To be fuming with friend

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She was having a hard time and wanted to stay with her parents 300 miles away, but was apparently broke. Another friend and I gave her £25 each so £50 in total.

Then she bought some expensive makeup and a nutribullet.

AIBU to think this was pretty

It was a gift, not a loan, so there's no reason she would pay you back.

Or did you agree it was a loan?

There was a good episode of Fraser that covered this issue. What I learned from it was that once given you cannot decide then what it should be spent on. Fraser learned the hard way, don't make the same mistakes he did.

I'm surprised people don't see an issue with this. Presumably, if the friend had said, "can I have some money to buy a nutribullet and makeup" OP would probably said no. She gave the money to help a friend she felt was in need. I also think the money should be paid back but between my friends and I it is pretty much an unspoken rule that money is always repaid not just given (unless a birthday or it is specifically said "this is on me"). Perhaps I wrongly assumed this was the norm?

I want a Nutribullet. I wanted one for Christmas. I wanted one for my birthday. Instead I got a bastard Spiralizer.
Used once, back of the cupboard.

So I guess what I'm really saying is "Anyone got a few spare tenners so I can buy a Nutribullet?"
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