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To not replace the bottle of wine?

254 replies

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 10:34

I live with two other housemates, one stored a bottle of wine in side door of the fridge. As I opened the fridge it fell out and smashed.

I didn’t open the fridge roughly, I opened it normally, She saw me do it. I obviously cleaned it up and apologised - but I was just the unlucky one who happened to open the fridge.

She has now text me to say could I pick her up a new bottle on the way home ..

OP posts:
spotddog · 20/01/2025 13:05

It's happened to me. Opened fridge door as normal and bottle fell out. Only thing I can add is bottom door shelf had been replaced and may not have been as deep as previous despite purchasing from manufacturer.

Where do people find wine for £5-6?

SnidelyWhiplash · 20/01/2025 13:05

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:56

I will never reveal the price of the wine.

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The drama!

OK, if it’s a cheap bottle (£10 or less), you’re being very tight and petty.

If it’s a more expensive bottle, you should feel even more obliged to replace it imo.

SunshineAndFizz · 20/01/2025 13:04

HollyKnight · 20/01/2025 12:54

No one is saying ex-DWine cost £5 or £6. They're saying replace it with a £5 or £6 bottle of wine.

Yes this.

Greyish2025 · 20/01/2025 13:03

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:56

I will never reveal the price of the wine.

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Agree, it’s irrelevant

Have you decided to stick to your guns and not replace the wine or cave in to keep the peace/ maintain some semblance of a relationship

Wingedharpy · 20/01/2025 13:03

Could it be that she just wants you to get her another bottle of wine and she has every intention of reimbursing you for it when you get home?

sandrapinchedmysandwich · 20/01/2025 13:03

Stop being so petty. This is not the hill to die on and risk a frosty atmosphere for the foreseeable future. And why on earth would you " never disclose the cost of the wine" .?It's not as though people are asking identifiable or obtuse information. You are coming across on here as belligerent and difficult so who knows what you are like irl

Delatron · 20/01/2025 13:02

I think just be the bigger person here.

SunshineAndFizz · 20/01/2025 13:01

Mate don't be tight, it's just a bottle of wine. Just pick one up.

randomchap · 20/01/2025 13:01

If you're not prepared to even consider that you might be being unreasonable, why are you posting in AIBU?

You broke it, albeit by accident, the only polite thing to do is replace it.

JessicafelloffTheKnappett · 20/01/2025 13:00

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:56

I will never reveal the price of the wine.

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It's probably outing...................... 😂😂

You're just being ridiculous now!

CatsndtheBear · 20/01/2025 13:00

You really have quite an unpleasant way of communicating.

purplespink · 20/01/2025 13:00

@foreveralmost okay, then we all agree that YABU and need to replace it, whether it's £5 or £500.

Delatron · 20/01/2025 13:00

It was obviously an accident and not your fault. What should have happened is you apologise profusely (even though not your fault) and offer to buy a new bottle. If she was a decent person she’d say ‘oh no - my fault for storing it that way.’ And all would be well.

I’m guessing you gave off ‘not my fault’ vibes and she thought screw it, I’ll ask for more wine

For the sake of household peace I’d just buy the wine. I would make a point to storing in the proper wine shelf and point that out to her…

JessicafelloffTheKnappett · 20/01/2025 12:58

Projectme · 20/01/2025 12:53

i was thinking the very same thing! 😂

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Times like this are when I wish there was a "roll-eyes in exasperation" reaction emoji - but probably better that there isn't 😂

ETA I am agreeing with you both! and am in exasperation with the OP.

MissDoubleU · 20/01/2025 12:57

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:56

I will never reveal the price of the wine.

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Because it’ll make you look extremely petty, I guess? Or more so, anyway

Nesbi · 20/01/2025 12:57

Buy them a cardboard box wine - then they won’t be able to inadvertently booby trap the fridge in future.

MissDoubleU · 20/01/2025 12:57

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:32

Again why are you saying jds £5? You’ve just created that number in your head for reasons only known to yourself ..

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Because you’ve ignored everyone asking how much the original bottle of wine cost, your roommate only asked for you to “pick up another bottle” - not replace the broken one exactly - and a bottle of wine can easily be bought for £5

Get her one of those and be done, be the bigger person. “Why should I” - because it’s the kind thing to do. Anyone could have opened the door, but it was you who did. For the sake of £5? Get over it.

Catza · 20/01/2025 12:57

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:32

Again why are you saying jds £5? You’ve just created that number in your head for reasons only known to yourself ..

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I deduced this amount based on the level of maturity of your comments. Young people generally don't have half empty bottles of expensive wine stored in the fridge because they usually can't afford expensive wine and because connoisseurs of expensive wine wouldn't store it open in the domestic fridge.

Original poster
foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:56

janeavrilavril · 20/01/2025 12:54

say how much it cost so, total clown.

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I will never reveal the price of the wine.

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KnickerFolder · 20/01/2025 12:56

Given how rude OP is being to everyone, even when posters are defending her, and taking offence at the suggestion that it was a £5 bottle of wine yet refusing to actually say whether it was expensive or not, I think we can safely conclude that she is both a cheeky and goady F-er. If I were her housemate, I would be looking for a replacement housemate rather than a replacement bottle of wine.

whatsthatbloodycatdonenow · 20/01/2025 12:56

OP has obviously decided she should not replace it so not sure the purpose of them posting this in AIBU in the first place…

HollyKnight · 20/01/2025 12:54

No one is saying ex-DWine cost £5 or £6. They're saying replace it with a £5 or £6 bottle of wine.

janeavrilavril · 20/01/2025 12:54

foreveralmost · 20/01/2025 12:32

Again why are you saying jds £5? You’ve just created that number in your head for reasons only known to yourself ..

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say how much it cost so, total clown.

Projectme · 20/01/2025 12:53

BerylSnow · 20/01/2025 11:44

OP: AIBU?
Posters: Yes
OP: No, I'm not.
Posters: erm...

i was thinking the very same thing! 😂

ClaudiaWrinklemum · 20/01/2025 12:52

Bloody hell, I’m not surprised the OP is getting snippy. Someone saying the wine cost £5, someone else £6, something about a deep shelf? Where is this even coming from, can’t people read before responding? I’m not the OP and even I am in despair reading some of these responses 😂 OP no you weren’t in the wrong, but for the sake of keeping the peace buy her a bottle of £5 or £6 wine. Whatever hers cost. It’s annoying but not really worth falling out over.

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