If I buy a bottle alcohol for my friends and drop it on the way in, should they chip in for the broken bottle?

Question

My friends wanted a $35 bottle of alcohol and I decided to be nice and buy it for them but accidentally dropped it as I was locking my car... now Im stuck $35 in the hole. Should I ask them for part of the money, even though its my fault, i was doing them a favor. Please share, but dont be mean, im very sensitive.

Answer 1

same as in all business.. you didn't transfer the goods yet, so its completely your fault.   sorry!

Answer 2

Question is - What would you do in a similar circumstance ? Would you chip in for the broken bottle ? Ask yourself this and you will have the answer. Pls take this with a grain of salt cuz I am sensitive too!

Answer 3

i think that it is mostly your fault. Look at it this way, If your friend went to buy a gold watch and somebody stole it from them when they put it on a....desk. Your friend then comes asking you for money, which it wasn't your fault.

Answer 4

did they giveyou money for it? well did you know if you buy them alchol that they get into troubel you can lose it also? i mean to tellyou you are taking a big chance for them losers. i would have them all chip in for the bottle cause its theres and not have to take and pay for it and nope you shoudlnt' ahve to pay for it your services were enouhg and the fact you could lose in this deal if caught i would stay out of it after paid for the prolbem to begin with take car.e

Answer 5

well if you were being nice and just buying them a bottle, and then you broke it, no they shouldnt have to pay, unless of course they want another one, then they should pay the whole thing. But if you were just going to buy the whole thing yourself and then you broke it...well...it is pretty much your fault so..

Answer 6

NO,

(because individuals should work much like business on goods received, You were negligent in your care of the bottle and should not be compensated)

(I do not mean this mean but they could think you are lying and could cost you their friendship     or     they could think you are a goof)

Anyway 35 dollars is alot of money but do everyone involved a favor and tell the story and dont ask for money if they voluntter relectanly accept.

Answer 7

don't ask them, it was your fault, it's not like they asked you to buy it for them

Answer 8

Nah.. tell them what happened and if they offer to pay anyway, accept

But it isn't their fault you dropped it, so I wouldn't ask for money if I were you

Answer 9

let it go...move on.

talk to your roommate about it...i am sure he is wise...listen to him.  

Answer 10

It was your fault. Sorry brah, next time be more careful.

Answer 11

no, it was your fault for dropping the bottle, not theirs, so you are stuck with the loss.

Answer 12

no

Answer 13

turn it around and think about it

if they dropped the bottle and broke it would you want to chip in to pay too?

sorry, but to me, you dropped it, you pay for it

if you don't want to be responsible for it next time, tell them you don't trust yourself not to drop it and they need to get their own

Answer 14

Maybe if you turn it around, it will help: if you gave someone $35 to buy you a bottle of alcohol and they dropped it, would you want your money back?

Answer 15

It depends. Did they ask you to buy it for them or did you just decide to do it as a friendly gesture?  Did you expect to get reimbursed or just share it with them?  Unless they actually asked you to buy it for them and you had a reasonable expectation of being reimbursed you probably need to chalk it up to bad luck.  It is certainly not worth losing a friend over.

Answer 16

nope, you drop it, your fault.

Answer 17

I bet it felt good being the MAN for a while didn't it? Now you fked up and you need to BE THE MAN!

Harl, this is a very good thing that happened to you actually...because now you are going to find out how good of friends you really have. If it were me and if I were going to drink the liquor, I would give you some money because that's me and that's the right thing to do. So, take advantage of this opportunity and find out who really has your back, God works in mysterious ways. ;-)

Answer 18

No - SH*T Happens! You dropped it Silly

Answer 19

No, you will seem really mean, and thats just common sense, to not ask your friends for money for some thing that was your fault  

Answer 20

yes they should help pay  too. But I hope youweren'tt buying liquor for underage kids!

Answer 21

No. Don't ask for them to chip in. Just be more careful next time!

Sorry bout that :(

Answer 22

i wouldn't pay up  you were the one that broke  it its your fault sorry but its true

Answer 23

o.k. it wasn't your fault and you were trying to do a favor and it went south on you. in my world it's called tough cookies, i would rack up my losses and not be so generous next time.

if my friends don't like a 3 dollar bottle of thunder bird then they are just too high brow for me.  thirty five bucks for a jug is just way too much.

Answer 24

I wouldn't ask because that was your fault. But you could do 2 things.  I'm only saying this because I'm sure the thought going through your head is "d**n, why did I agree to this....it just cost me 35.00 to be nice"

1)  Before giving it to them....call them and tell them what happened and that you dont have any money or that you only have 15.00.  More than likely they cover the rest.

2) If you already gave it to them, bring it up non-challantley and if they are good people...they will either give you some money or pay for it.

And just for the record, I am not a shaddy person by all means...I wouldnt personally ask for the money but I gave those tips based on the instinct that if you posted this scenario on YA then you dont have the money to cover.

Answer 25

No; they didn't have any part in your falling, nor did they ask for you to get it, so they should not be punished or fined for your accident.  It was an accident--and most accidents cost us in some way or another.  

I think it was kind and generous for you to want to do the favor, but it seems pretty selfish for you to expect something from them because of it.  A gift is a gift is a gift.  If you are expecting something in return, it is either bribery or a sale.  You will destroy your friendship if you expect them to pay for your accident.  

You will get credit, though, I'll agee, not as much, by explaining that you bought it and intended to bring it.  Just tell them you don't have the money to buy two, and leave it at that.  Don't whine; don't make a huge deal of it; don't ask for a lot of sympathy.  Life is full of bumps and disappointments.  Please be gracious and accept that.  Sometimes you will try to do something good or nice and it will backfire.  Accept your losses just in the same manner you accept your blessings.  

I don't mean this to sound hard.  Yes, I am very sensitive too, so I have tried to be gentle.  But it will hurt you much worse to have your friends think you're selfish than for a stranger to tell you that.  There is a phrase in the Wisdom Books of the Bible that goes like this:  "Faithful are the wounds of a friend."  So, I'm trying to be a friend...

Answer 26

Accidents happen and it was your money.  I don't think you should be obligated to dish out another $35.00 just for trying to be nice.  In answer to your question, yes, if they still want an expensive bottle of liquor for you all to share, they should offer to chip in and you should not have to ask.

added note: Maybe I did not read the questions right.  If you are asking if they should pay for the bottle you dropped, then no, you offered to buy it in the first place.  My above answer was referring to a second bottle.

Answer 27

You can ask, but it's very rude to expect repayment for something that YOU damaged.  If you let a friend drive your car, and they accidentally rearended someone else, what would you think if your friend asked you to pay for the damages to the other person's car?  They caused it, after all, though it was your car.

Answer 28

Usually if you return the product to the store with the top that shows the seal is intact, showing the bottle was never opened, they will replace it for free.  These stores allow for accidential breakage- especially if you were still on the store premises.