Is this as cheeky as I think it is??

[thebody]

Am a cm working my notice. Obviously have given thought as to what to do with all my toys, equipment, books etc. all from new as my own Dcs were older when i set up. And have added lots of toys,Some recently.

This am at drop off my least favourite mum and incidentally the most well off mum, asked me ' I expect you are going to let the children choose some
toys each to take home when u close. Can .... Have the farm??

This farm is 4 months old and cost me £60.

I was going to hold a sale of a stuff at my house as could do with the money!

Am I mean or is she a bit cheeky??

she is cheeky!

She's bonkers.

What a bizarre thing to say.

Just say no, sorry, I'm keeping my inventory for the timing being.

Nope, that's cheeky.

I'd tell her you're planning on giving them to charity/local toddler group/woman's refuge so deserving children benefit

It's a weird assumption to make! Why would she think that???

It could be that little X really, really, really loves the farm and talks of little else when he/she gets home at night. I'd tell her that you were planning to hold a sale but if she'd like first dibbs on the farm then £40 would clinch the deal.

Yes I get u Harriet but its the assumption that seemingly these toys arnt actually my property brought with cash iucwim.

I don't think for a minute that she wants to buy it or she would have offered.

she can buy her own farm on ebay or wherever else.

whatever her assumption is, yes it's cheeky.

Completely cheeky, they belong to the business and if you don't sell them off and have receipts for their sale the tax man may be all over you thinking you sold it all off for cash in hand and not declaring...

Yes random, thanks hadn't given that a thought but if course yes I have claimed for them against tax, good thinking.

Very good reason for not letting the dc choose something me things

That's so beyond cheeky! But intriguing - what did you say?

"I expect...." is a very clever way of pushing someone to do something you know they don't want too or you know is out of order.

How completely bizarre - of course that's completely cheeky! My kids have always had small gifts when leaving childminder's care (we've left a few for various reasons) - but never expected (& never as big as the well-deserved thank you gift I gave to the cm!)

Completely different if she was asking to buy things/make you an offer, of course. If I were you I'd 'assume' that was what she meant & tell her how much you're selling the farm for & ask if she wants to reserve it (for a deposit of course!)

What did you say??

Cheeky Cow!!!!!

Minder I was so gob smacked I just sort of smiled like a complete twat.

Good idea about making her buy it though as she is very tight.

She often picks and drops off ten mins early or late( really pusses off cms wen parents do this regularly) and then she reminded me once that I owed her £3.00 for the hour I asked her to pick up her dd, we had been burgled!!!

Won't miss her, her dd is a darlin though

totally cheeky bint!!!

I felt cheeky enough last week when DD had a mahoossive strop at home time and CM let her take the dolly she was tantrumming over home for the weekend!

I would have just laughed in her face and not answered.

Blimey, cheeky mare..
Dont you just love this type of parent

Actually, you could tell her your giving them all to the local childrens home/hospital and prehaps she would like to make a donation towards it

Agree with anew - fab idea!

What a very cheeky & manipulative cow indeed

Throw it right back at her - let her know you are selling the toys to raise money for a much loved charity ( she doesn't have to know thats you & as she expressed an interest in the Farm she can have first refusal & name your price - if she tries to knock the price down ( this sort will looked shocked & just say, but its for charity, I really cant accept less as others are also interested

cheeky mare

Honestly! Where do some of these people find their nerve!

I don't think you're being at all mean, thebody.

Cheeky madam. Tight-fisted too

Check eBay for the going rate for your big things so you price things reasonably. If you take fees etc into account, you can at least justify the prices to yourself so you know whether to accept offers. You could drop into conversation that it still a business!!