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Original poster

To be really pissed off about this?

139 replies

Fanfeckintastic · 08/04/2015 21:40

I was supposed to go to a show tonight with a good friend. The tickets were £65 and my friend booked them on her card ages ago and I transferred the money into her account the same day.

Another good friend of hers (who we'll call Sally) who I have never met seems to be having a really bad time lately, horrible husband (that my friend really hates), money troubles etc among other things. A couple of days ago I said "it really seems as if Sally could do with some time out, do you want to give her my ticket and you two go and make a night of it?"
Friend replied "I don't think she'd afford the £50 for the ticket"
Now we did book the ticket ages ago so it's possible she just forgot the price or something, no big deal, I replied "don't be silly I don't want money for the ticket!"

All good, friend agreed to go.

Sally has just tagged my friend on Facebook at the event saying what a great night etc and also tagged her husband gushing for buying her the ticket Angry

OP posts:
Original poster
Fanfeckintastic · 08/04/2015 22:17

"Hey I just saw on Sally's post that you got me the money for the ticket, that's great thanks a million! Hope yous have a great night!" With a screenshot of my bank details.

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Dr0pThePirate · 08/04/2015 22:19

Oh that prefect! No room for doubt or misunderstanding. I like it.

PenguinTuxedo · 08/04/2015 22:20

Ooo perfect text. Let us know what she says!

ShipwreckedAndComatose · 08/04/2015 22:21

Great response! Love the gratitude in it.

keepsmiling2015 · 08/04/2015 22:21

Why not write - oh I'm so glad you both enjoyed the show and you made great use of my ticket. Or something similar.

Or message your friend asking her did they give money in the end for the ticket. Update us!

AJNH · 08/04/2015 22:22

Great message to send her :-) ... Looking forward to her reply!

Original poster
Fanfeckintastic · 08/04/2015 22:28

I sensed sneakyness right from the "£50" comment.

I've screenshot Sally's post too just in case that goes missing or she claims I misunderstood (didn't send it though!)

OP posts:
TestingTestingWonTooFree · 08/04/2015 22:34

Hopefully she intended to surprise you with the cash.

Original poster
Fanfeckintastic · 08/04/2015 22:43

She just sent me a thumbs up Hmm

I'm not sure whether that's a positive or a negative, maybe she's just busy and it's her way of saying Yeah will do!

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CrapBag · 08/04/2015 22:56

Useful response Hmm.

You could ask her when to expect it in your account as you could do with it for X at the moment? Maybe make her give a proper answer.

Lilylonglegs · 08/04/2015 23:00

Really strange. I'd this friend of yours trustworthy I'm general or has she done anything like this before?

AyeAmarok · 08/04/2015 23:17

I think that thumbs up means she knows she's been rumbled.

FarOverTheRainbow · 08/04/2015 23:27

Seems like he's buying time before he properly replies

YoniMitchell · 08/04/2015 23:29

She's been rumbled and she knows it! Ask her to let you know when she's transferred the cash so you can look out for it and can 'reassure' her it's arrived safely.

What a chancer!

juneybean · 08/04/2015 23:43

If it's Facebook I often hit the thumbs up button by accident Blush

TheGirlFromIpanema · 08/04/2015 23:47

I might be different to pp's but in the way you described I would've assumed that friend was going to pass the cash over next time I saw her Confused

missingmumxox · 08/04/2015 23:55

Why on earth would you give away a ticket away to someone you don't know? Then bitch you didn't get your money ???

Grow up and except your choices.

strawberry01 · 08/04/2015 23:55

That seems very sneaky of her.

But would your friend really do this? Maybe she intended to let you know about the husband paying?

strawberry01 · 08/04/2015 23:57

Because if her friend did sell it then she's just made £50/£65 ! That money is not hers to keep and should be passed on to OP

LondonRocks · 09/04/2015 00:04

I like what you sent. She's a cheeky cow.

AlessandraLuna · 09/04/2015 00:10

What a cheeky cow! I don't blame you for pulling her up on it.

Boutonneux · 09/04/2015 00:29

I often send the thumbs up when I can't be arsed to reply properly or if I'm in a rush - to mean 'yes okay' or 'no problem', that sort of thing. I'd reply back with something like "cheers, let me know when you've transferred it so I can keep an eye out for it in the bank"...

Only you know your friend well enough to OP to have a good idea of whether she'd rip you off or not. It could well be that she was going to pass it onto you.

HellKitty · 09/04/2015 03:37

Another nod for rumbled here!

WibblyWobblyHead · 09/04/2015 12:21

Any news OP? Have you heard from her today?

pinkyredrose · 09/04/2015 12:29

She's out of order. But why on Earth would you give away a £65 ticket to someone you've never met!

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