WWYD - clothes shop dilemma

[ilikebooksandplants]

I ordered a dress from a well known (massive) clothing company. Inexplicably they have also sent me a pair of children’s jeans sized 3-4. I did not order these jeans. I do not want these jeans. I have no use for these jeans. I didn’t pay for them either.

Would I be unreasonable to offer them for free on the fb group of the housing development I live in? I truly can’t be arsed to go into town to return them to the shop with all the hassle of covid, nor can I be bothered to go to the post office to return them either. I’m a busy woman and it will cost me money to go into town/to a post office to return them which I feel reluctant to pay when I did not ask for this situation to be thrust upon me.

YABU - take them back, the massive corporation deserves the £11 you thieving cow.

YANB - offer them out and give a local parent a bit of a freebie.

Just phone/email and tell them. Say you can't leave the house at the minute so if they want them they can send a courier. Simple.

@nicky2512 just make sure you've got documentation that you've alerted them. It's their responsibility to collect, not yours to deliver, but the duplicant should be kept safe unless they indicate you can keep it.

I'm so confused - and new to this website, so excuse me if I sound rude but why are you on Mumsnet if you aren't a mum/parent at all?

Oh just give them away and don’t pay it a second thought....this happened to us with some 30 quid headphones we ordered and an 32 inch LG tele - I kid you not. 4 times we tried to arrange for a courier to pick it up with the company. They weren’t arsed, after 4th no show we kept it, never another word. Had the tv 5 years, it served us well!

@Sciencebabe

I'm so confused - and new to this website, so excuse me if I sound rude but why are you on Mumsnet if you aren't a mum/parent at all?

Lots of Mumsnet users aren’t parents. The site caters to all from style and beauty to AIBU to a great chat forum to feminism and politics.

Some users never want to become parents, others are in the process of trying to become
one.

This site is for everyone - man, woman, mum, dad - all are welcome. It’s not only parenting.

@Sciencebabe

I'm so confused - and new to this website, so excuse me if I sound rude but why are you on Mumsnet if you aren't a mum/parent at all?

What's the relevance of this??

@Couchbettato Thank you - I could print the email I sent but I don’t know who I spoke to. I maybe should call again and get a name. This was their support line not the shop as I couldn’t get through to shop (I phoned and phoned for days!). They said they logged it though and told their supervisor.

Crazy really when this is a very expensive item (something my parents bought Dd for starting university).

Heartsonacake
Thank you for explaining it to me. I had been getting a bit confused as I was looking for a safe place to ask questions to other mums and I got a bit worried when I started seeing replies from others. Not that there is anything wrong with that, it's just not what I've been looking for.

@Sciencebabe Mumsnet did start off as a parenting website; it's just got a lot broader as it's grown.

Don't forget, there's a lot more to Mumsnet than AIBU (although lots of questions, other than strictly AIBU questions, tend to get posted here as it gets most traffic).

If there are specific parenting questions that you'd like to ask other mums, just browse the forums to see which ones look most relevant.

Thank you

@Sciencebabe

Heartsonacake Thank you for explaining it to me. I had been getting a bit confused as I was looking for a safe place to ask questions to other mums and I got a bit worried when I started seeing replies from others. Not that there is anything wrong with that, it's just not what I've been looking for.

Along with the general topics (AIBU, style and beauty, chat etc.) there are specific parenting topics too, so if you just want answers from parents try there.

Out of interest, why would you be worried non parents are on here? And why would that make it not a “safe space”?