Acquaintance was on a number of local Facebook groups asking for Brownies uniform. One of my daughters had a leftover uniform in good condition, and her younger sister doesn’t need it for over a year still. Acquaintance’s daughter only has 6 months in Brownies from when she starts until she’ll move up to guides.
I decided to let her have the uniform, It came to us as good condition hand me downs for free. Figured I could ask for it back once it was used, or I’d probably find another hand me down. Karma? Just thought I’d be nice, as it’s a lay out for only 6 months of use.
The following evening she was selling the jumper and shorts on Facebook, same size. No marks so hard to tell if the same one- but surprised me.
I messaged politely and said ‘I saw you selling Brownies jumpers on Facebook. If you don’t need it anymore for any reason could I have it back please? Xxx will use it’.
She went off on one, saying she’d got one elsewhere after all and I could have let her split the cost. Claims it was the other one she was selling, not mine (why not return it? Why acquire it after collecting mine ) I then found the uniform on my doorstep in a carrier back, almost like it had been hurled at the door, half out of the bag and slumped over.
She’s an affluent confident kind of person normally, big house etc. So I don’t think it was a money thing.
Would you have asked? I was annoyed, but I haven’t bitched or moaned or posted publicly over it, just that message above. Clearly the loose friendship is over!