More of a WWYD really....
I am friendly with another Mum from my DS' previous school.
my DS has now left the school and has several pieces of sports kit going begging - all less than 6 months old in excellent condition and with school logo on.
Friend has asked if she can have the kit for her DS. Now here's the dilemma - the kit is now useless to me as my DS will need new stuff and although it originally cost me about £100 it has no resell value.
Now tbh I woiuld gladly hand it over as a gift to any other friend but I'm a bit 
that she hasn't made any gesture to make a donation or even offer a bottle of wine.
Relevant back story is that I have also looked after her DS after school every other Thursday for the past year. Was happy to do it and was not looking for payment at all, but again, would a bunch of flowers or wine not gone a miss when that came to an end??
Nothing, just a thanks.
So I guess question is: is she taking the piss, or am I being a tight wad? Part of me is inclined just to give the kit to school PTA where she'll at least have to pay a nominal amount to the school.
AIBU?
To expect donation from friend
chorltonloveswheelies · 14/08/2016 15:42
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Repent I would prefer people in my life who I can call on for actual favours at some point in the future as and when I actually need them, than people with your manners who give "little gifts" and are then off the hook
What would I want with "little gifts?" I want plenty of people who I can call on for lift shares if my two kids have to be in two different parties at the same time in opposite ends of time!
Keep yer polite little gifts! 
In your OP you said you got "nothing just a thanks" for looking after her child every other term time Thursday after school.
Now you say she didn't say thanks?
It may be she is a chancer but the silent seething at not being bought presents is ridiculous esp as she may well not know you expect presents!
You do favours you should ask favours in return.
You want something for the child's uniform items you can no longer use you say so when somebody else asks if you'll pass them along - a lot of people would be glad to get rid to somebody who could use them, others would sell.
The problem is you have a favour for gift exchange system in your head and are seething that she can't read your mind.
Its good you've said what you mean now but it would be 100 times easier to do so upfront if not being given gifts (if expected they are payment in kind not gifts and you actually need to be OFSTED registered for child minding in return for payment of any kind 
) as well as verbal thanks when you do favours upsets you.
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But don't people normally give you the wine / chocs after you've given them the stuff?
I think this is very dependent, not necessarily. In the OP's circs I would be happy to pass on the stuff without any gift/donation as they were no longer any use to me. I can't be bothered selling anything either. I don't like the tit-for-tat attitude (especially with friends) so it wouldn't bother me if I didn't get chocs/wine etc.
I would be a bit about her outright asking for it (unless she is a very good friend) but I do think YAB a bit U expecting something after you have said she can have it.
My mother OTOH is extremely tit-for-tat and would have probably sent you a hamper of wine costing more than the value of a new kit. She does my head in this way.
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