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Spidey66 · 2025-08-15T14:29:51+00:00

We’re in the US ATM . We flew London to Seattle so a long flight. We paid extra for premium economy seats, and got good seats. just before take off, our (front) row were approached by a mother with a new baby (looked like only 3-4 months or so) asking for someone to swap because she had a baby. To cut a long story short, she didn’t get it and stormed off in a huff. Turned out she was actually in economy and wanted a premium seat without premium cost and was wanting one of us to pay premium price and sit in economy! Isn’t that the height of entitlement!!! She thought we should bow down to the fact she had a baby! I love hearing stories of entitlement. Tell me yours.

Arlanymor · 18/08/2025 20:46

StillFeelingTired · 18/08/2025 20:42

Just thought of another one. (Another thread about a funeral reminded me) many years back a colleague sadly died of cancer. She was a single mum to a teen boy and the father was not in the picture. She was also quite wealthy with a few rental properties. Her brother gave the eulogy and g said ‘to our nephew … your family will be looking after you now … but we will expect that you will also be looking after us also. ‘ he then made a reference to the bereaved boy not needing so many houses at his age. It was one of those jaw dropping moments where you think you cannot possibly have heard what you just heard.

That makes me feel sick. Genuinely sick. A grieving kid. What? At least it was done in front of witnesses so that people could see the uncle for who he was.

Juniperberry55 · 18/08/2025 20:48

I was about 18/19 and working in an office. Got to work feeling really rough, but thought I'd probably perk up, by about 10am felt pretty awful so asked manager if I could take some annual leave in the afternoon (it was more hassle than it was worth for sick leave).My 35 year old colleague had been whining that she needed to get something done by this afternoon. I said I could give her a hand but I would be leaving at lunchtime around 12.30 but if she let me know what she needed help with I could put my other less time dependent work to one side. She said she needed to do something first and then would let me know. Fine... About an hour later I asked if she still needed help as it was now 11am and I would be leaving at 12.30, nope she needed another 30 mins and then she'd grab me and let me know.
I asked her again about half an hour later... Got snapped at and told she'd only be a few minutes and to wait, again reminded her I needed to leave at 12.30
Well 12.30, she still hasn't asked me, so I said I was heading off home. She then said I was a fucking bitch and I did this on purpose?!
Our manager was in hearing distance but clearly wanted to keep her head down and not deal with it, I told her to never speak to me like that again
I think she thought she was in charge of me because I was a teenager, I actually progressed career wise while she remained in the same poorly paid position for years, she was an absolute arsehole
I'd actually got chicken pox and ended up off work for a few weeks and she was very huffy about me having time off for that. I just thought it was a shame I hadn't given her chicken pox while I was at it.

Jollyhockeystickss · 18/08/2025 20:53

Iamanunsafebuilding · 17/08/2025 19:02

I used to be a Nail Tech and one of my clients was going on a 4 week cruise. She booked an appointment for the day before she left but then asked what I was going to do about the regrowth on her nails while she was away! I suggested she got her nails done on board or on shore at a stopover but she ‘didn’t like either of those ideas’ and just looked at me for another option. In the end I had to ask her what exactly she expected me to do given that I couldn’t stop her nails growing and I wasn’t going on the cruise! She had no answer but she wasn’t happy 😂

Thats brilliant, i also see people im my job and they will sometimes say so book me in every 2 weeks ongoing and i say thats fine but i will be taking holiday in the next year and they are so pissed off

Svubster · 18/08/2025 20:55

My uni friend wanted to visit me when i moved to London. I was really happy. I went to meet her at Liverpool st train station and waited til way past midnight in cold because she was delayed.
I took a day off work to spend more time with her. Took her out, paid drinks, shopped for and made all food etc for 3 days.. Then her last morning she told me shed pop to the newsagent accross the road to buy a chocolate bar. I asked could she get one for me as well. She said sure and put her hand out. She wanted change! She wouldn't even buy me a bloody chocolate bar after 3 days of being looked after and everything paid for. So dissapointing. I didn't really keep in touch after that.

StillFeelingTired · 18/08/2025 20:55

Arlanymor · 18/08/2025 20:46

That makes me feel sick. Genuinely sick. A grieving kid. What? At least it was done in front of witnesses so that people could see the uncle for who he was.

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Absolutely. A few people at the wake said they would make a point of looking out for the boy. The fact we worked in a law firm meant we had some good professional skills to make that happen. I don’t know how things worked out as I left not long after. He’s be in his early thirties now. I hope he was okay.

Arlanymor · 18/08/2025 21:01

StillFeelingTired · 18/08/2025 20:55

Absolutely. A few people at the wake said they would make a point of looking out for the boy. The fact we worked in a law firm meant we had some good professional skills to make that happen. I don’t know how things worked out as I left not long after. He’s be in his early thirties now. I hope he was okay.

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It’s one of those moments where you suddenly realise that being a human doesn’t mean you have any humanity right? I’m so sorry, that is so gross. I hope he was ok too - who needs enemies with family like that right? Wow, just wow.

SummerTime25 · 18/08/2025 21:10

Pedallleur · 18/08/2025 18:24

Every CF behaviour is triggered by flying. I remember disembarking at Munich and we were to be bussed to the Terminal No need for me to rush as the buses were there waiting. People pushed and jockeyed to be first on. I came down last, boarded and the cabin crew signalled that was it. Only then did the busses depart. And we've all had the overhead locker crazies who absolutely must have the one above and NOTHING must touch their bag/case.

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Just to give you a different perspective. I’m autistic and I get a bit overwhelmed flying. This means that I get a bit anxious about missing something and want to keep my belongings close to me, including my bag in the overhead locker. So please don’t label everyone as a “overhead locker crazie” and discount them as a CF, as you often don’t know what’s going on with them.

GreenDogDot · 18/08/2025 21:11

Nothing compared to a lot of these but this one is very recent!

I lent an acquaintance from a play group a baby life jacket, it was for a specific event that she wanted it. I saw her a few times afterwards and she didn’t mention returning it but I forgot to ask etc. Last week I messaged and said I needed it for this weekend so could she bring it to the group, she read the message but no reply. Got to the group and asked if she had it and she said no and got a bit huffy like I was harassing her. I said I really did need it so when would suit for me to drop by her house and collect it, she dramatically said ‘fine, I’ll just buy it off you’. I was pretty perplexed and said that I didn’t want to sell it, if I did that I would just have to go out and buy another one but that if she wanted to buy one I had got it from X shop. Apparently she didn’t want to do that because that would involve an hour round trip. Exactly what it would involve me doing if I sold it to her…
I have told her that I will collect tomorrow and she either needs to be in or leave it outside. We’ll see, I’m not holding out much hope!

Purplebutterups · 18/08/2025 21:17

Wiglio · 18/08/2025 16:36

I recently changed my sofas and offered the old ones free and buyer collect on the Nextdoor app. Got a message from a lady about 4 miles away asking me to deliver them to her, 2 sofas, one was a sofa bed with a metal bed frame so quite heavy.
it was a no from me. The person who got the sofas paid £100 for delivery.

I have been asked to deliver items I’ve advertised as free on fbmp on multiple occasions.

Mydoglovescheese · 18/08/2025 21:18

@GreenDogDot I reckon she’s lost or damaged the baby life vest and didn’t want to own up.

Curlygirl06 · 18/08/2025 21:20

@Thunderpants88 I was vaguely aware that she had been very nasty to a few other people at work in a similar vein but generally speaking I don't get involved with other people's arguments.
Management were very good- obviously I understood that things happening outside the workplace isn't their problem, but her behaviour in work certainly was, and how she behaved towards my dh IN WORK was not acceptable. (We work in a shop)
Immaterial anyway, she was walked off the premises a few weeks later for something unrelated.

GreenDogDot · 18/08/2025 21:27

Mydoglovescheese · 18/08/2025 21:18

@GreenDogDot I reckon she’s lost or damaged the baby life vest and didn’t want to own up.

I thought that but it really did seem like she just didn’t think she should have the faff of buying one when she could just keep mine. If it had got lost or damaged and she asked to pay for it or replace it that would be absolutely fine, these things happen!

nomas · 18/08/2025 21:29

SlightlySeethrough · 17/08/2025 19:42

I do Face and Body Painting. I am trained and do it professionally using the highest grade materials which are bloody expensive. I also carry Insurance and follow strict hygiene rules etc (this is relevant)

I mostly do adult painting - corporate events, weddings and performance/editorial stuff. But I do also do children's face painting at parties and events. Without fail, whenever I do a big event that is children orientated I will get some parent presenting me with a filthy faced child who is 'desperate' to be painted fifteen minutes after my finish time and when I'm midway through packing up. If I say 'sorry, no' there are guaranteed tears and dirty looks.

But the most CF occasion ever was at an event where I was booked till 5pm. It was busy and I judged the end of the line as I always do (I give out a sash saying 'last one to be painted today' to the person I have mentally calculated to be the last one I can fit in) but this woman kept joining the queue with her two kids, behind my 'last one'. I explained that it was already 5:20 and I'd gracefully already gone way over and there was no way I would get to her today, sorry. But she wouldn't have it and sort of planted her feet wider apart as if to say "I'm not moving".

I finished my 'last one' and started to pack up. As I was wiping palettes down she got in my face and said "I don't think so". I politely told her that sorry, I was done for the day and could she please step back. She didn't move so I ignored her and carried on packing up. I had everything packed away and went to empty my water tanks and rinse my sponges and when I got back five minutes later, she had whipped open my case, unfolded my chair, plonked her DC in the chair and her other DC was squashing (ruining) my brushes into the paint, swirling it all around (so mudding it) and 'painting' her sibling.

I was so gobsmacked I didn't say anything for a few seconds and the woman smirked at me and said "told you to paint my DD", when I told her to stop her DD and tell her to put my kit down immediately, she told her littlest one (in the chair) who was TRYING TO GET DOWN to "stay put so that Rhianna can finish the job".

When I came to my senses and literally snatched the brush out of the girl's hand, the woman asked me if I did parties and could I do her a discount as she was on UC.

She was horrible but I wouldn’t have left my stuff around her, after she squared up to you so aggressively.

MumOfManyAliases · 18/08/2025 21:30

This isn’t anywhere near as bad as some of the other ones on here, but I still think it was pretty rude. I visited a National Trust stately home last year. It was a nice day, and they had some family activities set up in the grounds. This included a ping pong table. My son wanted a game with me, so we waited until the table was free and went over to have a game. Pretty much after we started to play, a woman came over with her toddler. She stood right at one corner of the table and loudly told her toddler (while looking right at me) not to worry. That it would be free soon and then they could have a go. It was really distracting having her stand there with her son, staring at us. And they were in the way. Her child was way too young to play ping pong anyway. And it pissed me off because I just wanted 10-15 minutes playing ping pong with my son. I gave up in the end and told my son we would find something else to do. I know it’s not much compared to some of the other stories on here. I just found it so rude.

tipsyraven · 18/08/2025 21:33

StillFeelingTired · 18/08/2025 19:54

I have another 2. Both kind of similar. I should preface this by saying I used to be a people pleaser but thankfully menopause has contributed to that changing.

dayghter of a workplace colleague decided she would do a sponsored shave of her hair for a cancer charity. I’d not been at that workplace for long and was a bit baffled and judgy about none of our other colleagues even acknowledging this and changing the subject when it came up. Should have warned me. 🤨 so feeling flush i sponsored her to the tune of £50. After the deadline i enquired how the shave had gone and colleague said airily that her daughter had decided she was too attached to her hair and had gotten highlights instead.
another former friend had a son who wanted to do a major sporting endurance thing and she was fundraising on his behalf. DH who is usually a soft touch said he was not sponsoring a jolly so I used savings from my dedicated family holiday account and handed over about £150. I’m a fucking mug tbh. My friend ( who was always quite difficult to handle) rang me up and abused me solidly and included the immortal words ‘ I thought you’d be good for a couple of grand’ . She broke our friendship off completely. Her son never did the jolly and a mutual friend told me that his mother had said ‘well at least he got enough to pay off his overdraft’

Id like to think that sort of thing doesn’t happen to us anymore but DH has recently been stung by a friend of his along similar lines.

(yes typos galore no doubt but I am on my phone and it’s 4 am where I am. Jet lag is a bummer)

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Someone I knew asked for financial support for his son’s gap year. Everyone coughed up. Son lasted a matter of days and came home.

dilema2024 · 18/08/2025 21:40

user1471522343 · 18/08/2025 14:12

Seriously?? Most normal people don’t want to use a basin after dog slobbers have been left all over it. Disgusting. Surely that’s completely obvious and doesn’t need to be explained!

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People are washing their hands after going to the loo though ? What a bizarre response

JohnTheRevelator · 18/08/2025 21:40

Oh yes, we're all expected to bow down at the altar of 'I've got a baby'. Bloody hell. That IS entitlement AND cheeky fuckery!.

Lampzade · 18/08/2025 21:43

aphroditeflighty · 18/08/2025 13:59

Had just moved to a new area, when the neighbour asked if they could borrow the ride-on mower as they had a problem with theirs. Next thing I know their young teenage kid was racing it up and down the path with his friend, taking it in turns after the grass had been cut, and returned it once it had run out of fuel. No gesture from the parents to top it up. The following week they came and asked to borrow it again - it was a firm no!

A former neighbour ( two doors away) asked to borrow our brand new lawn mower. I wasn’t happy about this since we hadn’t even used it , but dh allowed the neighbour to take the lawnmower.
Neighbour said he would return the mower the next day.
A week later neighbour still hadn’t returned the lawnmower so I asked dh to go and collect it
Dh arrived at neighbour’s house only to be told that he had given the lawnmower to his friend who was setting up a small gardening business and needed a lawnmower .
Dh was furious and asked neighbour to return the lawnmower by the end of the day .
He returned the lawn mower , which had been completely ruined to the point that we couldn’t even use it

Keepingthingsinteresting · 18/08/2025 21:45

imacroissantgirl · 17/08/2025 17:32

Perfect for me to pop this in here, thank you OP.
Nice pub lunch out today that accepts dogs. Used Ladies on way out and whist washing hands the woman next to was rinsing out a dog bowl with gravy etc in. She must have felt my icy stare and explained she always shares her lunch with the dog. I gave her an eye-roll ‘lovely’ ….
Reported to management who eye-rolled too and said she’d send housekeeping could have used the outside tap!
Height of entitlement!

How exactly did this impact you? I think you were just being miserable frankly.

Dogaredabomb · 18/08/2025 21:47

Arlanymor · 17/08/2025 16:13

My ex-husband - who cheated, causing me to divorce him - emailing me out of the blue, to my WORK email (in a job that I wasn't doing when I knew him, so he looked me up online), asking me to confirm the date of our wedding and the date of our decree absolute so that he could fill in a form for security clearance. We divorced in 2007, this email arrived in my inbox earlier this year. The thread is on here somewhere. Stupid entitled toilet goblin.

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Ha! Mine tracked me down after ten years asking me to post him my copy of our decree absolut. I gave him several openings to enquire about our child which he didn't take so I said no, you don't care about our child so I won't help you at all.

Arlanymor · 18/08/2025 21:49

Dogaredabomb · 18/08/2025 21:47

Ha! Mine tracked me down after ten years asking me to post him my copy of our decree absolut. I gave him several openings to enquire about our child which he didn't take so I said no, you don't care about our child so I won't help you at all.

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Oh my absolute goodness - he’s even dumber than my ex! What a selfish, arrogant… well the words don’t cover it do they? They really live on another planet… standing with you in solidarity against another self-identified toilet goblin! They out themselves in the end and only get in touch for their own benefit. Yikes - they walk among us!

DisabledDemon · 18/08/2025 21:52

WickedWitchOfTheEast87 · 18/08/2025 20:43

Lol she didn't have a space because she just walked in front of everyone and then me and did it. The cashier was gonna let her until I said I'd be speaking to her manager. The manager even said its just one item and I told them myself and other customers had patiently waited so why should someone else get to queue jump because she has 1 item. At this point all the others behind me agreed so the manager had no choice but to tell her to get in line like everyone else. I used to work in retail and I never allowed anyone to cut the to front you get in line and wait for your turn like everyone else.

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That's even worse! Just taking it for granted that you can strut to the front of the queue without waiting!

WhiteDiamonds · 18/08/2025 21:54

I could write a book on CF’s. We live near the NC500 route. So far this year we’ve had (to name a few)

tourists in motorhomes open the gates to our drive and try to park up for the night then got annoyed when I asked them to move.
someone emptying their toilet in the loch and couldn’t understand why I was roaring at him.
people entering my fields where my horses are to feed them.
a few families having a picnic on the verge of our drive.
people swimming in an old old mill pond on our land that’s clearly marked “undercurrents do not swim here” after climbing barbed wire fences to get to it and then getting shitty when we moved them on.
people relieving themselves at the gates of our drive and leaving toilet paper and the contents of their bowels behind.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 18/08/2025 21:59

@GreenDogDot Please update tomorrow with what happens. 🤞 You get it back.

Purplerubberducky · 18/08/2025 22:00

LillyPJ · 17/08/2025 18:16

How is that showing your mum to be entitled? Surely, it is a favour (if not a massive one). Or was she expecting it to be repaid quickly?

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Maybe not entitled but fucking weird to do to your child.

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