tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post293996025297218112..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: Holiday Freebies and Invitations: I'm So PopularFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-35051421454160461182009-11-06T08:54:14.081-06:002009-11-06T08:54:14.081-06:00Frugal: I'd be happy to accept a meal. I'd...Frugal: I'd be happy to accept a meal. I'd feel uncomfortable with 'making a meal' out of what is offered as a tasting or hors d'oeuvres. <br /><br />Your comment reminds me of an executive I noticed at a business lunch who was wrapping sandwiches and stuffing them into his jacket pockets. His assistant said, "We are SO embarrassed when he does this. he grew up without enough to eat and he just can't seem to shake it."Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-50487139538829435842009-11-05T14:19:42.955-06:002009-11-05T14:19:42.955-06:00@Duchesse--Yes, I am pathologically frugal. I have...@Duchesse--Yes, I am pathologically frugal. I have never gotten over the panicked years of graduate school. I still have dreams about it....Completely irrational, I know.<br /><br />@Cubicle--A soulmate! And it's true, I hate free STUFF as a rule too.<br /><br />@EEE--Yeah, the merchants usually win. I am agonizing over a 50% off coupon I got from Chico's--because I never buy anything there.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-62024847041182791282009-11-05T10:52:56.417-06:002009-11-05T10:52:56.417-06:00I, too, understand the allure of free food. It'...I, too, understand the allure of free food. It's those 30% and 20% off coupons that are really dangerous, though. They coax you into buying stuff you don't love, and if you don't use them, you're left feeling like you LOST money somehow.Emma Fickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655014167534653968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-24516959075838754752009-11-04T21:08:18.773-06:002009-11-04T21:08:18.773-06:00A free meal is always worthwhile to me. A free fr...A free meal is always worthwhile to me. A free frisbee, or pencil, or coffee mug I would pass over. No use/already have enough of that stuff. It might have something to do with the grad school days too.Over the Cubicle Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842722161649016062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-45431134100144095872009-11-04T10:49:00.569-06:002009-11-04T10:49:00.569-06:00What is it about receiving a free meal (out of som...What is it about receiving a free meal (out of something offered as a tasting or canapes, not as a meal) that has resonance for you *today*, Frugal? I'm trying to understand it.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.com