What one weird trick does a profession actually hate? I'm always seeing those ads about how

doctors and skin care specialists hate her and wondering what secret tips really tee off entire

professions. Thanks for the comments, everyone. Most disposal problems can be fixed with a few

turns of an Allen wrench on the underside of the disposal.

It manually fixes jams.

Most people seem not to know this and call a plumber instead.

I don't really care that much, but a regular customer at the McDonald's I work at has learned how to beat the system.

Sausage and Egg McMuffin, $2.99.

Sausage McMuffin? A dollar. Round egg a and Egg McMuffin, $2.99. Sausage McMuffin?

A dollar.

Round egg a la carte, on the side, $79.

He pays $1.79 and puts the egg on his muffin himself.

Saves himself $1.20 every time.

Ask your hospital if they have a prepaid discount for most of their procedures.

We did not have maternity insurance when my wife got pregnant with both our kids. I went to the billing office

six months before she was due in the nicest hospital in town. When I asked how much labor and

delivery was, I was quoted in excess of 12 grand. I simply asked if there was a discount if I paid

in advance. I was quoted at 2.9 grand. I simply asked if there was a discount if I paid in advance. I was quoted at

2.9 grand. I made payments for six months, about 500 bucks a month, and walked into the hospital

on the day she went into labor, delivered, stayed for two days, standard, and walked out,

never received a bill. I repeated the process two years later for our second child, and I think the bill was 3.1 grand at that time. I was positive I'd receive another bill, but we never have.

Gift cards don't expire in the state of California at the time of writing in 2014. If a gift card has a monetary value, like a $50 Amazon gift card, then it legally can't expire.

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