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'''Basic Trope''': A Scottish character is very thrifty and careful with their money.
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'''Basic Trope''': A Scottish UsefulNotes/{{Scot|land}}tish character is very thrifty and careful with their money.
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'''Basic Trope''': A Scottish character is very thrifty and careful with his/her money.
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'''Basic Trope''': A Scottish character is very thrifty and careful with his/her their money.
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** short term, that is. due to their lifespans, the expensive on purchase offerings are effectively $5 per year, while the cheap on purchase are $75 per year.
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** short Short term, that is. due Due to their longer lifespans, the expensive expenses on purchase offerings the pricy items are effectively $5 per year, while the cheap on purchase are ones effectively cost $75 per year.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Scottie grows his own food and goes shopping no more than once a month and always at the secondhand store, but he decides it wouldn't be so bad to buy his wife Alice a nice anniversary gift, expensive or not. He likes it so much that he starts buying similar expensive things, but then he realises he doesn't make enough money to pay for all of them, so he returns them and gets his money back.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Scottie grows his own food and goes shopping no more than once a month and always at the secondhand store, but he decides it wouldn't be so bad to buy his wife Alice a nice anniversary gift, gift whether expensive or not. He likes it so much that he starts buying similar expensive things, but then he realises he doesn't make enough money to pay for all of them, so he returns them. He is forced to return them and gets his money back.
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* '''Exploited''': [[SitcomArchNemesis Mr English]] frames Scottie for petty crimes that require the payment of small fines, knowing that Scottie will be incredibly annoyed without being much worse off.
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* '''Exploited''': [[SitcomArchNemesis Mr Mr. English]] frames Scottie for petty crimes that require the payment of small fines, knowing that Scottie will be incredibly annoyed without being much worse off.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Scottie's thrift costs him in some way:\\\
A) Financially: The things he buys are so cheap they keep breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.\\\
B) Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.\\\
C) Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
A) Financially: The things he buys are so cheap they keep breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.\\\
B) Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.\\\
C) Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Scottie's thrift costs him in some way:\\\
way:
** A) Financially: The things he buys are so cheap they keep breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spendsmore.\\\
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** B) Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when itmalfunctions.\\\
malfunctions.
** C) Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
** A) Financially: The things he buys are so cheap they keep breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends
** B) Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it
** C) Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
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* '''Double Subverted''': But it turns out these items were on sale and thus not as expensive as they normally would be. Scottie stockpiles them so he doesn't have to buy later.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
** But it turns out these items were on sale and thus not as expensive as they normally would be. Scottie stockpiles them so he doesn't have to buylater.later.
** short term, that is. due to their lifespans, the expensive on purchase offerings are effectively $5 per year, while the cheap on purchase are $75 per year.
** But it turns out these items were on sale and thus not as expensive as they normally would be. Scottie stockpiles them so he doesn't have to buy
** short term, that is. due to their lifespans, the expensive on purchase offerings are effectively $5 per year, while the cheap on purchase are $75 per year.
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'''Basic Trope''': A Scottish character is very thrifty and careful with his[=/=]her money.
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'''Basic Trope''': A Scottish character is very thrifty and careful with his[=/=]her his/her money.
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* '''Downplayed''': Given two functionally-similar products, Scottie will prefer the one with the lower price instead of the one with better quality or more features.
* '''Justified''':
** Scottie used to be very poor and so he's used to a spartan lifestyle.
* '''Justified''':
** Scottie used to be very poor and so he's used to a spartan lifestyle.
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* '''Downplayed''': Given two functionally-similar functionally similar products, Scottie will prefer the lower-priced one with the lower price instead of the one with better quality or more features.
features, if they are mutually exclusive.
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'''Justified''':
** Scottie used to be very poor (or still is) and so he's used to a spartanlifestyle. lifestyle.
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** Scottie used to be very poor (or still is) and so he's used to a spartan
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* '''Subverted''': Scottie says “I’ll only buy a wee bit here,” but then is shown to buy several very expensive items.
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* '''Subverted''': Scottie says says, “I’ll only buy a wee bit here,” but then is shown to buy several very expensive items.
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* '''Parodied''': On his deathbed, Scottie refuses treatment because it's too expensive.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Either the Scottish characters are no more thrifty than the others or else there are no Scottish characters at all.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Either the Scottish characters are no more thrifty than the others or else there are no Scottish characters at all.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** On his deathbed, Scottie refuses treatment because it's too expensive.
** Scottie takes extraordinary joy in MundaneLuxury and literally cannot fathom ConspicuousConsumption.
** Rather than buy something in his hometown, Scottie drives a hundred-mile round trip to buy the same item sold at a lower price elsewhere ... but his gasoline expenses exceed what he saved buying the original item.
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
'''Zig-Zagged''': Scottie grows his own food and goes shopping no more than once a month and always at the secondhand store, but he decides it wouldn't be so bad to buy his wife Alice a nice anniversary gift, expensive or not. He likes it so much that he starts buying similar expensive things, but then he realises he doesn't make enough money to pay for all of them, so he returns them and gets his money back.
* '''Averted''': Either the Scottish characters are nomore thrifty thriftier than the others or else there are no Scottish characters at all.
** On his deathbed, Scottie refuses treatment because it's too expensive.
** Scottie takes extraordinary joy in MundaneLuxury and literally cannot fathom ConspicuousConsumption.
** Rather than buy something in his hometown, Scottie drives a hundred-mile round trip to buy the same item sold at a lower price elsewhere ... but his gasoline expenses exceed what he saved buying the original item.
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* '''Averted''': Either the Scottish characters are no
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* '''Played For Drama''': Scottie's thrift costs him in some way:\\
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A) Financially: The stuff he buys is so cheap it keeps breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.\\
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B) Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.\\
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C) Emotionally[=/=]Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
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A) Financially: The stuff he buys is so cheap it keeps breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.\\
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B) Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.\\
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C) Emotionally[=/=]Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
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* '''Played For for Drama''': Scottie's thrift costs him in some way:\\
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A) Financially: Thestuff things he buys is are so cheap it keeps they keep breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.\\
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C)Emotionally[=/=]Socially: Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.place.
* '''Implied''': Scottie is the only character who is never seen at the big shopping centre.
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* '''Implied''': Scottie is the only character who is never seen at the big shopping centre.
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* '''Averted''': Either the Scottish characters are no more thrifty than the others or else there are no Scottish character at all.
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* '''Averted''': Either the Scottish characters are no more thrifty than the others or else there are no Scottish character characters at all.
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* '''Justified''': Scottie used to be very poor and so he's used to a spartan lifestyle.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Scottie used to be very poor and so he's used to a spartanlifestyle. lifestyle.
** Scottie is a devout old-school Presbyterian who considers wasteful spending a sin.
** Scottie used to be very poor and so he's used to a spartan
** Scottie is a devout old-school Presbyterian who considers wasteful spending a sin.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': ???Given two functionally-similar products, Scottie will prefer the one with the lower price instead of the one with better quality or more features.
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* '''Double Subverted''': But it turns out these items were on sale and thus not as expensive as they normally would be.
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* '''Double Subverted''': But it turns out these items were on sale and thus not as expensive as they normally would be. Scottie stockpiles them so he doesn't have to buy later.
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Scottie feels he needs to honour his Scottish ancestry by being frugal.
* '''Exploited''':???[[SitcomArchNemesis Mr English]] frames Scottie for petty crimes that require the payment of small fines, knowing that Scottie will be incredibly annoyed without being much worse off.
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* Basic Trope: A Scottish character is very thrifty and careful with his/her money.
* Straight: Scottie is careful with his money and never buys anything unless it’s a bargain.
* Exaggerated: Scottie takes only things that are free and NEVER buys anything if he can help it.
* Justified: Scottie used to be very poor and so he's used to a spartan lifestyle.
* Inverted: Scottie is a lavish spender who is always in debt because he buys more than he can afford.
* Subverted: Scottie says “I’ll only buy a wee bit here,” but then is shown to buy several very expensive items.
* Double Subverted: But it turns out these items were on sale and thus not as expensive as they normally would be.
* Parodied: On his deathbed, Scottie refuses treatment because it's too expensive.
* Deconstructed: ??
* Reconstructed: ??
* Zig Zagged: ??
* Averted: Either the Scottish characters are no more thrifty than the others or else there are no Scottish character at all.
* Enforced: "We need to make sure people know this character is Scottish, so he has to be thrifty."
* Lampshaded: "Why are you so thrifty, Scottie? Is it because you're Scottish?"
* Invoked: ??
* Exploited: ??
* Defied: "These guys think all Scots are supposed to be cheap, eh? So I'll be as profligate as you please, just to mess with 'em!" "Scottie, you ''are'' aware that Scots are supposed to be contrarian, too!"
* Discussed: ??
* Conversed: ??
* Played For Laughs: Um, the trope played straight.
* Played For Drama: Scottie's thrift costs him in some way:
** Financially: The stuff he buys is so cheap it keeps breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.
** Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.
** Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
* Straight: Scottie is careful with his money and never buys anything unless it’s a bargain.
* Exaggerated: Scottie takes only things that are free and NEVER buys anything if he can help it.
* Justified: Scottie used to be very poor and so he's used to a spartan lifestyle.
* Inverted: Scottie is a lavish spender who is always in debt because he buys more than he can afford.
* Subverted: Scottie says “I’ll only buy a wee bit here,” but then is shown to buy several very expensive items.
* Double Subverted: But it turns out these items were on sale and thus not as expensive as they normally would be.
* Parodied: On his deathbed, Scottie refuses treatment because it's too expensive.
* Deconstructed: ??
* Reconstructed: ??
* Zig Zagged: ??
* Averted: Either the Scottish characters are no more thrifty than the others or else there are no Scottish character at all.
* Enforced: "We need to make sure people know this character is Scottish, so he has to be thrifty."
* Lampshaded: "Why are you so thrifty, Scottie? Is it because you're Scottish?"
* Invoked: ??
* Exploited: ??
* Defied: "These guys think all Scots are supposed to be cheap, eh? So I'll be as profligate as you please, just to mess with 'em!" "Scottie, you ''are'' aware that Scots are supposed to be contrarian, too!"
* Discussed: ??
* Conversed: ??
* Played For Laughs: Um, the trope played straight.
* Played For Drama: Scottie's thrift costs him in some way:
** Financially: The stuff he buys is so cheap it keeps breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.
** Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.
** Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
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* Defied: ??"These guys think all Scots are supposed to be cheap, eh? So I'll be as profligate as you please, just to mess with 'em!" "Scottie, you ''are'' aware that Scots are supposed to be contrarian, too!"
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Um, the trope played straight.
* Played For Drama:??Scottie's thrift costs him in some way:
** Financially: The stuff he buys is so cheap it keeps breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.
** Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.
** Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
* Played For Drama:
** Financially: The stuff he buys is so cheap it keeps breaking down, so he keeps having to repair or replace his purchases. The result is that he spends more.
** Physically: The cheaper item is inferior and kills or injures him when it malfunctions.
** Emotionally/Socially: Being cheap alienates his friends/leads him not to have any in the first place.
