My uncle gets discounts at fast food by asking for things like senior citizen discount, veteran discount, and if he in his security uniform he asks for his first responder discount but he don't sit around annoying them if they say no just a "aww come on really... ok" He isn't old but his beard is graying and he bald so he looks older then he is definitely not senior citizen age tho just gray middle aged lol And they usually give 10% off or something So if your old or can pull off old take advantage of your discount lol
The most infuriating thing about the $25 anniversary situation is that it’s actually doable. Just have a picnic in the park without decor on a beautiful day and ask everyone to bring a dish or dessert to share. Instead, he celebrated his wedding anniversary by straight-up humiliating his wife. I get that he’s hamming it up for the cameras and that it’s probably all fake anyways, but come on. It’s not hard to see how this guy’s marriage shriveled up like his air-filled balloons post-Extreme Cheapskates.
@@benholroyd5221 Exactly. I cant remember the last time I spend more than a 100 on clothes :') And I will definitely not consider myself a cheapskate.
"Any leftover ingredients you can use for the cake?" That...that's not how baking works man. I guarantee you, she only said she uses the leftover ingredients for the cake pops to get him out of her store.
Cakes often get trimmed and leveled out, especially if you're doing a multiple layered or tiered cake. Those trimmings are probably the leftovers she's talking about
I... have to think that that woman's attorney, when asked to present her case in the divorce trial, just showed this episode in its entirety, sat back down, and folded his legs on the table.
I love that the entire time he's haggling for balloons, it never occurs to him that a grown adult woman might not want goddamn children's birthday party balloons for her anniversary. Flowers, a card, and a nice meal. That's all you had to do. The card and the meal could even be homemade! Honestly, what's the point of scrimping and saving every single penny if you never spend it, even on the people and moments that are really important?
Yeah and it would have been under his $25 budget as well. You can make pasta really cheap and meatballs and sauce isn’t that much either. Rice is dirt cheap as well
right like what the heck lol its one thing to be cheap on certain items etc but somethings.... its just uhhhh also if he saves money the way he does, i def wouldnt want to buy anything from his business because of how much he will cut corners for himself xD
“Not to disrespect you” *continues to immediately disrespect her* As a baker myself, my blood would’ve been boiling. It’s like it’s more of a weird dominance thing for this guy, to get people to do what he wants. I like the fact that you dont overextend ur personality for the camera. Just seems like this is your normal demeanor and it’s refreshing. Subscribed
Yeah alot of people who are on this extreme level i would treat it more like a mental illness, or just extreme stubbornness, they have an agenda and will stick to it. Its all about control, he really thought he "got her" when he haggled a whole penny off the price like see, i got what I wanted, all u got to do is ask.
@@crazedmonk8u You definitely see that on most episodes of this, it’s like a micromanaging control fixation that sometimes just winds up being straight financial abuse of their partner or family.
This has nothing to do with saving money, this is textbook narcissism. He has to win and dominate every interaction. He has to prove to himself that he is "superior" by entering every purchase with a "winner vs loser" mindset. If he said he had a $10 budget for a cake and she showed him a $10 cake, it won't end there. That's not good enough because he's not dominating. He'd have to push her down to $8.93 to fuel his ego. This is a personality disorder, not just frugality.
Just looked it up. A 15.25 oz box of Pillsbury cake mix that would make a 13 by 9 sheet cake is literally $1 at Walmart and frosting is a buck 50 XD This man is a menace haha
@@fallouthirteen Best I can do is a handful of cake crumbs from last year, and my unfinished glass of milk from last night. It should hold together if you mix it really, really well.
@@fallouthirteenyou actually don't need eggs for cake mix. It works best with a flax egg replacement, but you can actually just skip it all together for cupcakes. It's a little more crumbly but it's not terrible. I made vegan cupcakes for the first time before knowing about substitutions and just left it out
@ the time it probably be 99 cents of less for the cake mix. he could have even went to family dollar or idk used the food in his house to cook something for his wife. he just doesn't care, hence the divorced dad energy.
You’re spot on with this just being a sport to this guy. He’s not actually cheap. Balloons? A pack of 50 for $1.25 at the dollar store. Cake? $1.45 box mix plus $2.50 frosting. Card? $0.0002 piece of paper. But those require *actual* effort on his part. 🙄
At the time this aired this dude could have gotten the fixings to make a cake and frosting from scratch for $7 without even browbeating the staff at the grocery store, imagine how much he could have saved if he went that route
Right? And his wife probably would've appreciated that more because he spent his time baking it. I know I would appreciate it if my husband did that over him buying a tube filled with layers of bread and icing.
@@AdaAdaAdanna Yeah baking a nice cake would've showed he is considerate of her feelings (and employees time). Plus just saying something like "Hey I know we don't see eye to eye on spending money but I'll always spend my time on you" would've redeemed him a bit and been a nice anniversary. Oh well she's free from this now so lol.
his wife looked like she was about to sob when she came in omg :( it's one thing to not be able to do something big for someone due to a lack of money, it's another to have the money and be selfish about the whole thing. honestly just having her friends over and spending $30 on only a cake would still be a sweet gesture, this just feels mean. it made me sad how she settled at the end, hope this queen ends up w someone a bit more considerate!
And it wasn't even that hard, the balloons just made everything worse so he could just avoid buying them, and instead of getting a cake from a restaurant just get it from a supermarket or even better get the ingredients to make one yourself lol he would spare a lot of the budget to do more
@@jayo1212 She chose this, presumably after a period of dating. He seems to be deeply flawed but there's something wrong with her for tying the knot with a man like that no?
As someone who worked the register at a fast food place for a few years that one really bothers me. There’s nothing the guy can do, you hit the buttons on the register and it pulls up the price. The only way to lower it is to take items off OR short the drawer. Basically his effort to haggle a fast food worker is essentially asking the guy to pay for part of his meal.
It's not a lie, we're actually running out of helium. They've been limiting how much helium balloons you can get at stores since 2019, because medical devices need the helium more and there's apparently a finite amount of it. But this guy could've just not had balloons at all.
@@lolabush2201 A. There wasn’t a shortage when this aired. B. He specifically asked the clerk if they come with helium and got a yes, it’s even shown in this video.
This dude is just a pro at pushing boundaries and not stopping at the word no 😂 unfortunately, companies have trained their employees to be passive and nice, so he exploits that
It always pisses me off when people allow themselves to be haggled with. Just say NO! The price is the price. Any business you lose is negligible in the face of the money you will lose by continuing to deal with an extreme cheapskate.
Unfortunately that doesn't always work how you'd think. Used to work at a mom and pop shop, we had a lady go from sweet and cooperative to full on throwing a tantrum and threatening to break our cake display just because we couldn't make her cake with cream cheese frosting. We were a vegan bakery and she was literally told this at every step of the way but it somehow just didn't register.
Exactly!!, Also people in this show yield too easily to the demands of this control freaks, I think is something on being in front of camera or national TV.
What’s amazing is that if they were actually cheap and this wasn’t completely fake: They would have used their own dishes instead of buying paper plates (or the free ones you get from pizza places), made their own boxed cake, and instead of some lame balloons they would have picked some lovely free flowers and hand made a beautiful card. More sentimental and less than 5 bucks 😑 And if they wanted dinner too? Potluck!! My partner and I have been together for 9 years and don’t even bother celebrating anniversaries lol. Too poor for that.
He could’ve got cake mix and icing and balloons and cards gift wrap plates utensils napkins, all that at the dollar tree lol even a pan to bake it in lol😂 and had enough for like three small trinkets or one handmade gift with $25
What infuriates me so much about this is that my guy, none of this is a haggling situation. This ain’t a pawn shop. In no realm is there negotiation. These are people’s businesses, and for most of them they have no control over the price of these goods.
i work in a grocery store bakery and if someone tried to haggle the price of a cake i think i would have a breakdown edit: im glad there are so many cake decorators that also can’t stand the public lmao
I've had some people try to haggle or be like "for that price you should throw in extra" and I'm like, there are cameras everywhere, and unless you're going to pay my rent, utilities and pay for my 3 kids, I'm not even going to consider stealing from my employer. They always shut up after that lol
I used to decorate the cakes at a grocery store. I legit told customers to go somewhere else if they tried to haggle me on corporate prices. Most of the time it would be upper middle class income families that wanted decorations that would have taken me half my shift to do.
@@kenziethemom I've had people ask me to literally break the law for them working at a casino. I give a similar response of:"Well, the fine is half a million and I'd lose my job along with possibly going to prison for up to 3 years. Tell you what, give me 2 million dollars cash and I'll consider it."
I couldn't get over the "dose" of cheap probably watered down wine they got in the disposable paper medication cups 😂😂😂.....too bad we couldn't see him haggle the pharmacy or maybe he found those in a nursing home...ummm could I have your medication cup after you take your meds please? Could you maybe do the medication cup with the blue pill for ummm nothing? 😂😂. It's my anniversary my wife doesn't need to feel special. I hope that lady is very happy with a millionaire somewhere celebrating a REAL anniversary!!❤
I get the feeling the other reason this dude gets away with haggling is because he totally seems like the kind of guy that would leave a vindictive yelp review
I don’t know about camera crews but my town had a handful of the crazy coupon people and when I worked at Target I eventually had it timed mostly right where I’d wait about 20 minutes and take a bathroom break and when I’d come back they’d be at someone else’s register. A couple of them got banned for copying coupons and swapping barcodes on stuff, it was wild.
Worked in Walmart electronics for years and even at a store like Walmart people will assume they can haggle on prices. As if I, a random hourly wage slave, has the option to decide how much profit Walmart will accept. I ran a small tech support and installation service at the time too. I'd just try to think of a service I can offer related to whatever they're haggling on, mentally tack on $10-$20 to whatever I'd normally quote on it. Then just offer to knock that extra off. Didn't always work. Always deflected the conversation away from haggling over items that aren't mine though! Worked more often than you'd expect too. Seems like paying extra to be lazy, especially for what they think is a deal, is worth spending extra on lol. Funny how some people go about life. No judgement ofc. It's honestly impressive sometimes the wackiness people can look at and call "normal" to themselves.
I mean, look on the extreme end. Yea, I'm sure those kids are just counting the days till they turn 18 from the moment they're born. But on the other end, those kids will grow up learning the value of a dollar. Just not as extreme as their parents.
@@DipseyDex Either that or the inverse occurs and they spend money at will once they have it to get the things they're bum ass parents never got for them.
@@SirRavixofFourhornExactly, its kinda why lego adults kinda just end up spending more on legos than their house per year. It's a childhood fulfillment thing that it's hard to close the lid on pandora's box once it's open.
I regularly have birthday parties for 20-30€, it is absolutely doable. I make some pizza and cake from scratch, have a few cheap sodas and two bags of crisps and call it a day. I decorate with what I have in my house and very limited so. It's always very nice. If I were to alter it for an anniversary, I'd throw in an extra 5€ and get some supermarket flowers, arrange them nicely, and write a love letter on some nice thick paper (that is like 50 cents a sheet but looks so great). You don't need to spend a lot of money to have a nice day, you just need to know how and have some taste
That man just likes to haggle - he could have gone to the 99 cent store and got enough stuff for a decent party (maybe not *10 year anniversary* worthy but nice) with his budget instead of a crappy, random mishmash of things but he's clearly only in it for the thrill of the game rather than actually getting good value. I know it's played waaay up for the TV show but I'm still glad his wife got out of there
Ngl you could totally throw a better party than this for $25 by going to a dollar store and maybe Walmart WITHOUT haggling lol it honestly gives me second hand embarrassment through the phone when I see them haggle
I see why she divorced him now, or at least part of the reason. Notice he said "they had a shortage of helium.." Did straight up lied about the store's supply of helium because he couldn't tell her that he just didn't wanna spend money. That's low.
Omg I manage and bartend at a pub and this so makes multiple customers come to mind. There are always those people that order a drink with light ice and light mixer....I'll respond with "it won't be full then" then get the oh I want the glass full. Always respond with "ok so a double then" and people will actually say sure but for the same price. I don't haggle I say no you can pay for the double or it won't be full. If they don't quit trying for it I just refuse service! People like this should stay home!
Even IF I had no shame and haggled at fast food restaurants or gas stations, I dont think it'd work out like that 😂 especially if it's a corporate establishment.
I worked at Wal-Mart in my younger years and constantly had people try to haggle prices for televisions and computers. Felt like I was working at a flea market
The sad thing is hw could've gone to the dollar store got a whole pack of anniversary stuff. Cooked a dinner at home. If ya wanna splurge a lil get a cake from like Walmart or Carvel. And that would've been far more impressive than whatever it is he did.
I just refuse to believe these are real people. If I was one of these workers I would just tell them no, leave. Every minute we spend talking you are costing me money.
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You can’t haggle for gas lol the only time I’ve ever “haggled” was at a garage sale asking how much the lady would give me for her all vintage Tupperware because my mom loves that stuff and didn’t want to add it all up. I might’ve actually paid more 🤷🏼♀️
He really could have bought a cake mix, bake it himself, and "its the thought that counts" would actually apply somewhat instead of being that poor woman's desperate cope.
I loooove your Extreme Cheapskates videos, my friend was on one episode and I’m waiting for the reaction to that! (Admittedly, she purposefully hammed it up for the producers and treated the whole thing as a funny thing to do with friends)
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God, i hope and pray that she took half of his precious bank account when she left. Because it definitely meant more to him then she did. Bless her heart for staying as long as she did. She deserves sainthood.
16:10 the way she said "yes..10 years..." said it all if he didnt want to spend money, a romantic walk in the park with FREE flowers to pick all over nature could have been just fine theres plenty of free things you can do.. even just cooking her a meal and a picnic... jeez
I wonder what was the breaking point where she decided to leave. I'm assuming it was her idea since she was the un-happy looking one in the marriage. Ps. welcome back
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It seems being cheap is never a positive quality, and majority of the time any money saved is severely offset by the amount of misery brought into other lives.
When I read you can ask for discounts anywhere m I tried it a little. I asked for a discount on a $380 handbag and was offered a discount on the display one, if I took it without a box or dust bag. It was fair. I don’t remember the discount, maybe $20 or something, these bags never go on sale lol. but i didn’t get it. the sales lady was nice about it, and I didn’t die of embarrassment
I did a bit of reading, they *technically* make it a while longer than just the 10 years. She divorced him in 2018, about 6 years after this aired. So I'm sure this party came up in divorce court, but it's got me wondering what the final nail in the coffin really was...
13:58 that platter alone probably cost 15 dollars. If he just bought everything separately it probably would be cheaper. Along with the cake if he just made it himself not only would it have been more thoughtful it also would have been a hell of a lot cheaper.
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My grandma had someone try to haggle her for the price of a key (they are locksmiths by trade) which back then was like 1.00 and she literally threw it in the trash and told him to keep the money 🤣. Will never forget that.
Dude could've gone to Dollar Tree and bought better and more decorations, food, drinks, and made a box cake for $25 easy. Wouldn't that have been easier?
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I can imagine Rick and his wife's conversation driving back home from that party with the wífe saying "if you ever do something like that, I will divorce your ass on the spot"
15:57 Her statement at that moment is one of someone who's so used to that level of malarkey that they don't see how bad it is. She's so resigned in that moment.
I remember this episode. It's even worse now looking back as a much older adult. There are tons of establishments you can't haggle at, including grocery stores and gas stations. It's, literally, against their policy. The price you see is the price you pay. Period. That man made me so damn angry. Honestly, I can see the divorce happening for not just the cheapskate BS. His behavior is abhorrent. He acts like such a big shot, like he's so sure he can get his way in any situation. His ego is probably through the roof, even after the divorce. I'm not gonna waste time watching his videos, but to anyone who has, does he throw some blame in her direction? He just seems like the type. Anyway, I hope you feel better, Chris. Hang in there.
I'm not a cheapskate but I still look at the price tags to know if I can afford something that lady told her husband not to look at a price tag even if I were a billionaire I'd still look at the price tag 1) so I know how much money I'm spending and 2) if it rings up differently I wanna know I'm spending the right amount of money also the fact they spent $300 on clothes it doesn't even look like they got a lot
I think she was looking at the price tags but was telling him not to look because he would just complain about the price. I think she was just so sick of not being able to spend money when as he said they have money. It’s very hard living with people like this man, in their mind if it’s not a necessity and cheap you can’t get it. And sometimes nicer or more expensive clothes do last longer.
AHA I KNEW I recognized those movies from that being on my childhood bookshelf. I suspected it was some sort of video editing so you got me with the cardboard cutout but the babe vhs is iconic!
I work in food professionally. That character suit is clean, the grill is clean, everything is so clean you know nothing is real and I love how fake it all is at the end of the day.
I wanna see him haggling with the divorce lawyer 😂
"Okay, she can't take 50%, but I can do 5% max."
"300 for an hour of your time? Let's do 30."
How about pro bono?
what about the wedding
😭😭😭😭
He spared no expense on that to keep from losing half his shit.
Watching the fast food employee set that boundary like, “no” was so satisfying 💀
And he wasn't rude about it, I like how he started by offering to remove an item
My uncle gets discounts at fast food by asking for things like senior citizen discount, veteran discount, and if he in his security uniform he asks for his first responder discount but he don't sit around annoying them if they say no just a "aww come on really... ok"
He isn't old but his beard is graying and he bald so he looks older then he is definitely not senior citizen age tho just gray middle aged lol
And they usually give 10% off or something
So if your old or can pull off old take advantage of your discount lol
@@RustyNipswhat's a little stolen valor for a 5% discount 🙄
@@UlshaRSlmao
@@RustyNipsso he’s taking resources from veterans and committing a crime at the same time lovely.
The most infuriating thing about the $25 anniversary situation is that it’s actually doable. Just have a picnic in the park without decor on a beautiful day and ask everyone to bring a dish or dessert to share. Instead, he celebrated his wedding anniversary by straight-up humiliating his wife. I get that he’s hamming it up for the cameras and that it’s probably all fake anyways, but come on. It’s not hard to see how this guy’s marriage shriveled up like his air-filled balloons post-Extreme Cheapskates.
Yeah agreed! Why are balloons even being considered with his budget? Haha
@@carlyc6525 hahah great point
Yes well if you were actually a cheap skate you wouldn't be spending $400+ on clothes.
I think he just likes haggling rather than being a cheap skate.
@@benholroyd5221 Exactly. I cant remember the last time I spend more than a 100 on clothes :') And I will definitely not consider myself a cheapskate.
This show has been proven to be fake
I somehow get the feeling if the tables were turned and someone tried haggling him in HIS business, he wouldn't budge an inch 😄
Same thing I'm thinking.
“Wait, $10 for a hotdog? How about $5 and ill have my own condiments. I brought my own so $5 for the bun and your wiener”
I mean.. he is supposed to be a cheap skate right? Ofcourse he would not.
"Any leftover ingredients you can use for the cake?" That...that's not how baking works man. I guarantee you, she only said she uses the leftover ingredients for the cake pops to get him out of her store.
What leftover ingredients? It's flour and sugar. They don't go bad
Cakes often get trimmed and leveled out, especially if you're doing a multiple layered or tiered cake. Those trimmings are probably the leftovers she's talking about
@@Mothman1992flour can go bad. It depends on how it's stored and the temperature
Ya, i think thats why cake pops were even invented
cookings an art, bakings a science, and hagglings a combat sport
I... have to think that that woman's attorney, when asked to present her case in the divorce trial, just showed this episode in its entirety, sat back down, and folded his legs on the table.
Yeah. There is no goddamn way a judge would be like, "Nope. This guy is perfect."
It's how she pulled through as long as she did. This was finally her slam dunk chance! 😆
Reality shows have it to where you can't really tell what is real and what is made up, so I don't think it would hold up in court.
Wouldn't hold up in court
Not being "wine and dined" isn't a crime, nor am argument in divorce court proceedings.
I love that the entire time he's haggling for balloons, it never occurs to him that a grown adult woman might not want goddamn children's birthday party balloons for her anniversary.
Flowers, a card, and a nice meal. That's all you had to do. The card and the meal could even be homemade!
Honestly, what's the point of scrimping and saving every single penny if you never spend it, even on the people and moments that are really important?
Plus the cost of fuel was higher than the balloons. Or just 1 nice balloon over the cake on the table would look less tacky.
Period
Yeah and it would have been under his $25 budget as well. You can make pasta really cheap and meatballs and sauce isn’t that much either. Rice is dirt cheap as well
right like what the heck lol its one thing to be cheap on certain items etc but somethings.... its just uhhhh also if he saves money the way he does, i def wouldnt want to buy anything from his business because of how much he will cut corners for himself xD
It's like a mental disorder
“Not to disrespect you” *continues to immediately disrespect her* As a baker myself, my blood would’ve been boiling. It’s like it’s more of a weird dominance thing for this guy, to get people to do what he wants.
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Agree 100% it isn't about saving money at all for this guy, it's about getting a high off of getting your way and annoying others.
Yeah alot of people who are on this extreme level i would treat it more like a mental illness, or just extreme stubbornness, they have an agenda and will stick to it. Its all about control, he really thought he "got her" when he haggled a whole penny off the price like see, i got what I wanted, all u got to do is ask.
Shop owners should’ve just said no and stuck by it. He needs to learn 🙄 I hope TLC compensated these people
@@crazedmonk8u You definitely see that on most episodes of this, it’s like a micromanaging control fixation that sometimes just winds up being straight financial abuse of their partner or family.
You so angy, but you would've taken it like her
"But at least he remembered our anniversary..." The bar is on the FLOOR
_ the floor
_ the basement
_ the dungeon
~ the dead sea
_ the Chicxulub crater
~ the Mariana Trench
_ the Kola Superdeep Borehole
= the bar
The bar is a tripping hazard in HELL
I think it might have been better if he'd forgotten it...
@@jayo1212The bar is in the basement.
@@ihateithere6432 devil tripped on it 💀
This has nothing to do with saving money, this is textbook narcissism. He has to win and dominate every interaction. He has to prove to himself that he is "superior" by entering every purchase with a "winner vs loser" mindset. If he said he had a $10 budget for a cake and she showed him a $10 cake, it won't end there. That's not good enough because he's not dominating. He'd have to push her down to $8.93 to fuel his ego. This is a personality disorder, not just frugality.
Just looked it up. A 15.25 oz box of Pillsbury cake mix that would make a 13 by 9 sheet cake is literally $1 at Walmart and frosting is a buck 50 XD This man is a menace haha
Hey, you're not considering the hidden costs. Eggs, oil, baking pan, electricity/gas for your oven.
@@fallouthirteen Best I can do is a handful of cake crumbs from last year, and my unfinished glass of milk from last night. It should hold together if you mix it really, really well.
@@fallouthirteenyou actually don't need eggs for cake mix. It works best with a flax egg replacement, but you can actually just skip it all together for cupcakes. It's a little more crumbly but it's not terrible. I made vegan cupcakes for the first time before knowing about substitutions and just left it out
@ the time it probably be 99 cents of less for the cake mix. he could have even went to family dollar or idk used the food in his house to cook something for his wife. he just doesn't care, hence the divorced dad energy.
He would probably haggle for the mix to be 50 cents a quarter for the frosting
You’re spot on with this just being a sport to this guy. He’s not actually cheap. Balloons? A pack of 50 for $1.25 at the dollar store. Cake? $1.45 box mix plus $2.50 frosting. Card? $0.0002 piece of paper. But those require *actual* effort on his part. 🙄
Dont forget that he drove to make those errands.
It must be some kind of power trip in that YOU are setting prices against the establishment or something
@@BlazingKhioneusand spent gas picking up his friend
At the time this aired this dude could have gotten the fixings to make a cake and frosting from scratch for $7 without even browbeating the staff at the grocery store, imagine how much he could have saved if he went that route
Yeah, the “Extreme Cheapskates” getting take-out food and $300 purses. I’m watching this video eating my Walmart spaghetti dinner lol
A box of cake mix and a can of frosting combined are less than $4. You could even get some sprinkles and still be less than $5!
Right? And his wife probably would've appreciated that more because he spent his time baking it. I know I would appreciate it if my husband did that over him buying a tube filled with layers of bread and icing.
He's cheap AND lazy.
@@AdaAdaAdanna Yeah baking a nice cake would've showed he is considerate of her feelings (and employees time). Plus just saying something like "Hey I know we don't see eye to eye on spending money but I'll always spend my time on you" would've redeemed him a bit and been a nice anniversary. Oh well she's free from this now so lol.
his wife looked like she was about to sob when she came in omg :( it's one thing to not be able to do something big for someone due to a lack of money, it's another to have the money and be selfish about the whole thing. honestly just having her friends over and spending $30 on only a cake would still be a sweet gesture, this just feels mean. it made me sad how she settled at the end, hope this queen ends up w someone a bit more considerate!
And it wasn't even that hard, the balloons just made everything worse so he could just avoid buying them, and instead of getting a cake from a restaurant just get it from a supermarket or even better get the ingredients to make one yourself lol he would spare a lot of the budget to do more
The way she said ..."yes...to ten years." Just completely monotone, says everything about their relationship
She had to put up with 10 goddamn years of this...?!
@@jayo1212 She chose this, presumably after a period of dating. He seems to be deeply flawed but there's something wrong with her for tying the knot with a man like that no?
As someone who worked the register at a fast food place for a few years that one really bothers me. There’s nothing the guy can do, you hit the buttons on the register and it pulls up the price. The only way to lower it is to take items off OR short the drawer.
Basically his effort to haggle a fast food worker is essentially asking the guy to pay for part of his meal.
It reminds me of Ep 1 of Everybody Hates Chris where Julias says if they order anything from McDonalds each family member only gets to enjoy one thing
Her coming home was golden, almost as good as him LYING TO HER ABOUT HELIUM OF ALL THINGS
It's not a lie, we're actually running out of helium. They've been limiting how much helium balloons you can get at stores since 2019, because medical devices need the helium more and there's apparently a finite amount of it.
But this guy could've just not had balloons at all.
They must’ve edited it out because there really is a helium shortage. It’s a big deal and not enough people know about it
@@lolabush2201 A. There wasn’t a shortage when this aired. B. He specifically asked the clerk if they come with helium and got a yes, it’s even shown in this video.
This dude is just a pro at pushing boundaries and not stopping at the word no 😂 unfortunately, companies have trained their employees to be passive and nice, so he exploits that
It always pisses me off when people allow themselves to be haggled with. Just say NO! The price is the price. Any business you lose is negligible in the face of the money you will lose by continuing to deal with an extreme cheapskate.
Yessss. Agreed!
Unfortunately that doesn't always work how you'd think. Used to work at a mom and pop shop, we had a lady go from sweet and cooperative to full on throwing a tantrum and threatening to break our cake display just because we couldn't make her cake with cream cheese frosting. We were a vegan bakery and she was literally told this at every step of the way but it somehow just didn't register.
He didn't save almost 100 dollars, lol he didn't even save a freaking dollar after being so disrespectful to the lady at the boutique
Yeah, but you know a manager would fold and give them whatever they want.
Exactly!!, Also people in this show yield too easily to the demands of this control freaks, I think is something on being in front of camera or national TV.
What’s amazing is that if they were actually cheap and this wasn’t completely fake: They would have used their own dishes instead of buying paper plates (or the free ones you get from pizza places), made their own boxed cake, and instead of some lame balloons they would have picked some lovely free flowers and hand made a beautiful card. More sentimental and less than 5 bucks 😑
And if they wanted dinner too? Potluck!! My partner and I have been together for 9 years and don’t even bother celebrating anniversaries lol. Too poor for that.
I think this guy is addicted to the high of haggling. It's not actually about saving money at this point.
He could've just went to the dollar store and gotten everything.
Bet
@@elana_piranha2662I don’t think you’re using the phrase “bet” right
@@awesomebeast7509 haha probs not. But you know what i mean
He could’ve got cake mix and icing and balloons and cards gift wrap plates utensils napkins, all that at the dollar tree lol even a pan to bake it in lol😂 and had enough for like three small trinkets or one handmade gift with $25
But then he does not get to waste normal humans time by haggleing
What infuriates me so much about this is that my guy, none of this is a haggling situation. This ain’t a pawn shop. In no realm is there negotiation. These are people’s businesses, and for most of them they have no control over the price of these goods.
i work in a grocery store bakery and if someone tried to haggle the price of a cake i think i would have a breakdown edit: im glad there are so many cake decorators that also can’t stand the public lmao
I would just say they need to talk to a manager because I'm not paid enough to change store prices.
I've had some people try to haggle or be like "for that price you should throw in extra" and I'm like, there are cameras everywhere, and unless you're going to pay my rent, utilities and pay for my 3 kids, I'm not even going to consider stealing from my employer. They always shut up after that lol
I used to decorate the cakes at a grocery store. I legit told customers to go somewhere else if they tried to haggle me on corporate prices. Most of the time it would be upper middle class income families that wanted decorations that would have taken me half my shift to do.
@@kenziethemom I've had people ask me to literally break the law for them working at a casino. I give a similar response of:"Well, the fine is half a million and I'd lose my job along with possibly going to prison for up to 3 years. Tell you what, give me 2 million dollars cash and I'll consider it."
hahaha
I couldn't get over the "dose" of cheap probably watered down wine they got in the disposable paper medication cups 😂😂😂.....too bad we couldn't see him haggle the pharmacy or maybe he found those in a nursing home...ummm could I have your medication cup after you take your meds please? Could you maybe do the medication cup with the blue pill for ummm nothing? 😂😂. It's my anniversary my wife doesn't need to feel special. I hope that lady is very happy with a millionaire somewhere celebrating a REAL anniversary!!❤
I get the feeling the other reason this dude gets away with haggling is because he totally seems like the kind of guy that would leave a vindictive yelp review
I don’t know about camera crews but my town had a handful of the crazy coupon people and when I worked at Target I eventually had it timed mostly right where I’d wait about 20 minutes and take a bathroom break and when I’d come back they’d be at someone else’s register.
A couple of them got banned for copying coupons and swapping barcodes on stuff, it was wild.
Worked in Walmart electronics for years and even at a store like Walmart people will assume they can haggle on prices. As if I, a random hourly wage slave, has the option to decide how much profit Walmart will accept.
I ran a small tech support and installation service at the time too. I'd just try to think of a service I can offer related to whatever they're haggling on, mentally tack on $10-$20 to whatever I'd normally quote on it. Then just offer to knock that extra off.
Didn't always work. Always deflected the conversation away from haggling over items that aren't mine though! Worked more often than you'd expect too. Seems like paying extra to be lazy, especially for what they think is a deal, is worth spending extra on lol.
Funny how some people go about life. No judgement ofc. It's honestly impressive sometimes the wackiness people can look at and call "normal" to themselves.
“What if we do 3/4ths of helium?” I need him to be so real 😭
Honestly you’ve gotta feel for the kids who live with parents like this!
I mean, look on the extreme end. Yea, I'm sure those kids are just counting the days till they turn 18 from the moment they're born. But on the other end, those kids will grow up learning the value of a dollar. Just not as extreme as their parents.
@@DipseyDex Either that or the inverse occurs and they spend money at will once they have it to get the things they're bum ass parents never got for them.
@@DipseyDex if I had parents like the ones on this show
F*ck that
I’ll be happy to spend whatever money I can on my kids
@@DipseyDex or they will have no control and buy everything they want trying to makeup for the lost time and happy childhood??
@@SirRavixofFourhornExactly, its kinda why lego adults kinda just end up spending more on legos than their house per year. It's a childhood fulfillment thing that it's hard to close the lid on pandora's box once it's open.
Haggling over $.05 isn't to save money, it's to display power and dominance 😂
The "Anniversary Sale" balloon is lowkey funny. the rest are rude and disrespectful
Divorce Lawyer: so I can get this all settled for $5500
Abdul: what if I give you paper to print the documents on?
Imagine owning a retail store and seeing a TLC camera crew come in.
Imagine just seeing a TLC crew anywhere. I don't know if I would just nope out or if I'd be drawn in by whatever circus was bound to happen
Going on break.
@@godiswithyou.5358😂😂😂
@Chi-Drummingme too.
I regularly have birthday parties for 20-30€, it is absolutely doable. I make some pizza and cake from scratch, have a few cheap sodas and two bags of crisps and call it a day. I decorate with what I have in my house and very limited so. It's always very nice. If I were to alter it for an anniversary, I'd throw in an extra 5€ and get some supermarket flowers, arrange them nicely, and write a love letter on some nice thick paper (that is like 50 cents a sheet but looks so great). You don't need to spend a lot of money to have a nice day, you just need to know how and have some taste
Yes dude there was literally nothing to watch right now, had to resort to the trending page. And what better than a video from the GOAT
I just got so excited when I saw he posted finally I have something to do with my day
There's literally limitless things to watch on YT but I feel yer point 😂 We needed this blessing. His videos are a gift 🎁
Makes me hard when he posts
I've been having a very VERY bad day. This is a welcome sight to teary eyes.
Amen
That man just likes to haggle - he could have gone to the 99 cent store and got enough stuff for a decent party (maybe not *10 year anniversary* worthy but nice) with his budget instead of a crappy, random mishmash of things but he's clearly only in it for the thrill of the game rather than actually getting good value. I know it's played waaay up for the TV show but I'm still glad his wife got out of there
It’s awful to see these people forced into a situation where they feel like they can’t be firm on charging what their stuff is actually worth.
Ngl you could totally throw a better party than this for $25 by going to a dollar store and maybe Walmart WITHOUT haggling lol it honestly gives me second hand embarrassment through the phone when I see them haggle
Every store he went to should've booted his ass out the door as soon as he started haggling.
I see why she divorced him now, or at least part of the reason. Notice he said "they had a shortage of helium.."
Did straight up lied about the store's supply of helium because he couldn't tell her that he just didn't wanna spend money. That's low.
finding out the Babes are real after finding out they were fake... what a rollercoaster this has been.
Omg I manage and bartend at a pub and this so makes multiple customers come to mind. There are always those people that order a drink with light ice and light mixer....I'll respond with "it won't be full then" then get the oh I want the glass full. Always respond with "ok so a double then" and people will actually say sure but for the same price. I don't haggle I say no you can pay for the double or it won't be full. If they don't quit trying for it I just refuse service! People like this should stay home!
Even IF I had no shame and haggled at fast food restaurants or gas stations, I dont think it'd work out like that 😂 especially if it's a corporate establishment.
If you tried that in the wrong area you'd get a milkshake thrown in your face
I worked at Wal-Mart in my younger years and constantly had people try to haggle prices for televisions and computers. Felt like I was working at a flea market
@@madelinelewis2412 facts tho 😂😂
@@vincentwood3450 😂😂 love how they think you all have the power to change the prices lol
The sad thing is hw could've gone to the dollar store got a whole pack of anniversary stuff. Cooked a dinner at home. If ya wanna splurge a lil get a cake from like Walmart or Carvel. And that would've been far more impressive than whatever it is he did.
The second hand embarrassment I get from these shows often prevents me from finishing your videos
Yeah, I still haven't finished the one with the dishwasher lasagna.
@@eastsidereviews727 finish it
same oh my god lmao
“Ricky you mind just buttoning up that shirt one more button?”😂😂😂😂
The Episode with the dishwasher lasagna will never leave the recesses of my memory.
Right!!!!
OMG! Yes!!!! Absolutely disgusting 🤢
I can’t believe watching so much TLC is making him physically sick
I just refuse to believe these are real people. If I was one of these workers I would just tell them no, leave. Every minute we spend talking you are costing me money.
The panic that filled my body when you said you moved and I did not see the Babes, and then you reassured me the Babes return.
I just love how I can get my monthly cringe quota in, and I've graduated high school for years now. Thank you for your content. Your videos complete me. Love you, man. Don't stop posting. 😘
You've graduated from high school for years? Do you mean that you graduated from high school years ago? Maybe you should go back.
as someone who works at a restaurant i think i would be at my breaking point and just cry if a man like this tried to haggle with me
Man, he feels like a pawn star cast member but 100% of the time in daily life.
If i were an employee having to deal with someone like this I don’t think i could stop myself from telling them how awful they are to interact with
I would have loved to tell off some customers in my past
That fake babe bit was hilarious and made me question if they were ever real
I came to the comments to see if they were
You can’t haggle for gas lol the only time I’ve ever “haggled” was at a garage sale asking how much the lady would give me for her all vintage Tupperware because my mom loves that stuff and didn’t want to add it all up. I might’ve actually paid more 🤷🏼♀️
He really could have bought a cake mix, bake it himself, and "its the thought that counts" would actually apply somewhat instead of being that poor woman's desperate cope.
I loooove your Extreme Cheapskates videos, my friend was on one episode and I’m waiting for the reaction to that! (Admittedly, she purposefully hammed it up for the producers and treated the whole thing as a funny thing to do with friends)
Of course, it's mostly fake
What’s the name of her episode? I want to see it! Lmfaoooo 🤣😂
@@prettyllady S3E12!
I’ve been a salesmen for a while and when I get customers like this I fire them from being a customer
i love the party scene you can tell his friend and his friends wife were only there to see how his haggled party was gonna play out
This is probably the most iconic episode from this show. Glad you’re covering it.
All jokes aside, and despite of being a big fan since the Chris Angel series which made me laugh like no one did, i want to tell you that i'm extremely happy for you and your channel growing big. You're naturally funny sometimes that you don't even have to say anything, cause your facial expressions drops me dead, and you really helped me through some stressful shit during exams and anxiety, thank you man and keep doing what you're doing, it's more important than you think. ❤️
So glad you're back with a new video! Hope the move went well 👍
God, i hope and pray that she took half of his precious bank account when she left. Because it definitely meant more to him then she did. Bless her heart for staying as long as she did. She deserves sainthood.
$25 for a 10 YEAR ANIVERSERY GIFT IS INSANE
16:10 the way she said "yes..10 years..." said it all
if he didnt want to spend money, a romantic walk in the park with FREE flowers to pick all over nature could have been just fine
theres plenty of free things you can do.. even just cooking her a meal and a picnic... jeez
Chris you are the man!! I commented for more extreme cheapskates like a week ago and like magic here it is!! Hope your move went smooth brother!!
Everytime I feel cheap I just watch a episode of this and feel so much better about myself
I wonder what was the breaking point where she decided to leave. I'm assuming it was her idea since she was the un-happy looking one in the marriage. Ps. welcome back
For anyone curious, Abdul passed away on December 15, 2023 after having a series of strokes. He had his first stroke four years before that due to high blood pressure which left him disabled. Rest in peace
As sad as that is, I can see him haggling the doctors to the very end.
Finally your back Chris... I'm sure I speak for everyone here, We all missed you and can't wait for more content
Agreed
Hope you feel better Chris! Thanks for still putting out quality content regardless. Take some rest time for you!
Such a treat to see you again! Hope you feel better real soon! Take your time to rest up and get situated in your New place! Stay you Chris!👍❤
It seems being cheap is never a positive quality, and majority of the time any money saved is severely offset by the amount of misery brought into other lives.
Hell yea, glad you're back man, hope you feel better soon and get settled into your new place!!! Can't wait for another one, but I will, lol
Abdul: How about you make that half of the original cost?
Employee: How about you get the heck out of my store?
TLC is a goldmine when it comes to weird content!
The cost of divorce must’ve made this man’s head spin 360
Probably haggled with the judge
When I read you can ask for discounts anywhere m I tried it a little. I asked for a discount on a $380 handbag and was offered a discount on the display one, if I took it without a box or dust bag. It was fair. I don’t remember the discount, maybe $20 or something, these bags never go on sale lol. but i didn’t get it. the sales lady was nice about it, and I didn’t die of embarrassment
Casually asking for a discount is very different than whatever tf this guy is doing 😂 really be haggling over a cent for HIS WIFE'S PARTY
I did a bit of reading, they *technically* make it a while longer than just the 10 years. She divorced him in 2018, about 6 years after this aired. So I'm sure this party came up in divorce court, but it's got me wondering what the final nail in the coffin really was...
13:58 that platter alone probably cost 15 dollars. If he just bought everything separately it probably would be cheaper. Along with the cake if he just made it himself not only would it have been more thoughtful it also would have been a hell of a lot cheaper.
Glad to see a new video today. Hope you feel better soon, and congrats on the move.
YES I LIVE FOR THESE VIDEOS AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! It may not seem like you're doing alot for people, but you really make alot of our days! please never stop these and I wish nothing but the best for you. Also, I hope you can focus more on doing yt. God bless you and everyone else here!
I'm cringing so hard. The secondhand embarrassment is off the charts!
My grandma had someone try to haggle her for the price of a key (they are locksmiths by trade) which back then was like 1.00 and she literally threw it in the trash and told him to keep the money 🤣. Will never forget that.
Everytime I watch you, it puts me in a better mood. You get my humor lol.
Dude could've gone to Dollar Tree and bought better and more decorations, food, drinks, and made a box cake for $25 easy. Wouldn't that have been easier?
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I can imagine Rick and his wife's conversation driving back home from that party with the wífe saying "if you ever do something like that, I will divorce your ass on the spot"
Makes my entire day when I see Chris pop up in my notifications bar ☺️
15:57 Her statement at that moment is one of someone who's so used to that level of malarkey that they don't see how bad it is. She's so resigned in that moment.
“We’re with tlc. Ya, I know….” Lol
I wonder how much money he would’ve saved by making his wife happy lol
Every time he haggled I could not breathe from cringing.
I remember this episode. It's even worse now looking back as a much older adult. There are tons of establishments you can't haggle at, including grocery stores and gas stations. It's, literally, against their policy. The price you see is the price you pay. Period. That man made me so damn angry. Honestly, I can see the divorce happening for not just the cheapskate BS. His behavior is abhorrent. He acts like such a big shot, like he's so sure he can get his way in any situation. His ego is probably through the roof, even after the divorce. I'm not gonna waste time watching his videos, but to anyone who has, does he throw some blame in her direction? He just seems like the type.
Anyway, I hope you feel better, Chris. Hang in there.
I'm not a cheapskate but I still look at the price tags to know if I can afford something that lady told her husband not to look at a price tag even if I were a billionaire I'd still look at the price tag 1) so I know how much money I'm spending and 2) if it rings up differently I wanna know I'm spending the right amount of money also the fact they spent $300 on clothes it doesn't even look like they got a lot
Yeah as annoying as that guy is, yes absolutely look at the price tag, it's there for a reason
I think she was looking at the price tags but was telling him not to look because he would just complain about the price. I think she was just so sick of not being able to spend money when as he said they have money. It’s very hard living with people like this man, in their mind if it’s not a necessity and cheap you can’t get it. And sometimes nicer or more expensive clothes do last longer.
AHA
I KNEW I recognized those movies from that being on my childhood bookshelf. I suspected it was some sort of video editing so you got me with the cardboard cutout but the babe vhs is iconic!
It's not an innuendo, it's a double entendre.
Love your videos!
I work in food professionally. That character suit is clean, the grill is clean, everything is so clean you know nothing is real and I love how fake it all is at the end of the day.
No matter how shitty you may feel, you always look fantastic 😏
Riight!! So right