Topic: Mingebags

[.adam]

Teabags are easier to just 'have in' compared to coffee as the instant stuff goes off after being open for a while.

No such problem with sugar though 

[I've been a good boy]

No way am I keeping coffee in the house in the rare event someone comes over.

[.adam]

Just checked and it's £2 for 8 sachets of decent brand instant coffee. You're definitely a mingebag if you're not willing to sink £2 into having some coffee in for a guest.

[SamLad]

next time you're in a hotel in room with free tea/coffee, grab a couple of the sealed coffee things and keep them aside for an unexpected request.  they never get stale.

[paulrazor]

next time you're in a hotel in room with free tea/coffee, grab a couple of the sealed coffee things and keep them aside for an unexpected request.  they never get stale.

oh i always take them

but usually find them in a bag 7 months later

[stewil007]

oh i always take them

but usually find them in a bag 7 months later

Ha, that really is my life and it pisses the wife off no end.  For work i stay away 4 nights away and i'll take tea/coffee/hot chocolate/biscuits/shower gel and shampoo and i have to admit i am currently replacing all my coat hangers at home with the good solid ones from the hotel

[SamLad]

oh i always take them

but usually find them in a bag 7 months later

when you have company drop by? 

[Lusty]

Teabags are easier to just 'have in' compared to coffee as the instant stuff goes off after being open for a while.

No such problem with sugar though 

Does it really go off though?  Because I've been using the same jar of Gold Blend that I bought in the 80s and no one ever complains

It's one of those things you never actually buy, like salt.  There is always salt and sugar in the house and I have no recollection of buying either.

[paulrazor]

when you have company drop by? 

Just the day Barney comes around

not buying him tea bags

[SamLad]

Just the day Barney comes around

not buying him tea bags

don't blame yer.

[SamLad]

Does it really go off though?  Because I've been using the same jar of Gold Blend that I bought in the 80s and no one ever complains

It's one of those things you never actually buy, like salt.  There is always salt and sugar in the house and I have no recollection of buying either.

they breed and multiply overnight.

[redbyrdz]

Does it really go off though?  Because I've been using the same jar of Gold Blend that I bought in the 80s and no one ever complains

It's one of those things you never actually buy, like salt.  There is always salt and sugar in the house and I have no recollection of buying either.

That's because all of your mates always bring their own and leave it at yours, because they know you can't be trusted to buy them.


It took a good friend to tell me the coffee is old and tastes shit. All the others just sipped on their cups and never said anything.  They usually declined the offer of another one

[.adam]

Does it really go off though?  Because I've been using the same jar of Gold Blend that I bought in the 80s and no one ever complains

It's one of those things you never actually buy, like salt.  There is always salt and sugar in the house and I have no recollection of buying either.

Look at the colour of it. Instant coffee goes from a dark colour to a grey when it oxidises over time.

To be honest, I'm a bit of a coffee snob and don't drink instant but it definitely goes off.

[paulrazor]

Look at the colour of it. Instant coffee goes from a dark colour to a grey when it oxidises over time.

To be honest, I'm a bit of a coffee snob and don't drink instant but it definitely goes off.

yeah it would go off

pod man myself

once you go to pods you never go back

[Lusty]

Look at the colour of it. Instant coffee goes from a dark colour to a grey when it oxidises over time.

To be honest, I'm a bit of a coffee snob and don't drink instant but it definitely goes off.

Maybe this is the thing, anyone who knows enough about coffee to tell the difference is probably not going to ask me for a cup of instant anyway.

[.adam]

Maybe this is the thing, anyone who knows enough about coffee to tell the difference is probably not going to ask me for a cup of instant anyway.

 

I agree with Paul on the pods. I'm not into coffee enough to do all the bean grinding and spending a fortune on all the kit but I've got a Nespresso machine and love my morning coffee from it.

I remember reading something about the role of 7 (or maybe it was 5?)

Unroasted beans are meant to last 7 months, roasted beans 7 weeks and ground beans 7 days.

I'm sure that's it passing its completely optimal phase though rather than being inedible

[Barneylfc∗]

Just checked and it's £2 for 8 sachets of decent brand instant coffee. You're definitely a mingebag if you're not willing to sink £2 into having some coffee in for a guest.

A guest is someone you invite to your house. These 2 people turned up unannounced, and when I offered them tea they said no but they'll take a coffee.
They also thought it was weird I didn't have any even though I don't drink it 

I did have coffee a couple of years ago. Was that powdery shite that just ended up all stuck together in the wee jar, so I just fucked it out and never replaced it. My missus drinks it but she buys those weird ones you drink cold. Vile as fuck.

[paulrazor]

yeah i never got the iced stuff

[SamLad]

That's because all of your mates always bring their own and leave it at yours, because they know you can't be trusted to buy them.


It took a good friend to tell me the coffee is old and tastes shit. All the others just sipped on their cups and never said anything.  They usually declined the offer of another one

you need to PM Barney. 

[paulrazor]

Only noticed the title changing because of a remark about bananas

get away with nothing here

[damomad]

Only noticed the title changing because of a remark about bananas

get away with nothing here

It's only fair Razor, showed your true mingebag colours there!

One recently, for a 5-a-side we have a group chat where the bank details/Revolut of the booker are put in to make it easy to sort out the payment. One lad refuses to use it and always shows up with cash. One week he'll have a £20 and there'll be no-one with change, "I'll pay double next week". Next week, he's either not playing or someone else has booked and because it's only one person, it's almost forgotten about. We'd boot him out but we struggle to make 10 so put up with it, mingebag!

[paulrazor]

It's only fair Razor, showed your true mingebag colours there!

One recently, for a 5-a-side we have a group chat where the bank details/Revolut of the booker are put in to make it easy to sort out the payment. One lad refuses to use it and always shows up with cash. One week he'll have a £20 and there'll be no-one with change, "I'll pay double next week". Next week, he's either not playing or someone else has booked and because it's only one person, it's almost forgotten about. We'd boot him out but we struggle to make 10 so put up with it, mingebag!

tbf the young fella does like them so they get bought, i dont like them as they would literally empty my stomach both ways, then again I am tryna diet so maybe I will try a few

anyway yeah, the guy possibly knows what he is doing. He knows no one will have change so he plays for free

[Ghost Town]

The organiser just needs to take the twenty quid and say "Hang on I'll get your change" and then say "sorry no change at the moment but this twenty will cover your next X number of sessions, cheers"

And walk off. Added bonus is that now he's 'paid' he WILL have to turn up for next few sessions to get his mingebag money's worth so it'll help boost your numbers

I feel people are too soft with mingebags. They need robust handling

[I've been a good boy]

Just tell him 20 minutes before the next game that if he's not paying, he's not playing. It's not that difficult to quickly run into a shop and buy a drink which will give him change. He's taking advantage, which is what mingebags specialize in.

[SamLad]

or copy the responses here an email them to him.

[PaulF]

And presumably by now he owes £20.

[Drinks Sangria]

Got a fairly mundane but annoying one to bump the thread with.

A friend is getting married in Spain next year and a group of couples has been invited. After chatting about it for a while, we all decided to go for a week (due to the flights being too expensive to justify only doing a night or two) and make a holiday of it.

Apparently, the area we’re going to is famous for weddings and pretty much all hotels were booked up. One option was a town further down the coast that’s an all inclusive in a small resort. Hotel looked good, price was acceptable. Most couples decided to go all inclusive as there is very little in the way of restaurants close by.

Anyway, we all met up last week and noted the flights etc and went away individually to book. We saw everyone last night and one of my mates’ girlfriends told me they’d booked half board instead, as they don’t eat enough to need all inclusive. Fair enough. I asked were they gonna skip lunch and weren’t they bothered about paying for drinks in the day. Her answer ‘well we thought seeing as all of you have unlimited drinks and bar snacks etc that we could just tag along and you maybe grab us a few drinks throughout the day. We don’t eat and drink as much as you.’

I told her that wouldn’t be happening and she got in a right mood with me. My mate stayed away as he didn’t want to get involved but the cheek of thinking you can pay for a lesser option and have others essentially upgrade your service through money they’ve paid. Cheeky mingebag behaviour. The entitlement of assuming people would be fine with ferrying them drinks and snacks we’ve paid for and they’ve not.

I was wound up for about an hour after.

[SamLad]

Got a fairly mundane but annoying one to bump the thread with.

A friend is getting married in Spain next year and a group of couples has been invited. After chatting about it for a while, we all decided to go for a week (due to the flights being too expensive to justify only doing a night or two) and make a holiday of it.

Apparently, the area we’re going to is famous for weddings and pretty much all hotels were booked up. One option was a town further down the coast that’s an all inclusive in a small resort. Hotel looked good, price was acceptable. Most couples decided to go all inclusive as there is very little in the way of restaurants close by.

Anyway, we all met up last week and noted the flights etc and went away individually to book. We saw everyone last night and one of my mates’ girlfriends told me they’d booked half board instead, as they don’t eat enough to need all inclusive. Fair enough. I asked were they gonna skip lunch and weren’t they bothered about paying for drinks in the day. Her answer ‘well we thought seeing as all of you have unlimited drinks and bar snacks etc that we could just tag along and you maybe grab us a few drinks throughout the day. We don’t eat and drink as much as you.’

I told her that wouldn’t be happening and she got in a right mood with me. My mate stayed away as he didn’t want to get involved but the cheek of thinking you can pay for a lesser option and have others essentially upgrade your service through money they’ve paid. Cheeky mingebag behaviour. The entitlement of assuming people would be fine with ferrying them drinks and snacks we’ve paid for and they’ve not.

I was wound up for about an hour after.

wow.  I'd be wound up a lot more than an hour.  the woman is an idiot as well as a mingebag - all she had to do was say nothing and chances are someone in the group would bring them stuff to eat/drink and she could pretend to be embarrassed etc etc while feasting on it.

how did the others react?

[damomad]

Mingebaggery of the highest degree DS, you would pay the full price twice there, both for the all inclusivity and also if you get caught giving away drinks to non paying clientele. How is it fair you take that risk? Did the right thing telling her where to go.

[Drinks Sangria]

wow.  I'd be wound up a lot more than an hour.  the woman is an idiot as well as a mingebag - all she had to do was say nothing and chances are someone in the group would bring them stuff to eat/drink and she could pretend to be embarrassed etc etc while feasting on it.

how did the others react?

Honestly if they said nothing and their wristbands weren’t a give away, I bet they could’ve just asked us to grab them drinks while we were up and no one would notice.

The others all agreed with me albeit were silent at the time and happy for me to be the one who told her, which didn’t help because she’s read it as a her v me thing.

[Crosby Nick]

Part of the fun of going half board on holiday is robbing the breakfast buffet of rolls and fruit for a bit of poolside grazing and getting your cheap cans of coke/local beer for the fridge in your room. Tell her to ask me for tips if she needs any advice.

[afc tukrish]

Part of the fun of going half board on holiday is robbing the breakfast buffet of rolls and fruit for a bit of poolside grazing and getting your cheap cans of coke/local beer for the fridge in your room. Tell her to ask me for tips if she needs any advice.

Cue screen name change to Mingebagsands Clink...

[Ghost Town]

. Her answer ‘well we thought seeing as all of you have unlimited drinks and bar snacks etc that we could just tag along and you maybe grab us a few drinks throughout the day. We don’t eat and drink as much as you.’

Reckon this is an example mingedoggybaggery?

[SamLad]

Reckon this is an example mingedoggybaggery?

well done.

[SamLad]

Part of the fun of going half board on holiday is robbing the breakfast buffet of rolls and fruit for a bit of poolside grazing and getting your cheap cans of coke/local beer for the fridge in your room. Tell her to ask me for tips if she needs any advice.

reminds me of a (v nice) hotel we stayed at in Kuala Lumpur,  breakfast included, was pretty damn good. 

on the first morning noticed people touring the serving area after they'd finished eating, filling bags with anything they could realistically put in them. not even attempting to be subtle about it.

I'm not averse to walking out with a piece of fruit (or even a tub of yoghurt for a snack later in the day) but this was blatant as hell and each day the number doing it seemed to grow.

(no. I didn't get into it )

[sheepfest]

Got a fairly mundane but annoying one to bump the thread with.

I was wound up for about an hour after.

Now that is a classic and not mundane. It's shitty behaviour of the highest fucking order. No doubt first in line for when the bar opens.

Although must confess my first ever all inclusive this year. Drinks aside I have no idea how people eat all the food on offer. Breakfast until 10am, then a lunch restaurant opened at 11.30am until 4.30pm with the main restaurant opening at 6pm with coffee, ice cream and cake before dinner. 

[Riquende]

I'm not averse to walking out with a piece of fruit

I was the opposite at a hotel in Germany a few years ago, the breakfast buffet looked amazing but not really 'breakfasty' to my British sensibilities, so I would just have some fruit etc but also make up a bread roll with some cheese, salad & salami, then smuggle it out to eat at a more appropriate time.

I do remember being on a group tour in Croatia and one of the lads was grabbing half a dozen hard boiled eggs each day from the buffet for snacking purposes later on. Guy claimed to have some high-paying job in London and his PA had booked his flight there, last I heard of him he wouldn't come to the reunion drinks up in York because he refused to wear a mask on public transport.

[paulrazor]

drinks sangria, jesus what a bitch that one is

I would just get them a glass of water to piss them off

I wouldnt mind if they offered money but thats just piggybacking off everyone else and letting them pay

total mingebaggery

[AlphaDelta]

This is by far my favourite thread on here, I am always stunned by the levels of mingebaggery in people.

Anyhoooo......

I'm off to America in a few weeks and because most of my mates are flying from Heathrow, we all agreed to get a hotel near the airport the night before so we can chill out and have a few beers etc.
One of the lads coming on the holiday is the worst mingebag I know and has starred in this thread previously I think. The man literally has no shame, for example he repeatedly asks for tap water in restaurants and then sees his arse if they charge him for it.

He said to me, "do you want to share a room the night before we fly", I have no problem with that, but told him I won't be sharing with anyone in the USA cos I like my own space sometimes.
The mingebag phoned me up the other day and drops into the conversation that "we'll have to sneak Matt in when he arrives", upon asking what he was on about, he's only gone and invited another lad to stay in the room, knowing full well its a two person room. I asked, "how does 3 go into 2, because I ain't sharing a bed with nobody", he had the cheek to say, "well I thought we could flip a coin to see who kips on the floor!"

The tight fooker said he was only trying to keep the price down and was whining, "ohhhh I was only trying to do the right thing!", its a fooking Premier Inn, not The Savoy.

[paulrazor]

he is not just tight he is a fucking prick, he had no right to invite someone in like that. If you can afford your own room just tell him to book his own room and him and his mate can flip a coin

sounds like we have the same mate only a different city, know someone who would just invite a load of randomers in for no reason.