Night ruined by trouser malfunctiom

[Deleted User]

Maybe you bought the wrong size trousers and ripped them because you were too er, portly, for them?

beeg0d

Well technically speeking you are intitled to consequential looses if a product fails. So for example if the trouser malfunction ment is was no longer possiable to use tickets to attand a specific preformance of a show you had prebooked you may be able to reclaim the cost of those tickets (subject to mitigation of losses). However the law dosent allow for 'compensation' ie loss of enjoyment (exept in specific cases were the purpose of the product was for enjoyment (holidays etc)), hurt feelings, wasted time etc.

Aylesbury_Duck

It seams as if you were ripped off. What a waist of an evening. As for pocketing compensation, you don't have a leg to stand [STRIKE]on[/STRIKE] in.

pinkshoes

scorchednickel wrote: »

Hi,

So last Friday I bought a new pair of trousers from a well known High Street retailer, along with a belt and shirt, for a big night out with my wife.

Halfway through the night the seams on the trouser legs, both sides, came apart. I looked like the Hulk!

That pretty much ended the night early. It wasn't cheap, and was the first date night we had since getting married 18 months ago, so pretty special.

So my query is, am I entitled to any compensation for my ruined night by this?

Also, can I claim a refund on the belt? There's nothing wrong with it but I only bought it to go with those trousers.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Scorchednickel

There are worse things to look like than the hulk!!

Why did a split seam have to ruin your night out? What were you doing??? Women tend to deal with wardrobe malfunctions or embrace it!

I seem to remember a friend of mine pulling a little hole in the bum of my jeans and ripped it so badly I spent the whole evening with my left bum cheek on display.

Take them back to the shop, get a refund on the trousers, and ask for a refund on the belt too. Perhaps mention about a gift voucher for the inconvenience?

Les79

No compensation.

Think of a wedding dress/suit. You buy them specifically to wear at a wedding, so if you have a "malfunction" at the wedding then you may well be entitled to compensation. BUT you bought a pair of trousers. The trousers are simply to be worn during your daily affairs. Consequently, you will:

1. Find it very difficult to argue that it ruined a particular event, given it wasn't sold with that expectation of usage.

2. Find it difficult to be able to legally pinpoint WHEN the damage occurred. For all a third party know the damage happened whilst going to McDonalds for a 99p McFlurry and you are trying to claim that it happened during an expensive meal to bump up the consequential loss from 99p to £50+.

photome

At least £100 compo plus refund for all items ...;)

maninthestreet

It seams you had a bad night out because your trousers turned out to be pants??

Zandoni

k3lvc wrote: »

Another of those threads where the content doesn't match the expectations raised by the title :rotfl::rotfl:

Another thread where somone asks a question and they get jumped on.

montyrebel

did you try them on before you bought them? are you sure you bought the right size?

greyteam1959

I nominate this thread for first prize in 'Funniest Thread of the Month' competition.
Not laughed so much for weeks !!