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Re: Covid Groceries (A Brimstone What Would You Do)
By: pierrotlunaire0 Date: January 31, 2021, 11:13 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1983.msg63181#msg63181
date=1611935690]
He should totally ask her to tell him how much she spent (ask
for the receipt or not, as he pleases) and reimburse her. If she
won’t say, he can estimate roughly how much the groceries should
have cost, add at least 50%, and give her that. If she protests
‘But, but, but they didn’t cost nearly that much, I can’t accept
that!’, he says ‘Okay, so tell me how much they did cost?’
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I really like this. I have a guy who mows my lawn in the summer
and shovels my snow in the winter. Normally, I buy a cannister
of salt every week to lay down (with my driveway and sidewalks,
it's good for one good application). A few weeks ago, we had 2
heavy snows in one week. When he called to make certain I wanted
him to shovel, I had to explain that I was out of salt. He
offered to stop at Home Depot and pick up some, and I could
reimburse him.
So he grabbed a big bag of the stuff. He told me it was $21, and
gave me the receipt. It was actually $21.20. I reimbursed him
$25 for the hassle of picking it up for me. Plus, I tried
picking up my own 50 lb bag of salt at Home Depot last year, and
I had to ask someone in the parking lot to transfer it into the
trunk of my car. Just too heavy and unwieldy for me.
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Re: Covid Groceries (A Brimstone What Would You Do)
By: mime Date: February 3, 2021, 1:55 pm
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I agree with the majority here-- he should say "hey, how much do
I owe you for the groceries?" No need for a receipt. Then add
some extra to the total, as a thank you. Maybe enough to cover
some Chipotle?
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Re: Covid Groceries (A Brimstone What Would You Do)
By: NFPwife Date: February 3, 2021, 2:58 pm
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[quote author=pjeans link=topic=1983.msg63324#msg63324
date=1612382106]
I agree with the majority here-- he should say "hey, how much do
I owe you for the groceries?" No need for a receipt. Then add
some extra to the total, as a thank you. Maybe enough to cover
some Chipotle?
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Yes, but basic Chipotle. Guacamole Chipotle would be overboard.
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Re: Covid Groceries (A Brimstone What Would You Do)
By: lowspark Date: February 3, 2021, 3:40 pm
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It sounds like it was a one time only favor. And it also sounds
like she didn't spend all that much. If I had a sick friend who
asked me to pick up dinner for him/her, I'd do it without
expecting them to pay. And it sounds like this is sort of the
situation.
I think that Albert probably should have asked for the amount so
he could pay her back. But maybe he had it in his head that if
things were reversed, he wouldn't expect reimbursement so it
didn't occur to him to offer. Since Tina's ok with paying, then
she should just consider it a gift and assume that if/when the
situation is reversed, or given some other opportunity, Albert
will step up and reciprocate.
If it's more than once, though, I don't see anything wrong with
her texting him the amount and expecting payment.
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Re: Covid Groceries (A Brimstone What Would You Do)
By: LifeOnPluto Date: February 18, 2021, 5:07 am
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Chiming in late here, but unless the items were only a few
bucks, Albert should absolutely have reimbursed Tina. Now it's
possible Albert could just be thinking "I'll return the favour
at some point." But there is no guarantee Tina will get sick, or
otherwise ask Albert to buy her some groceries! I'm further
side-eying Albert here, because it sounds like this arrangement
was his idea, and so far he's the only one who's reaped the
benefits.
(Note - I am also assuming Albert isn't extremely ill to the
point where it's not physically possible for him to contact Tina
and arrange to reimburse her!).
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Re: Covid Groceries (A Brimstone What Would You Do)
By: Raintree Date: February 21, 2021, 10:41 pm
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If someone did that for me, I'd immediately say, "Thanks, how
much do I owe you?" And be ready to send an e-transfer
immediately (or write a cheque or whatever form of payment is
convenient).
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Re: Covid Groceries (A Brimstone What Would You Do)
By: cymbaline246 Date: March 19, 2021, 7:44 am
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The grocery stores I frequent have web sites that list the
prices of everything they offer. It shouldn't be hard to
estimate what was spent.
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