cost-cutting maneuver

A fumingly-sarcastic reference to a shamelessly "sneaky 'n' unethical" (and unfortunately very common!) "buy-pressure" strategy practiced at many hardware/specialty-supplies stores; the ploy consists of a staffperson's hacking off a length from a roll of bulk-product like rope, wire, hose, or cloth, and only **afterwards** informing the customer how much the product is priced per foot, hoping that said customer will then feel obligated to buy the piece "since it's already been cut off the roll".

I once had a totally pathetic "cost-cutting maneuver" tried on me at a bicycle-repair shop --- I needed a rear shift-cable, and so the clerk cut off my required length of cable from the store's bulk roll, without first telling me the super-steep per-foot price or asking me beforehand if I wanted to pay that much. It was only when he actually brought the "ringing up the sale" screen up on the computer that he revealed the astronomical amount that it was gonna cost me --- a whopping SEVEN DOLLARS AND CHANGE! --- for just three or four feet of the cable! Fortunately, I had the "bravery" to just look mildly shocked and hastily remark, "Eeeyewww... that's a lot more than I can afford --- thank you anyway, though. I'll just get one at WalMart instead." Hey, it wasn't MY fault if the salesman had created a harder-to-resell cut piece of cable --- I hadn't asked him to chop me off some of the cable yet, I'd just told him that I needed a replacement shifter-cable, so it wasn't my "responsibility" to now PAY for said cable! He should have told me beforehand how much it would cost per foot, and then asked me if I wanted to buy it before he'd actually hacked the length off the roll!

by QuacksO November 1, 2018

coste

A French name belonging to a French guy. He is reliable friendly,fun to be with , trustworthy ,put other people's feeling before his. He is beautiful, cute and every girls dream . Get into a relationship with Him and he'll treat u likeyour the only girl in the world .Tho he can be annoying but when u get to know him you'll love him.

Isn't he so cute? Guess his name must be Coste

Tracy : I'm so in love with my boyfriend and he is so caring

Jane :what's his name?

Tracy: Coste!

Jane :Thought as mush All boys named Coste are so breathtaking

by XXXtennt December 29, 2018

cost an arm and a leg

if something costs you an arm and a leg, it costs you a lot of money.

you know that horse cost an arm and a leg

by cemilthegreeklover June 1, 2018

cost peanuts

To cost something a really small amount of money.

It would cost peanuts for US to defeat the Russia.

by Kurt Janoski November 19, 2022

Cost of the Gang War

The cost of the gang war is the fact that any and all casualties and financial losses are validated and completely okay because the gang war must be won at all costs

I burned my dads house in a fight, it was just the cost of the gang war.

by Gangleader November 22, 2022

water that costs $1.25

some thing to go turn down because i can literally go dig a hole in the fucking ground and filter that water and boil that and drink that for fucking free bitch

my mom: i’m going to go buy water...

me: (looks at vending machine) no, the water that costs $1.25? bitch, no your not gimme that money

by 𝕤𝔸𝕕𝕚𝕖 April 28, 2021

Harass, Cause Unnecessary Delay, or Increase The Cost of Litigation

I don't see how this isn't intended to do explicitly that.

Hym "I mean, if the lawyers need to sign as a guarantee that the filing isn't being used to Harass, Cause Unnecessary Delay, or Increase The Cost of Litigation then why am I being harassed? Why is me getting paid being unnecessarily delayed? And I don't really care about the cost of litigation but I did have to sit here with fluid in my brain for months. It's still there! Less now. I don't feel like my cognition is impaired as much. But I can still hear it slamming against the back of my ear drum... So, you're saying they can't do it but they're doing it. Exactly what this is intended to do. Harass, Cause Unnecessary Delay, or Increase The Cost of Litigation. And avoid having to bring me my money."

by Hym Iam June 26, 2025