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Friend’s phone screen cracked a bit by accident

135 replies

Nousese · 23/02/2026 09:40

Hello,

My son asked his friend for a number that was stored in his friend’s phone. So, My friend’s son gave my son his phone while they were waking the stairs at the station. The floor it was wet as it was raining. My son tripped over quite bad at the stairs when he was going to give back his friend the phone. The screen cracked a bit at the bottom.

I feel i should pay for the repair. I don’t have to much money to be honest. If i had I would not hesitate to pay for it.
So i wanted to ask people for advice here.

thanks,

OP posts:
Ohnobackagain · 23/02/2026 10:09

@Nousese yes it needs to be fixed (or at least an offer made), but son should contribute from pocket money/chores depending on age. Depending on age/whether he has a job/any income he should take responsibility and pay himself!

rockinrobins · 23/02/2026 10:09

MatildaTheCat · 23/02/2026 09:43

Tricky. Did the phone have a screen protector on it? I’d be very irritated if it did not as they work and we all drop our phones.

It's not tricky at all.

OP's son broke it so they need to pay for it.

Would you actually say 'well you didn't have a screen protector so I'm not paying'? Don't be daft. It's completely irrelevant.

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 23/02/2026 09:59

MatildaTheCat · 23/02/2026 09:43

Tricky. Did the phone have a screen protector on it? I’d be very irritated if it did not as they work and we all drop our phones.

Guess I've been incredibly lucky. I'm on my fifth smartphone, never used a screen protector, never cracked a screen yet.

I think it's irrelevant whether there was a protector or not. If you borrow someone else's anything and you damage it, you pay for repair or replacement.

nowayho · 23/02/2026 09:47

Does he want it fixed or has he said not to worry about it?

Unfortunately, I guess the right thing to do would be to pay for it
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IfThen · 23/02/2026 09:46

Is your son a child? Then pay.

McSpoot · 23/02/2026 09:45

Not sure how the voting is supposed to go, but I’d pay (at least to split the costs).

ToKittyornottoKitty · 23/02/2026 09:45

How old is your son?

holachicatita · 23/02/2026 09:43

Yes I'd pay. Accidents happen but if it was they other way round you'd be pissed off surely?

MatildaTheCat · 23/02/2026 09:43

Tricky. Did the phone have a screen protector on it? I’d be very irritated if it did not as they work and we all drop our phones.

BigSkies2022 · 23/02/2026 09:42

Yes, pay for the repair. Screens can be done for not much money at a generic repair shop.