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MrG's recent stories inspired me. I want to hear funny in-law stories. Here are a few of mine.
My sister-in-law (and her husband) is a cheapo. Here are some anecdotes that will give you a picture of their cheapness. For background, my wife's sister is well-to-do in her profession and her husband also has a decent office job. Together, I would venture to guess that they make somewhere around $200k a year. They have no kids, live in a cheap apartment, and are the cheapest people I have ever known.
1.My wife's family decided to go on a family vacation to Belize. Present were: My wife and I, my wife's sister and her husband, my wife's brother (who is single), and my wife's parents. The whole family decided to go out to eat. We leave our little hotel and walk around the city to find a place to eat. We decide on a what appears to be a mid-priced restaurant by Belize standards. By "mid-priced", I mean the entrees were about $10 (us dollars) each. When sister-in-law and her husband see the prices on the menu they have worried looks on their faces. I notice and ask them what is wrong. They say in unison, "This place seems a little expensive." Remember, they make around $200k a year and the entrees cost $10 each. I look at them confusedly. My wife points out that $10 isn't expensive even by US restaurant standards. Sister-in-law then complains to her mother and father that they aren't comfortable because everything is so "expensive". The waiter comes back to take our orders and, after more brief discussion, the family decides that we are going to walk out and go to a different restaurant. That's right. We left a restaurant because the couple who makes $200k with almost no personal expenses decided that $10 per entrÃ
e, while on vacation, is too expensive. We made them pick the next restaurant which they ended up very satisfied with. The entrees there were about $6-7 each.
2.One time when my wife and I went to their house to eat (they live in a different state), they decided to make us dinner (instead of going out). They said that we would have steak. This was fine with me. But first we had to go shopping to get the stuff. So brother-in-law and I go out to Aldi. Aldi, if you are unfamiliar, is a store where they sell very cheap groceries. This is fine; I'm not against thriftiness. In picking out the "steak", he chooses the grossest, gray-looking, on sale, thin, cheapest steak ever. Fine. But then he asks how many we should get. I say we should get 4, because there are 4 of us. He decides that 2 would be enough. I think, well...this is his meal to make so I'm not going to complain. So we go to the check-out and it comes time to pay. He asks me if I have cash or only a credit card. So I'm like....ummm....(*trying to hide my surprise that I was going to pay*). I tell him I only have a card, so I end up paying for it and he says he will pay me back in cash at home. Whatever. We get home and they make the meal. It is my job to set the table. I set out the plates and silverware. I decide to put a napkin at each place. After putting 4 napkins on the table, brother-in-law comes back and takes two of the napkins away and puts them back in the cupboard. He then takes the two remaining on the table and tears them in half. Each seat at the table then received one half of a napkin. Later, needless to say, there wasn't quite enough meat to go around. He did eventually try to pay me back for "his half", but I wouldn't let him.
3.During a different visit at their house, brother-in-law asked me how much toilet paper I used per visit. I stared at him in bewilderment and told him that I tried to use only as much as is absolutely necessary (I lied). He said "˜good', that they were trying to cut back as much as possible.
4.Before every meal, brother-in-law prays for about 5 minutes. This isn't an exaggeration. This happens in private and in public. Also, they demand that we all hold hands during said prayer.
5.Whenever they drive somewhere with us in the car, brother-in-law refuses to go over 60 mph on the highway. He says that this is the ideal speed to get the best miles-per-gallon. It sometimes takes us 40 minutes to get places that should take us 25.
Maybe I'll post more later. Anyone else have good stories?
My sister-in-law (and her husband) is a cheapo. Here are some anecdotes that will give you a picture of their cheapness. For background, my wife's sister is well-to-do in her profession and her husband also has a decent office job. Together, I would venture to guess that they make somewhere around $200k a year. They have no kids, live in a cheap apartment, and are the cheapest people I have ever known.
1.My wife's family decided to go on a family vacation to Belize. Present were: My wife and I, my wife's sister and her husband, my wife's brother (who is single), and my wife's parents. The whole family decided to go out to eat. We leave our little hotel and walk around the city to find a place to eat. We decide on a what appears to be a mid-priced restaurant by Belize standards. By "mid-priced", I mean the entrees were about $10 (us dollars) each. When sister-in-law and her husband see the prices on the menu they have worried looks on their faces. I notice and ask them what is wrong. They say in unison, "This place seems a little expensive." Remember, they make around $200k a year and the entrees cost $10 each. I look at them confusedly. My wife points out that $10 isn't expensive even by US restaurant standards. Sister-in-law then complains to her mother and father that they aren't comfortable because everything is so "expensive". The waiter comes back to take our orders and, after more brief discussion, the family decides that we are going to walk out and go to a different restaurant. That's right. We left a restaurant because the couple who makes $200k with almost no personal expenses decided that $10 per entrÃ
2.One time when my wife and I went to their house to eat (they live in a different state), they decided to make us dinner (instead of going out). They said that we would have steak. This was fine with me. But first we had to go shopping to get the stuff. So brother-in-law and I go out to Aldi. Aldi, if you are unfamiliar, is a store where they sell very cheap groceries. This is fine; I'm not against thriftiness. In picking out the "steak", he chooses the grossest, gray-looking, on sale, thin, cheapest steak ever. Fine. But then he asks how many we should get. I say we should get 4, because there are 4 of us. He decides that 2 would be enough. I think, well...this is his meal to make so I'm not going to complain. So we go to the check-out and it comes time to pay. He asks me if I have cash or only a credit card. So I'm like....ummm....(*trying to hide my surprise that I was going to pay*). I tell him I only have a card, so I end up paying for it and he says he will pay me back in cash at home. Whatever. We get home and they make the meal. It is my job to set the table. I set out the plates and silverware. I decide to put a napkin at each place. After putting 4 napkins on the table, brother-in-law comes back and takes two of the napkins away and puts them back in the cupboard. He then takes the two remaining on the table and tears them in half. Each seat at the table then received one half of a napkin. Later, needless to say, there wasn't quite enough meat to go around. He did eventually try to pay me back for "his half", but I wouldn't let him.
3.During a different visit at their house, brother-in-law asked me how much toilet paper I used per visit. I stared at him in bewilderment and told him that I tried to use only as much as is absolutely necessary (I lied). He said "˜good', that they were trying to cut back as much as possible.
4.Before every meal, brother-in-law prays for about 5 minutes. This isn't an exaggeration. This happens in private and in public. Also, they demand that we all hold hands during said prayer.
5.Whenever they drive somewhere with us in the car, brother-in-law refuses to go over 60 mph on the highway. He says that this is the ideal speed to get the best miles-per-gallon. It sometimes takes us 40 minutes to get places that should take us 25.
Maybe I'll post more later. Anyone else have good stories?
