A friend of a friend when I had dd told me all about reuseable nappies, said she'd bring her son's old ones for me. She passed them to a mutual friend to pass to me insisting I'd like them if I tried them. I didn't really want them tbh, though it was a kind offer, as I live in a very small flat with no tumble drier or space to dry nappies outside. Tried them once or twice (winter) and they took 2/3 days to dry so washed and packed them up. Also some may find this off but I was the 4th user of them, I worried a bit they were too heavily used. I know some with disagree, maybe it was why they took so long to dry and they weren't great at absorbing?
I tried to be friendly, thanked her and after a while offered them back but she said to keep them for my next (she won't have more babies). Offered them back a few times, at one point keeping them in my boot for ages. They were bulky to have around a small flat. Now I probably shouldn't but a friend visited and admired them and partly out of relief at getting them out the way I said she could borrow them for a few months. She lost them during a house move I believe, now can't get them back. She ignores contact from me now, which is a shame because until this we saw each other2/3times a week. A asked a few times politely and justnever saw her again.
The person who orginally lent them fell out with our mutual frined, and me too by the link it seems.Angry with all. She's persuing me for the nappies back, and wants me to give her now £200 because she says it's what they cost her (looks about right looking on line). I don't want to pay out that much for something I didn't ask for, also nor do I want to replace old with new. I've given away a cot, buggy and other items as have others and we've shared them around friends. She says she wants the moneyto buy new ones to keep lending to friends.