Cost-saving Crusaders Gifts

"Then it's agreed -- we let the Russians handle our ad campaign."

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

Phil would get giddy after a large print run, but the company was saving a fortune.

'And finally, a steady decline in earnings has forced us to trim the presentations budget.'

'Phone for help? Are you mad? Have you any idea how much it costs to use a mobile abroad?'

"Do you know that we saved a ton of money on legal fees by being more ethical?"

'If I'm going to do an effective job of reducing costs, I'm going to need a bigger budget.'

"As company chairman I'd like to thank you all for participating in the evenings entertainment and saving me �4000."

'And finally, there's option three, a classic business model that would reduce our marketing, supply-chain and production expenses by 85 percent!' '

'It won't take bitcoins.'

"We can probably just about afford to run the pilot-light."

"I always knew I was cutting edge - I've gone cashless my entire life."

'I've just thought of a way to save the company £1800 a month.'

"I'm finding this model very economical!"

"And, in our continuing effort to minimize surgical costs, I'll be hitting you over the head and tearing you open with my bare hands."

"One day this will all be outsourced."

'And exactly how much less did it cost to implement Five Sigma instead of Six, Dwayne?'

"It's not a coupons. It's a printout from your health insurer warning you to cut back on the carbs."

"The good news is we're going paperless. The bad news is it's the employee's bathrooms."

"Too bad leaves can't replace salt for the roads each winter. It would save us a ton of money."

'It says take all this medication - if you can afford it.'

'I'm feeling a lot better, Nurse -- how about switching me to the cheap stuff?'

Cutting the cost of assisted living facilities

"In order to cut costs we are no longer animating our presentations..."

It's the only crossing guard they can afford.

"Making money's eve more of a kick when no one else is."

Smelling Salts at the Petrol Station.

"With these electricity prices we can't afford cooking anymore. Imagine eating sausage-favored popsicles."

Energy bills rise

'Now there's a perfect example of something that's not cost effective. Fire him!'

"This company wants to make money, NOT spend money. Turning on the lights would go against our goal."