AIBU to lock the porch after a friend kept taking our pushchair?

[PushchairCF]

We’ve had a porch for about 6 years, never locked it. Never needed to . All we’ve ever kept in the porch is wellies, umbrellas and a cheap little folding pushchair. It is very handy as light to carry if getting public transport and fits in car well too. We use it every 2-3 days.

NDN is a long term friend , nice but can be difficult sometimes. Had a period of time where she tried her luck wanting to borrow money I just had to keep saying no.

Her pushchair broke and she asked to borrow ours ‘till the end of the month’ I said sorry we use it a lot so wouldn’t be able to . I mentioned they are quite cheap and it was on offer somewhere too she just ignored.

went to go out one day last week and it was gone ! I called her and She had taken it for the school run - I went round and got it back, told her that was not ok and she did the same the next day. On Friday I had to look for the keys and have started locking the porch door. She text me this morning to ask why I’ve locked the door !!!! I said ‘to stop you taking the pushchair as we need it’ she’s called me selfish as I have 2 pushchairs. I don’t have 2, i used to but the other was so big and heavy we got rid of it months ago.

It doesn’t matter if you had 16 pushchairs if you said no you said no!

I’m outraged in your behalf OP!
Beyond entitled behaviour.
Definitely keep the door locked, I’d get a ring doorbell too so you can see how many times she tries her luck.
What a cheeky cow!

Where would this ‘neighbour’ draw the line!!!? Is there something else she’s borrowed & hasn’t returned?
Definitely lock everything, even your washing line!
Think in your shoes I’d probably block her as she’s so abusive, I had to with a ndn we had up until they left a yr ago. (she’d message saying we needed a ‘chat’ & all i’d get was her shouting down the fone so loud I couldn’t get a word in).

Reminds me of an old NDN who borrowed our lawn mower until they could afford to buy one (newly moved in). They then didn’t bother buying one because they can use ours, which they told us as they returned it with a broken part on it!
They also asked if they could have some packets of crisps as we always have loads and they couldn’t be bothered to drive to the shop.
Some people are just CF through and through!

You have to wonder what other things she may have helped herself to.
Locking the door isn't enough, OP. Dig a moat and fill it with alligators.

You know YANBU and it doesn't matter whether you have 2 or 5. People shouldn't help themselves.

We lent a next door neighbour a rake and a few months later he asked to borrow it again. We told him it’s still in his shed as he hadn’t returned it to us!

I came on here to say exactly this

Bizarre. The woman needs a pushchair. She could probably get one free by posting on a local facebook group.

theres loads of cheap ones on Vinted or gumtree, FB marketplace etc etc Point her in that direction.

She's not really your friend so I wouldn't give it a second thought.

Wouldn’t recommend this🤣 she sounds like she’d take it as an invitation & take a fancy to your microwave!! & it would be the last you’d see of it🤣🤣🤣

Dig a moat and fill it with alligators

YANBU

It never ceases to amaze me how brazen, cheeky, and self centred some people are - especially when it comes to other people and their belongings / money!

And she is not your friend.

I’d bike lock it just for the laugh but I’m petty.

I mean, she obviously has been a twat just taking it.

Would you have lent it to her if she had asked to borrow it just for the school run and drop it back straight after, if you never use it during this time?

But to be fair I guess she has kind of blown this now, anyway, as you probably don't feel like helping her at all now.

I do see your annoyance. Especially as she didn't drop it straight back and you had to collect it!