Help with query

[lildevil]

Hi
Im currently going through a legal matter so need to get my case together.
Id like to hear other people's opinions on the matter if possible please

This scenario is not exactly what has happened just similar vein

Imagine a group of people and person A says im going to buy coffee. All others want coffee too so they give money to person A. Then another person comes in with coffee having purchased for everyone themselves as a gesture of goodwill.

Should person A refund the money as the coffee no longer needs to be purchased or should they keep the money as everyone paid for coffee and everyone got coffee regardless of who provided and who is out of pocket

Im of the impression that the refund should be given or even given to the person who provided the coffee but the person with the money is keeping tight hold

Say what now? Of course person A gives the money back! Jeezo!

Yes, they won't refund as they say I got what I paid for 🤷

The reason I'm asking is if it goes to court and they say it's ok to do this then I'm hoping I can get so many responses and I can say well x amount of people agree with me

They should definitely refund the money. Shame you didn't enable voting.

What is the item they are refusing to reimburse for?

Are there any contracts in place?

What's the value of this for each person? What's the total value of this issue? Or are we literally talking a £3 coffee....?

Refund. That didn't get what they paid that person for.

Provision by another person is a separate issue.

I’m struggling to think of a scenario where the refund shouldn’t be given..?

@lildevil a court wouldn't care how many randoms on Mumsnet agree with you

On the face of it the person tasked with purchasing should fully reimburse those who no longer need the coffee. However if the coffee buyer suffered any financial lost, or put time in to the act of purchasing the coffee some sort of compensation could be reasonable.

It was an item of clothing that I wanted personalising for a specific date. Purchased from company A but they couldn't do some of the work so they recommended company B. Paid both companies to do the jobs as required. Company B to do their work first then return to company A to finish then deliver before the day. On delivery discovered company B hadn't done an important part of the work and due to the timings - less that 48 hours before the specific date - company A offered to do the work there and then as best they could without special equipment or products. Company A said I should get a refund for the work not done. Company B originally agreed to refund but then changed their mind stating the paid for work was done and it didn't matter who did it

Christ, the neck on them!

No, that's absolutely unacceptable. I'm no expert in this stuff, but I'd say Company B are clearly in the wrong. Liability seems clear - breach of contract. Failure to perform on time and failure to meet the terms of the agreement you made requiring you to pay a 3rd party to complete the work.

What you can ask for in terms of redress, you'll want advice on.

I didn't pay the 3rd party. They offered as a goodwill as the work had already been paid for but as it was found on delivery they didn't have a machine or needle and thread so they had to compromise using what could be found at the delivery address. Company A said technically they had closed for the weekend and weren't back to work until after the big day. Company B opening times on Google showed they were already closed too so felt this was the only time we felt the work could be done. I have an email showing company B agreed that their actions put company A out of pocket