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AIBU?

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To be a bit frustrated/stressed by this

11 replies

Springisnear4 · 14/03/2024 19:52

I moved house and had a bed I didn't need, my friend wanted it so I said that's fine, she wanted to pay for it I said no have it on me.
This was 6 weeks ago. I move next week so back then I was thinking plenty of time and asked my friend to organise a van to transport it to her house.
She didn't tell me she had booked a van so just under 2 weeks later I sent her a reminder of when I was moving therefore when it needed to be moved by.
Again she didn't confirm so another 2 weeks later I asked her if she'd booked it and she said no but she would that weekend and what day could she collect which I told her.
Monday rolls around and I offered to drop the key off to her as she'll now have to collect bed when I'm working and agreed when to drop key when she was in. I turn up to drop key and no one is in, no answer when I phoned her multiple times so I ask neighbour to let me in to block of flats to post it through letterbox.
She then tells me on the day she's meant to be collecting the bed that she isnt collecting it that day and is coming a different day instead.
I feel really messed around and it's caused me extra stress when I'm already moving house which has been really stressful. AIBU to feel like this?

OP posts:
Professionalnot · 15/03/2024 18:39

Very ungrateful assuming behaviour.
I'd be inclined to donate the bed to charity.

Springisnear4 · 15/03/2024 18:40

I just felt really messed about.

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Aquamarine1029 · 15/03/2024 18:42

Tell her she has until tomorrow at X time or you'll be making other arrangements.

WeeOrcadian · 15/03/2024 19:14

Post it on freegle or a local FB instead, you'll have people snatching your hands off

CrispEater2000 · 15/03/2024 19:24

YANBU. Let her know a final date, say you can't hold onto it any longer with the rest of the house move going on and if she's still messing about just give it to charity. They'll arrange a date and time to come and pick it up.

SidekickSally · 15/03/2024 19:32

She is completely messing you around, how frustrating, you’ve gone out of your way to accommodate her.
agree with other posters - say you’re going to have to make other arrangements unless she can pick it up tomorrow and be done with it.

Shiningout · 15/03/2024 20:33

Aquamarine1029 · 15/03/2024 18:42

Tell her she has until tomorrow at X time or you'll be making other arrangements.

100 percent this.

ZipZapZoom · 15/03/2024 20:35

Gosh how ungrateful of her. Give her a deadline of collect by Sunday and then chuck it in FB marketplace for free someone will gladly take it off your hands and be a lot more thankful.

PostItInABook · 15/03/2024 20:36

She’s taking the piss out of you. Give her a deadline that suits you and if she doesn’t stick to it give it away on freecycle or whatever.

benjoin · 15/03/2024 20:38

Tell her it has to go tomorrow or its going for free on the internet to whoever picks it up first

Hatty65 · 15/03/2024 20:38

Do you have a local church/charity that wants furniture? I'd be phoning them first thing tomorrow and asking them to collect - and I'd tell her she'd missed her chance now.

She's rude and will keep messing you about.

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