Hit/bang payphones + soda machines to get coins to fall. (+25% success rate.)

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Jun 14, 2021
10:53:23am

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MichCoug

Bio page: MichCoug
Joined: Mar 9, 2002
Last login: May 23, 2024
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Time to come clean CB, what’s the sleaziest thing you’ve done to save a few $$$

NottherealJWill

6/14/21 10:46am

As a teenager I routinely would ask for a water cup and fill it with soda

JuicyJam

6/14/21 10:48am

In HS would take popcorn buckets and drink cups from garbage at theater

wannnacruise

6/14/21 10:48am

RE: In HS would take popcorn buckets and drink cups from garbage at theater

WhirleyPop

6/14/21 10:49am

🤮🤮🤮

Jacare

6/14/21 10:55am

If you damage the one from the garbage they give you a new one... My cousin

NarfUte

6/14/21 10:57am

RE: In HS would take popcorn buckets and drink cups from garbage at theater

mannheimadler

6/14/21 10:59am

I've heard of stories where employees would do that and pocket the cash.

Stev_ie

6/14/21 11:25am

One of the probably top 10 wealthiest guys I know got mad at a waiter

crack

6/14/21 10:51am

Another one I still do, if I need a tool but know I won't use it again

wannnacruise

6/14/21 10:51am

You know you can rent most tools from Home Depot or even borrow them for free

crack

6/14/21 10:51am

Interesting, good to know!

wannnacruise

6/14/21 10:54am

I always assumed this is what people always meant by "or borrow them for free"

supertux

6/14/21 12:30pm

I walked from the train station to work in Chicago heat and cold so I didn’t

ChiCityCoug

6/14/21 10:53am

And you got exercise.

Stev_ie

6/14/21 11:27am

Exactly! Sitting at a chair all day I enjoyed my walk. I actually preferred the

ChiCityCoug

6/14/21 11:36am

Stood in line for an hour plus at various BYU events with 200+ other BYU students for a free J-Dawg

CougarTailDevourer

6/14/21 10:53am

So sleazy, standing in line... haha

BYUFootballisBack

6/14/21 11:03am

Hit/bang payphones + soda machines to get coins to fall. (+25% success rate.)

MichCoug

6/14/21 10:53am

As a teenager, my buddy and I would sneak into theaters fairly frequently. He died of pancreatic cancer a couple

Clark Addison

6/14/21 10:53am

How does one do a self exam on your own pancreas?

Bin01015

6/15/21 6:55am

use a family members cable tv subscription?

Cougarclaw

6/14/21 10:53am

My AMC theater has freestyle soda machines and my wife and I save our

USMCdad

6/14/21 10:54am

This is all that matters!

crack

6/14/21 10:58am

😂😂😂😂😂

wannnacruise

6/14/21 11:03am

Well, to make an extra $100, 5 of us met a man from Norway while we were hot

idacoug

6/14/21 10:55am

I don't understand this

BYU Grounds

6/14/21 10:59am

He was selling hilfigure for lots more $$ in Norway 25 years ago when it was

idacoug

6/15/21 1:15am

i don't understand what was happening

Linescratcher

6/14/21 11:00am

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downtownchrisbrown

6/14/21 11:24am

Definitely something shady in there somewhere

Bandersnatch

6/14/21 12:31pm

Why didn’t he just buy it himself?

cougarfann888

6/15/21 9:30pm

Yes. He was blacklisted.

idacoug

6/16/21 9:08am

Rob a bank with an army of children.

RSL

6/14/21 10:55am

Just had a lady cut ahead of me and fill her water cup to the brim with Mtn Dew

coug16

6/14/21 10:56am

Back when phone books existed we would go to the grocery store and grab stacks

jholling

6/14/21 10:59am

Wow! never thought of this. Just TP and plastic forks oh and vaseline on the

BYU Grounds

6/14/21 11:01am

That’s just the beginning. We graduated from TP to the heavy paper towel rolls

jholling

6/14/21 11:05am

Signed up for a CC for a free subway sandwich. Thing is still on my credit

valleus

6/14/21 11:15am

I did this too at the subway on 9th like the first week of freshman year.

supertux

6/14/21 11:22am

Before Costco changed the policy, my buddies and I would buy a projector, then

Penske Material

6/14/21 11:17am

My tax return

Honor Code

6/14/21 11:20am

username fail

RSL

6/14/21 11:30am

Best scheme I ever heard of was this. My friend drove a stick shift. He would order a bunch of food at wendys. When he

vegasnative

6/14/21 11:23am

Okay...your story reminded me of how we'd go into Sizzler when my roommate was

m0resn0w

6/14/21 11:59am

When I was in YSA, some friends and I bought some cookies and ice cream but we

downtownchrisbrown

6/14/21 11:26am

Also one time I was given the wrong fries at Taco Bell. I ordered Cheesy fries,

downtownchrisbrown

6/14/21 11:29am

Seems like movie theaters are prime targets. 🙂

Stev_ie

6/14/21 11:33am

In HS my buddies worked at Cafe Rio. I worked there for a week just for the free

Druick

6/14/21 11:42am

Swaped out my hotel room mini-fridge/goodie basket for the one in the next room while the cleaning lady was in their

mokelembembe

6/14/21 12:23pm

In College I ate Costco Samples for Thursday lunch. In high school

CougaRR4L

6/14/21 12:37pm

One time I was in charge of an FHE night at BYU. I prepared grocery bags filled

adrock

6/14/21 12:46pm

Stole money from my great, great aunt that lived with us to buy football cards.

marticorp

6/14/21 1:12pm

Pay for one movie and then theater hop to watch 2 or 3 movies

therock

6/14/21 8:47pm

Just started a free trial of starz to watch a movie with full intent on

Powerbait DPM

6/15/21 4:02am

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