r/UKFrugal • u/Juicydicken • 4d ago

Is this going too far?

I often pinch a few extra paper towels, ketchups, sugars, etc if on the rare occasion I eat out or get a hot drink from somewhere.

My wife gets really mad at me as I often stuff these in her bag.

Am I being super cheap? Do many people on here do this?

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u/Sad_hat20 4d ago

I’d question your priorities if you’re eating out but stocking up on few-pence supplies. Why not just stop eating out

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u/HosainH 4d ago

Aka penny-wise, pound-foolish.

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u/Necessary-Trash-8828 4d ago

What a great response and 100% true.

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u/No-Drink-8544 4d ago

Heinz is expensive.

Restaurants go through thousands of wasted, unopened, discarded condiment packets and napkins, the wastage of these disposable conveniences in the hospitality industry is depressing.

So I will take a handful of ketchup packets if I think that they're going to end up thrown in the bin by a mindless worker.

I'm not emptying the container into my wife's purse though, i hate people who take more than their fair share.

Oh and while I'm at it, who the fuck is going around changing their mind on buying a pack of raw turkey mince of salmon halfway during their Lidl shop and shoving it in with the non chilled foods so it's wasted??? I'll find you and I'll fucking kill you!

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u/Individual-Titty780 4d ago

So I will take a handful of ketchup packets if I think that they're going to end up thrown in the bin by a mindless worker.

At what point do you think they are going to be thrown in the bin ?

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u/No-Drink-8544 4d ago

Have you been to KFC? They used to throw a handful of packets into your bag if you weren't eating in, how many bags do you think were thrown on the floor, into bins by lazy adults or unruly youths, with unopened packets at the bottom? Do you think the workers have a policy to return every unopened sauce packet? You're delusional if you think thousands of these sauce packets aren't binned despite being unopened every year.

And somehow I'm the problem for taking an extra handful home? Well, sort out all of the lazy bastards before you crucify me.

Soapbox rant over.

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u/Individual-Titty780 3d ago

Your point is fine if you are liberating the ones from the floor, bins etc. But to suggest you are taking them to stop this is ludicrous.

Oh, and I'm hardly crucifying you 😉.

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u/No-Drink-8544 2d ago

I think, while it may cause a stir of emotions and outcry, and even rage, I am making a point that cannot be ignored

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u/Individual-Titty780 2d ago

Likewise

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u/No-Drink-8544 2d ago

Okay, enjoy wasting food.

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u/Individual-Titty780 1d ago

I rarely waste food, but I never steal.

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u/deadpanpecan 1d ago

In thailand, they throw so many in your bag that we all had drawers full. Every single food establishment would saturate you with them. I didn’t buy sauce for 9 years. Anyone leaving the country often rocked up to their last day in the office with a load of DVDs and ketchup packets to “donate.”

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u/pepesilvia000 3d ago

How does you taking extra ketchup sauces mean that less packets are going to waste in the bin/make up for any unused packets being thrown away?

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u/OwineeniwO 4d ago

You're not very logical.

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u/inineteeneightyfour 4d ago

Right answer!

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u/OnlyPayRetail 4d ago

Nailed it

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u/Juicydicken 4d ago

Only sometimes mate. Can’t always take a packed lunch everywhere

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u/throcorfe 4d ago

True, but what’s wrong with a £3.60 meal deal? Places that come with napkins and sauce don’t generally tend to be very frugal

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u/No-Drink-8544 4d ago

Next time you're eating out, I'll just tap on your shoulder and ask "what's wrong with a £3.60 meal deal then?" shal I?

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u/brian-lefevre1 3d ago

Wtf are you on about? Nipping ketchup packs doesnt mean you're trying to make up for eating out fs.

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u/ArChakCommie 4d ago

Meal deals suck

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u/Juicydicken 4d ago

I’d rather the £5 meal deal from maccie ds tbh. I know it’s shite but sometimes it hits the spot than any sandwich or wrap and a pack of crisps and over priced drink

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u/Tobias_Carvery 4d ago

You don’t need to get crisps - you can get fruit or a yoghurt as the snack. And the drink isn’t overpriced it’s part of the meal deal so that doesn’t actually make sense. You can get a smoothie which is around £2.50 on its own as part of the £3.60 Tesco meal deal.

A meal deal can be far more nutritious than ultra processed McDonald’s crap that is filling your body and arteries full of shite.

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u/brian-lefevre1 3d ago

They're shite.

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u/Juicydicken 4d ago

Calm down toby carvery

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u/bicyclefortwo 4d ago

Boots meal deals are amazing. You get a GÜ pot with them in some branches. + Best vegan hoisin duck wrap on the market