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We all know the saying 'beggars can't be choosers?' but time and time again people like to challenge this idea by doing the exact opposite. Here at Bored Panda, we love to share some absurd stories and nothing is quite as ridiculous as choosing beggars who take no issue with asking for handouts - but only on their own inconsiderate terms.

The following list is a collection of posts from the internet of the best of the worst of these cheapskate types. From haggling over price points to roasting their loved ones for thoughtful gifts scroll down to check out these ridiculously rude people and don't forget to upvote your favs!

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A Brilliant Way To Deal With "Influencers"

A Brilliant Way To Deal With "Influencers"

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Azure Adams
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's how you find the true influencers vs the scammers and s**t heads

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It's a good trait to be generous - but it's also good to know when you're being taken advantage of. Not everyone has the skills to say "no" to moochers, users, and choosy beggars, so Bored Panda has collected some various tips. First, it is important to communicate the boundaries or conditions around what you are giving to them. 

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63 Sandwiches In 1 1/2 Hours!?! How Dare They!

63 Sandwiches In 1 1/2 Hours!?! How Dare They!

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Foxxy
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bet it would have taken longer than an hour for her to make the 63 foot long subs herself.

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Randy Dhuyvetter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously it's subways fault for not having so many ready to go at a moments notice.

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Sandra Charlot
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm always surprised by the people being rude to someone who's handling their food ... Like really? You're not afraid of them spitting in your food ? That's a perfect dumbass naivety :)

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Elizabeth
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Last minute resort? I want to know more about this... did you FORGET to make food arrangements or did something catastrophic happen to the caterer? because in the later situation I have sympathy but your inability to plan does not constitute an emergency on our end! If that subway had known a HUGE catering order was due for that day they would have scheduled additional staff to help. Nope, no sympathy for your wait. 63 subs in a hour is better than a sub a minute, that employee was hustling for you and you have no appreciation

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C Hypercube
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I'll ever become rich, I promised myself that I'll do a company that takes idiotic clients. You invite them in your office, offer them coffee, listen to their outrageous requests, and then, you throw them out, chair, coffee and all. I have a dream.....

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Jeff Requier
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a reason they request 24 hour notice for catering!! You should be grateful they didn't just say no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Carol Emory
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL. I agree!!! She's lucky they didn't laugh in her face and tell her to F*** off. If this had been my store, I would have told them that such a large order would require 24 hours notice to allow for prep. If they had a problem with that..they could call corporate.

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Mangoes'nRum
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the Subway employee should have offered a knuckle sandwich. Only takes a couple of seconds to prepare..

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did they think they would just have 63 subs lying around waiting for you??

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Martha Meyer
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So they didn't order ANY catering for a confirmation party in advance and then couldn't come up with anything better than sandwhiches and instead of making them themselves sprung a party-sized order on unsuspecting Subway employees?

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Zelda Blue
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"As a last resort" just because you can't plan ahead don't bother being angry at how long it takes to get your order ready.

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Shontel Alliss
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol it took them a minute per sandwich and that was too long? I’m sure they had to make bread also in that time and what about other customers?

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Katri
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thats one sub per minute, i think thats pretty fast

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Id row
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every retail worker should get one purge pass a year. It might make these awful people think twice before acting like spoiled, entitled jackasses.

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Lu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fact that he got subway for the event says even more.

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Brian Geppert
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this - Pretty sure most people in the Service Industry would offer a day's pay to fight a customer in a boxing ring :)

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Analyn Lahr
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why in the hell did those ladies wait so long to get food? She said herself, it was last minute. By the way, it's "My sister and I".

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Kathy Baylis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IF they had pre-ordered them the day before, arrived at the time they said they’d pick them up, THEN still had to wait and hour and a half, they’d have a complaint. Sounds like none of this happened in this case, which just makes them a******s, and that Subway Manager should’ve banned them, refused to either continue making the subs when they started bitching, and told them to go get some Wonder Bread and bologna and make their own damn sandwiches!

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Petya Georgieva
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, this means 1 sub is done for less than 65 sec! I would be impressed instead of annoyed!

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Stan Chung
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've stood patiently in for a breakfast sub and it takes 2 minutes to make a footlong + the time to decide the bread, type of filling, veggies and sauces. x 63- that's easily 2 hours. So I don't get the whiny beeching.

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Just.a.ravenclaw.witch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ugh, and a confirmation party, that is to make yourself a permanent part of a religion or smth accoridng to my mom

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Susan Mercurio
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone else should have to work in customer service themselves for a year.

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Bee Diaz
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a selfish, dim witted moron. How on earth do you expect to get 63 foot long sandwiches at a moment's notice. You are quite lucky you got in in so short a time. I would not have accepted the order. If you had an iota of common sense you would have placed the order beforehand. What, you thought there was a magic genie in the kitchen who could wave her hand and behold, there are you sandwiches? You are a sub human, and you have the nerve to complain.

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Karen Klinck
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what call-ahead (and planning, for that matter) is for, you brainless idiot!

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Donna Leske
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

?"last minute" you miserable cow. YOU are exactly who the saying "Lack of planning on your part does not mean an emergency on my part." Let me guess; several variations? "no cheese on 2, white bread on 55, whole wheat on 7, pita on the rest. No mayo on 4 and one of those also has no cheese." You also asked for a quantity discount? Oh, of course you did! Yeah, I would have asked my manager if I could pound you. Just a little.

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Alex Call
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To the Twitter replyer: I actually have a classmate who got an OK from her boss to pick fights with crabby customers for a social experiment assignment.

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Susan Callihan
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ever think about calling ahead? Or is that more organized then they could handle?

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Terri Atterbury
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're going to order 63 sandwiches at the last minute, you should expect to wait...what a dumb a*s!

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Katinka Min
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's about minute per sub - and probably while other, more reasonable customres want to be served, too. what kind of idiot thinks this is slow??

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Shull GaRett
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would be faster in any drivethrou ;) But they would need some burgers or something like that

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Jace
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Has this person never actually BEEN to a Subway??? They don’t have racks of pre-made subs! More than an hour for 63 subs to be made, while handling other customers... Well, DUH.

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Cindy Collins
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the give a one stay. Excuse me how long have you known about your grandson's confirmation? I am surprised they accepted this, an order like this normally needs at leat 24-48 hours notice. What a couple of entitled bitches

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Celtic Pirate Queen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, basically? You're an elitist f*****g c**t. With an order that large you should have called a day before and actually placed an order.

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BusLady
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like the manager couldn't resist having such a large sale. I'm surprised they didn't run out of supplies.

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BusLady
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Should have just taken everyone to Micky D's. They have hamburgers pre-made and under the heat lamp.

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Brenda Swann
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Primal Donna, ever think of, oh I don’t know ... calling ahead?, going to a grocery store, getting a cart, heading to the bread isle for 60 begets, the deli isle and waiting to be served and the time to have the deli meats sliced, then the dairy isle for the sliced American cheese, the the produce isle finding the greasiest lettuce, onions, green peppers, then the condiment isle for the special sauce, and pickles, going to the checkout driving ........... guess is I am at one hour by now. What a B!!!!!!!

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CharliAnn Olney
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An order like that should have been placed WELL in advance. Think I would be a touch annoyed as well!

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Valerie G.
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and not just fight them, but to do some serious bodily harm.

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Susan Reid Smith
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only "over an hour" for that order? That was extraordinary service!

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Graham Probert
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jeez! They only had to make 63feet of subs.The lazy bastards!!!!

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Give me a beagle any day...
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Surely this was not serious??! (But when it comes to millennials, it probably is!)

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#3

This Groomer Is Definitely Prepared For All The Choosing Beggars

This Groomer Is Definitely Prepared For All The Choosing Beggars

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Anon Yymi
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The likelihood of you pooping on the hairdresser is pretty slim." Shows what they know.

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If you want to help, haggle or handout - go for it- but also know that it is ok to say "no"! Some people take generosity to mean that you can be pushed to give more and more. If someone has assumed that your niceness means that you won't say no, respectfully remind them of your limits. In some cases, people won't want to continue to have transactions after you turn them down, and that's ok. 

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I Won't Invite You To My Baby Shower, But You Better Get Me A Gift

I Won't Invite You To My Baby Shower, But You Better Get Me A Gift

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Kaisu
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's insane and spoiled to expect someone to get you a thing for an occasion they weren't invited to! It's like expecting someone to get you a wedding present without inviting them to the wedding

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My Mechanic Telling It How It Is. Support Artists And Labor Folk!

My Mechanic Telling It How It Is. Support Artists And Labor Folk!

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sakora
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you have teh knownledge, you can use it. If you don't have it, you'll pay for it. You choose how. Lerning by self or using others skills. Simple.

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Don't let yourself be consumed by guilt - set your boundaries and stick to them. Just because you can be accommodating doesn't mean you should. Most of us are taught it is a social norm to share what we have with those less fortunate, but giving back doesn't mean sacrificing your worth. Sure you can afford to cut a little off a price, but you are not responsible for other people's financial burdens. Remember if you give an inch to someone who is trying to take advantage they will want more. 

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Choosing Beggar

Choosing Beggar

Two years ago I saw that guy with the gas can begging for money. Tried to give him four dollars, but he said he doesn’t take anything less than five. After that I saw him there everyday for months. Turns out he’s a fraud with a new Jeep and a nice house. Been following him with this sign since.


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Foxxy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember a guy who approached me asking for money to buy a bus ticket. I didn’t have any money on me but I did have a spare bus ticket. I offered him the ticket and he just rolled his eyes, said no, pffft and walked off.

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This Guy Gets It

This Guy Gets It

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C Hypercube
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've had the pleasure of such an experience. A colleague of mine, who was in the marketing department (she was just playing Candy Crush all day long most of the times) came to me with a purely illogical and physically impossible request, for a packaging. I politely tried to explain her using her very limited technological knowledge and abilities, that it cannot be done, why it cannot be done, and that I'm not gonna waste my time doing that. I also offered her alternative solutions. Her reaction: "OK!!! Then I'LL DO IT!! It can't be that hard." I gave her my seat, took a step back and enjoyed the rest of the show. She sits on my chair, adjusts it for a minute, stares at the Illustrator window for 10 seconds and says "OK, now TELL me what to do next!!!" I burst into laugh and invited her out of my office before she deletes something important.

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Lastly, don't feel bad when you shame a freeloader. We should always treat others with respect but in some cases, you need to be extra firm. "A freeloader really cares nothing for your needs and thoughts, even if they convince you that they do. They also rarely care for normal social etiquette."

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Lady Wants Barely-Used Computer For $25

Lady Wants Barely-Used Computer For $25

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The expression 'Beggars can't be choosers'? first recorded into print in 1546, when it appeared in a book of proverbs compiled by John Heywood. The first form was written as 'Folk say alway, beggars should be no choosers.' Another similar proverb from a different angle is, 'If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride,' which is more rarely used.

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Seems Like Indonesia Is Not Choosing Any Of Them Begpackers

Seems Like Indonesia Is Not Choosing Any Of Them Begpackers

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good, send them back home, not that their home countries want such leeches either

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#11

Mom Thinks Her Son Needs My Service Dog, Not Just Any Service Dog

Mom Thinks Her Son Needs My Service Dog, Not Just Any Service Dog

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Youtube Musician Donates Guitar

Youtube Musician Donates Guitar

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Shawn
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And I bet 99% of those messages were from people who would have immediately sold said guitar.

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So You Want Me To Unsell My Car And Are Offering Me Less Than It Sold For...

So You Want Me To Unsell My Car And Are Offering Me Less Than It Sold For...

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If You Think It's Simple

If You Think It's Simple

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#20

"But It's My Shift"

"But It's My Shift"

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Sign At My Local Tattoo Shop

Sign At My Local Tattoo Shop

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#22

This Store Knows

This Store Knows

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Foxxy
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The thing is some shops price match so telling them you can find the exact same product cheaper online or in another shop can be a huge benefit. Quite often they can offer you the same deal or sometimes even 10% cheaper.

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Ungrateful Man Shames His Wife On A Public Forum Because The Dinner She Cooked Him Wasn't To His Liking

Ungrateful Man Shames His Wife On A Public Forum Because The Dinner She Cooked Him Wasn't To His Liking

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Biljana Malesevic
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do people ever think that it's ok, ever, to shame anyone in public, on social medias? Not even stranger, let alone spouse, child or friend. If someone would do that to me, we wouldn't be friends or in touch anymore. If you don't like something about me, talk to me, don't try to shame me online in front of everyone. So rude and disrespectful!

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Woman Gets Trolled After She Gets Too Choosy

Woman Gets Trolled After She Gets Too Choosy

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#25

Woman Angry Book Pirating Site Is Being Sued, Complains To Author Whose Books She’d Been Stealing On Their Fan Page

Woman Angry Book Pirating Site Is Being Sued, Complains To Author Whose Books She’d Been Stealing On Their Fan Page

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a tip for those with little to no income who want to read books: GET A LIBRARY CARD. If your library doesn't have books from a particular author you like, you can message them to suggest they acquire books from that author, they often take suggestions into account when purchasing new books. Don't read pirated books if you can't afford to buy new ones.

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#27

"Fortunately I'm Not In A Position Where I Need To Pay To Work"

"Fortunately I'm Not In A Position Where I Need To Pay To Work"

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He Is Always Asking For People To Help Pay For Rent And Bills. He Complains About Not Being Able To Afford Food... But He Thinks He Can Care For A Kitten...

He Is Always Asking For People To Help Pay For Rent And Bills. He Complains About Not Being Able To Afford Food... But He Thinks He Can Care For A Kitten...

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#32

Just To Persuade Him

Just To Persuade Him

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#33

A Friend Of Mine Just Sent Me This. Why Is It That "Cash Ready" Means You Should Get An Incredible Deal?

A Friend Of Mine Just Sent Me This. Why Is It That "Cash Ready" Means You Should Get An Incredible Deal?

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Sister, Can You Spare A Dime?

Sister, Can You Spare A Dime?

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EVERLEIGH
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its alright, let her live her miserable life in peace! If it was me, that whole situation would have went differently.

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Still In Shock

Still In Shock

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about you get a job with discounts of your own instead of leeching off of others

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#38

Damn, That Sounds Like A Killer Investment

Damn, That Sounds Like A Killer Investment

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You Better Be Reliable And On Time For This Incredibly Below Minimum Wage Job

You Better Be Reliable And On Time For This Incredibly Below Minimum Wage Job

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Margot Alexandre
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think she means 65-75 a day for 7 hours. It's still low, but it's still 3dollars per chid per hour.

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Not Good Enough For Her...

Not Good Enough For Her...

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