Who (if anybody) is being unreasonable here?

[DuvetDayEveryday]

Person A ordered an item worth £100 which went to the wrong address and was therefore lost. The company sent another one, and then typically the original one was located. So she has two items.

Her sister asked if she could have the spare one. She was told she could have it for £50. She declined, saying that it was wrong of her sister to be profiting from the mistake and unless she was happy to give it away for free she should send it back to the company.

Who IBU?

I am neither of the people involved but do have an opinion. I was interested to see if it's the majority opinion.

[blitheringbuzzards1234]

In order to keep the peace A should tell B that she's now got a request to return it, then do so and say that she's sent the letter back with the item. That way the matter is closed, neither gets to profit from 'ill-gotten gains'. Then hopefully it will all be water under the bridge.

[AndTakeYourPenguinWithYou]

They are both dicks. Send the duplicate back like any normal person.

If for some reason they don't want it back, the less dick move would be to give it to sister.

[StrictlyMumDancing]

It's not about "charging" though is it.

A pays £100 and gets two.
B pays A £50 so they've both got one each for half price.

Not sure what's wrong with that.

This completely. Plus A has also had to go through the hassle of reclaiming an item through the company which requires time and effort.

B doesn't get to claim moral high ground asking for stolen goods then hissy fitting that someone else is a thief.

[Just5minswithDacre]

Sending it back is the honest thing.

But if the sisters' joint attitude is that the duplicate item is spoils of something, there's no reason why the sister who didn't even order it (and didn't administrate the loss and replacement) should get all the benefit of the other sister's windfall.

Splitting it seems the best way to maintain honour amongst thieves .

[Smurfnoff]

Everyone is getting very moral about the 'theft' element of it. Surely there is a case to state that the company screwed up the delivery and made Sister A chase up and wait for her item, it's their own fault for not getting it back? I can't say I'd struggle to sleep at night over keeping it. Especially if I had a £100 duvet to keep me warm.

[ClaireLumia]

They're both unreasonable as the item hasn't been paid for so doesn't belong to them. Unless person A has informed the company and they've said to keep it she/he should let the company know it been found.

[cheekyfunkymonkey]

A should have at least contacted the company, they would have probably told her to keep it, delivery costs etc. Then she should have given it away for free. Just my opinion.

[DuvetDayEveryday]

A has biw spoken to the company and they've said to keep it. Does that change any views?

[DuvetDayEveryday]

*now

[firesidechat]

It should be returned to the company, but that appears to be an unfashionable reply on this sort of thread.

[MilkTwoSugarsThanks]

Not mine - B pays £50 so both A & B get the item half price.

[leelu66]

Both. Duvet not know it's stealing?

[StrictlyMumDancing]

Still doesn't change mine, I agree with milk

Possibly depends on resale value of item, as A is not well within her rights to sell this item on and recoup costs. If resale tends to be lower than half price, then A is being a tad unreasonable. If resale tends to be higher then half is still doing B a favour.

[StrictlyMumDancing]

*A is now well within her rights

[Theydontknowweknowtheyknow]

If sister gets it for free then A has paid £100 for a duvet and sister £0 for the same.

That's not fair on A especially as she has gone through the hassle of chasing it.

So the sister IBU

[DontBuyANewMumCuntingDailyMail]

Now I know that the company say keep it, I think sister B should pay the £50, why is she entitled to something for nothing when her sister has paid for effectively two items?
Grabby.

In a slightly different situation my SIL bought me an item for xmas. She accidentally received two, unbeknownst to me. She gave me one, and I used it and loved it. Later she gave me the other (it wasn't something she could have used) saying she'd received two accidentally. I said she should return it, but she sort of glossed over it (didn't explicitly say "No they've said keep it") so I uncomfortably took it, feeling very awkward.
I don't want to return it, as if they wrote to her saying thanks for returning it, (very unlikely, I know) then I'd be effectively commenting on her morals and so basically I haven't used it and it's stayed in the wrapper like Poe's telltale heart. I can't use it now, but there might be a time in the future when I could use it.
All this angst will be dredged up again then.

Oo, I could give it to charity?

[Nanny0gg]

If the company has said she can keep it, B should cough up and they both get the item for half-price.

Or A can put it on Ebay.

[RobinHumphries]

I agree with NannyOgg.

[BeYourselfUnlessUCanBeAUnicorn]

It's not a duvet!

I think, as the company have told A she can keep both, then asking her sister to pay half isn't U. If A didn't need 2 anyway, surely she would sell it herself. £100 non essential item is a lot to just give someone.

The situation is probably recognisable anyway, what is the item?

[blackbirdmilkshake]

I don't know why I find the random assignment of the item as a duvet so funny 😂

[Smurfnoff]

I want to know why this duvet cost £100

[whichcolour]

Leelu66

[DuvetDayEveryday]

It wasn't a duvet.

At the risk of totally outing myself, it was a Brabantia bin. They are my sisters. My mum told me the story earlier and was firmly on the side of sister B. Having read all the posts and given it some thought, I can see sister A's side much more. Sister B wouldn't have bought the bin for £50 though, much less £100, but wanted it if it was going spare. They have vastly different incomes and lifestyles. I fall somewhere in between and would have just given it to her with no questions asked, but I appreciate why sister A asked for cash for it.

[Smurfnoff]

So just so I'm clear, what's happened to the two duvets?

[StrictlyMumDancing]

Just felt like I had to ask that my view may have changed had this not been a luxury item. If it had been someone that would have been of great benefit to B but she was completely unable to afford then it would have been nice of A to give her it. But as its a branded bin then definitely B is being grabby.