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What is the cheekiest thing someone has asked of you?

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Conniebygaslight · 15/05/2024 17:46

There have been many but reading on another thread about the CFery of a school mum reminded me of a time when my DC were at primary.
A mum asked if I’d mind picking her DC up from school and taking them to another school a few miles away where they were competing in an intersports thing. My DC were competing too so I agreed assuming she was working.
When we got there, said mum was already there in the front row with her DH & DPs. I asked what was going on, she replied that they wanted a good seat and parking so didn’t want to wait until their DC finished school so they could get their first. I was absolutely stunned…I still laugh at the audacity of this years later🤣🤣

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godmum56 · 25/05/2024 09:47

WearyAuldWumman · 25/05/2024 09:33

I knew a HoD who referred to herself as “a facilitator”…

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alarm!! alarm!!

Blubbled · 25/05/2024 10:48

Menomeno · 16/05/2024 13:53

I had a ver close friend with 4 DCs (2, 3 and a pair of twins 5), who’d recently divorced. She couldn’t sort childcare for the summer holidays so asked me to have them. I had a 1yo and a 5yo of my own. I agreed and had a summer of hell. She’d drop them off without breakfast and I’d have to give them 3 meals plus snacks and drinks. She never offered me a penny toward the cost. We’d only go within a half mile radius of the house because it was impossible to go any further with the little ones as I didn’t have a double buggy. I did it because I knew she’d lose her job if I didn’t, and I cared about her. She’d turn up later and later to collect them and say she’d been to the supermarket or wherever on her way home. I discovered months later that she was actually always late because she was shagging my DH (who incidentally used to moan constantly about me looking after her “feral brats” and told me that I was a mug and she was a piss-taker),

This isn't CFery, it's pure evil! On both her and your H's parts! I haven't the words to describe how disgusted I am that people could do something like this!
How are you now? I hope you have better people in your life these days because you sure as heck deserve far better than those two creeps!

PaperSheet · 25/05/2024 11:10

I went round to a friend's house for Christmas one year. It was just me and her family (friend, husband, 2 kids aged 6 and 8) The plan was arrive Christmas eve in the evening for a quick drink and catch up while kids in bed. Have a lovely Christmas day together. Go home boxing day after breakfast. (I'm autistic and staying at places too long tires me out so I like to have a plan when to leave and not stay long etc).
All went perfectly except friends husband had an ear ache which is horrible as I know how awful it can be. He survived Christmas day on alcohol and chocolates fine.
Anyway I woke up boxing day and went downstairs. To find the kids watching tv. Asked them where mum and dad was. Oldest replies "they've gone to a&e to get medicine for dad's ear. Can we have some breakfast?"
I said I'd sort some in a minute and went out the room to ring my friend. No reply. I text asking what was going on. She didn't reply for 4 HOURS! Saying sorry she couldn't answer the phone as they were waiting in an out of hours place for antibiotics but shouldn't be much longer. Then any texts I sent after were ignored.
They finally came home after 3pm!! I was so annoyed I pretty much just left as they walked in the door.
I understand husband was in pain (although he wasn't exactly writhing around the floor in agony). But firstly, they both have cars, he was more than capable of going himself. It was him that drove them she just tagged along. Or could have got a cab. We're also in London. It's not hard to get to most places. Secondly, they didn't even have the guts to wake me up and ask me or even leave a note or text. They didn't leave food out for the kids so I was rummaging about trying to find them breakfast and lunch. As well as myself!! And they'd locked us in and the kids didn't know where any keys were so couldn't even go out in the back garden for some air!

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VJBR · 25/05/2024 11:28

PaperSheet · 25/05/2024 11:10

I went round to a friend's house for Christmas one year. It was just me and her family (friend, husband, 2 kids aged 6 and 8) The plan was arrive Christmas eve in the evening for a quick drink and catch up while kids in bed. Have a lovely Christmas day together. Go home boxing day after breakfast. (I'm autistic and staying at places too long tires me out so I like to have a plan when to leave and not stay long etc).
All went perfectly except friends husband had an ear ache which is horrible as I know how awful it can be. He survived Christmas day on alcohol and chocolates fine.
Anyway I woke up boxing day and went downstairs. To find the kids watching tv. Asked them where mum and dad was. Oldest replies "they've gone to a&e to get medicine for dad's ear. Can we have some breakfast?"
I said I'd sort some in a minute and went out the room to ring my friend. No reply. I text asking what was going on. She didn't reply for 4 HOURS! Saying sorry she couldn't answer the phone as they were waiting in an out of hours place for antibiotics but shouldn't be much longer. Then any texts I sent after were ignored.
They finally came home after 3pm!! I was so annoyed I pretty much just left as they walked in the door.
I understand husband was in pain (although he wasn't exactly writhing around the floor in agony). But firstly, they both have cars, he was more than capable of going himself. It was him that drove them she just tagged along. Or could have got a cab. We're also in London. It's not hard to get to most places. Secondly, they didn't even have the guts to wake me up and ask me or even leave a note or text. They didn't leave food out for the kids so I was rummaging about trying to find them breakfast and lunch. As well as myself!! And they'd locked us in and the kids didn't know where any keys were so couldn't even go out in the back garden for some air!

To be honest, considering they invited you to their family Christmas I think it’s the least you could have done.

Flocke · 25/05/2024 11:33

VJBR · 25/05/2024 11:28

To be honest, considering they invited you to their family Christmas I think it’s the least you could have done.

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😂

They invited me 6 months in advance because they wanted me to go. I wasn't going to be sitting at home alone if they hadn't. I have family I could have seen which is what I normally would do!
Are you saying that anytime someone invites you to anything you're obligated to do unexpected help for hours after?? Jesus I'm never accepting an invite to anything again in that case.
Plus I should really text all my friends that I've invited to random things over the years and tell them they owe me help!
Actually I invited a single friend to Christmas at my house about 15 years ago. I'll ring him up and tell him he needs to come back and clean my house this weekend. After all it's the least he could do seeing as I invited him to my Christmas.

Edited to say I'm on a different device so it's come up with a different name but it's still me

Bambi1449 · 25/05/2024 11:56

PaperSheet · 25/05/2024 11:10

I went round to a friend's house for Christmas one year. It was just me and her family (friend, husband, 2 kids aged 6 and 8) The plan was arrive Christmas eve in the evening for a quick drink and catch up while kids in bed. Have a lovely Christmas day together. Go home boxing day after breakfast. (I'm autistic and staying at places too long tires me out so I like to have a plan when to leave and not stay long etc).
All went perfectly except friends husband had an ear ache which is horrible as I know how awful it can be. He survived Christmas day on alcohol and chocolates fine.
Anyway I woke up boxing day and went downstairs. To find the kids watching tv. Asked them where mum and dad was. Oldest replies "they've gone to a&e to get medicine for dad's ear. Can we have some breakfast?"
I said I'd sort some in a minute and went out the room to ring my friend. No reply. I text asking what was going on. She didn't reply for 4 HOURS! Saying sorry she couldn't answer the phone as they were waiting in an out of hours place for antibiotics but shouldn't be much longer. Then any texts I sent after were ignored.
They finally came home after 3pm!! I was so annoyed I pretty much just left as they walked in the door.
I understand husband was in pain (although he wasn't exactly writhing around the floor in agony). But firstly, they both have cars, he was more than capable of going himself. It was him that drove them she just tagged along. Or could have got a cab. We're also in London. It's not hard to get to most places. Secondly, they didn't even have the guts to wake me up and ask me or even leave a note or text. They didn't leave food out for the kids so I was rummaging about trying to find them breakfast and lunch. As well as myself!! And they'd locked us in and the kids didn't know where any keys were so couldn't even go out in the back garden for some air!

That's so nasty of them, especially locking you in! I guess they decided not to wake you up before they left in case you said no to staying in and watching their kids all day. Cheeky fuckers. Did you tell them how out of order they were and did they ever apologise?

SheilaFentiman · 25/05/2024 12:39

VJBR · 25/05/2024 11:28

To be honest, considering they invited you to their family Christmas I think it’s the least you could have done.

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Well, if they had woken her up and asked her, and told her where the breakfast stuff was etc, maybe she would have been ok with it!!

gindreams · 25/05/2024 12:44

@VJBR yes inviting people for Christmas allows you to behave like an arsehole

godmum56 · 25/05/2024 13:16

they locked you in?????? thats so dangerous.

Akamai · 25/05/2024 13:20

WhiffyTheWizard · 23/05/2024 20:40

Was the very Christian Aunt (by marriage) married to a former UK New Labour Prime Minister, by any chance?

Famously, she was in Australia once and went into a shop, where the owner kindly suggested that she might like to select one or two complementary items for herself and the children - before she smartly proceeded to pretty much empty the whole shop!

😳

Do tell the story, was she made to give everything back?

ChickyBricky · 25/05/2024 13:53

WhiffyTheWizard · 25/05/2024 13:35

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From those articles, it looks as though she offered to pay but was told not to?

WhiffyTheWizard · 25/05/2024 14:21

ChickyBricky · 25/05/2024 13:53

From those articles, it looks as though she offered to pay but was told not to?

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Yes, but did she only think to offer after the event?!

Accipe · 25/05/2024 15:24

SinnerBoy · 22/05/2024 09:18

*Accipe · Yesterday 14:01

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It's the one by Shiremoor, in North Tyneside.

Not the Lincolnshire one then? Seems that part of the problem in driving from NY to Vancouver stems from there being so many NYs!

Accipe · 25/05/2024 15:33

Akamai · 25/05/2024 13:20

😳

Do tell the story, was she made to give everything back?

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I remember that story and I don't think it was the only one about that particular person! It can only be one of two names and one's known to be very nice.

Newestname002 · 25/05/2024 15:40

@WhiffyTheWizard

Famously, she was in Australia once and went into a shop, where the owner kindly suggested that she might like to select one or two complementary items for herself and the children - before she smartly proceeded to pretty much empty the whole shop!

How on Earth did she think she'd get away with that amount of greed/CF-ery? Even in the days of sending telegrams without twitter/X, TikTok, instagram, etc. the news would have got out pretty quickly. I wonder what her husband said to her afterwards? 🌹

WhiffyTheWizard · 25/05/2024 16:32

Newestname002 · 25/05/2024 15:40

@WhiffyTheWizard

Famously, she was in Australia once and went into a shop, where the owner kindly suggested that she might like to select one or two complementary items for herself and the children - before she smartly proceeded to pretty much empty the whole shop!

How on Earth did she think she'd get away with that amount of greed/CF-ery? Even in the days of sending telegrams without twitter/X, TikTok, instagram, etc. the news would have got out pretty quickly. I wonder what her husband said to her afterwards? 🌹

Her husband has got away with infinitely worse things in his time. If only taking advantage of an offer of free stuff had been all he was guilty of...

Hotttchoc · 25/05/2024 19:52

Lululime2024 · 17/05/2024 15:08

I was at a baby group with a woman I used to hang around with (not really a friend) more the girlfriend of a friend. She used to take her nephew and I'd take my son. Anyway one day she asked for the time and I got
my phone out my bag to check but I accidentally pulled out my old broken phone.

once she realised I had a broken phone on me she asked if she could have it, she wanted to give it to her son for his birthday. So I just handed it over to her for free and said I'd dropped it a few days prior and it was broken and that was that.

a week or so later she messages me saying

hi, I've been to the phone shop and that phones going to cost £70 to get fixed. So could you send that over when you get a chance.

you're not mistaken this woman wanted me to pay £70 to get my old phone fixed up so she could give it to her son for his birthday.

she seriously thought I was in the wrong when I told her no. She couldn't see why she should pay for the repair. I gave you the b**tard thing for free 😂

I like this one 😂

WearyAuldWumman · 25/05/2024 21:32

godmum56 · 25/05/2024 09:47

alarm!! alarm!!

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Yup.
It translates as ‘sit on one’s arse and let other people do all the work.’

Newestname002 · 25/05/2024 21:32

@WhiffyTheWizard

Her husband has got away with infinitely worse things in his time. If only taking advantage of an offer of free stuff had been all he was guilty of...

True

Accipe · 25/05/2024 23:06

Newestname002 · 25/05/2024 21:32

@WhiffyTheWizard

Her husband has got away with infinitely worse things in his time. If only taking advantage of an offer of free stuff had been all he was guilty of...

True

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/greedy-cherie-has-a-lack-of-judgment-537763

Other papers also covered the story!

Bristol flats anyone???

Greedy Cherie has a lack of judgment

WHEN she was invited by a Melbourne store to "take a few gifts", Cherie Blair accepted the generous offer by helping herself to enough merchandise to fill five boxes.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/greedy-cherie-has-a-lack-of-judgment-537763

WhiffyTheWizard · 25/05/2024 23:15

Accipe · 25/05/2024 23:06

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/greedy-cherie-has-a-lack-of-judgment-537763

Other papers also covered the story!

Bristol flats anyone???

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Yes - how could I have forgotten about the Bristol flats?!

She was utterly shameless on numerous occasions.

whoami24601 · 26/05/2024 09:26

Louise303 · 23/05/2024 01:23

I haven't sold on ebay for years after messages from one very nasty buyer that tried to scam me. I was selling a new Roberts Union Jack radio that was unopened. I did pick up only and a man came and bought the radio we opened it and showed it working to him. Later that evening I got a message with pictures of a radio with lots of marks and he was saying I would have to refund a certain amount because of this. He was very aggressive and I had to contact ebay saying he came and viewed we had no idea how the radio could be marked it was perfect. It turned out he was a collector of radios and one of his previous purchases was the pics he sent to us saying it was the radio that we sold. He was warned by ebay I do not know exactly what was said to him he told me he would come back to my house. He made a reference to me being on my own with children hubby was not at home when he came. This man seemed normal very friendly and over the moon he got a bargain the radio was a limited edition at the time.

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I had this on Facebook marketplace but with a phone! The guy was so threatening and aggressive that I ended up logging it with the police and calling my DH home from work! It's obviously a popular scam. I told him I knew he was scamming me because the phone I had given him was dead and the one he sent a photo of was fully charged less than an hour later. Also I sold him an iPhone 4 and the photo was a 4s. After I pointed that out he went quiet and I never heard from him again.

VJBR · 26/05/2024 10:57

whoami24601 · 26/05/2024 09:26

I had this on Facebook marketplace but with a phone! The guy was so threatening and aggressive that I ended up logging it with the police and calling my DH home from work! It's obviously a popular scam. I told him I knew he was scamming me because the phone I had given him was dead and the one he sent a photo of was fully charged less than an hour later. Also I sold him an iPhone 4 and the photo was a 4s. After I pointed that out he went quiet and I never heard from him again.

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It beggars belief what scummy people try to pull.

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