Ok. Be honest.

[Namethecat]

I've just been having a chat with a friend and she surprised me some what ,so I thought I'd ask for you lovely lot what you would do. Be honest !
I've been looking after a friends house for the last few weeks whilst they have been away. Checking post, watering house plants etc. I usually go in twice a week. This is what I do. Open door, pick up post, put it to one side, walk to kitchen, check plants to see if dry, water if needed. Leave house. Lock door. Go.
My other friend has asked if I have a good poke around, go upstairs, look in cupboards/ wardrobes etc and was surprised when I said I didn't. So question - Do you if you have keys to someone's house ?

No! Horrified at the thought. I have been letting my neighbours dog out when she went into hospital. She's still there, dog with dog sitter now but wouldn't even dream of doing anything else but close curtains and move post. Bit worried at your friend who thinks it's acceptable.

CakeNinja

Definitely not. I have keys to my neighbours and he has keys to mine as we pet sit for each other and I can honestly say that I have never snooped around his house and I very much doubt that he has in mine either.

I have my friend, neighbour of 20+ years key. I do exactly what you di. Curtains, lights, mail, plants and out.
I could never snoop. Ickey.

No, I wouldn't do that to anyone, never mind a friend.

Your friends creepy.

No, don't ! I am aware of one such housesitter snooping too far, and it ended with dressing a dog up in some gimp items for photos.

What I mean is , you might not like what you find!

Apart from the obvious collapse in morals.

No. I felt weirdly intrusive and overstepping the mark when I took in a friend's washing (she'd gone away for a week leaving a load on the line).

I wouldn't want to sneak around like that. I am v interested in houses and layouts but if it's a friend I'll have seen that already. Your pal sounds more like a snoop and I wouldn't rate that quality v highly at all in a friendship.

No! I was a community care worker for 22 years, so went into people's houses, had access to keys. Never once looked anywhere except places I had to - bathroom, kitchen, etc., in order to do my job.

I've looked after both my sons' houses on occasion, never looked at any of their things, didn't even make a drink or use the loo! I did do some washing-up that had been left though.

Um, no, nope and NO.
In, chat to cat, feed/water it, check for dead rodents, collect post, fuss cat a bit more, leave.
I once had to go upstairs as I couldn’t find the cat, and felt horribly intrusive.

I won’t give keys to one particular friend for this very reason though, as I’m sure she’s a snooper!

No way!

We once had to feed next doors chickens whilst they were away. We didn't have a house key, but tried the back door to make sure it was locked... It wasn't! I locked it and put the key through the letterbox. It was still an awkward conversation to even admit we'd checked the doors! But there'd been burglaries, including a couple of doors down so we had an excuse.

Nobody will come on here to say yes they snoop.

I'm another no but simply because I'm not the slightest bit interested in other people's houses.

I genuinely don't think most people would snoop, especially not in a friends house, and agree if you're the sort who would intrude like that, then you're hardly going to admit it.

As said, it's creepy, very.

I'd probably have a look around (as in, poke my head round the door of a room) but opening drawers and cupboards?! No way!

No, I don't nose around.

I wouldn’t snoop, no. But I wouldn't feel remotely like i was intruding to bring washing in, doing dishes, looking in all the rooms for a missing pet and if they were away for more than a couple of days I’d definitely look in all the rooms to make sure there waan’t a leak or any other issue. I’d use the loo.

I would prefer people stayed a while and made themselves at home, it makes a place look more lived in and anyone I’d ask to do me a favour like that would be welcome to help themselves to drinks, food, a nap, the tv etc. I wouldn’t care if they had a nosey in the kitchen or bathroom cabinets or my wardrobe 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m not even bothered if friends look at my paperwork or in my bedside cabinet...there’s nothing I wouldn’t tell them anyway.

No I do not ! If somebody trusts you I reciprocate.

We once stayed in the wing of a mansion for a week. The owner, who we did not know, informed us that he was going on holiday for a week and could we look after his house. He gave us all the keys and we just kept an eye on it. The thought of prying never even occurred to us. Most people are honest.

No WAY!

No, but does anyone remember the thread about the horribly intrusive MIL always snooping while she was babysitting and reading private correspondence?
The OP and her DH used to accuse her but she was a liar as well, so OP mocked up a letter about selling their house and emigrating to somewhere like the states or NZ.
When OP and DH got back from their night out the MIL was nearly in tears but couldn’t discuss what she’d found while snooping.

I will admit I had a look at our upstairs neighbours flat when they asked us to cat sit, as they’d recently decorated and their flat is the same layout as ours, so I wanted to see if I could get any inspiration... literally just looked through doors though. Wouldn’t dream of opening anything or rummaging!

Errr no, that’s creepy as hell. I would feel like an absolute loon looking through someone else’s stuff.

Incidentally- an acquaintance told me once that his downstairs neighbours had asked him to feed their cats while they were in holiday once and he used the opportunity to find their WiFi password and has been using their WiFi ever since. Absolute scab.

Hey any reason they don’t just change their password? (And locks)