I’m in a bit of a pickle and it’s starting to stress me out a bit as I don’t know what to do.
A colleague who I don’t know particularly well, we aren’t close but chat in passing we are FB friends as she adds everyone.
She was admiring a new bag I had bought. She was asking loads of questions where she could get it from, how much and did it come in other colours. I said I had ordered it from America but it didn’t turn out to be such a good buy as the shipping was extortionate and I also got stung by Royal Mail for import / customs fees (can’t quite remember the correct term)
A few days later she started admiring it again, I said my mum also wanted one and I would be ordering if she wanted me to order her one. I sent her the web link through FB that night and she picked what colour she wanted and I ordered it. And sent her the order confirmation screen grab with the price showing.
That was about 2ish months ago, the bags were dispatched within a day or two but they have been stuck at DHL in America for weeks. I only had the Royal Mail fees card the Saturday before last. I went to the sorting office to pay the fees and collect the bags. And gave the bag to colleague last Monday.
She was so very grateful and thanked me and even bought me a small box of chocolates as a thank you. But at no point has she mentioned or asked how much she owes me.
I spoke about it to DH and he is under the impression she thinks I’ve bought this as a gift for her hence the chocolates.
I think he may be right as surely you would ask how much you owed?
I said to him how do I ask her for the money and he said write it off as it’s far to awkward to ask for it now over a week later and I should of mentioned it when I handed the bag over, but with the shipping and RM fees it’s just short of £100 and I really don’t want to write off that amount.
WWYD, would you ask for it? If you would what would you say?