Real life MMD:My neighbour's dog ate my wife's best shoes!

Badger_Lady

faerie~spangles wrote: »

Mind you I wouldn't have worn my most expensive shoes to visit a neighbour when I knew I was going to 'help' whatever' in the garden. I'd have worn my wellies.

My guess is that she was going over to the neighbour's front door, then going out of the back to look at the garden. Not everyone has immediate garden access (I don't!) and it would be rude to walk through their house in wellies. Of course they could have done it in stockinged feet but still...

scrabbly

My dog is a "shoe chewer" and I make sure I put people s shoes well out of reach. However even after being told people forget & put them where she can get at them. I have always offered to replace them "like for like" none of my friends have ever taken up the offer but to be honest I think I am just lucky - you have to be responsible for your pets ! ( for "badger" - no there is no repairing - you obviously haven't got a dog !)

Badger_Lady

scrabbly wrote: »

( for "badger" - no there is no repairing - you obviously haven't got a dog !)

You're right... but I do have expensive and bespoke shoes My cobbler can build me a pair of high-quality boots to my own design for £80, so I bet he could rebuild using whatever's left...

milvusvestal

An unfortunate incident that neither you nor, probably, your neighbour could have predicted.

Your wife can hardly be blamed for her choice of shoes, or where she left them while wearing wellies. Tell your neighbour what you paid, and not what the full retail price was. Her silence might be simply because she's waiting to hear from you with a figure and, once she's aware you're not trying to pull a fast one by claiming more than you paid yourself, she'll doubtless pay up happily.

Even if she doesn't, life's too short to lose friends, especially neighbours who clearly welcome your gardening advice.

countpennies

This actually happened to my daughter when she went for a music lesson, she took off her new shoes and the dog decided they were an interesting toy. The teacher was mortified and paid for a brand new pair. Had the shoes been worn then I wouldn't have expected her to pay the full amount - children wear out their shoes more than adults. I don't think the neighbour should be asked to pay more than the owner paid for them, but I do think that she should pay.

Singlemummy_2

MSE_Penelope wrote: »

Money Moral Dilemma: My neighbour's dog ate my wife's best shoes!

My wife went to a neighbour who'd asked for some advice on the garden. While she had wellies on their dog chewed my wife's most expensive shoes. Our neighbour was distraught and emailed shortly after the visit to say 'please let me pay', but hasn't followed this up. We don't know whether to charge the replacement price or what we paid (£89, half price from an outlet site, nice money saver!), or just put it down to bad luck.

Isn't it enough that she has offered to pay - surely it is up to you to follow that email up.

And how can you consider charging the replacement charge! If you , do deceide to ask for money, you tell her what you paid for them, and accet whatever she contributes!

Singlemummy_2

countpennies wrote: »

This actually happened to my daughter when she went for a music lesson, she took off her new shoes and the dog decided they were an interesting toy. The teacher was mortified and paid for a brand new pair. Had the shoes been worn then I wouldn't have expected her to pay the full amount - children wear out their shoes more than adults. I don't think the neighbour should be asked to pay more than the owner paid for them, but I do think that she should pay.

How had they not been worn when you say...

countpennies wrote: »

This actually happened to my daughter when she went for a music lesson, she took off her new shoes and the dog decided they were an interesting toy.

tallgirld

Well if they have offered to replace them I would reply back with the price that I paid for them.

Why on earth would you want to charge them any more than that?

bibi_neko

I wouldn't ask for more than what I paid for them; how cheeky!

I would follow up the email and tell them what you paid and perhaps as a goodwill gesture (and keep things 'happy') lower the price and ask for that amount.

As the shoes were brought from an outlet, it's unlikely you can find the exact same pair in store.

p.s I suggest next time since she's just visiting the neighbours she should just go straight in her wellies...

[Deleted User]

Hi,

countpennies wrote: »

Had the shoes been worn then I wouldn't have expected her to pay the full amount

Singlemummy wrote: »

How had they not been worn when you say...

I think poster means worn = ready for the bin.