Real-life MMD: How much should my friend pay me?

CompChrissy

No way! The voucher is yours, it's just the same as paying hard cash as far as I'm concerned.

musicals

Not much of a dilemma this time, Martin. We all seem to agree.

tallgirld

Gosh your friend sounds like a nightmare! She should pay half fullstop. The voucher has nothing to do with it.

Are you sure it's a good idea to houseshare with her? I feel sorry for you when she moves out, there's going to be sofas and tv's chainsawed in half.

victorian_lady

The voucher was, in effect, your money - it's as simple as that! IF you'd agreed to split the cost of the item, your friend owes you half the purchase price. but I have to agree with others - it's better to each buy one item for the same sort of value as you set up together, then when it's time to move on the division of goods is easy:)

Diesel_Princess

I am surprised that given you are both just settling up a home together as friends that this issue has even raised it ugly head. If you have not been able to agree who pays for what at this stage then what hope do you have!!!

Suggest you think very careful about whether this friendship will pass the test of time ............if you value her as a friend then you should be able to approach the subject and come to a comprimise without causing any discomfort to either of you.......if not......then not a very true friendship in the first place and maybe time to move on.......... :eek:

Prothet_of_Doom

How was the voucher obtained ?

Was it a loyalty voucher based on months of spending at a particular shop, or did you just log into the stores website, and register, and get it for free.

I regularly download 2 for 1 offers, and give them to my daughter, when she goes out with her friends. I would hope that she splits the bill equally, as the voucher cost next to nothing, rather than making her friend pay for her meal and using the voucher for her portion.

If I had clubcard vouchers, and she was going with friends to buy supplies for a party, I'd expect her to use that as her portion of cash.

pennypinchUK

Hasn't this one been done to death already?

You won a voucher. So you didn't pay for it. Now, you're moving in with a friend (yes, a friend - who you presumably like). So why not spread your good fortune and share your winnings with your friend. Or are you going to penny pinch on everything in this new house? Perhaps you use less toilet roll than your friend - does that entitle you to pay proportionately less than your friend? Same logic!

Don't sweat the small stuff. Friendship is far more important than money.

Brian_Steele

I think it depends how you "won" the voucher. Was it a genuine prize (in which case it represents your share (or part of it) of a 50/50 split) or was it one of those things that all and sundry give away to all the "lucky losers" to give you a discount off their products. If that's all it was, then it's not much different from buying something in a sale.

florere

Your prize, your money, but do you really want to share with this friend, make sure that you have all the other expenses sorted.

oldtrout

cazpost wrote: »

Why don't any of the posters ever talk to each other? This dilemma has come about because of a lack of communication between the 2 people involved.

Not just this dilemma, it applies to most of the MMDs there's ever been on this site.

How come we never get any follow up from the OPs, or find out how they resolved their dilemmas? If we did, I could see the point of the MMDs .. or perhaps, as I've always suspected, they are made up.