Thrifty or what?

My sister-in-law's boyfriend had a tooth out today. It had a gold veneer and he took the gold to a "We buy gold" shop and got £12 for it...
Urgh!
Urgh!
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http://www.gripsky.co.uk/vocalvoices/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2516