Should she replace it? SHE RETURNED IT!

[Langarg]

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

I thought she'd left it at the hotel or is that another thread with a similar story? Lying thief, hope you're no longer friends with her.

I wonder if she she saw the report on the Daily Mail about it lol

@Langarg I've been gripped by these threads since the beginning, it's almost impossible to believe the CFery of someone who claimed the dryer was lost, stolen, then broken and finally did return it.
I would absolutely love to know what really happened, did she simply plan to steal it from you or did her thieving sister take it and refuse to return it? So pleased to hear that your letter of intent worked, whatever the stupid b*tch had done with it. But dying to know more...
I also hope that somehow any mutual friends and acquaintances do learn of what she tried to do, she was so dishonest. She obviously thought that you were too nice to take it further - as you might have been, without Mumsnet users pushing you from behind!

That was her first excuse until the OP told her she’s phoned the hotel then the story changed to her having lent it to her system who had broken it by spilling wine on it.

@gingersnapdrop bit of a bloody cheek of you!

Start your own thread in Style and Beauty asking for recommendations but don't expect OP to answer you here! I see she's ignored your cheeky "request" quite right! No more people pleasing from the OP.

Same thread

I’m afraid it isn’t nearly interesting enough for a 3rd thread - Amanda sidled up to me last Monday at pick up and stared at me. I was talking to a friend so I just glanced at her and turned away. No communication since. She’s been making a big fuss of not making a fuss since 😂

Personally, I'd give her a taste of her own medicine. Text her again, threatening court action. Deny that it was left on your doorstep. If she says she returned it, ask when and at what time. Then say that you were out at that time and that nothing was on the doorstep when you returned from work. Let her sweat for a few days and then reveal that a neighbour had kindly taken it in for you. You don't have to mention that you asked the neighbour to do this! It would serve her right! Although, two wrongs don't make a right..... It depends on whether you want to pursue this or put it behind you. In any case, learn from this. Cut her off and choose your "friends" more wisely in future! With friends like her, who needs enemies?!

Two of my most favourite MN threads have merged. You basically reprogrammed Amanda’s brain & moral compass so it might be a while before she blinks again.

I added one to my John Lewis wishlist 😁

What a rollercoaster

Couldn't she have had it repaired?

Excellent news. Good job it didn’t get nicked from your doorstep 😉. How’s the friendship moving forward 🤔

Sending her a LBA did prompt her to return it OP (better late than never!). And this is another important lesson you've learned @Langarg - that often the very real threat of court action can be enough to bring stupid people to their senses.
I'm so glad you've finally got your AirWrap back and your tresses are looking great again. I'm equally glad the CF is now an EX-friend. 😉 Onwards and upwards with your lovely new friends/fellow hobbyists! 😃

Oh sorry, was just trying to be funny. Wasn’t really expecting a response! Glad it all worked out for OP.

It was so generous of you to have lent it to her in the first place, she’s vile and absolutely without a conscience. I would certainly be telling mutual friends when I next saw them

This is a really good point. I’d inform the hotel that the item has been returned by the lying CF brideszilla, just in case she decides to ever avail herself of their services again with a birthday party, vow renewal or divorce party when he clocks he’s married a wrong un…
At least the staff will know their reputation is absolved.

I agree the hotel needs to be told for the sake of the reputation of the staff.

Honesty with other people's property is a huge element of the T&Cs of a hotel employee's contract, and a cloud over it can have major repercussions.

Yes to this!

Maybe her sister also needs to know how she's been thrown under the bus. Assuming she really has a sister.

The OP said she sent the sister a text message. I’m surprised the sister didn’t message back asked what on earth she was talking about.

The New Zealand contingent are delighted you have it back.
I reckon you block your former (read: lying bitch) friend on all media/phones/socials etc.
Place a large ad in the local rag warning people of her light fingered tendencies.
I'm soooo pleased its been returned to it rightful owner! X

Blimey!!! You just don’t know some people do you?! What a CF!! I would not offer any recognition, just remove her from your life. So pleased you got it back!

Hi all, I’ve stayed strong and haven’t contacted her. I still feel a bit sad that she would happily throw away such a long friendship for the sake of having nice hair for a few weeks.

I met with a mutual friend last night and mentioned to her that me and CF are no longer friends and briefly explained that she ‘borrowed’ my airwrap for her wedding and failed to return it for a number of weeks. I spared the details of all the lies though, I couldn’t be bothered wasting my breath on the situation!

Well done OP. 😃
The only thing I would say is that, at some point, you may need to tell at least one mutual friend the detail of what actually happened, including the lies CF told i.e. you had to ask for your AW back a few days after her wedding before she told you it had been lost (lie) and offering to pay in three installments for a second-hand, inferior model, her DH had left it on the "matching" blue carpet in their hotel room (lie), she'd phoned the hotel (lie) but they denied all knowledge, they were going to drive to the hotel on 2nd Jan to try to retrieve it (lie), she lent it to her sister who spilled wine on it and broke it (all lies!), and you had to threaten her with legal action for her to finally return it more than a month later (leaving it on your doorstep, when you were at work, where it could actually have been stolen!). You could recount this detail, as quickly as I have ((I don't think I've missed anything out), because otherwise some people in your social circle may try to claim that you threw away the friendship because "CF didn't return your hairdryer for a few weeks" - this simple statement is essentially true, but do you see how totally misleading it is when no detail as to what actually happened is supplied? As the old saying goes, "the devil's in the detail" so please don't allow CF's simple story to airbrush the truth. 😊

Yes, I don't understand why you don't tell mutual friends the truth - because no doubt she will be putting her own spin on it to them. Just saying she didn't return it for a few weeks makes it sound as though you are being unreasonable to fall out with her permanently over this. The lying - and attempted theft as she only returned it when threatened with court - are why you are no longer friends, not that she took a bit too long to return an item you lent her.