used to date at uni. This guy was all about getting free meals.
We'd go to MacDonalds and order cheeseburgers. He took the cheese off all his burgers and ate most of them, then went up to the counter and said they gave him the wrong burgers he asked for cheeseburgers. He got more burgers every time. ( and he could eat five or six) He was the kind of guy that carried a dead cockroach in his wallet and when we went to Pizza Hut ( almost finished the meal) he'd slip the roach onto the last piece of pizza and make a big deal out of it. Management gave us a free meal just to get rid of him.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 14:43:53 GMT 7
You sound like this guy I used to date at uni. This guy was all about getting free meals. We'd go to MacDonalds and order cheeseburgers. He took the cheese off all his burgers and ate most of them, then went up to the counter and said they gave him the wrong burgers he asked for cheeseburgers. He got more burgers every time. ( and he could eat five or six) He was the kind of guy that carried a dead cockroach in his wallet and when we went to Pizza Hut ( almost finished the meal) he'd slip the roach onto the last piece of pizza and make a big deal out of it. Management gave us a free meal just to get rid of him. Some great tips there. Something simple yet so rewarding for everyone to try. Your ex sounds like he would now be a Master of the art of Cheap Charlie-ism. Are you still in contact? I love to meet fellow enthusiasts who understood their true calling when in their flush of youth. True visionaries. Of course, those tricks work so well in farangland, but in Thailand, missing ingredients and additional non-ingredient bugs are an accepted part of the food chain gamble. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 14:54:54 GMT 7
True visionary indeed. He graduated from the school of nicking sugar from Starbucks with honours and went on to being an outstanding student of pinching the sauce bottles and condiments from every restaurant we visited. The true art of misappropriating property is more successfully accomplished with a decoy. In his case it was me, and my handbag and/or boobs. Amazing how many packets of sugar I can stuff in my bra.
Let's move on to me and my adventures. I am particularly fond of kidnapping airline blankets. On a good flight I can do a haul of ten.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 15:04:23 GMT 7
The trick to kidnapping airline blankets is spare duty free bags. The ones from your previous adventures, keep them in your carry on luggage. As you meander down the aisle on the way to the loo, casually pick up blankets from empty seats and insert them in an empty duty free bag when you are in the loo. Remove the plastic bag first and roll them up, this will give you at least four blankets per bag. It is also a prime opportunity to kidnap toiletries such as handwash, moisturiser and anything else from the cabinet. Don't pass up this wonderful chance. If you are stopped speak in Swahili or something they won't understand and feign air sickness but this is rare, I have never been stopped.
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