Money Moral Dilemma: Should my housemate pay me back for my veg he's eaten?

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This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks...
He keeps taking vegetables I've bought that are about to go 'out of date', presumably as they'll be past their best before when I get to them. Even if technically 'out of date', I often don't mind eating them, yet they're gone. Should I ask him to stop or for money to buy new stuff?

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  • m1kjm
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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5846023&highlight=leftovers&page=2
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    Why do they do this? What is the point?
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    Why do we have these? Surely if I had any advice I would contribute on the original thread.
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  • onomatopoeia99
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    suejb2 wrote: »
    Why do we have these? Surely if I had any advice I would contribute on the original thread.
    Because they are questions emailed in by people that get the email from the site and may not even have forum accounts.
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  • Money_maker
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    Really? Really?
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  • maman
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    onomatopoeia99 wrote: »
    Because they are questions emailed in by people that get the email from the site and may not even have forum accounts.

    But surely the mse team have better things to do with their time than pass on this sort of nonsense.

    They could change the newsletter to tell people to register on the forum if they want to post.

    I don't think anyone likes these threads where the OP is absent. Yet they persist. :(
  • onomatopoeia99
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    maman wrote: »
    They could change the newsletter to tell people to register on the forum if they want to post.
    Some people don't like social media so won't register for forums, facebook etc. ;)
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  • LesD
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    Mmd rip..............

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  • VfM4meplse
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    maman wrote: »
    But surely the mse team have better things to do with their time than pass on this sort of nonsense.
    QED: the very fact that they are doing so suggests not :D
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  • marich
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    Who dreams these up ? Really , they seem to get worse by the week.



    Much like this guy's veggies , I'm feeling that whoever makes these up in MSE's office has to deserve a better rebirth ... What a way to earn your living !


    Yeah , your pal is due you some veggies - but , hey , lighten up man ! How about moving out ?
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