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.

It was an accident. I think you should offer to pay half though. That seems fair

Unless you were very drunk and were being clumsy overly animated like drunk people tend to get I would say it sounds like an accident. No you shouldn't have to pay but it would be nice thing to do. It also depends on how close your friendship is.

I think you should pay, you broke it.

Personally, I'd pay.

You caused the accident...

Reverse

MN seems to favor" You broke it, you pay for it", no matter how much of an accident it was.

I personally favor "Your belongings, your responsibility".

I had my phone broken by someone else. I never for a moment expected them to pay and they were totally at fault.

Don’t be a dick. Offer to pay half at least.

Some friend you are. Bloody hell

Why the fuck don’t you all think people should bear personal responsibility for their own things?! If you choose to have an expensive phone and then choose not to insure it, you are accepting the risk of it getting damaged. Accidents happen. It isn’t decent to demand or expect money from your friends because they have been human when YOU chose not to insure something!

I am shocked by the entitlement of people on this thread. Other people aren’t responsible for subsidising your poor decisions just because they were involved in a simple accident.

If I was the cause (accident or not) of breaking someone's phone, of course I would pay, even if I couldn't afford, I would pay the person back a fiver a week...

If you broke someone's cup or tv or window would you leave them to pay for it?..you caused it to be broken so you should pay

Of course you should pay. If you didn’t bump into her her phone wouldn’t have been broken.

If you don’t want to pay for things you cause be more careful in future.

Btw my excess on my phone insurance for accidental damage is £75 so is there really any point in paying for insurance when the excess is only a small difference to to repair cost?

Of course you should offer to pay. The very minimum you should offer is half. Good grief.

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

I'd probably offer to pay it all especially if drink was involved and I was arsing about at the bar or making unexpected/erratic movements (not saying you did).

If I just turned around and it was an accident with no fault I'd pay half as a minimum.

You should pay. Even if it's only half.

You have money to go out but not to help her out?

You broke it, you pay!

You can't afford to go halves with her but you have money to go out for drinks? You're not much of a friend, tbh.

I think you should pay for it. You should be more careful. What if you'd turned the other way, bashed into a disabled person and sent them flying?

You need to offer at least half. Gesture of good will.

Is this a reverse? Of course you should pay

It’s good manners to offer to pay, she’s your friend after all. It’s good manners for her to refuse the offer, she’s your friend after all.

You caused it to break.

I don't t think turning round and bumping into someone is all your fault. If they are behind you, you can't see them, but they can see you. They were too close to you to allow for you to turn around. Why is it any more your fault than their?. I'd say that is a 50 50 accident.

That said I'd offer to pay half or at least something if I couldn't afford half as I'd feel bad for the bit that was my fault.

Truth be told though I get slightly annoyed with people who don't insure stuff because they can't afford to. If they can't afford the insurance, they can't really afford the item. But a slightly cheaper in and insure instead.

You should definitely pay half. Like PPs I struggle to believe you can't find £40 if you were on a night out drinking. Sounds like you just don't WANT to spend the money on it, that's what it comes down to.

It honestly blows my mind that people wouldn’t offer to pay at LEAST half. I would be absolutely mortified if I didn’t pay for all of it.

I'd pay half at £40 and if you don't have £40 to spare then how you affording a night out where you probably spent that?

I would rather buy a new purse than have to pay my water bill but I pay the bill.

Of course you shouldn't have to pay. I'm guessing she didn't have a cover on her phone? A cover would protect most drops from smashing a phone. If no cover and no insurance this is on her.