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...to think house viewer was taking the piss - literally

119 replies

Bunnyfuller · 03/06/2017 18:29

Our house is on the market and we had a viewing today. They arrived 15 mins late, the agent met them at the door. The door to the kitchen was half open and my DCs and I were sat in the adjoining family room (we normally go out for viewings but this one had moved it twice, it was 430 and I couldn't be arsed going out again. I heard them come in, it went quiet then suddenly the sound of the downstairs loo flushing! Then the tap going.

Am I being picky expecting a stranger in my home to ask to use the loo?

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BabyLedWhining · 03/06/2017 19:30

If it was a downstairs guest toilet I'd see it as a free for all.

gillybeanz · 03/06/2017 19:31

Did anyone else open this thread thinking the viewer had taken out samples of her piss? That would be LITERALLY taking the piss.

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Bunnyfuller · 03/06/2017 19:31

She will, and she can, Bendy. But she hasn't bought it yet, so she can bloody ask! From what I could hear in the hall, the estate agent said 'here's the downstairs cloak' and she took the opportunity to use it!! I should've knocked on the wall and asked if she needed air freshener Grin (it was obviously away making everything super neat, including the freaking loo rolls)

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maddiemookins16mum · 03/06/2017 19:32

Actually, I must add, I'd also be a bit 🤔 at someone using the loo (small children aside), but flushing the loo, no problem.

JeffreySadsacIsUnwell · 03/06/2017 19:33

If the potential buyer and the EA came in together and the EA was showing the buyer around, then it's bloody obvious that the buyer asked the EA. I mean, if you were viewing a house and you needed the loo, you wouldn't wait until the EA opened the loo door, then waltz in and proceed to sit on it in front of them, would you? Grin Likewise, you're not going to arrive at the house, study the floorplan, ignore the EA and march straight to the loo...

Either the buyer arrived and said to the EA 'before you show me the house, please may I use the loo?' or when being shown the loo, said 'ooh, just what I needed, do you mind if I use it?' Grin. Either way, the EA is going to reply 'of course you may', not 'oh hang on, I'll just check with the homeowner, she's sitting in the other room and may not want you using a loo you're considering buying...' Not only would that be really weird, but it would also be leaving the buyer alone which you probably wouldn't like either.

Think you're overreacting a wee bit...

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Bunnyfuller · 03/06/2017 19:33

Weirdly, I do have a pee sample. It's going to the vets tomorrow for a retest for my puglet.

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misty252 · 03/06/2017 19:34

I agree with you Op. Am also currently viewing houses (and having our house viewed) and wouldn't dream of using a vendor's toilet without asking. Just rude.

JeffreySadsacIsUnwell · 03/06/2017 19:38

Well, if all you heard was 'here's the downstairs cloak' then seems even more obvious that when they met outside the house, the buyer mentioned a need for the loo and the EA then showed her to it.

Or else the EA literally showed her your cloak, the buyer peed on it and then washed it in the loo.

Ameliablue · 03/06/2017 19:39

I really can't understand why anyone would have a problem with someone using their toilet and if you arrange for someone to manage the viewings for you, why would you expect them to send the viewer to you rather than manage the situation?

BabyLedWhining · 03/06/2017 19:40

Puglet??

OhhBetty · 03/06/2017 19:43

gillybeanz yes! This thread is actually way more boring than I'd imagined Grin

OP would you have said yes if asked? If so the outcome is the same. And surely an estate agent is paid so you don't have to micromanage anyway?

PossomInAPearTree · 03/06/2017 19:43

I opened the thread thinking someone had scooped piss out your toilet.

The story down thread about a grandad being ages on the loo reminds me of my great uncle. He and my great aunt went to view a retirement bungalow place, he needed the loo while he was there. Sat on the loo and had a heart attack and died during the viewing!

JeffreySadsacIsUnwell · 03/06/2017 19:44

gillybeanz Hope you never have to sell a property then! Of course they'll look in cupboards. How else will they know how deep they are, whether they're suitable for coats or wouldn't fit even a Hoover, what's the state of the immersion heater, the fuse box, etc?

sugarplumfairy28 · 03/06/2017 19:48

I've had worse. We were renting, and due to a mix up with the agent (not the landlady) we found ourselves somewhere else to live. In the time before we left we had several viewings. One particular was a couple with children, shown round by the agent. While with their parents and the agent, the children proceeded to go through my underwear draw, pulling things out, jumped on my bed with their shoes on, chased my cats, and stole a toy from my 3 year old son (which only after it was too late, due to his age, we found out too late). Using the loo, if it was that, seems fairly acceptable to me.

PeaFaceMcgee · 03/06/2017 19:50

I've done viewings when selling my houses where I've offered a cuppa and a biscuit, and yes - sure one person used the loo. It's no different to any other visit.

Would you rather she'd pissed in the hall or in the front garden?

Seems an odd thing to be annoyed about. YABU.

MistySparrow · 03/06/2017 19:50

Aww, just googled and a puglet is a baby pug!

PeaFaceMcgee · 03/06/2017 19:54

I should've knocked on the wall and asked if she needed air freshener

You would have come across as unwelcoming, rude and obstructive. I would not buy a house from such a person.

caffeinestream · 03/06/2017 20:05

Why do you need to be asked? Would you really have said no?

29Palms · 03/06/2017 20:18

I don't understand what your problem is. You would hardly have refused if a viewer had asked to use the loo. In this case you had delegated the viewing to the agent. So naturally the viewer would have asked the agent - probably outside on the doorstep since you didn't hear.

And to the PP who objects to opening cupboard doors, that is something I would certainly do. Storage space is important, so yes I would want to see the size of cupboard interiors.

Beyondworried · 03/06/2017 20:27

A thread about someone using your toilet....really????? Hmm

Littlepleasures · 03/06/2017 20:28

When we moved into our first house, we realised the kitchen sink was leaking. So yes. When I was looking for my next house, taps got turned on, showers too, loos flushed to check for leaks and that everything worked. Know loads of people who found shower wasn't working when they moved in.

LiveLongAndProspero · 03/06/2017 20:29

That's having a piss, not taking the piss. Unless she took some home with her, you don;t mean literally.

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Bunnyfuller · 03/06/2017 20:39

Bloody hell, you lot are the serious crowd tonight, aren't you. Of course I wouldn't have knocked on the bloody wall! I honestly think some people come here just to smack people! I did not have a problem with her USING the toilet, I am just used to visitors ASKING. Clearly, you're happy for anyone to just go into yours. It looked like a slow news night so I thought I'd post it. I find it rude to not ask, lots of you don't.

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Bunnyfuller · 03/06/2017 20:40

And thank you for the English lesson. Always nice to be pulled up when you're trying to make a weak joke. No, thank you.

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