AIBU about workmen’s cold drinks

[Ladyofmainlyleisure]

We are having new windows and a front door fitted.
I was out all day with the dog, but when I returned DP said he’d got some cold drinks in for the fitters, as they had been asking for them.
They had been offered and had drunk many cups of tea and coffee, but apparently wanted cold drinks too.
We have lemon squash in the house which they could drink, but they wanted coke and fruit juices.

My DP went to the shop and purchased Coke and Oasis for them.

My thoughts are: they’ve had hot drinks and a suitable cold drink has been offered.
If my DP can go to the shop and purchase drinks, why can’t they?

They worked 9-5 today and will do approx 9-1 tomorrow and we live in a small city, so not long days away from civilisation!

I know it’s not the end of the world, but requesting specific drinks, that we wouldn’t have in the house otherwise, seems a bit much!

[mackleless]

that would annoy me too. but if you don’t ask you don’t get! And your DH obviously didn’t mind so it’s no skin off your nose

[diwrnachoflleyn]

Cheeky AF! 'There's a shop on the corner if you want anything specifically. I'm afraid all we've got in is lemon squash.' The end. You're not running a fucking shop.

[Ivy455]

I think that's cheeky af.

[Ladyofmainlyleisure]

@diwrnachoflleyn there’s a shell garage literally 3 minutes walk away!

[SleepingStandingUp]

Well it's a DH problem not a workman issue. As long as he's happy to do it and you can afford it, and ask omg as he's willing to do it tomorrow, fine.

[Redissuereader]

I’d be more suspicious that they were trying to get you both to be out at the same time.. very odd for them to ask so blatantly for something you haven’t got

[imalmostthere]

Did they actually say
"Can you get me some coke?"

Is it more likely your dp offered to get some cold drinks and asked what they wanted?
I've never ever known a work man to ask the client to go to a shop and get them a drink.

[diwrnachoflleyn]

[quote Ladyofmainlyleisure]@diwrnachoflleyn there’s a shell garage literally 3 minutes walk away![/quote]
Exactly! And that's where they'd have been directed if they'd been in my house. 'There's a shop down the road if you fancy something else besides the lemon squash, tea and coffee.' FFS, you're paying them to do work in there, they're not guests.

[ParkheadParadise]

To be fair I wouldn't drink lemon squash either.
I'm the person who feeds all workman that enters my house (rolls n sausage, soup tea coffee) so them asking for drinks wouldn't bother me.

[Midlifelady]

I would have given them what I had in the house but i wouldn't make a special trip.
When I was getting my joysexrenovated I would bring donuts when I visited the site. But soon they were making special requests and I was spending £5-8 a time! I stopped - there was a shop around the corner if they really wanted something they could get it themselves.

[imalmostthere]

I imagine it went more along these lines -

"Could I possibly have a cold drink?"
Meaning water, squash anything you have as it was very hot today.

Your Dh probably then asked what they wanted/offered the other drinks and went and got them.

[JayAlfredPrufrock]

Tap water.

[BadlydoneHelen]

I don't know what you had renovated but I can't wait to find out

[Tinydinosaur]

They cN have what's available or buy their own. Insanely cheeky to send him to the shop to buy them stuff, they'll be asking a subway next!

[CoffeeBeansGalore]

@Midlifelady could you clarify what you had renovated please? 😁

[Ladyofmainlyleisure]

@Midlifelady is that some sort of sex dungeon?

[PandaFluff]

Midlifelady you had your what renovated sorry!?

[MimsyBorogroves]

I'm just here to find out what was renovated

[ValerieMorghulis]

@Midlifelady

What sort of auto-correct is that?!

[catsareme14]

We need answers on the renovation!

[TheMatryoshka]

Oh my goodness, I've never had my joysex renovated

[Knowingitsallover]

My dh is a tradesmen and wouldn't dream of asking and would be grateful you provided tea etc, bonus of someone offers a cold drink but would never ask and if was boiling at most would ask for water out tap

[HemanOrSheRa]

@Midlifelady

I would have given them what I had in the house but i wouldn't make a special trip.
When I was getting my joysexrenovated I would bring donuts when I visited the site. But soon they were making special requests and I was spending £5-8 a time! I stopped - there was a shop around the corner if they really wanted something they could get it themselves.

To be fair, donuts were the least you could offer.

[Doggley]

And just like that @Midlifelady takes this thread in a whole other direction. 😂

[Laissonslesjoliesfemmes]

I can feel a new username coming on...