That's What Kim Said

Today’s Question: In a nice restaurant, after getting the check for an excellent meal, you notice that you were not charged for one of the items you ate. Would you tell the waitress?

This has happened to me and my friends a number of times. We are honest people and we do tell our servers when they’ve made a mistake. I’m pretty sure, however, that my grandfather would’ve seen things differently in the same situation. He was the biggest cheapskate I’ve ever seen. He would’ve thought he lucked out and he would have left before anyone noticed a mistake was made.

I miss that old man. He took pinching pennies to a whole new level. He would get ketchup and syrup packets for free at McDonald’s. He would buy dented, discounted cans at the grocery store. He would rarely go out to eat and when he did he picked a place he had a coupon for. When he took his kids out to eat he would order a buffet meal and they would all share it. Any extra rolls we had at a restaurant would go in his pockets so he could save them for later. As our family got older and all went out to dinner, he would order a small soup to eat while everyone else got full meals. Then, he would proceed to eat everyone’s leftovers. I miss that man. He made being cheap an art form. What a guy!

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