Real life MMD: Should I pay for a broken teapot?

tallgirld

I say GO HALVES!!

joejude

Ditch the friend. No decent person would treat you like that . Should there
be a next time get the person asking to make their own arrangements which in this day and age are simple and cheap and advise them to insure.

bionda

Well well. Two points here, the first as to who should foot the bill for the teapot, the other is the values of friendship.

1. Had I asked you to by something on my behalf I would certainly be sad it had been broken, but would insist on giving you the money (I owed you) and would also thank you for your time and trouble in buying it on my behalf. Irrespective of who is better off.

2. It is never worth losing a friend over money, though I would have to say in your position I would reconsider whether his behaviour is one of a friend.....I think not.

shakers4u

I'm wandering how you where going to get the teapot to your friend - if it was going to be posted you could have sent it already broken and then blamed the postman!

hazelnut1971

Agreed you was doing a favour but if I was in your sitution I wouldn't dare ask my friend for the money and give them nothing for it! It is harsh but unfortunately your fault :-(

BNT

I am of the view that friends don't ask friends for money. However, that only works because my friends offer without being asked. If I were in your situation, I shouldn't ask for the money; your friend, however, should offer it and you might settle on splitting it. If he doesn't offer to pay, you have to ask yourself is he simply ill-mannered, or is he not really a friend? The fact that he is likening this to a third party business transaction might be relevant.

In practical terms you have already paid for it, so it looks as though you will be out of pocket regardless of the moral issues.

milvusvestal

One of life's lessons is never to buy something on someone else's behalf until you have their money. In that circumstance, the very least you could do is go halves.

As things stand, it was your carelessness that caused the breakage - so why should your friend expect to have to pay for a teapot he never got?

jenblackrod

I think you need a new friend! You should at least go halves especially as you did him a favour and picked it up for him in the first place. You didnt break it on purpose and now to refuse to even help you out is not being a very good friend me. He doesnt value your friendhsip very highly obviously.

pennypinchUK

Wow - you call yourselves friends?! Someone's got to take the hit, and why should it be them? They didn't do anything wrong - you did. It's your fault and you have to step up to your responsibilities and pay.

veronicabolan

I am inclined to think that since you broke the teapot, then you should pay for it. However, is there anyway that the cost could be recouped, say via a house contents insurance policy either your own or your parents?