Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

To think this is really cheeky?

38 replies

SurlyCue · 23/04/2015 19:52

This is a rant but also im genuinely asking if i would be over reacting to complain.

I had a pre arranged inspection by the estate agents today of my rented house. To start they arrived 15 minutes early when i was midway through doing my make up. However thats not a problem.
The issue began as soon as i opened the door. The guy said "hello, X estate agents to do your inspection" and before i had even opened my mouth to invite them in he said "can i stick my phone on to charge somewhere, my batterys dead" Shock i think my jaw must have actually dropped and i just gawped at him before realising he was serious and i said "no you cannot" i gestured for them to go through to the living room and as they did he asked again "seriously, can i plug this in somewhere?" And started ti walk through to my kitchen as if to do just that. I told him no. He didnt respond and then made for the stairs and said "i'm just heading upstairs here". Ive had inspections before and never have they just taken themselves round the house. Theyve always asked if they could see X room or upstairs and invited me to lead the way. This guy was already half way up the stairs by the time he'd finished the sentence! So he went up, took a few photos and came back down, the other guy was asking if there were any problems an i was telling him of a few and one i had fixed myself due to the LL doing no repairs in 3 years and me being desperate. Cheeky man walked in as i was saying this and he said "your heads melted doing repairs yourself in a rented house". The second guy asked if i was going to give notice and i said that i was happy here otherwise to which cheeky man replied "Pfft in [my towns name]?" Implying it wasnt possible to be happy here! ( its my home and quite a lovely little town) he then went on to criticise the fact that the houses share a communal access between the gardens saying he wouldnt be happy with it.

I know it doesnt sound like much but the whole interaction left me quite pissed off TBH. I think he was really rude and am considering calling the office and complaining. Would this be an over reaction? Ive never had this type of behaviour from any of the other agents in the company.

OP posts:
Jelliebabe2 · 23/04/2015 20:37

Cooo I think that's rude too! I would have said no to the phone charge as well!

Original poster
SurlyCue · 23/04/2015 20:41

"Such a shock? Someone asking to charge their phone?

Good lord."

Yep it was. Like i said, no-one has ever done that before, i was taken aback by it.

"Maybe it was the way he asked rather than what he asked."

Yes i think it was. He wasnt even through the door. I think if he'd have come in and introduced himself (i dont even know his name) and then asked (and said please!) then i'd probably have said no problem.

OP posts:
glittertits · 23/04/2015 20:42

You should have let the poor man charge his phone!

TakemeforwhatIam · 23/04/2015 20:42

I have had a lot worse inspections than this, I had a guy turn up unannounced on my doorstep claiming it was my 3month visit and he had texted my husband. I'd only been there 1month and he clearly had got confused. I refused entry, what worried me though was if he'd of been 10mins earlier I'd of been in the shower and not heard him and he'd of let himself in with the key when my 2yo DS would of been playing in the front room. Mind you this was the same company that 4months later put up a for sale sign with no warning, even then I didn't complain. Asking to charge a phone is a minor fault and just rude, I'd let it go, they're not going to care.

IMurderedStampyLongnose · 23/04/2015 20:43

I also think be sounds like a cheeky bugger and no way would I have let him charge the phone!

Original poster
SurlyCue · 23/04/2015 20:45

You should have let the poor man charge his phone!

He should have asked nicely. Nothing poor about him.

OP posts:
ImTakingTheEssence · 23/04/2015 20:53

I dont get why he has to ask to be shown from room to room. I used to have inspections regularly and just opened the door and let them roam. Your not trying to sell it. Bit mean not letting him charge your phone

PuppyMonkey · 23/04/2015 20:58

I'm Grin at the outrage about this man asking to charge a phone. I mean, he wasn't some random who'd nipped off the street knocked on your door and asked, he WAS expected.

Did you offer to make him a cuppa?Wink

Original poster
SurlyCue · 23/04/2015 21:01

I dont get why he has to ask to be shown from room to room.

Nowhere did i say he did. I said "I have no problem that he went upstairs alone it was that he just went on ahead without checking it was ok or waiting for a response." I could have had a baby or partner sleeping or might have needed a second to tidy my dirty laundry as i said they arrived early and i was midway through doing my face, i could easily have had a few bits to tidy away. Surely it is courtesy to check that its ok before taking yourself upstairs in someone's house?

OP posts:
Original poster
SurlyCue · 23/04/2015 21:03

Nope he didnt get a cuppa, for his own safety i think its best there aas no boiling water Wink

As i said, its the way he asked.

OP posts:
Viviennemary · 23/04/2015 21:09

Perhaps it was a bit forward of him asking to have his phone charged but no big deal IMHO. And they were there for a pre-arranged inspection so of course they would go into every room. Sorry don't see the problem here at all.

LaurieFairyCake · 23/04/2015 21:10

It's rude because there was no proper precursor. I'm constantly astonished at how few niceties people say when they want something from you - they expect you to just give them it. It's arrogant.

If someone who I don't know walks into my house and says "I'm Bob, it's very nice to meet you. I'm so sorry to have to ask but would you mind if I charged my phone for a few minutes. I'd be grateful".

That's quite bloody different that walking in all cocky and doing none of the above and just asking.

I am pig sick of the niceties in life getting ignored. Someone tutting behind me when I went to lift a basket up in a shop but because the wire handle fell over to the side I had to put my shopping down to pick it up. It was 2 extra fucking seconds and someone sighed and tutted behind me Hmm

MrsHathaway · 23/04/2015 21:15

If someone who I don't know walks into my house and says "I'm Bob, it's very nice to meet you. I'm so sorry to have to ask but would you mind if I charged my phone for a few minutes. I'd be grateful". That's quite bloody different that walking in all cocky and doing none of the above and just asking.

Yes, that's my view too. Not the request itself, but the timing/phrasing.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page