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Aibu to be annoyed

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novalia89 · 05/08/2021 11:40

I am a little annoyed at my friend for scuffing my car. She is staying with me and has a very heavy suitcase. I lifted it into the boot but when she got out of the car she just dragged it out of the boot with the wheels to the bottom.
The wheels have scuffed the bumper of my car and I didn't say anything because it's happened now, but I am annoyed at her carelessness and lack of respect for something which isn't cheap.
Should I say something? Ask her to pay for the damage? It is a superficial scuff which has marked the paintwork but not gone through. It's been 2 days but it's still bothering me and bothering me that I didn't say something because of politeness even though it really annoyed me.
Thanks

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MyShoelaceIsUndone · 05/08/2021 11:49

You should of course say something, why didn’t you address it when you first noticed?

Aprilx · 05/08/2021 11:50

It surely cannot be very noticeable, I think you could damage your friendship by mentioning something like this. What would you want her to pay for anyway?

Bonheurdupasse · 05/08/2021 12:08

Absolutely say something

Mamamamasaurus · 05/08/2021 12:09

@Aprilx

It surely cannot be very noticeable, I think you could damage your friendship by mentioning something like this. What would you want her to pay for anyway?
So it's OK for someone to damage your property, in case you hurt their iddy biddy feelings??

Say something or you'll regret it. If your friend is a true and decent friend, she'll make right

AndSoFinally · 05/08/2021 12:17

Have you tried just bugging it out with a bit of T-Cut or something?

AndSoFinally · 05/08/2021 12:18

Buffing, even

Saidtoomuch · 05/08/2021 12:18

Is it a proper scratch or something scuff cover would sort?
I'm in two minds, would it be reasonable or possible to lift it out of the boot with it being so heavy, without rolling on the bumper. Could this have been avoided by the two of you lifting it out together to cause damage or was she just steaming ahead?

novalia89 · 05/08/2021 12:33

I'll take a picture of it tonight. I didn't think that it was that bad at the time and it's just awkward to be like 'hello, you have just scuffed my car, please pay for the damage'.

It might be able to be t-cut out, but I've never used it, so I'm not sure.

I'll tell her tonight that I went back out and noticed that the scratch is worse than I thought.

It's definitely a scuff not a scratch and maybe 2 inches long by maybe half an inch, so not awful but annoying because it was so unavoidable.

She just dragged it out before I could do anything, when I opened the boot for her. I lifted it in and could have easily helped. That's one of the reasons why I put it in the car, because she does things like this without thinking.

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billy1966 · 05/08/2021 12:36

I would be very pissed off with the carelessness and disrespect for your property.

You say she has form for this.

How dim and uncouth.

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