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Has my neighbour stolen my buggy?

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ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 15/09/2016 09:24

I mentioned to my neighbour that I was planning to sell my double buggy which I no longer use.

She has two small children and expressed an interest. I was surprised because she has a double buggy but I agreed she could look at it and test to see if it would fit in the boot of her car. I brought it out to her and left her to inspect it and try fitting it in to her boot.

When I looked out of the kitchen window, I noticed she'd driven off with the buggy! Shock

I made sure I was outside (on the pretext of putting rubbish in the bins) when I saw her return later and asked how she got on with trying out the buggy? She informed me she loved it and would like a second buggy to keep in her car but didn't have the money (I was asking for £50), could she pay me a fiver a week? I agreed.

This was three weeks ago. I've seen her once and asked if she could give me the first instalment but she said her husband hadn't been paid. Since then I think she's been avoiding me Sad

What would you do? I'm pathetic at confronting people.

OP posts:
HandbagHelper · 20/09/2016 13:07

Haha -I was going to suggest if the above doesn't work out, moving is probably easiest....!

PassTheCremeEggs · 20/09/2016 13:10

Sorry OP but this thread has made my day...love the ultimate revenge of striking them off the Christmas card list. But I don't think you're going to see that hose again. What total chancers!

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 20/09/2016 13:13

Is No a complete sentence though? There's no subject or verb Wink . Will practice on the cat.

Yep, changing identity/moving may be easier than getting assertive. I'm a disappointment to the whole ethos of Mumsnet.

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HandbagHelper · 20/09/2016 13:24

OP -Hi neighbor, I am selling my buggy, are you interested in buying it?

Neigbour -I will give you a fifth of what you want for it, and a haircut. At your home.

OP -No.

*Just in case this happens again, follow the script above. :-)

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 20/09/2016 13:36

Thanks, Handbag, Will try to stick to the script in future. It looks so easy written down.

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Hoppinggreen · 20/09/2016 16:03

I told my dipshit neighbour to shut up and never speak to me again last week - would you like me to pop round and do the same for you?

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 20/09/2016 16:27

Hopping You have nerves of steel. Grin

Yes please, pop round in a couple of weeks when things will have probably escalated. I'll pay you for your time obviously.
Look out for the thread, "Has My Neighbour Stolen My Car?" around November time.

OP posts:
Hoppinggreen · 20/09/2016 17:02

I take payment in Jaffa cakes for arsehole wrangling.
See you in November

mycatstares · 20/09/2016 20:32

he also left with my garden hose

Why were they desperate for a hoseGrin?!

Bambooshoots14 · 20/09/2016 21:21

Glad you like your haircut

I don't blame you, I'm the same and would agree to anything anyone asked Grin

Hoppinggreen · 20/09/2016 21:23

I should I start a business.

wellhereweare · 03/10/2016 21:37

This has made me laugh. Not at you op but just because I'm exactly the same.

Any update?

JellyBelli · 05/10/2016 09:52

There are some kids on my street that will steal the buggy back for a fiver. I'll send them round.
For a bit extra they will throw in some verbal abuse.

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