AIBU re dry cleaning

[Magicmonster]

Two people (who do not know each other) are walking down a street. Person A opens a bottle of coke. It fizzes up and sprays out of the bottle. Some of the coke splashes onto person B. Should person A pay for person B's dry cleaning?

Yes.

I wouldn't expect them to. It's just one of those things 🤷‍♀️

I'd say no. It was an accident.

No, it's one of those things.

If I was the person being sprayed I would expect them to offer but I would not accept nothing I own requires more than a 60 degree fast wash

No

Yes. "Sprayers" should pay up, it might make them be more mindful in future. It depends on how much of a mess it was though - some "sprayees" might demand their coat cleaning even if it is a cheap coat which barely had anything sprayed on it at all (indeed, the bit sprayed with Coke might be the cleanest part of the jacket).

But ultimately the person whose action caused damage should pay for it to be rectified.

No - it's just an accident?

If it really needs it then yes but if it could just be sponged off then no.

No legal basis to pay for dry cleaning, person B would have to prove person A was negligent. Unless person A shook the bottle then deliberately aimed at person B on opening then it was just an accident.

Morally yes; legally no.

i'd say no. accidents happen, not ideal but its part of life.

Yes.

Who are you OP?

No. Just one of the consequences of being fortunate enough to live in a society.

Not if it was an accident no. Purely because it was an accident. I'd be shocked if a stranger expected me or asked me to pay for the dry cleaning bill. You would get a sarcastic no I'm afraid!
Plus, I think it's quite a snobby thing to do. You don't dry clean every day clothes, you can put them in the wash and wash them yourself. You only dry clean garments that can't be washed in a washer.

By snobby I meant asking a complete stranger to foot a dry cleaning bill for accidentally spraying a bottle of coke upon opening.**

No. I would possibly offer if it was a REALLY bad stain on something actually white/cream and expensive. But in this case it's only Coke, it can't be that much of its just from a spray passing you by in the street, and Coke is mostly water anyway so it shouldn't need dry cleaning to get rid of it.

Thanks very much for all your replies. It's interesting to see that this has divided opinion a little, as I was in two minds myself. I was unfortunately person A - the sprayer. Although most of the drink went over me, so I was the primary sprayee too! Person B was very angry and shouted at me for getting some of the drink on her. I apologised profusely. She asked who was paying for her dry cleaning and I (a little in shock from the shouting to be honest - as I am not good with confrontation) just repeated that I was really sorry, it was an accident and I had no idea that the bottle would do that when opened. She walked away a few seconds later and within a minute I felt v bad, and thought I should have offered her some money. On the other hand, as some have said above, whilst it was me who opened the drink, I was not being negligent. Had I spilt a drink over someone whilst texting and not looking where I was going, for example, I would feel much more culpable. Which is why I thought I would see what the wise people of mumsnet thought.

(Finally, just to add some context -although i know it's not an excuse If I WBU - my baby is currently very ill in hospital and I had just left her for the day, so my mind was elsewhere. I think this is why I was not as quick to process the situation and potentially offer the woman some money before she walked off as I may otherwise have been.)

And just to add she was wearing black trousers and a dark coloured coat, so it was not possible to see how much of the coke had actually got on her clothing. Although i did have quite a lot over me, so am not denying that more than a speck is likely to have landed on her.

I wouldn't expect a splash of coke to require dry cleaning!! I expect this is just one of those lines people have picked up from tv.