Am I being petty?

[BlackCatWhiteCat]

I’m genuinely not sure, so help me decide please.

I have an old friend coming to London later this week. Sadly I will be away so won’t meet her, but trying to help with organising their trip, she’s coming on her own with her children.

They are religious Jews and staying outside the eruv, so needs someone on Saturday morning to push the buggy to the synagogue (there are things that are forbidden to do on Shabbat for Jews). I’m not sure exactly how far it is, but she has a 4 year old walking too so can’t imagine it’s further than half an hour.

I’ve asked another friend’s cleaning lady if she would do it, and how much she’d like for it (I’m paying). She said yes, not sure how much. I suggested she charges what she makes cleaning the friend’s flat for 3 hours. It’s in the same area, so same travel costs for her. She said £30, we agreed on it.
Then a bit later texted me that it’s £40

I know she needs the money and £10 isn’t a huge difference, and I can easily afford it.
Also, I guess she has the right to decide how much is worth for her.

But I have this meh feeling that we agreed and she changed it after, and also want to know if you think £30 is reasonable, and can I just say take it or leave it?

She's entitled to charge what she likes and you're entitled to decide what you're willing to pay - so it's really up to you. If being saved the hassle of finding someone else is worth more than £10 to you, agree with her. But if not, tell her £30 is your best offer and if she refuses keep looking.

Does she literally have to push the buggy and leave or push the buggy wait around for an hour and push it back? Either way it's an easy job but it may be that it's inconvenient for her or that she doesn't normally work Saturdays and after more thought she decided she can only be bothered to go all the way there for £40. I would give her the benefit of the doubt personally.

Does she have to wait around and push it back?

I think more for a weekend is reasonable. You might get a local teenager to do it for less.

No waiting around, no. She just needs to go to the house, push the buggy to the synagogue and then she's free to go.

To go out on a Saturday morning and push someone's buggy for them when presumably they are also walking the same way (or not, I don't really understand), doesn't sound fun so I think £40 is okay