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Just gave away a puppy (new owner did not pay)

303 replies

maggieandannie · 26/12/2014 11:15

My shitz-zu had a beautiful litter, the puppies are shitz-zu schnauzer crosses. I have found all of them great homes, I did not advertise it was through friends and people through work. So I have a link to each and every pup!

I know a lovely lady from dog walking, and since my dog was pregnant she let me know her sister would love one.

I reserved a boy for her sister and when puppies were 4 weeks old she picked her little boy. Her sister asked was I charging and I said yes I am charging and would offer her sister a discount so pup would be £100.00; told me she would let her sister know.

Fast forward to yesterday she picked up her puppy and left me a present, a gorgeous box and inside of the box was a bottle of very expenisive gin/soda and a lemon and a card. I thought how nice what a lovely lady! I opened the card and there was no payment.

I want to send her sister a text, letting her know how grateful I am for the present (I did include a puppy pack for this lady, with blanket, teddy, vet details, groomer details, and a bottle of Prosecco), however I was charging.

Would I be unreasonable asking for my money, I feel embarrassed to have to ask her.

Please help

OP posts:
SnakeyMcBadass · 26/12/2014 11:51

Text her asap. You should have texted her as soon as you realised she hadn't paid.

sebsmummy1 · 26/12/2014 11:51

If you don't act now then you run the risk of leaving it too late to act at all IME.

MistAndAWeepingRain · 26/12/2014 11:53

The expensive present is distracting you from the issue. You didn't ask for it and you don't need it.

What you do need is the payment that was agreed.

Get her number, phone her today and get this sorted. The longer you leave it the harder it will be.

Original poster
maggieandannie · 26/12/2014 11:54

You are right, I have to act now. I wanted to act yesterday as it was Christmas day I didn't feel it was nice.

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VivaLeBeaver · 26/12/2014 11:55

Text her and say she's forgotten to put the money in the envelope. £100 for a puppy is cheap anyway, really cheap. I'd have assumed the nice present was because you'd sold her the dog at such a discount rate, she have paid over £400 for a "designer" cross breed dog elsewhere I'd have thought.

I recently spent £450 on a cavachon. They're as much as some pedigrees now.

MistAndAWeepingRain · 26/12/2014 11:56

Good luck OP.

TheCraicDealer · 26/12/2014 11:57

Doesn't bloody matter about the gift- you told her you wanted x amount for the puppy which you have reared and presumably spent a small fortune on, along with its litter mates. You don't go into tesco and try to hand over a bottle of wine you bought somewhere else as payment when the cashier says, "that'll be £68.95". If you had wanted payment in foodstuffs you would've asked for it.

YANBU. Text her. Do it now.

Original poster
maggieandannie · 26/12/2014 11:59

that is such a fair point, I would never go into Tesco and hand over a bottle of wine! Yes I agree the little designer crosses are a fortune, I love dogs though and loved each puppy and just wanted them to go to great homes (and not on gumtree) that's why they went so cheap.

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HoHonutty · 26/12/2014 11:59

Slightly awkward but yes text her.

snozzlemaid · 26/12/2014 12:01

Send her an invoice.

VivaLeBeaver · 26/12/2014 12:02

I think to be honest you'd have a greater chance of them going to good homes if you charged more for them. Lessens the chance of someone who isn't that fussed about a dog deciding to get one. Even if it is the sister of a friend. Someone who pays £500 for a dog or more has generally thought about it quite hard as its a significant amount of money.

digerd · 26/12/2014 12:02

Shih Tzu X Yorkie pups were sold recently for 695 near us Confused Hmm

Original poster
maggieandannie · 26/12/2014 12:24

Just sent text, so fingers crossed

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FrogIsATwatInASantaHat · 26/12/2014 12:30

Ooh. Awaiting response nervously

Buttercupsanddaisys · 26/12/2014 12:32

Brilliant. Well done.

CocobearSqueeze · 26/12/2014 12:36

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PenelopePitstops · 26/12/2014 12:39

Agree with those saying charge more to encourage responsible people to get one. Viva explains perfectly.

CatatonicOnSherry · 26/12/2014 12:40

The cheek of some people!!

I once sold a TV to a family member who put £200 less than the agreed (several times in txt) price in the envelope Hmm

I told them to get the other 200 or return the TV!

CatatonicOnSherry · 26/12/2014 12:43

The 'charge more for good owners' principle may work selling on gumtree and in papers to strangers but the OP knows all the people she sold the dogs to so I think she did the right thing selling them cheap to friends as she is in contact anyways to keep an eye on them. I agree selling pups cheap to strangers is not a good idea but that is not the case here.

Azquilith · 26/12/2014 12:51

Given it's Christmas, she may have regifted you the expensive pressie...

ArcheryAnnie · 26/12/2014 12:57

I wondered that - could be a corporate present that she's passed on.

Think is, it doesn't matter if she'd given you an Aston Martin. You set a price for the pup, she wanted the pup, so that's what she has to pay if she doesn't want to face the small claims court.

And I wouldn't worry about your friend whose sister it is - I suspect the friend would be horrified if she's the one who made the introductions and then her sister rips you off.

(I am a bit hmm, though, about handing the puppies over in time for xmas. I think I'd have made them all wait another week just on principle.)

Buttercupsanddaisys · 26/12/2014 12:57

And given it's Christmas, good will to all men an' that, my bet's on a simple mistake and she really thought she'd put a cheque in the envelope Smile

Hope so, anyway..

MrsMaker83 · 26/12/2014 12:57

Yanbu

MimsyBorogroves · 26/12/2014 13:01

How awful. Hope the lady gets back in touch - have you got an address for her so that you can send her formal letters for payment etc?

parakeet · 26/12/2014 13:05

Well done for sending the text. Please let us know the outcome.

As someone else has already pointed out, the expensive gift was probably a regift or corporate freebie anyway. So if you do need to press her further, you can put that out of your mind as a reason for holding back.

If she brings it up, smile sweetly and offer to return it.