To not pay for friend to get her phone fixed after I smashed it?

[katie3347]

Friday night me and my friend went out for drinks.
We were stood at the bar and I turned around quick and knocked my friends phone out of her hand,it hit the floor and smashed the screen.
It's still working but the screen is totally cracked.

She was a bit upset saying she didn't have insurance and couldn't afford to get it fixed.
I can't afford it either and shouldn't she have had insurance on such a expensive phone?
Anyway I haven't mentioned it since ..aibu to just not mention it again?
I know she probably expected me to pay to get it fixed but it was a accident and she was the one who let go once I hit her arm.

Yabu, you should at least pay half.

Totally you should pay for it or towards it, what if it was the other way round? You’re friends that’s what friends do.

You shouldn’t even need to ask! You pay the whole repair.

I would pay. You turned and knocked it out of her hand - if you had not knocked her it would not have happened. Imagine if she had done the same to you - would you want her to pay or at least contribute half?

If you turn around quickly in a crowded bar without checking you obviously run the risk of causing an accident. Since you took that risk, you should pay at least a portion of this. However, your friend should also pay some of it because she presumably chose not to put a screen protector on her phone.

You sound quite tight not to offer to halve the cost. Saying you can't afford it when can afford to go out drinking makes you sound selfish

I actually could not believe your inner dialogue of :
"I can't afford half's either tbh.
It's about £80 for a new screen.
That's £40 I could use for other things."
It's so selfish that I almost thought it was a troll at work. The only decent and classy thing to do is to offer to pay and if she is kind and says not to worry, to still go halvsies. If you were to put yourself in her shoes, then I am pretty sure you would not be so laissez-faire.

For the sake of £80 I would go halves.

She's stupid for not having insurance but you did smash her phone. Tbh even if she did have insurance she would probably still be out of pocket if there was an excess.

You should pay she is your friends.

If I broke something that belonged to a friend, I would immediately offer to pay for it - surely that's the decent way to behave. All those of you shouting 'it was an accident' - I should hope it was, who goes about deliberately breaking their friend's belongings ? Doesn't mean you shouldn't make good the damage.

Offer to pay at least half, she's your friend ... Well supposed to be. I'd offer that at least even though I can't afford it, as in ... It would be coming out bill budget, I really don't have an extras budget or money for drinks out or even a mobile phone. I'd do anything for my friends, it's the way it should be. I certainly wouldn't need to ask mn for advice.

I haven't got a pot to piss in, but if I broke my friends phone, albeit accidentally, then she would come first! Don't be so bloody tight, you wouldn't be my mate much longer with that attitude. x

I can't even believe this is real. You broke her phone! Your responsibility

I personally wouldn’t expect my friend to pay but legally you are liable.

Of course you should pay for it or at least offer something towards the cost! Maybe you could forfeit one of your nights out down the pub and that would cover the cost. You broke it so you fix it!

Considering how inconsiderate your title sounds, I'd say you'd expect your friend to pay if it was your phone that got smashed.

You're not a good friend. The least you could have done was 'insist to pay'

You smashed her phone. Accident or not, you did it.

You should obviously offer to pay for it.

Or at least half!

To all those saying it’s her responsibility to have insurance you’re wrong. If you cause an accident you cover it. Think motor insurance. You’re liable if you cause the damage.

Yes, exactly. would her insurance even pay for you smashing her phone?

Any anyhow, it's quite normal (at least where I live) for insurance to only pay if the damages are higher than X amount... (X usually being at least 100/200.)

You should pay for the repairs.

It may have been an accident, but it was one caused by you, and so you are responsible for fixing it. She wasn't doing anything reckless, and was simply using her phone.

Why should she be out of pocket due to your clumsiness?

If you had a car accident or broke something in a shop, etc, you'd be expected to pay, which is why we have insurance for such things, and the same logic should appy here.

Shocked you seriously don't know you should offer to pay at least half. Mean and petty behaviour. Frenemies are everywhere!

The insurances we have are generally to cover yourself for accidents that you have caused, and not to cover other people's clumsiness. One of the exceptions to this is obviously car insurance, when you can also cover accidents that occur due to other people's mistakes.

i saved for a year to get my "expensive" phone. as a treat for a shitty year. but i cant afford insurence for it. does that mean you can break my stuff and not pay for it? and blame me for not having insurance? i would take you to small claims court if you would be my friend with such a shitty attitude

"We were stood at"

ARRRGHHH! Do people see what I am talking about? 'we were stood at' - it doesn't even make sense in broken English. We were STANDING at makes more sense. However, no I don't feel you should owe her money if it is just a crack. As long as she can see and read texts and make phone calls, then that is all one should ask of a phone. Although I admit I mainly only use mine as an alarm clock, but anyway....

I agree with all those who think you should pay.

Maybe its the decent thing but if you dont have it u just don't have it x