Money Moral Dilemma: Is it OK to ask for my champers back?

fizzking

If you value the fizz more than your friendship, ask for it back.
Otherwise put it down to experience and be more careful in future.
Best of all, go round and help them drink it.

hazyjo

Have a 'Fizz Party' and tell everyone they're to bring a bottle of Champers and you'll get the food in. Then hope and pray they gift it back to you lol!


Failing that, nah, not a chance. You gifted it. You could hope they gift it to you or another friend and that you can get it back


Jx


PS Joining in as though a hypothetical situation lol - not so sure this is a genuine one

telsco

Ask them round for dinner and tell them to bring that bottle of champagne. They'll say there and then if they still have it. When they bring it, take it to the kitchen to put in the fridge, swap it for some cheap stuff and later bring the glasses in already filled.
Sorted!

onlyroz

This really is ridiculous. Of course the champagne is theirs. And of course you should tell them what you've learned about its value. The ball is then firmly in their court over whether they neck it or sell it, and whether they share it with you.

Person_one

If they're not big drinkers, they've probably long since passed it on anyway.

The answer to the 'moral dilemma' is of course, no, you can't ask for a gift back months after you give it.

Honestly...

ButterflyLC

If it were me, and you told me the truth I would probably give it back. If you tell them and they're a little naughty, they might well say they drank it then sell it themselves for the windfall. You could offer to sell and split the money? Really you took it as a gift, so it's not yours anymore but a good friend will be happy to help you out.

gaving7095

If they haven't drank it, ask for it back.

joehoover

You have friends who wouldn't have drunk that by now?

"You wanna crack open the champagne so and so brought round?" "No"
"Oh, ok then" (takes it to the garden shed and downs it alone)

Brynsam

Couldn't you make up something which at least has a ring of truth instead of this garbage?

Augustus_the_Strong

Explain the situation.
If you get it back & sell it, split your good fortune with your friends.
If they won't give it back, find some new friends.
If they've drunk it, bad luck. Don't think of sueing them.
This idea of its being so valuable may turn out to be untrue anyway.