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messy situation
Posted By: Carol
Category: General


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I was at a party last weekend and someone I've met a few times bumped into me and spilled red wine all over my shirt. He apologized. I want him to pay for the dry cleaning but he says it was an accident and that things like that happen regularly at crowded parties. Am I right to ask him to pay for dry cleaning?

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Don't buy dryclean-only clothes!
Posted By: Yeah-right

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Hint: "Martinizing" is a scam, too!

If this pinball had offered to pay for cleaning your shirt, it woul dhave been a noble gesture. However, proving he was actually fully at fault might be a problem in a crowded party and you haven't provided quite enough info.

Did someone else bump him and then he in turn bumped you?

Was he doing something (party tricks?) and you chose to walk near him at the wrong moment?

Or were you or he too busy talking to notice who was around you and a collision occurred?

He's right though. The wilder the party, the more damage will occur to people, clothing, furniture, etc. It's a risk of choosing to enter that environment that you should have reasonably expected was a strong possibility.

He doesn't sound like very good dating material, that's for sure. (Or for that matter, very suitable "friend" category material.)

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Drycleaning Shrmycleaning
Posted By: WastedWit

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A liitle club soda and a few orgasms should've fixed this.
Stop wasting my time.

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Sorry, he's not obligated
Posted By: Eli

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I doubt you would have stopped him and demanded I.D. so you could send him the bill if he'd been a total stranger. Obviously, it would have been civil of him to offer to pay, but he's obviously not a very civil person. Consider your cleaning costs to be the price of finding that out and move on.

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Unlike my answer for the date
Posted By: Naropa

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yes. His fault, Send him the bill. You can go to small claims court or drop it. But he might become a social outcast over the wine. I dont see why the guy is so dumb.

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yes
Posted By: cheesypoof!

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yea its a crowded party and yes accidents do happen but in my opinion this person isnt very nice. Yea he should have at least offered to help pay for the cleaning at least.

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right
Posted By: Robo-cop

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Yes, he should pay for the dry cleaning, but you must remove your shirt in front of him.

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messy situation
Posted By: Didi

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what a cheap guy, if he is a gentleman, at least offer. plus, how much does it cost to dry clean a shirt?? a few bucks?? he can't even afford that?

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wrong
Posted By: vkovko

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The chance of having your shirt stained or your new shoes steped on it is part of the cost of attending the party. Just like buying that 6 pack. Your friend is right he does not owe you

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Posted By: usafcbcsgrl

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He should offer to pay.

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He should pay for it.
Posted By: Sal

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he should at least offer

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sorry..
Posted By: Smiley

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stop being a baby - he's right - stuff like that happens all the time.







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