To have shouted at this person for taking more than 2 apples from my box of apples outside my

[BigRedBall]

I have an apple tree in my garden which grows nice big cooking apples. We just moved here and I thought it would be nice to put a box outside our house for neighbours.

Anyway, I put a sign up saying "free to take, 2 per person" so all our neighbours got some.

I just saw a man come in a car and was piling up a tesco bag full of my apples and taking them to his boot.

I went running outside and asked him what he thought he was doing and to put them back. He looked at me and said it says free apples. I told him it's 2 per person. He just ignored me and sat in his car and drove off.

Now my box of apples is empty and some person who doesn't even live on my road has taken them all. I'm really not happy.

Why would someone do this? AIBU?

I don't Soulsister, but please link my Sunday afternoon needs filling

He probably had a very big family. SO was taking 2 each for each member of his household.

Nothing to add to the thread, but it's been a thoroughly entertaining read lol.

You wanted to get rid of your apples, you got rid of your apples.

When you go on the honor system, you do so knowing there's a chance someone might not honor it.

If you really wanted your neighbors to have the apples, why not just put them in cute paper bags and drop them off at their door steps?

He probably lives quite locally if he knew about your apples.
So you could try going round the local streets, and if you see where he lives, you could cover his car in apple sauce. Then write 'ENOUGH APPLE FOR YOU??' on the windscreen in quavering, mad script.

Lots of people do that here with apples, courgettes etc .I have never ever seem a sign limiting them.People are putting them out cos they don't want them wasted -why do you care how many each person takes.

Hahahahahaha

Thanks for the laugh OP

(2 is a ridiculously stingy number-good for nothing)

How do I request this thread be put into Classics? I've not laughed this much in ages!

Q:How many cooking apples does it take to make an apple pie?

A: More than two.

Therefore, YABU.

Brilliant thread.

You could make apple sauce with 2 apples.

Unbelievable.

And don't mean the man to took the free apples.

In all seriousness my mum used to have to beg people to have her apple.

Even making 100 bottles of Apple wine, apple crumble, apple pie, apple sauce the tree still had a million apples on it.

They have moved now and I have threatened an apple tree as a housewarming present, the reaction was price less.

Shameless place marking for any further updates from the fabulous OP. Did you call 101?

I've had a very long week, the thought that some people only have apples to worry about cheers me up immensely.

Then the thought of someone photographing the get away vehicle and considering reporting it, even better!

Same here Chipped but I thought this was unfair to mention to the OP, as these things seem to genuinely trouble her, but nevertheless I was getting hysterical with laughter about this thread.

I was in pieces thinking that none of the neighbours would now dare go anywhere near her apples in case they are getting photographed and reported. 'I saw him take three apples, officer. Here's the evidence.'

Oh please please please read "
Horse poo" I actually have tears steaming down my face! This thread has been great today but horse poo ... Even the opening sentence should be bottled and labelled JOY genius! OP are you the real deal? Either way we want more we want more!

We only had one apple left on our tree this year. Rather than use it should I leave it out for the neighbours, so they think I'm generous, they could have a slice each.

Perhaps a move somewhere more urban would be more suitable for you?? You wanted rid of your apples, yet wanted to limit the number to prove your generous nature to as many neighbours as you could, but in actual fact rendering generous offer void as what can you do with two cooking apples?? I could of course be wrong and they could be special cooking apples the size of a small dog, but hey ho, you wanted rid, grabby bloke took, shrug? Win, win I would have thought??

You mean 2 slices?

OK then, 2 small slices.

The apple could be cubed, the 2 cubes each.

I wouldn't have thought you were generous if you were my neighbour. Quite the opposite.

I'd think you were mean and rather odd.

That would work better Piper, thanks, I've got quite a lot of neighbours.

With the greatest respect they're not your apples are they. They have grown on the apple tree and when they fall to the ground I would say they belong to everyone.