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AIBU not to pay this? WWYD?

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InALonelyWorld · 27/03/2026 16:41

I just want to know if IABU here or what i should do.

I have come home from work today to a note from a gardener saying I owe them £10 for de-weeding my garden. To note my garden is mainly paving slabs/stones so there isnt much weeding that needs done in the first place so not sure how it would even be £10. However, this isnt a service i arranged, I do not know this person and I obviously was not around at home to speak to them or even give permission for them to do anything with my garden but they have gone and done it anyways.

I am a lone parent household and am now worried I will be pestered by this stranger for this money i apparently owe. I do admit I may be overreacting here, but i, like many people, am financially strained at the moment. I was recently burgled which added to my financial issues and has probably made me quite sensitive to receiving this note.

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Spaghettea · 27/03/2026 16:45

I'd report it to the police too. They could be trying it on with other homes in the neighbourhood.

Hopefully it's an innocent mistake.

SardinesOnButteredToast · 27/03/2026 16:44

They're welcome to weed my garden, but they'd have to whistle for payment.

JeepersItsTheKraken · 27/03/2026 16:43

People may say I'm overreacting, but as you have been burgled once already I would report this to the police. It sounds like it could lead to harrasment, someone demanding money, doing more jobs and increasing the bill.

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 27/03/2026 16:43

You came home and complete stranger has left you a note to say they had weeded your garden and you now owe them money? That sounds well dodgy. Any contact details for them?