To be fuming with friend

[whatkatemiddletondidatuni]

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

[Xmasbaby11]

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?

[dudsville]

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.

[MrsH1989]

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?

[TheDuchessOfArbroathsHat]

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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