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Previously on "What frightening expenses have you had"

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  • ladymuck
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    I love Tarbie's tales. I think he should write a book

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  • GhostofTarbera
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    Originally posted by David71 View Post
    Put 500 rounds of .22LR ammunition on my expenses a couple of years ago. Was planning on taking the contract manager for an afternoons shooting to butter him up a bit; didn't happen in the end but I still got extended.
    and you remind me

    Shooting an RPG Rocket on expenses in Dubai shooting range next to Client Co

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  • David71
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    Put 500 rounds of .22LR ammunition on my expenses a couple of years ago. Was planning on taking the contract manager for an afternoons shooting to butter him up a bit; didn't happen in the end but I still got extended.

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  • Lockhouse
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    I've lost count of the number of Christmas lunches us directors have had where we've broken the £300 barrier and I've ended up paying for it personally.

    The plus side is....we can have another one the next week.

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  • GhostofTarbera
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    Ones that I don't think will be beaten

    Company Racehorse

    or

    5 X DevCon Conferences to Las Vegas

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
    Whilst peeling potatoes for my work in Calcutta in 1995 I was using my company’s excess potatoes to pay for rooms/meals etc. for the missus and kids and I. We stayed at the Taj Bengal Hotel which was top end pricey.
    Cool story bro

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Whilst working in Calcutta in 1995 I was using my company Amex to pay for rooms/meals etc. for the missus and kids and I. We stayed at the Taj Bengal Hotel which was top end pricey.
    Because of the delay in filing expenses back then and getting them paid, there was always a delay of a few weeks so the bill totted up quite briskly. I recall getting a statement telling me that my balance was a tad over £22K, although to be fair I had already paid them around £15K back at that point.
    Kept hold of the £22K statement as a keepsake for a while. Twas quite funny to wheel it out on occasion whenever people were whining about how large their outstanding Credit Card Bills were.
    The main downside was that I only found out towards the end of my stay there that I could also have been collecting British Airways Air Miles. :-(

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  • Paralytic
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    Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
    What frightening expenses have you had
    Have you asked your accountant?
    Last edited by Paralytic; 23 February 2021, 08:53.

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  • Scruff
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    January 31st every year is a shock...

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  • Gibbon
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    30K solicitors bill for contesting a will and at that point it was no where certain I had a case!

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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by courtg9000 View Post
    The divorce bill was astronomical
    I bet Brillo has a similar tale

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

    You joke but it's highly likely he looked at the cost per glass and worked out how much we'd get out of a bottle before deciding the bottle was better value
    What’s the problem - his math was off?

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

    You joke but it's highly likely he looked at the cost per glass and worked out how much we'd get out of a bottle before deciding the bottle was better value
    Told you before he is a keeper!

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  • courtg9000
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    The divorce bill was astronomical

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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post


    He was trying for the quantity discount!
    You joke but it's highly likely he looked at the cost per glass and worked out how much we'd get out of a bottle before deciding the bottle was better value

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