Have you ever encountered anyone this cheeky?

siiiigh

Although the wee shag bit was hilarious, I must say the "Tedious Child" label and "Paddington stare" is what had me laughing!
Clever girl!

Two days after our mum died unexpectedly, my sister, her dp (not sure why she brought him) and me were clearing the kitchen - there was a curry microwave meal which he put to one side saying that he’d have that for his tea! I would have choked on it - and they took a selection box from the fridge that she bought for her grand daughter... Shameful

Ten years ago when I was pretty hard up I invited a new female acquaintance (single mum, equally hard up) round for dinner, hoping we'd become close friends. I thought we could have a long chat during and after the meal and get to know one another better.

Ten minutes after she arrived, just as I was serving up roast lamb and all the trimmings, her mobile rang, and she said she had to take it because it was her sixteen-year-old son. The call kept cutting out, so she asked if she could use my house phone to ring him back.

I gave her my cordless house phone and she wandered off into my lounge, where she sat down and talked to him for over an hour, leaving me sitting alone, hungry, with a hot meal waiting to be served, and going cold, and not knowing whether to eat mine or wait for her.

By the time she got off the phone and came back it was 9pm and I'd eaten my dinner on my own. I was fuming but bit my tongue. She didn't even apologise. I reheated her meal in the microwave; she gobbled down half of it swiftly, whilst ignoring me, then left the rest and declined the dessert I had bought specially, saying she had to go and pick up her son immediately.

As she grabbed her bag and coat she mentioned that he wasn't at home but on a residential course an hour's drive away. He was fed up and wanted to come home. After she left I realised she must have rang him back on a mobile phone.

I was able to check my phone bill online next day: the call had cost me £8. The CF did not even offer to pay for the call; nor did she ring me to apologise for the planned meal/chat/evening being ruined. Needless to say, I never wanted to see her again.

I've just read this thread today for the second time, having first read it years ago and got shocked all over again!

My own story is about an ex friend of mine. I'd known her since school. I'd been with my dp for about two years and we planned a few nights away at his parent's holiday home. At the time my friend had been going through a down patch because she upset that she didn't have a bf so we made an effort to include her in things and we decided to invite her on our holiday with us.

We all paid for our flights seperately, accommodation was free and we split the car hire cost three ways. While we were away she didn't once offer anything towards the petrol which had to top up, and we had to pay quite a few of those road toll things. Whenever talk of the cost came up she went quiet and didn't contribute. Fine, not a massive deal we thought as we would have paid them whether she was there or not but we thought it was a bit cheeky especially as accommodation was free. At some point during the trip she had got a bottle of coke for dp, one of those small bottles. It was about 2.50 euro and we didn't think much of it but on the way home she started talking about this €2.50 dp owed her. Then she asked him if he could get her some magazines (he worked for a big publishing company at the time) and said if he got some of those she'd forget the €2.50. We should have brought up the petrol and toll costs then, but I was a lot less assertive in those days and my dp didn't want to say anything because it was my friend.

Same friend, invited me on a weekend away with her for her birthday. She gave me the wrong flight dates so I booked for flights on the wrong dates and then had to book again and lost my money from the first tickets. She laughed it off and laughed at her "dizziness" - I was on nmw at the time and living with dp. She earned a good salary and lived cost free with her parents. Losing over £100 on flights was quite a big deal to me.

A similar thing a few years later after I had my dd. I ordered a bouquet of flowers to be delivered to that friends elderly relative who'd sent me a lot of presents for my new born baby. Turned out friend had given me the wrong address and her relative never got the flowers and I'd again wasted money due to her mistake. Again she laughed it off, no apology.

Another time I was at a meal for her birthday with lots of her other friends who I didn't know. At one point during the meal she started opening up her birthday presents and everyone was quiet as she did this. She was really into spas and beauty treatments etc at the time so I'd got her a few home beauty treatment type of bits inside a gift bag. Not loads but had spent about £40 in total. She pulled out one thing from the bag and unwrapped it and said "is that it?!", before quickly moving on to her next present. It was so embarrassing. When she got home afterwards she rang me and told me she had discovered all the other bits that were still inside the bag and thanked me for them. Didn't really make up for humilating me at the meal though, and what if I had only got her the one thing? That wouldn't make it ok for her to speak to me like that, especially in front of all her friends. She knew I had a lot less money than she did, she was always boasting about her salary and great job and how she wouldn't waste money on rent and food like I did. (she lived at home until her parents ended up buying her a flat).

There was also the time she came back to mine and dp's to stay over one night after we'd been out drinking, and when we got back to our flat she kept practically sitting on dp's lap, stroking his arm and putting her hand on his thigh. He'd move away from her and she'd chase after him. It was like a farce. We both felt sorry for her because she had never had a boyfriend and was just a bit sad, but eventually I grew tired of her bragging to me about her salary, putting me down, being tight with her own money yet wasting mine with her expensive mistakes! She was one of those people who was very clinical when it came to splitting the bill too. She'd pay her share but she'd have the calculator out making sure she paid the exact right amount.

I cannot believe the amount of time in my life this has taken to read 😱 literal days. So worth it. I'm sure I have some CF stories but I need to have a think

Wow. This has been a thread and a half. Cannot believe some people.

My dad died last April. Out of the woodwork family offered to help clear the house.

Ok, good that's something that will be helpful. I assumed they meant empty the bins, get rid of furniture, clean etc etc.
I even stated that any valuables should be left in one place so I could get them valued as they'd need to be included in the estate.

I'm sure you all know what happens next 😁

My parents wedding silver disappears. They were getting a divorce so my mum didn't want it but it was still classed as a valuable. CF didn't know my mum didn't want it, I guess they assumed.
My mum doesn't live there anymore which doesn't help matters.
My dad had a collection of alcohol. He was a bit of a hoarder.
Vintage wine in the garage, spirits in the glass cabinet in the living room, cheap alcohol in the garage.

Can you guess which was left? 😂 Yep they helped clear away the premium alcohol but left the cheap ones!!

So we brought it up with them and said look this isn't ok. They proceed to blame me and say they aren't thieves! My mum then has to act as a peacemaker although we did get the silverware and alcohol back eventually.

I think they thought we wouldn't know what was in the house.

The cherry on top was that one of them then decided to offer my personal childhood possessions to someone else in the family without asking me. Luckily I found out. I wanted to take my time with the house to go through my possessions and decide what to keep/not keep.
I created job lists for them to help so they would stay away from the sentimental things. Things like clean the fridge, empty this drawer etc etc. If they truly wanted to help then that would be incredibly helpful. Nope, they salvaged what they wanted (and didn't get away with) and have not been invited back to help since.

I'm still clearing the house but taking my time with it. It's the family home. A great time in my life.

The thing was as well that dad had asked me to help clear things a few years back and we'd made good progress. We cleared the attic, went to the tip several times etc etc so of course I know the house inside out.

I'm still raging that someone would just take things with no consideration 😠

Over 20 years ago my DSiL was getting married and had planned her hen night - just a fun meal for lots of friends and relatives in a local restaurant. She lived in Essex and me and her DM (my MIL) lived the other side of the water in Kent. I wasn't too enthused about driving there as I was in the early stages of pregnancy and feeling nauseous and tired.

My MIL told my DH that I could drive to hers (about half an hour away) to pick her up and take her, and drive her home afterwards, because I was going and wouldn't be drinking. There was no polite request or discussion about this.

About a week before the hen night I had a MMC. It was my first pregnancy and we'd taken a while TTC so we were extremely upset. Two days after getting the news my DH was picking MIL up to take her to a make up trial near us (for wedding make up). He brought her to our house first and she walked in and clocked all the flowers I'd received from friends and family following our loss. She had brought nothing, not even a card. When she came back from the make up session she thrust a small bunch of flowers at me that had obviously been picked up from a garage forecourt. It felt like such an after thought. I had no problem with cancelling my attendance at the hen night and said I was still feeling too upset (which I was). I let MIL cadge a lift off some other sucker.

My DPs have been divorced for decades and are quite amicable now. DDad’s daughter (my DSis) from his second marriage needed to stay in the city where DM lives for several weeks to do some paid work. DM agreed she could lodge at her house, set the rent extremely low- less than half what she would normally charge a lodger. That goes ahead, and afterwards DDad sends DM the money (don’t know why he not DSis was paying).

DDad asks if DSis can stay another time, my DM agrees again to the same rent, even though she had been a difficult lodger (I think she felt sorry for her as she’d never be able to do the work if she had to pay market rent).

My DSis stays again, and afterwards my DDad asks DM if she’d like a case of wine. DM says yes thanks, assumes it’s to thank her for her generosity at charging so little and putting up with DSis being a PITA... But he never transferred the money, turned out the wine was in lieu of rent even though it definitely wasn’t worth what he owed her, and he never actually mentioned it.

Anyway my DM couldn’t be bothered to argue about it and just said she was pleased because it meant she didn’t feel guilty about refusing the next time they asked if DSis could stay. I think she also liked the reminder of how cheeky her exH still is...

we were staying near Fort William and stayed in a cheap hotel right on the north coast

That was a bit confusing - FWIW we were on holiday in FW, but had driven up the previous night to the coast and stayed over locally for the one night).

Nearly 7 years on and this is still the thread that keeps on giving!

Long before we had our DC, we were staying near Fort William and stayed in a cheap hotel right on the north coast before taking a day-trip on the ferry to Orkney. It was only a small ferry with 5 or 6 vehicles on it. On the journey back across the firth, late in the evening, a young bloke approached us and started being very friendly and chatty all of a sudden. We reacted politely but just wanted to chill out before the long drive back.

He wouldn't let it lie, though, and he kept tapping us for useful info. In hindsight, we reckon he must have been down on the vehicle deck before departure sizing up his potential options. He'd looked a bit panicked at first - I think he'd thought it would be like a cross-channel ferry with hundreds of cars, coaches and lorries on it.

He was something of a self-styled troubadour and apparently didn't believe in the strictures of taking personal responsibility and making plans in advance when you can just find somebody else to put themselves out and provide for you every time.

He spun us a sob-story and we ended up giving him a lift back from the ferry port a long way south. Needless to say, he never for a moment thought to offer any contribution towards the petrol. Well, they're going that way anyway, aren't they.... Conveniently, I don't actually think he carried money with him.

It was pitch black on a mountainous road with many windy and/or coastal stretches, the wind was howling, so we were in no rush to floor it. He complained non-stop about how slowly we were going (maybe going down to 40 in some particularly dangerous places in a 60 limit) and kept saying to overtake the sensible 'slow' drivers ahead of us. At any rate, our car then was old and not overly powerful and we couldn't go that much faster with the extra weight of him, his massive rucksack and guitar in the back anyway. We also discovered that this back-seat driver 'experienced driving coach' didn't actually have a licence himself.

This drifter didn't really know where he wanted to go ultimately, and had very little idea of geography in general, but he suggested Perth, as he knew of some vague acquaintances friends who lived there and could pick him up. We asked where in Perth they lived and he managed to remember that it was Dunkeld. So not actually Perth, but 15 miles north of Perth. He didn't know exactly where in Dunkeld they were, so he suggested Perth would be easier for him them. Yes, he wanted us to drive near Dunkeld, past wherever their house was, and 15 miles further south to Perth, so that these great friends whose location he didn't actually know could be woken by the phone at about 3am and be told that they needed to drive an arbitrary 30-mile round trip to come and pick him up and take him back to theirs unannounced to provide him with accommodation. He didn't have a mobile phone with him - I don't think he even knew their number, so goodness knows how he was hoping to contact them anyway.

We had visions of us taking him to Perth, him realising that he couldn't contact them and so expecting us to drive him to Dunkeld, to have an endless drive around until sunrise before he struck lucky (not so much his 'friends') - maybe ask passers-by for impossible directions with the vaguest of information. Bearing in mind we had intended to branch off at Inverness to get back towards FW, but had lost our minds and thought we could have taken him all the way to Perth and got back 'home' via an enormous detour.

Once we truly understood how his mind worked, we saw the bullet and suddenly came to our senses to dodge it. We stopped off for petrol at the Nessie Garage in Inverness and told him we would have to find his own way from there as we were now going in a different direction. He protested quite a lot (without the phrase 'Thank you' ever being mentioned), but we 'helped' him out with his luggage and pitied the next unsuspecting trucker whom he managed to charm.

I have another one which is my dads story but I think it was super cheeky of his friend...

Dad used to get tickets to all sorts of events through work (I won’t go into too much detail incase someone I know reads this). One time he got tickets to a great event 4 hours away, it was hospitality so had lunch included, meeting famous people, spending the day out basically just having a great time. He invited a friend plus friends son who happily accepted, dad just said they would need to pay for their own hotel room and evening meal. All good. Friend accepts knowing all this and is v excited.

My dad drove 2 hours out of the way to pick them up and drive a further 4 hours to the event. He never asked for any petrol money (and never would) and they did not offer.

Arrived at hotel and settled in (they would be spending two nights here).

They had food and when the bill came dads friend went to the toilet and left my dad to deal with it. Dad stupidly did without a word of thanks. I dint think his friend has intentional rudeness that’s just his character. Friend comes back and says can we see what your room is like? So dad takes them up to show them and his friend then starts saying how my dads room would be MUCH more comfortable for him and his son and they should swap.... haha no. Dad just said oh well you could go down to reception and pay for an upgrade like I did.. goodnight.

Next day they all went out and had an absolutely amazing time. Really looked after and all buzzing from such a great day. When they get back to the hotel they go for an evening meal. My dads friend insists they all get starters, steak, beers and a dessert to round up a great day. They have a nice meal and then when the bill comes the friend just stares at it... my dad then gets a little annoyed but not one to cause a scene goes to get his card out... the friend then says “we’ve had such a lovely time so I think there’s only one fair way to do this...”

Dad thinks great he will pay the bill - what a great way to say thank you.

Only for friend to say - “I think we should go halves - only fair” my dad was abit like 2 of you and one of me ... but just goes with it as again he doesn’t like to cause a scene.

On return home, no offer of a cup of tea before dad heads back, no offer of petrol money.. not even a thank you...(Again I think this is just how he is and doesn’t see it as being rude even though most would consider it rude!) they are still friends to this day but my dad has grown a backbone (he ALWAYS ended up paying for meals out even when it wasn’t his idea) and now splits the bill fairly

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This thread has been my life for days!!!

I dont blame you!

@whatsthelatest

We still see the guy but he’s no longer with the girl.

I can only cope with the guy in small doses so quite happy for DH to go and they do their own thing.

I now am very wary of going on holiday with any other couple!!

@Mummyneedsacoffee I take you are are no longer in contact!! How did it all end?

We once went on holiday with some friends (a young couple) We went across to the states with the intention of visiting 4 big cities, I did all the research, came up with some options for hotels and then we got together to pick them.

I was told I was unreasonable because I wanted separate hotel rooms (they expected us to all share one room!) like a muppet I gave in and I suppose it made it cheaper but I knew I wouldn’t like it when I got there!!

It was a nightmare from day 1.

They complained the entire flight (11 hours)

My DH (was boyfriend back then) was the only person who could drive at that point but we agreed to all split costs equally and help navigate (sat navs weren’t a big thing back then)

We got to the car and DH’s friend stated he would like to sit in the front to film. I said ok and handed him the map. He looked at me with disgust and said “no I’m filming, map reading is your job” to which I stated this would be easier if I sat in the front seat. He kicked up a huge fuss... And sulked like a child in the back seat.

The couple literally couldn’t do anything on their own .. including ordering food which just got to much for me.. the girl (she was 20) cried because her burger was undercooked and I wouldn’t send it back for her.. she’s a big girl .. I’m sure they wouldn’t have minded!

We visited one place and I got a terrible migraine. Think can’t keep eyes open because light hurts and vomiting.. so I asked DHs friend to sit in front and help navigate back. Again this was too much effort and he called me lazy for the remainder of the holiday...

We agreed to have one day apart (for my own sanity!) me and DH offered to cover the cost of the car and petrol for that day and drop them wherever they wanted and pick them up again... they chose a random book store (a famous one apparently) so we happily agreed and set it all up. They asked where we were going and I mentioned a famous landmark... this caused I huge argument as now they wanted to go and I’m selfish for not offering! We had literally talked about what we had all wanted to do whilst there and they weren’t bothered.. which is why we decided to go alone!

Icing on the cake was they NEVER paid for parking which was pretty pricy! Everytime DH came back and said oh it’s x amount they would stay quiet and look out the window. After 10 days I blew my top and we refused to move the car until they paid their share .. (Think over $100 for parking so far and still more to come) we were students and had saved very hard for this and it was just so rude ... we had another 7 days with them after that .. I could go on...!!!

Sorry for the essay!!

Some real eye-openers in here.

Used to be friendly with a certain individual who although always well dressed and staying in best hotels and so on, was quite tight in other ways - skipping rounds, always being first out of the taxi so they didn't pay, etc. It didn't go unnoticed.

We were out in a large group one night at a pretty expensive restaurant. The waitress was fantastic and we decided at the end to leave her a good tip, and between all of us it amounted to a substantial enough amount.

As we were walking out, we looked back to find said individual (who was last to get up from the table) subtly lifting the cash for the tip and putting it into their pocket. We challenged them as to WTF they were doing, and various stuttering and stammering followed, and also contradicting themselves as they first claimed they didn't know it was a tip, and then subsequently said they thought we had left too much and were lifting it to return to us.

Writing was on the wall at that point and they were dropped shortly after from any nights out, group chats or anything else we do together. Complete scum. Oh and yes, the waitress got her tip in the end.

Staying with in laws at one of their relatives. 2 BILs went to chippy for everyone's tea. Next thing they are posting FB updates from the pub. We are starving and MIL and other older relatives are worrying about them. Why I didn't just show them the pub photo updates I don't know because they returned half cut anyway. Guess I thought they might try and pretend there was a queue or something, not make it so obvious!

We had some wood outside ours and a neighbour asked to have it. Sure, saves us a trip to the tip. Our very old car then packed up and garage said it wasn't worth doing yet more repairs on it. Rang round few places and scrap value not great. Same neighbour asked about it and somehow I ended up giving it to him. I believe he fixed it up and gave it to a new driver in his family, and his wife knitted us some things for the baby we had on the way as a gift... then a while later he said he'd got his eye on our greenhouse!
Don't ask don't get, I suppose!

There must be some new CF stories to add to this thread! Have just spent 3 days reading it and my jaw keeps dropping 😲😲😲

i dont want this thread to end :(

I asked my sister to be my only bridesmaid at my wedding. Firstly she let me buy an expensive and very fitted dress, then wait until after I could have returned it before announcing she was pregnant and had known about it when we went shopping. She then asked if her new bfs daughter could attend the wedding. I said yes but made it clear that she would be a guest and would have to be looked after by her father. Only to be told a few months later that said daughter was super excited to be my bridesmaid and could I please send £150 to cover her dress that my sis had already bought. I refused to pay but allowed her to be bridesmaid. On the day of my wedding my sister kicked off because I hadn't paid extra for uninvited bridesmaids hair and makeup (she was 6) and then refused to help me get ready because she was helping her bfs daughter, this included missing getting ready photos and me having to get my hairdresser to help me into my dress and do it up!

Shameless bookmarking (don't know how else to get back to a thread I have to tear myself away from!)