Thread: Cheap bastards!

Originally Posted by lutherf

Just a little general rant here...

We have community restrooms in my office complex. The buildings are owned condo style and between each set of buildings is a restroom. It's kind of nice in that it's one less maintenance issue we have with the office and every month we rotate the responsibility for purchasing community supplies(light bulbs, hand soap, paper towels, TOILET TISSUE, etc.) between the building owners. Generally it's no big deal. Most of us just head on down to Costco or the local janitorial supplier and purchase enough stuff to last us a month.

Unfortunately, someone around here has decided to be a cheap bastard!

I just used the restroom and discovered that some asshat decided to buy some kind of cheap, single ply, 80 grit toilet paper.

Y'know...it's called toilet "tissue" for a reason.

I'm not the least bit impressed that some uber-frugal yahoo managed to save a nickel by buying this crap that comes 30,000 sheets to the roll, requires 300 sheets just to come up with a respectable wad and then carves flesh when applied to skin. If I wanted that I could just crumple up some of the junk mail I get and use that for free!

Look, I'm not the most dainty guy on the block. I've spent enough time in the military and in the back country using slit trenches and foliage that I'm far from shy but this is supposed to be civilization! Is it really too much to ask for a little 2-ply?

I don't need the embossing and the "squeezably soft". I sure as hell don't expect scented or soothing lotion added. All I want is something that will get the job done while leaving my skin intact and my hand unsullied. I mean, really, this isn't a process where I want to risk paper cuts.

I really hate cheap bastards.

lol. OMFG i needed that!

Originally Posted by lutherf

What management that I have? I own my business and building. The guy in the building across from me owns his business and building. The guy next door to me owns his business and two buildings. As far as "management" goes we have a board made up of all the property owners and we share the responsibilities of taking care of the community supplies. The only employee involved in the process at all is the guy we hire to clean the restrooms and change the lightbulbs.

What do you want from us posters? I am now agreeing with you for the third time. Now we know you are management. Do you think you should have a meeting with all the business owners to discuss this? Or, maybe let it go all together? If you are really that upset about it grab the bull by the horns. Issue a memo, and hire a mainteinance service and TELL the others how much their share is. You have nothing to lose, and you can hide your low quality crapper paper irritation. (This, by the way. is one of the reasons you hire advertising agency guys like me).

I am not being critical mind you, frustration in the office environment irritates me too. And, it is often the little things. I remember a story about the CEO of Canteen Corporation. He drove a Lincoln with one of those hood ornaments that stood up on the hood.

Someone was consistently wrapping thread around the thing. The CEO was angry that before he drove home, he always had to remove the string. (Talk about a great time to strike when the CEO was trying to rush home in traffic)!

Evidently, the CEO got a little manic, and brought up the subject in a meeting. Everyone thought it was a joke. Then the CEO really go mad!

Months later he learned it was the union. An amazing psychological ploy that produced results. I am not suggesting this is the case in your office, but it is a worthwhile tool to remember. What little thing can you do to irritate the "Cheap Bastards?"

Seriously, I do not blame you one bit if you play this childish game, it is how people vent. There is plenty to vent about in business these days. Don't let it get to you, but remember the words of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, "Don't get mad. Get even." Investing in a strategy rather than high blood pressure is much better for you.

Originally Posted by Latterbach

What do you want from us posters? I am now agreeing with you for the third time. Now we know you are management. Do you think you should have a meeting with all the business owners to discuss this? Or, maybe let it go all together? If you are really that upset about it grab the bull by the horns. Issue a memo, and hire a mainteinance service and TELL the others how much their share is. You have nothing to lose, and you can hide your low quality crapper paper irritation. (This, by the way. is one of the reasons you hire advertising agency guys like me).

Man.. You sure to write a lot, but I question your reading and comprehension skills. Lutherf already said he's going to bring it up at the next meeting. He's going to address it. Are you paying attention to what's being written? You're one of those people who loves the sound of their own voice, arent you?

Luther, your thread title must be right because no self-respecting woman would buy paper that will scrape the cookie raw and we use paper far more than you guys do. I like the Charmin Ultra Soft at home though my nephew bought Quilted Northern the last time...it's soft enough, I guess. At work, we use the store brand of Angel Soft and it's okay but occasionally, I'll have a damaged package of Scott thousand sheets/roll (one ply) so I just stick it in the men's restroom since very few men go in there. Sorry guys!

Originally Posted by Jefe

Man.. You sure to write a lot, but I question your reading and comprehension skills. Lutherf already said he's going to bring it up at the next meeting. He's going to address it. Are you paying attention to what's being written? You're one of those people who loves the sound of their own voice, arent you?

Thank you for your support sir...I was beginning to think it was just me!

Originally Posted by Mrs. M

Luther, your thread title must be right because no self-respecting woman would buy paper that will scrape the cookie raw and we use paper far more than you guys do. I like the Charmin Ultra Soft at home though my nephew bought Quilted Northern the last time...it's soft enough, I guess. At work, we use the store brand of Angel Soft and it's okay but occasionally, I'll have a damaged package of Scott thousand sheets/roll (one ply) so I just stick it in the men's restroom since very few men go in there. Sorry guys!

Nah, we have one woman on the board and she's the first one I go to in situations like this! I have 4 females working for me and if the TP is cheap I hear about it FAST!

Originally Posted by lutherf

Nah, we have one woman on the board and she's the first one I go to in situations like this! I have 4 females working for me and if the TP is cheap I hear about it FAST!

Toilet paper situations come up that frequently? Do you guys ever work, or are you always huddling in the bathrooms?

P.S. I request more smileys. This forum is absolutely impoverished in the smiley department.

Originally Posted by Jefe

Man.. You sure to write a lot, but I question your reading and comprehension skills. Lutherf already said he's going to bring it up at the next meeting. He's going to address it. Are you paying attention to what's being written? You're one of those people who loves the sound of their own voice, arent you?

I am a PRACTICAL liberal Democrat, and the key word in that phrase is "PRACTICAL." The way I see it is this. The fringe element of Teabaggers has managed to hijack my country. The President I campaigned for as a liberal has turned into a mediocre moderate with weak negotiating skills.

Obama ACTUALLY was willing to play poker with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. This is a direct betrayal of the New Deal, the New Frontier, and the Great Society. Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Johnson must be rolling over in their graves.

So, we fight fire with fire.

Pundit Bill Maher was the one who suggested we Democrats form a party within the Democratic Party and call it the Donner Party. The purpose of the Donner Party will be THE fringe element to liberals, as the Tea Party is to conservatives. Tea Baggers have pulled the agenda to the right, and we Donners are going to pull it back. The more insane Donner rants are, the more liberal legislation we will accomplish.

Let's not forget that group Chris Mathews called "low information voters." They don't understand a logical discussion, but they will tune in for brawl!! Such are American politics in the 21st century teens.

Sorry you don't care for my approach, but then, I am not the one running around U. S. Politics with a reputation for self amusement. I skip over redundent posters who can not state an idea clearly and quickly. You know who I mean? The ones who nit pick simple games to exercise their egos.

Originally Posted by Jefe

Man.. You sure to write a lot, but I question your reading and comprehension skills.

You're not the only one.

Originally Posted by hairballxavier

You're not the only one.

If you have a question about the seriousness with which I take this thread, you have only your OP to consider. He's a moderator for Christ sakes.

God, this place is stuffy.

I have explained as much as I intend to in my signature. Wake up! Smell the roses! It is 2011 and your government has been kidnapped.