Posted by horndogg on April 10, 2001 at 20:12:02:
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Growing up I've had people in my life/have been in my life who were absolute cheap mother *F's* especially Filipinos and Indians(from India). In my case the stereotypes about those two races being cheap is very true. I felt embarassed being around people like that and this is why I always try not to be cheap. The thing is this causes me problems at times when I feel I'm being taken advantage of or I can get something for cheaper but I don't want to bargain because I don't want to feel cheap. The line between between cheap and not allowing yourself to be taken advantage of is really thin IMHO. For example I was at Jack in the Box and ordered a $2.99 item and they said the total was $3.58. Obviously it was clear that they made a mistake because even tax at 10% would only be $.30 making the total $3.29. I just keep my mouth shut since it was such a small error. If I was overcharged say $.80 or $1 would I say something. Probably at $1.00 or more overcharge. When should you say something. Or a better question is when is it politically correct to say something without being a cheap mother *F*. This comes back to the Zona and chicas. I know it is Mexican culture to bargain for services/goods but I usually don't bargain with a chica. If they quote me a price and I want to go with them arriba then I usually don't bargain even though I know with many of the chicas their initial price can be lowered with some haggling. Does this mean I'm being stupid and taken advantage of? Maybe but I would rather be that then feel like a cheap mother *F* over $10.00. You don't have to tell me I know $10.00 X (# of chicas) adds up fast.
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