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To ask which of my friends was wrong here?

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schoolgaterebel · 26/07/2017 17:55

Who is wrong here?

Two friends, Anne & Sally (not their real names!) go shopping together.

Anne suggests they pop into a certain shop, she has had her eye on a certain dress and is hoping it'll go on sale soon (it costs £100).

Dress has still not been reduced but both ladies buy some earrings and Sally sees a scarf she likes (but doesn't buy it)

A couple of weeks later Sally is out with her DH and decides to pop back to buy the scarf, she notices the dress has been marked down to £80, phones Anne to ask if she would like her to buy it on her behalf (only 1 dress left, marked down, last chance to buy it etc)

Anne says no, £80 is still too much, she won't be buying the dress. Sally buys it for herself.

When Sally tells her she has bought the dress (and offered to lend it to her for her holiday) Anne is very upset and hurt, she says she didn't want it but didn't want Sally to have it either.

Sally is bewildered and doesn't believe she has done anything wrong.

(For the record, both ladies are very well off and could both easily afford the dress, Anne, on principle does not like to spend too much on clothes, but will spend on herself in other areas)

I am neither of these ladies

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VladmirsPoutine · 26/07/2017 17:57

I am neither of these ladies

Which I suppose makes you the perfect candidate to tell both women to get hold of a firm grip.

Majora · 26/07/2017 17:57

I would be a little pissy if I were Anne and my friend bought the dress without showing any previous interest in it, but she can buy what she wants. Getting grumpy over a dress you weren't even going to buy at that price is unreasonable yeah Hmm

RolfNotRudolf · 26/07/2017 17:57

Anne is being silly.

Shoxfordian · 26/07/2017 17:58

Anne is ridiculous

chipscheeseandcurrysauce · 26/07/2017 17:58

Sally can do what she likes... Anne needs to get a grip.

Bluntness100 · 26/07/2017 17:59

Anne is being daft. Why can't sally have it? She even offered to led it to her and offered her first refusal on it, she chose not to buy it on principle. Sally did nothing wrong Anne is being weird.

Fancyaruck · 26/07/2017 17:59

Anne is BU - Sally sounds lovely!

FrancisCrawford · 26/07/2017 17:59

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Redglitter · 26/07/2017 18:01

Anne is being ridiculous. Would have been different if Sally had been out seen it and just bought it knowing Anne liked it but since she gave her first chance and she didn't want it she's done nothing wrong

Starlighter · 26/07/2017 18:01

Anne is nuts! Sally did the right thing asking if she wanted it first. It's not her fault that Anne is a tight arse.

chipscheeseandcurrysauce · 26/07/2017 18:02

It's ridiculous how petty Anne has been over a piece of material...

GnoraBatty · 26/07/2017 18:02

Anne needs to get a grip ffs.
It's a dress she didn't even want. I can understand being mildly annoyed for a few seconds before getting myself together, but being very upset and hurt is very strange.

PuppyMonkey · 26/07/2017 18:02

I would be a bit pissed off at Sally. I know I would be unreasonable, but I would.

AnneGrommit · 26/07/2017 18:04

Sally could have let Anne know that it was her last chance to buy it. But ultimately Sally is not responsible for Anne.

MrsBobDylan · 26/07/2017 18:04

You are all unreasonable. It's a dress ffs.

Undercoverbanana · 26/07/2017 18:05

Anne needs to get a life. Sally needs a new friend. How old are these children?

schoolgaterebel · 26/07/2017 18:06

These children are in their 40's...and I have yet to see this dress! Grin

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Undercoverbanana · 26/07/2017 18:08

Do these people know that there are people in Africa without water?

SweetheartTreacleTart · 26/07/2017 18:08

Annie is being very very silly. How childish.

toosexyforyahshirt · 26/07/2017 18:09

I would be a little pissy if I were Anne and my friend bought the dress without showing any previous interest in it

Would you really? Are you 3 years old?

Somersetlady · 26/07/2017 18:09

Sally should sack off anne and find some friends who dont act like a 3 year old.

HipsterHunter · 26/07/2017 18:10

Anne is a daft duck!

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Delancy · 26/07/2017 18:11

Anne sounds rather precious.

But I'm sure she has other redeeming features.

Dragonfree · 26/07/2017 18:12

Anyone else reminded of Aesop's fable "The dog in the manager"....?

Anne is being unreasonable.

acapellagirl · 26/07/2017 18:14

Anne is BU

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