To think my friend was incredibly unfair?

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I look after a friend's 2 primary school DC's when they've finished school, every Monday. They often have swimming lessons so I take them to that, whilst I have a short swim with my DS and then get ready to get them.

They are on a small break from it so we did a fun swim instead. Their mum asked me to take them to Pizza Express for dinner. The one she was thinking of is no longer there so I took them to Pizza Hut style place instead.

My own DS was asleep and wasn't having anything. We got a huge pizza with bottomless drinks for all of us. The kids had an ice cream each. This all came to £16 so a fairly good deal. Loads of pizza was left over so I packed it up for the kids.

When we got to their house I handed over the change (the mum had given me £40 for their food). The receipt for it all was coincidentally in there to.

I've just received a text from friend saying ''Hi, was your drink at the pizza place paid for by you? Just wondered as the money was for [NAME REMOVED] and [NAME REMOVED]. The pizza was obviously huge so not bothered at that being shared! "

In truth I didn't pay for my own drunk, no. It was £2.70. Yet I don't charge if I've ever picked something up for the boys quickly. I don't charge for petrol going to and from their school or swimming.

Was I really being that cheeky or is she rude?

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I really hope she realises now that she's stuffed up

You did the right thing op

Jesus, I'm cringing so hard - how do some people have so little awareness!!

Cheeky Pizzilla

She's taking the mick. No more childcare!

pizza whore😂😂

Cokey pizzary of the highest order.

Update please, OP.

Cohle that doesn’t stack up.

Take my children to a pizza restaurant for dinner this money is only for the children’s bill means that OP has to spend her own money to eat or drink or sit in a restaurant at dinner time after swimming and eat or drink nothing but tap water.

How is that ok? That’s spending OPs money without consent or putting her in an awkward position in the restaurant.

OverMy But in that situation I would either refuse (unless I genuinely wanted to go to that restaurant anyway) or clarify that the money was intended to cover me as well. Not just help myself to my friend's money.

If you're asked to do a favour that you think is too much, then you refuse. You don't do the favour and unilaterally recompense yourself as you see fit.

She didn't think the favour was too much to ask when she was asked it; she just thinks she shouldn't be quizzed and made to feel cheeky for having a £2.70 drink while doing that favour. She's right.

Is it just me or do we think the OPs CF mate is on here or is it a troll?. As seriously 😂😂. On what planet is it acceptable to get someone to do you a massive favour of looking after and taking your children to activities once a week - pass them a token £10 a month, and then have the absolute gaul to quibble over the cost of a drink that her "servant" had the audacity to have whilst taking her children to dinner. It's looney ville.

This person took the proverbial and has now made it exactly clear how she sees her "friend", as a poorly paid "servant" not as a "friend".

On those grounds the OP is being a 1000% Reasonable.

Please do not under any circumstances back down, or ever take the persons children anywhere.

If I saw someone with a "Be kind" t-shirt on, I would probably avoid them as I would expect them to insult me to my face and then when confronted about it they would say "Oh no, you misunderstand it. I can't possibly have been rude. You see, I am British and we Brits are very polite" (yes, I had a very rude coworker say that to me)

If you're asked to do a favour that you think is too much, then you refuse. You don't do the favour and unilaterally recompense yourself as you see fit.

But £2.70 isn't remotely in the realm of recompense.

But £2.70 isn't remotely in the realm of recompense.

Exactly, it isn't. In fact the OP was still down twenty pence that week and that's before we factor in petrol money. It's just beyond the beyond's that anyone would support the OP's 'friend' in this situation.

OP, have you had a response yet? I'm dying to know!

We just know that @Cohle has staff who she treats very poorly. I can't believe she keeps popping back to try and justify this meanness.

Some people have no idea how to be kind, or be a friend. It's all about what they can get out of others for the minimum output back.

Sigh...hits head off brick wall

Some people are like this. She’s a cheeky cow.

I see 'Refreshed' thread is taking the usual format

We could guess who she was in TOWIE in the meantime....

F !!!

Write a cheque for £2.70

She's paying a whole £2.50 a day for childcare 😱

OP you are already out of pocket before you even start with the poxy drink.

I’m surprised any friend would even check the receipt. I would have just chucked it out and not thought twice. I’d only check on someone if I didn’t trust them

I’m surprised any friend would even check the receipt. I would have just chucked it out and not thought twice. I’d only check on someone if I didn’t trust them.

Precisely. She's definitely treating her friend like a servant and not a friend who is doing her a massive favour.

Personally, I would have expected her to use the money to pay for a meal for herself as well, never mind just a Diet Coke.

Wow, just wow. What an absolutely ungrateful cow

We just know that @Cohle has staff who she treats very poorly. I can't believe she keeps popping back to try and justify this meanness.

Maybe I keep "popping back" to defend myself because people like you keep making bizarre attacks on my personal character because I've dared to express the, apparently controversial, view that I wouldn't spend my friend's money on myself without their consent.