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Should she replace it? SHE RETURNED IT!

463 replies

Langarg · 22/01/2025 19:57

Goodness me. I can’t believe I am back with an update. After starting the small claims process, look what turned up on my doorstep today! My Dyson Airwrap!!!

I hadn’t heard a single peep from my friend since my last updates on the previous thread.

What a shock I got when I got a notification from my ring doorbell this afternoon saying there was person at my front door. I checked and it was my friend sheepishly dropping a bag on my doorstep!

I was at work and knew I wasn’t going to be home for a few more hours. I sent my neighbour a text message asking her to take it in. I couldn’t wait to get home from work to see what she had dropped off 🤣 was it the original? Was it a brand new replacement? Was it the £150 replacement from Facebook?

When I got home and checked it out it appeared to be my original airwrap. I tested it and it worked just fine (so much for the sister spilling the wine!) and I checked the serial number and it definitely is mine!

What an absolute rollercoaster! I wasn’t sure if I should text my friend acknowledging the eventual return of the airwrap or not?

Link to my original thread for anyone interested who may have missed it… https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5241002-should-she-replace-it?page=40&reply=141090978

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My friend asked if she could borrow my Dyson airwrap for her wedding as money was tight and she couldn’t afford a hairdresser. It was a small wedding...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5241002-should-she-replace-it?page=40&reply=141090978

OP posts:
Gettingbysomehow · 23/01/2025 19:17

CustardySergeant · 23/01/2025 12:23

That's shocking! What did you say to this "friend" and how did she react?

I asked her why, she just shrugged no apology nothing.
I told her our friendship was over. Which is a shame for her because the only friend she had was me.
I got a lot of messages asking me to be her friend again which I just ignored.
I don't know but I think it was jealousy because my partner at the time had gifted it to me for a big birthday.

Boysgrownbutstillathome · 23/01/2025 19:23

So happy for you that you got it back. What a shame she was so dishonest about it. Never lend it to anyone again!

Movinghouseatlast · 23/01/2025 19:26

Greyish2025 · 23/01/2025 13:50

Did you have to pay a solicitor to write the letter before action or did you write it yourself

You can write a letter before action yourself. Lots of templates on line.

Illegally18 · 23/01/2025 19:39

Langarg · 22/01/2025 19:57

Goodness me. I can’t believe I am back with an update. After starting the small claims process, look what turned up on my doorstep today! My Dyson Airwrap!!!

I hadn’t heard a single peep from my friend since my last updates on the previous thread.

What a shock I got when I got a notification from my ring doorbell this afternoon saying there was person at my front door. I checked and it was my friend sheepishly dropping a bag on my doorstep!

I was at work and knew I wasn’t going to be home for a few more hours. I sent my neighbour a text message asking her to take it in. I couldn’t wait to get home from work to see what she had dropped off 🤣 was it the original? Was it a brand new replacement? Was it the £150 replacement from Facebook?

When I got home and checked it out it appeared to be my original airwrap. I tested it and it worked just fine (so much for the sister spilling the wine!) and I checked the serial number and it definitely is mine!

What an absolute rollercoaster! I wasn’t sure if I should text my friend acknowledging the eventual return of the airwrap or not?

Link to my original thread for anyone interested who may have missed it… https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5241002-should-she-replace-it?page=40&reply=141090978

Do not acknowledge it! let her wonder! She's given you enough trouble as it is!

BotDranning · 23/01/2025 19:43

Handled with class.....

The poster who posted about her sons birthday party and the cf mother / magician bag / vegan pizza - could learn a thing or two ftom you 😁

Quinlan · 23/01/2025 19:45

BotDranning · 23/01/2025 19:43

Handled with class.....

The poster who posted about her sons birthday party and the cf mother / magician bag / vegan pizza - could learn a thing or two ftom you 😁

What? How could she learn a thing or two? That poster handled the situation without issue. A simple reply, contact info for the magician and then she ignored.

dentalflosser · 23/01/2025 19:58

I’m so pleased for you OP that you’ve got your airwrap back safely. This has been the thread that kept on giving.
So CF thought she would keep the airwrap to begin with and that you would give up asking for it, then claimed it was stolen, then offered you a £150 pair thinking she could still keep your lovely set, then invented the mystery sistery wine fandango and then as if by magic your original unbroken set arrives on your doorstep!

dontnowottodo · 23/01/2025 20:00

She can't actually have thought that if she pretended to have lost it and later broken it, you would just say it's fine and buy yourself a new one.. when in reality she was trying to keep yours Grin

ComeHomeSoonPlease · 23/01/2025 20:06

Thanks for the update OP. Welcome home, airwrap!!

Clarastah · 23/01/2025 20:08

Quinlan · 23/01/2025 19:45

What? How could she learn a thing or two? That poster handled the situation without issue. A simple reply, contact info for the magician and then she ignored.

Yes exactly.....what was the birthday Mum supposed to do? Text her repeatedly to ask where her RSVP was and then threaten her with legal action? 😂

The two situations are not even remotely comparable!

WhatColourIsThatBalloon · 23/01/2025 20:09

8cafe · 23/01/2025 13:56

I'm convinced this was a very clever marketing person.

If so - absolutely genius.

Wibblywobblyses · 23/01/2025 20:23

You are a generous friend to have loaned your Dyson device. Sadly the person who borrowed it showed herself to be quite dishonest and not a good or fair friend at all.

PlopSofa · 23/01/2025 20:29

Excellent news OP! Well done for following through.

Can you imagine getting a county court judgement against you for stealing an airwrap?

And then even worse...

"Sorry guvnor, I'm in prison for stealing a hairdryer" 😂

AntiSocialSocialClub93 · 23/01/2025 20:35

The Tale of the Borrowed Dyson

Oh, Dyson Airwrap, a marvel to hold,
A friend once borrowed, a tale unfolds.
She swore her sister, in careless despair,
Had broken the treasure she couldn’t repair.

The lender, trusting, with kindness to spare,
Believed the tale spun from thin air.
But whispers of guilt began to creep,
As truth lay hidden, buried deep.

The borrower schemed, her heart turned cold,
She’d keep the Dyson, so sleek and bold.
But justice stirred, a claim was filed,
The lender, no fool, not easily beguiled.

And so, one night, beneath the moon’s glow,
The borrower decided her guilt must show.
She crept to the porch, her face masked tight,
A black box in hand, under cover of night.

The Ring doorbell, with its unblinking gaze,
Caught her return in a sneaky haze.
No words were spoken, no note was left,
Just a shameful act of returned theft.

Oh, lessons learned in friendship’s test,
Truth and trust are what serve us best.
For a borrowed Dyson, a bond was frayed,
And the Ring camera watched as secrets decayed.

Fixx · 23/01/2025 20:37

What a bitch!!!

BagelandEggs · 23/01/2025 20:46

I'm so happy that this is a happy ending for you, while knowing you have been put through a stressful time as well. It is unbelievable that someone would behave like this - how on earth does she justify it to herself, or live with herself?! Be happy that she's out of your life and never lend anything valuable to anyone ever again! 😂

ShirkingFromHome95 · 23/01/2025 20:55

Just wow.

helen32 · 23/01/2025 21:15

omg I can’t believe it. Thanks for the update & so glad you got it back.

I hope the lady with the husband and the herpes anti viral medicine comes back on too because i was invested in that!

JustSawJohnny · 23/01/2025 21:30

Oh my DAYS!

The cheeky bitch had it the whole time!!

It was my hunch but bloody hell - what a thieving cow.

I'd have to message and say thanks for returning MY ORIGINAL hairdryer so she knows you know.

Hope you're still set on not having anything to do with her again, OP.

pollymere · 23/01/2025 23:11

I'm wondering if the sister borrowed it and claimed it was broken to your friend and then your friend found it at the sister's house? 🤔

Hopefully it's still in the same condition you lent it.

And I won a hair thingy in an auction that wasn't what I thought it was. Your post made me realise it's a dupe of an airwrap so my hair is greatly enjoying all the gadgety things... Thanks!

WickedWitchOfTheEast87 · 23/01/2025 23:22

@Langarg Thank god you got it back!! I knew the thieving cheeky bitch still had it. No doubt she loved the airwrap so much but didn't want to buy one for herself so she came up with this plan to keep it and thought since you were such a pushover you'd let this go too!

Personally OP if I were you I would tell your mutual friends because you can bet she will go crying to them about how you spoiled her wedding and ruined the friendship over an airwrap making you look bad. I'd tell them the truth and show them the messages of her lies and utter cheeky fucker behaviour!

My god the nerve of her, she's on par with the allotment lady telling the new owners its hers and they need to fight her for their own land and mexican house thief cheeky fucker. How the fuck do these cheeky fuckers think their behaviour is acceptable. 🙄

WickedWitchOfTheEast87 · 23/01/2025 23:24

AntiSocialSocialClub93 · 23/01/2025 20:35

The Tale of the Borrowed Dyson

Oh, Dyson Airwrap, a marvel to hold,
A friend once borrowed, a tale unfolds.
She swore her sister, in careless despair,
Had broken the treasure she couldn’t repair.

The lender, trusting, with kindness to spare,
Believed the tale spun from thin air.
But whispers of guilt began to creep,
As truth lay hidden, buried deep.

The borrower schemed, her heart turned cold,
She’d keep the Dyson, so sleek and bold.
But justice stirred, a claim was filed,
The lender, no fool, not easily beguiled.

And so, one night, beneath the moon’s glow,
The borrower decided her guilt must show.
She crept to the porch, her face masked tight,
A black box in hand, under cover of night.

The Ring doorbell, with its unblinking gaze,
Caught her return in a sneaky haze.
No words were spoken, no note was left,
Just a shameful act of returned theft.

Oh, lessons learned in friendship’s test,
Truth and trust are what serve us best.
For a borrowed Dyson, a bond was frayed,
And the Ring camera watched as secrets decayed.

Omg this had me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 very creative 👏👏👏

TeabySea · 23/01/2025 23:49

I spotted the thread title and thought this was you! I've been following the saga from the outset.
I wonder if she'd loaned the Airwrap to someone else, or whether she was just aiming to keep it. Either way, she was way beyond the boundaries of 'out of order' as her subsequent behaviour has shown.

I think you could just tell mutual friends (if they ask) that you and she fell out over something, but that you don't wish to discuss it.

AlleycatMarie · 24/01/2025 00:12

Yay you got it back! Can’t believe she really was just planning to steal it all along! What a friend!

Fraaances · 24/01/2025 01:56

To misquote Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, “She’s a fucking “fief!”

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