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40 Times People Saw Infuriating ‘Choosing Beggars’ In Action And Just Had To Share (New Pics)
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"
That's how you find the true influencers vs the scammers and s**t heads
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.
63 Sandwiches In 1 1/2 Hours!?! How Dare They!
This Groomer Is Definitely Prepared For All The Choosing Beggars
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.
I Won't Invite You To My Baby Shower, But You Better Get Me A Gift
My Mechanic Telling It How It Is. Support Artists And Labor Folk!
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.
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.
This Guy Gets It
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.
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."
Broke Boy
Lady Wants Barely-Used Computer For $25
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.
Seems Like Indonesia Is Not Choosing Any Of Them Begpackers
Mom Thinks Her Son Needs My Service Dog, Not Just Any Service Dog
Thought On Exposure
I Have To Pay For My Food?
Youtube Musician Donates Guitar
Can You Draw Me For Free?
So You Want Me To Unsell My Car And Are Offering Me Less Than It Sold For...
Everyone Named Sheldon Gets A Free Laptop
It's Free Pool
If You Think It's Simple
"But It's My Shift"
Sign At My Local Tattoo Shop
This Store Knows
Ungrateful Man Shames His Wife On A Public Forum Because The Dinner She Cooked Him Wasn't To His Liking
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!
First World problems! Some people have no pasta (no matter what shape) and would be grateful for any sauce ( even out of a jar) This man is an ungrateful oaf and I hope his wife leaves him.
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You keep saying, "boxed" and "canned" like she was supposed to get up at the crack of dawn like your Nonny did to hand roll the pasta herself and stew the sauce for 10 hours after she went out to the garden to pluck the plump, ripe tomatoes from the vines she's been cultivating for years. Did she also grow the garlic, oregano and peppercorns herself? Where do you keep the cow that she milks in order to make and age the parmigiana she needs to sprinkle on top for you? Sounds like Mommy's boy needs to grow the f*** up!
I remember a number of years ago, there was concern in Italy due to the birth rate dropping, because of mama's boys. Mama took such good care of them,they didn't see the need to leave home or get married.
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The only difference between the two pastas is the shape. The dough recipe is the same. So she used sauce from a jar. It's understandable if she worked all day at a job too. He's lucky she made that much for him. He can just go hungry or cook his own dinner from now on. What an ungrateful bastard!
Even if she's stay-at-home, who has the time to make it from scratch? My childhood dated from before jarred sauce (if you could even find it, or afford it!) We got pasta once every 2 months or so because the sauce took forever, used all sorts of stuff, and you ended up with maybe 4 cups of sauce (if you were lucky) because of course it cooked down *into* sauce. I am properly grateful for canned and jarred sauce. It was a major undertaking--and still used a lot of canned stuff!
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OMG! I'm so sorry you had to deal with this! Poor baby! I tell you what you do to get back at her....Cook your own damn meals....
So you can cook tomorrow and the day after and all of next week, and clean up too. And do the entire shop for all the family. Oh yeah that is organize three meals a day every day. ( and clean up )
Don't forget cleaning the entire house, the wash, making the kids' lunches and making sure they take them to school, getting them ready and off to school...
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Should be: My wife's pasta. She ran out of boxed penne (which she has to use because she's overworked) and genius innovator that she is, uses boxed elbow noodles (great shapes combo) sauce from a jar and presto. THIS IS DINNER!! (Love my wife)
I'll bet she works . . . but he doesn't make dinner. And great meals probably are ignored. When was the last time he treated her? Guys are quick to judge a woman but not do something themselves . . .
Hope she saw this and poisons your next meal you ungrateful c*** 😁
How about you...get off your butt and make dinner yourself! Don't judge others when they make an honest effort.
Your wife cooked for you. Step back, take a minute and think about how lucky you are to have another person care enough for you that they'd take time out of their day to do something for you. If you can't dig that, you've got bigger problems than eating processed food.
He can cook his own damned dinner if her cooking isn’t good enough for him!
You’re both tired, hungry, and want more for your meal; treat yourselves to a nice dinner out. Go for a romantic walk in a beautiful setting afterward. Hold hands and kiss like when you first fell in love with each other. Make memory you will both treasure for years to come.
I mean it’s an Italians mad at food forum so I bet some joking is in there. Or them just jerking off about how much they know about “real” Italian food
Just an FYI, even sauce from a jar is amazing if allowed to simmer most of the day. Very hard to tell from homemade. Crockpot if you can't be home with the stovetop. My friend's Italian grandma loved it, best compliment ever
So...make it yourself, bozo! Or better yet get her a maid and a chef as a reward for putting up with your pompous sorry a*s.
My suggestion would be to cook your own damn food! Maybe it would make a difference, probably not cause you obviously see this as my job to fix your damn dinner! Fix mine once and awhile or take me out!!!
I'm not sure what he'd be able to make would be edible.
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I feel so bad for her, I wanna take his wife into my home for dinners lol. That bowl looks fine to me, and I'd love to just hang out with her and eat this pasta. What a jerk guy.
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!
guess what my husband got? Whatever he got up and fixed....hey for us it works 33 yrs and going
I'd take his bowl of food and throw it in the trash and tell him to make his own dinner
There is nothing wrong with her pasta...she made you food with what she had, ungrateful a**hole. (Hoping he was just joking..)
What? She didn't make her pasta from scratch? Oh, the shame! (A*****e!) (/s)
I personally love different types of pasta mixed together! Am I the only one who eats pasta sauce by the spoonful from a jar?
Anyways, this is taken froma a sarcastic group about italian people - expecially abroad - making fun of the obsession they have with food made in a proper way. Many italian - myself included - are in the group too and eexagerate the reaction to laugh a little. Context sometimes is important.
I think i commented on this on another post, but here it is again anyways: I may not like my wifes cooking at times, and outside of health reasons I will still eat it. The most she gets from me in that regard is "this is not my favorite" or "I would prefer that this not get cooked again." But I eat it. She may love it and cook it again, so what? I didn't cook it....I cannot complain, and to do so is an insult! Oh, and sauce from a jar is just fine, she can do better but for ease and speed it works well. The noodles have the same stuff in it, and taste no different in this case. This guy....is just an a*s.
Maybe he dosen't make enugh money for the "proper" meal he thinks he deserves. This could be all they had in the house.
That is perfectly fine. If you don't like it, cook dinner yourself.
What wrong with that I’m always mixing my pastas together and nobody complains about my surprise colltoni !!
you're lucky you got food to eat, cook it yourself if you have problems
I think it looks pretty damn good. make your own dinner if you don't like it
If I were his wife, I would have given it to the dog and told him to eff off and make his own! Man-child.
Ever since I was 8 I had to cook myself a lot of things I had to do myself they didn't show me they did this cuz they knew that I'm old enough to figure that out AT 8 so this b******t that he doesn't like it I think he should f*****g rot in hell he doesn't deserve someone like that and sometimes when I had to f*****g buy my food when I was 14 or so
Holy s**t is she your mom you pathetic brat stop throwing a tantrum who ever his wife is I hope she left him and found a better husband smh
If I was married to this ___hole, he would be enjoying some new and interesting ingredients in his future meals.
Leave him, you will never make him happy and he will only tear you down.
This asshat just posted himself into a divorce, and this shaming can be used as evidence of his obviously consistent abusive behavior—-c**p like this doesn’t just come out of nowhere.
Oh that bowl of pasta would end up all over me if i was this much of an ungrateful piece of s**t.
There's nothing wrong with that, I love pasta, I am just glad that I have a roof over my head and food on the table, there are so many people who don't even get this to eat
Looks pretty tasty to me. Looks fun and unique as well. You're lucky she took the time to do that. You surely would not enjoy dinnertime round my house. We usually mix in yesterdays leftovers so that there is no waste. I usually go without many things just so that my wife and daughter have the things they need and usually the things they just want but arent essential.
Long suffering wife should have emptied it on his head and then belted him a good one with the pan.
Dude my Mum worked 10hrs a day manager at a shoe store while my Dad worked 12hr security shifts and guess what? This is all we could afford with some chicken. A family of 4 and we ate this nearly everyday. This was also because my parents were exhausted but hey, it was food. We went to bed with our stomachs full!
if I were his wife, and he complained about that, I would grab the food before he ate it and threw it in the trash. Make his own mean
Never, ever feed that guy again. I dated a guy one time that saw the sandwich I made and said "Im not eating that s**t" and he never got a bite from me again.
He would never eat at my table again. And real Italians would probably shame him for not bringing enough money home to make sure she had all that was necessary for a meal. This is a man destined to eat delivery pizza for his entire life.
Yeah, so? Unless you were paying her and she promised a Michelin star meal, you have nothing to complain about.
what's wrong with it? That looks yummy. Maybe a bit small portion for a man but other than that. Also what are elbow noodles?
Elbow is the shape, sometimes called macaroni noodles as popular for macaroni & cheese dishes. In pic, the smaller curved noodle. I guess named because it resembles a bent elbow?
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Oh hell no.... sometimes you have to make due.... I would be like than starve! Or make it your damn self.
Well, if his wife is a housewife that doesn't have to work then yeah he has all the right as cooking dinner IS her job. If she also works and contributes financially in the relationship then he better thank her 10 times for cooking him ANY dinner
Ok, THAT is not ok. I am honest with my wife, if I dont like it I will tell her. Generally politely. But never would I post it on social media complaining, and NEVER would I make more than one comment about it not being one I like. I will eat it unless it was plain impossible (such as a serious cooking mistake, which with my wife is VERY rare). Simply put, she put her time into it and made food for me. I will eat it, and be happy that I didn't have to make the food because she did. This poor excuse for a husband needs to pull his head out of his 4th point of contact...
I eat stuff like this all the time, by choice. Nothing wrong with it, it's actually quite delicious
and yet... she remains married to this "male". (or maybe not, after his post??)
Dude! Then learn to cook that sheet your self! How about you learn to make the noodles, learn to make the sauce, learn to make the sausage and the meatballs. Thats what I did, I didn't like what I was given by a "professional" so I learned how to make it, and now I teach others to make it for their families for free! Damn quit bitching people and freakin do something about it.
Okay, so you cook your own f*****g dinner! I’ve done that s**t myself and nobody in my house complained about it because... I cooked for them and they didn’t have to cook dinner for themselves! Hello! Be grateful she cooked for your sorry a*s at all!
Some people out there go to sleep hungry and you’re complaining about mismatch pasta. What an a*s.
If that was my significant other that pasta would have been firmly shoved into every orifice he possessed.
This is just so sad. I hope the woman left this entitled POS 2 days before Christmas. Because that's when he suffers the most. Ever seen a jerk trying to cook food? I bet he couldn't even boil water without starting a major fire.
Nice that she had enough elbow noodles to make up the difference.
We can only hope. But I really don't see you posting something like this. You likely keep it in the family
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Woman Gets Trolled After She Gets Too Choosy
Woman Angry Book Pirating Site Is Being Sued, Complains To Author Whose Books She’d Been Stealing On Their Fan Page
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.
But I Only Have 800 Dollars
"Fortunately I'm Not In A Position Where I Need To Pay To Work"
Choosing Beggar Has Questions
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...
Just To Persuade Him
A Friend Of Mine Just Sent Me This. Why Is It That "Cash Ready" Means You Should Get An Incredible Deal?
Sister, Can You Spare A Dime?
Sorry I Dont Have Ca-
Still In Shock
Damn, That Sounds Like A Killer Investment
You Better Be Reliable And On Time For This Incredibly Below Minimum Wage Job
I think she means 65-75 a day for 7 hours. It's still low, but it's still 3dollars per chid per hour.
Not Good Enough For Her...
Note: this post originally had 97 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
People need to learn the phrase "go f**k yourself, no one else will" as a response to scammers and free-seekers
I hope some of these are fake. What is happening to the human race really?! Disgraceful.
This is a small snippet of humanity magnified by the internet. If you don't think these things happened pre-internet and then I got news for you.
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Seems like this has been on the upswing since I turned 60, as a young adult I never heard of such as this. I will be 62 a week from Friday and this makes several articles I've read on Bored Panda like this, wish people would grow up and make the right choices.
The internet magnifies these encounters. You never heard of them before because there was no way to post them for everyone to see. Also ease of communication gives people like this more opportunities to be this way.
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That website is the best. I hope it helped 🙃 I think I’ll go read a few stories and indulge in a little schadenfreude..
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Honestly, I have to think that at least some of this insane behaviour stems from the whole (rather toxic) 'the customer is always right' culture going on. People get it in their heads that they're entitled to anything if they demand it. It's ridiculous, and it needs to stop, because it creates idiots like these.
We can blame these all on the "participation trophy" trend, i.e. everybody deserves something whether they work for it or not.
Alot of the above is just dealing with scammers in retail situations. Most don't actually apply to a homeless person begging on the street, and it's dangerous to allow the implication to remain. If a person has, for whatever reason, reached a point of desperation in their lives where the best way they can see to make money is to ask a stranger for it, then it doesn't matter to me what they have or don't have. I will help them as much as I am able, without being a d**k about it.
I'm speechless! I really am... I find it hard to believe people like that live among us and haven't suffered any consequences to flip them upside down. The god damn nerve of these people...
Mmm, weren't 95? i reloaded the page and they removed the other 55. But still great post.
I was in the middle of enjoying your 98 choosing beggars post when the page reloaded to just 40 stories. Thanks, Bored Panda.
CLICK ON THE LINIK - it's all there. Does this not show on the app or something?
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STOP CUTTING POSTS BOREDPANDA! This was 98 times not even a few hours ago...
Basically what I would say to all the a******s on this story. “You dense mother f****r”
I will never understand some people's ability to complain about free stuff. The first time I encountered this phenomena I was at a ~free~ concert being headlined by a fairly well known band, with an also well known band (that I actually came to see, not the headliner) opening for them. The crowd booed the first band off the stage chanting the headliner's name after only playing like 2 songs. Sometimes humanity can be incredibly disappointing. I had been wanting to see that band play for years. Sigh.
So many of these make me think of that line from the Kids In The Hall's "Decaf" sketch: "B***H, ARE YOU FOR REAL??!?!?!??!"
In Denmark homeless people can get a job where they buy a bunch of magazines (named Hus Forbi) to sell. They pay 10 dkr per magazine and resell it for 20 dkr. It gives them pride in life to earn some sort of living. It's brilliant.
I come to bored panda because it's very positive but lately its been nothing but bad news and depressing society stories and how someone got burnt for being racist on Tumblr or Reddit or something like that. I much rathered those "dank memes" and the articles on art and puppies! can we please do something about this? love from me
Choose the ones you want to read more wisely then. No-one is forcing you to read any of the 'dank' ones.
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Some of these are clearly trolls just trying to get an interesting screen shot for their Reddit feeds.
I'm sorry you're getting down voted, there's nothing wrong with wanting a bit more positivity :)
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People need to learn the phrase "go f**k yourself, no one else will" as a response to scammers and free-seekers
I hope some of these are fake. What is happening to the human race really?! Disgraceful.
This is a small snippet of humanity magnified by the internet. If you don't think these things happened pre-internet and then I got news for you.
Load More Replies... Seems like this has been on the upswing since I turned 60, as a young adult I never heard of such as this. I will be 62 a week from Friday and this makes several articles I've read on Bored Panda like this, wish people would grow up and make the right choices.
The internet magnifies these encounters. You never heard of them before because there was no way to post them for everyone to see. Also ease of communication gives people like this more opportunities to be this way.
Load More Replies... That website is the best. I hope it helped 🙃 I think I’ll go read a few stories and indulge in a little schadenfreude..
Load More Replies... Honestly, I have to think that at least some of this insane behaviour stems from the whole (rather toxic) 'the customer is always right' culture going on. People get it in their heads that they're entitled to anything if they demand it. It's ridiculous, and it needs to stop, because it creates idiots like these.
We can blame these all on the "participation trophy" trend, i.e. everybody deserves something whether they work for it or not.
Alot of the above is just dealing with scammers in retail situations. Most don't actually apply to a homeless person begging on the street, and it's dangerous to allow the implication to remain. If a person has, for whatever reason, reached a point of desperation in their lives where the best way they can see to make money is to ask a stranger for it, then it doesn't matter to me what they have or don't have. I will help them as much as I am able, without being a d**k about it.
I'm speechless! I really am... I find it hard to believe people like that live among us and haven't suffered any consequences to flip them upside down. The god damn nerve of these people...
Mmm, weren't 95? i reloaded the page and they removed the other 55. But still great post.
I was in the middle of enjoying your 98 choosing beggars post when the page reloaded to just 40 stories. Thanks, Bored Panda.
CLICK ON THE LINIK - it's all there. Does this not show on the app or something?
Load More Replies... STOP CUTTING POSTS BOREDPANDA! This was 98 times not even a few hours ago...
Basically what I would say to all the a******s on this story. “You dense mother f****r”
I will never understand some people's ability to complain about free stuff. The first time I encountered this phenomena I was at a ~free~ concert being headlined by a fairly well known band, with an also well known band (that I actually came to see, not the headliner) opening for them. The crowd booed the first band off the stage chanting the headliner's name after only playing like 2 songs. Sometimes humanity can be incredibly disappointing. I had been wanting to see that band play for years. Sigh.
So many of these make me think of that line from the Kids In The Hall's "Decaf" sketch: "B***H, ARE YOU FOR REAL??!?!?!??!"
In Denmark homeless people can get a job where they buy a bunch of magazines (named Hus Forbi) to sell. They pay 10 dkr per magazine and resell it for 20 dkr. It gives them pride in life to earn some sort of living. It's brilliant.
I come to bored panda because it's very positive but lately its been nothing but bad news and depressing society stories and how someone got burnt for being racist on Tumblr or Reddit or something like that. I much rathered those "dank memes" and the articles on art and puppies! can we please do something about this? love from me
Choose the ones you want to read more wisely then. No-one is forcing you to read any of the 'dank' ones.
Load More Replies... Some of these are clearly trolls just trying to get an interesting screen shot for their Reddit feeds.
I'm sorry you're getting down voted, there's nothing wrong with wanting a bit more positivity :)
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