To want my glasses back?

[FlexibleFi]

More of a WWYD than an AIBU.

I went to a wedding June. I and three other friends from university days (14 years since we graduated) were invited and booked an AirBnB for a long weekend. We don't see a lot of each other but we have a WA group and message every few weeks. It was a lovely opportunity to catch up.

After years of being really hard up, I had a significant job change this year and for the first time splashed out on a few special things — including a rather fancy pair of designer glasses instead of Specsavers basics. The glasses are for reading and computer work, I don't need them for ordinary things. They're quite a mild prescription. All three friends at the AirBnB tried my posh spex on. One, I'll call her Rachel, commented that we must have the same prescription because she could read perfectly with them. She joshed me for spending so much money on them. A couple of times over the weekend, when I'd left them sitting by my phone or book, she'd borrow them to read something without asking.

We had a great busy and boozy weekend and when I got home I couldn't find my glasses anywhere, so I messaged the group to ask if anyone had picked them up accidentally. All said no. I messaged the AirBnB owner to ask if they'd been left there. No. Searched the car, searched everywhere. No sign of them. I'm not someone who often loses things.

Then this Sunday Joanne, one of the others in the wedding group sent a screenshot from FB of Rachel reading a menu in a restaurant while wearing a pair of glasses that look just like mine. Joanne commented 'Well now we know where Fi's glasses went, LOL' on FB. By the time I managed to get onto FB (ancient account I rarely check) the image had gone — but I had the screenshot.

I messaged Rachel, sent her the screenshot and said it looked as if she'd found my glasses, could she post them back to me please. She's replied saying they're her glasses: she liked them so much that she's bought a pair exactly like mine. I don't believe it and neither does Joanne. Rachel's recently split from her long-term partner and she talked a lot while we were away of how difficult she's finding things financially at the moment.

They were £300. I could claim on travel insurance (I have annual travel insurance) or on my household contents, but then I'll have to pay more for premiums for the next few years.

Joanne has said she'll get involved if necessary but I don't want to ruin memories of a lovely weekend. I can't immediately afford to replace the spex with the same (I have a holiday booked and that will eat up my budget for the next month or two) so I'll have to order a pair of cheap prescription readers on the internet. WWYD?

But how proof will turn up, unless op pushes Rachel to show that? No thief has ever confessed on their own. Given circumstances, it is fair to have this suspicion that R has stolen them.

omg me too! stopped lurking to sign up and comment! come on OP, put us out of our misery!

You are absolutely right.

However by quoting that post you've done the equivalent of saying Candyman three times in the mirror💀

Brace yourselves everyone

Noooooo! Is that what happens 😱

@Emsypoos yes 😂 and unless the OP starts a new thread.... dum dum dum...
We will never have the last episode.

it'll be like the lady walking her dog in the crow field

Oh I was invested in that one too 😅

OP has already said she's not coming back because of people being dickheads on the threat so i think you can all release your held breath!

Nooooo I need to know 🙈🤣

@FlexibleFi please update those of us who aren't dickheads and need closure 🙏🙏🙏

Anybody else popping on this post multiple times in the past week to see if OP got her glasses back? Im weirdly invested in this and would love an answer! Now commenting so I (hopefully) get an answer lol

For what it's worth @FlexibleFi I think it's a tricky situation to call out a good friend for being a thief and really weird she thought she'd get away with it, you've handled the situation with way more grace than I think I would've done and I hope it's resolved and you can all laugh about it on another holiday one day

I will. I'm waiting too. Joanne is on the case.

Very touched that so many specs-wearers are waiting with bated breath.

Fingers crossed for you OP!

I have everything crossed - not my eyes because fortunately I am wearing my own glasses because luckily none of my so called friends have stolen them.

@FlexibleFi ive been thinking of this all week

GlassesGate

Well, if you get to 39 pages or whatever page you have set where it's about the become a closed thread, please start a "part two" for those of us pulling for you to get your glasses back. The dickheads on this thread are welcome to pound salt.

Amen

Jo we are all behind you! Hope the snaffler gets snaffled😄

Every time I put my specs on I think of this thread 😂

I'm waiting & hoping for you. I've just spent what for me is a lot of money on new glasses (£270) & I'd be gutted if someone nicked them!

I disagree: when OP raised the issue with her she sighed and made her feel uncomfortable for wanting her glasses back. So I'm glad she's sorting it now, but I think that was poor behaviour.

I'd find a way to nick them back. If she says they look like hers say you bought some more with your insurance money...

And yes, any optician should be able to show the prescription, because they're prescription. I can't think of the quote that reminds me of! Oh no I've got it - Stardust: 'Do you see anything non-human? No? Because it's a field!'

OP I cannot believe how very much I want you to get these bloody glasses back!

From what you've said, I'm picturing them in a dark mulberry or aubergine colour. Rectangular shaped.

Best of luck whatever they are!

I keep coming back to this thread to find out if the op has the glasses back yet. I'm so relieved (and feeling very invested) that the op is still commenting. No one else pile on please, we need to know what's happening!!

Any news on Spexgate....?

let's talk about spex....