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TysMummy
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Topic: question about friends Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:00pm |
ok so some friends of ours asked if they can put some boxes in our shed ...i said yip as long as it was to the side...later they said we havent found a place can we store everything here...i said i would prefer you put it in storage ....but they can put it there as long as its just a week......they asked if it could be another week until they pay bond on storage...granting i said mmmm...txt them to say how long now as car leaking need it in shed....get told end of week...month later hubby face to face asked 'when you getting your sh*t out'? they said friday latest...being today...hubby txt thursday to remind them...they come around and take 2 bags .......in the mean time i cant get to anything and i mean anything........dont want to loose friendship but wat turned into a week and how blunt can we bee.......we said it straight out...they then say they are heading to get a car cover......ummmm dude we need the shed to fix things and we got electric door so babies wouldnt get wet how is that gonna solve matters.......and yes car is leaking........wat would you do...was thinking about putting garage sale sign up at gate lol
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Jelly
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:07pm |
TBH I'd probably put up with it because I'm a doormat with things like that, but what I would LIKE to do would be to tell them their stuff will be on the side of the road at 4pm tomorrow and they're welcome to come pick it up. If it's not gone by 6 you'll assume they don't want it and list the good stuff on trade me. Lol.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:13pm |
They are the ones damaging the friendship by taking advantage of you.
If it were me (esp in my current state) I'd be completely blunt and tell them to come and pick it up by the end of the weekend or it is going out on the street.
Maybe you could put the car cover over it to help keep it dry?
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:16pm |
I would be blunt too. If they valued your friendship they wouldn't be taking advantage of you.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:33pm |
I agree, I would be blunt and tell them it will be left outside if they haven't come to collect it by XX time.
They are definitely taking advantage, that's so unfair.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:33pm |
caramel...awesome
how else would y0ou put it other then...when yo u getting your sh*t out? thought that was straight to the point.......i even said straight up to them 'as long as its only a week'.....hollly.
well i think its time for the sperm donor to be the mean one so when he gets home he can phone them...or in his case txt them cause he is scared lol...the dudes a big islander and hubby is a little maori lol
the know we need the money supper bad so its not as if i dont want to have a garage sale...
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:35pm |
anyone in the waikto and feels like a sale let me know
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 1:59pm |
Tell them you were burgled and that all the stuff in the shed got stolen...
Then wait a day before telling them to come and get it. You're being used.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 2:41pm |
Tell them straight up, you need the space, it can't stay there any longer, if they don't take it away by Sunday it will be out on the curb for whoever wants it.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 3:53pm |
I wouldn't say that I'm going to put in on the road but I would tell them I need the shed and I'm not going to be taken advantage of so if your stuff isn't moved tomorrow I will have to put it next to the shed. My house, my shed, I want to use it.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 4:25pm |
What sort of stuff? haha
I would put it next to shed and put a tarp or car cover over it.
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TysMummy
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 4:28pm |
everything in there house...that you would put in the house..
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2 tables fridges freezer...clothes...bikes...you name itit there...if we put it beside the shed we wont be able to mow lawn or let kids play outside
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 5:03pm |
Yeah, lay the smack down lol. They are taking advantage of you, when their stuff could be in storage. It's your space, so either turf it out or start charging rent! (Easy to say, but I would be the first one asking DH to 'lay the smack down')
Give them a few days notice and then by all means have a garage sale.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 5:09pm |
bahahahahaha awesome.............have to use that line to the sperm donor
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 5:24pm |
Go bash them with some phone books and tell them that they are now taking the piss.. .and if it's not gone by the weekend you will be delivering back to them and leaving it on the footpath
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 6:24pm |
I kind of feel sorry for them. I know what it's like to not have any money to come up with bond/storage. Not your problem and is annoying but maybe talk to them about why it's happening and how you can resolve it.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 6:35pm |
yeah i understand that but we are in more sh*t then they are and they go out for dinner every night or takeways when we have noodles......
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 9:22pm |
Invite them around for something they won't be able to resist.... like a party or BBQ or something. When they arrive you've got 'em captive - force them to sort their sh!t out before leaving. 
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 10:03pm |
a couple of simple sentences...
"you told us a week. its been *x* weeks. if its not out by *x* days/weeks/date it will be on the front lawn. its our shed. we were nice to start with but now its beyond inconvinient. get rid of it or we get rid of it for you"  and if you pop a garage sale sign on it you wouldnt have to live on noodles
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 10:29pm |
I would just say "We thought this was a temporary solution/ We need to have the car in the garage, so we will have to put the items outside in the rain I'm afraid"
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