Money Moral Dilemma: Would you replace the shoes?

aloiseb

This is the London underground we are talking about here, right? The most uncivilised place in the world? Of course he should offer to help her - get some more shoes, go bakc at the next stop and attempt to retrieve the missing one, even buy her some shoes to get through the day, (though not necessarily replace the exact ones)
BUT he won't do any of that, cos of where he is.
He'll probably tell her - in a few succinct Saxon words - that she shouldn't have got in his way.

Summer76

No it was an accident as simple as that. Aplogise and offer to help her speak to staff to retrieve the shoe. As long as he is polite to her that should be the end of it.

zygurat789

Sounds like the opening scene of a romantic comedy

elizabethhull

The way the question is phrased implies they are both already on the departing train with the shoe still on the line at the station, so retrieving it is not a practical option. If Peter was a gentlemen, he should apologise, and offer to buy a cheap pair for Claire to use for the day (shouldn't be more than a tenner). He is absolutely not responsible for buying an equivalent pair. She can get plenty of mileage out of the story at work to offset her anger and explain her footwear. Of course if she had exhibited an 'OMG what am I going to do in London with only one shoe?' response, rather than anger, I'm sure he would feel more motivated to help.

A.Jones

No. She should wear more practical shoes. And at most he should only have to buy her one shoe.

"Claire is furious and demands Peter buy her a new pair of shoes as soon as they get to destination."

It's that bit that decides it for me.

graemecarter

aloiseb wrote: »

This is the London underground we are talking about here, right? The most uncivilised place in the world? Of course he should offer to help her - get some more shoes, go bakc at the next stop and attempt to retrieve the missing one, even buy her some shoes to get through the day, (though not necessarily replace the exact ones)
BUT he won't do any of that, cos of where he is.
He'll probably tell her - in a few succinct Saxon words - that she shouldn't have got in his way.

The London underground is civilised and has certain unwritten rules and etiquette. They are different to normal rules above ground, but it is still civilised. About 3 million journeys are made every day, and the vast majority without incident so it is very civilised. It takes some getting used to

RuthnJasper

Well - it was an accident. However, the right thing to do would be to apologise sincerely - after all, accidents do happen; especially in the free-for-all that is the Underground at peak times. Perhaps suggest that the shoe could be retrieved at the station of departure. Personally, as I'm not too flush with cash, I'd offer maybe £20 and say that was all I had with me at the time.

I'd also offer to go back to the station with Claire to retrieve the shoe. However, I think the blame can be shared equally here - so equal responsibility. After all, someone most probably shoved Peter.

scottrobbo71

graemecarter wrote: »

The London underground is civilised and has certain unwritten rules and etiquette. They are different to normal rules above ground, but it is still civilised. About 3 million journeys are made every day, and the vast majority without incident so it is very civilised. It takes some getting used to

Are travellers on the London Underground not governed by the same rules as everyone else?... Why should people act differently because they are on the underground?... You must all be very special people :T

1408leo

As this is based on a true story what did happen to the person at Money Saving Towers ?:smileyhea

CaroW_2

Oh my, this is a bit of a toughie, eh?

Putting the shoe on the other foot (sorry!)... if I was the woman in question, I would probably accept a profuse apology from the man in question, shrug it off (after any pain had subsided!) and maybe have a giggle over how funny I'd look limping into work. Once at my destination, I'd find the nearest shoe shop! Train stations tend to be slightly outside a town or city centre, so I'd probably have to call a cab to avoid getting wet or soiled feet. Depending on the destination, I might ask the gentleman to contribute towards this during the journey or at least hail me the cab at the other end. Life's too short to worry about a lost shoe (yes, even if it was a designer shoe!), and elizabethhull is right... imagine the story you could tell for why you were late to work!

But what I want to know is, what did the MSE employee do?