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

chris40

A friend would repay the money.
Most commentators reveal that they do not understand that a friend is more than a click in f....book!

Ebenezer_Screwj

Why should your friend pay £95 for precisely nothing ? It is YOU who has to pay the price for your negligence, or maybe you think it's someone else's fault ?

golfiematt

This brings out the worst in human nature. We are all selfish and only think of ourselves in this life, sad but true.

bennett2kuk

Well you dropped it and broke it so I wouldn't give you £95 because you were clumsy. If I'd bought somebody something, then broken it I wouldn't even think about charging them for the broken shards. You all say the friend who asked them to buy it is treating it like a business transaction. Well the other person is selling rubbish for £95.

mikesussex

Sorry - it is not your friend's fault it got broken. Down to you, unfortunately.

JayD

Sorry to say, I agree with what seems to be the majority here - until delivered safely, the teapot was your responsibility. You were unable to deliver the goods intact - no matter how the teapot got broken - so your friend should not have to pay.

I understand that you were doing a friend a favour and it seems very unfair that it should have cost you quite a bit of money and I do feel that your friend should be offering to share the expense and that, if he/she doesn't then they are not really a friend.

I also agree with the many who point out that several credit card companies do offer an insurance cover for items for several days after purchase, so if you paid by credit card, it might be worth checking with them.

pinkystan

I'm in team 'you broke it, you pay for it', I'm afraid. Definitely worth taking a look at any contents insurance policy you have, but if I were you or the friend I wouldn't expect any money to change hands for a broken teapot.

chog24

If you're a student and he's waged, why did he ask you to buy the teapot for him in the first place? And why did you agree?!

Gis_a_job

This does appear to be bit of no brainer. If your friend is a friend this scenario just would not occur. You split it and move on to the next pint. The fact that your friend is taking this stance would suggest you pay more attention to who your mates are than you do to teapots!
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oldskoolrebel

It's a sad scenario to be honest.

Personally speaking, if I was the friend and I'd asked, as a favour, for someone to pick me up something and it was damaged on the way home, I'd still expect to pay. I'd asked for the favour after all, and I did put someone out of pocket! If the item was that fragile or that important to me, I'd either have gotten it myself or accompanied them. No matter who your friend is, by asking them to purchase and transport the item you are taking a risk. It's unfair to punish them for this risk. Especially when it puts them out of pocket.

I assume that the OP had to go out their way to get the item.