Do I expect too much ????

[Frosties]

i think you should be pleased. a 'mate' at work asked to borrow £300 for his girlfriends engagement holiday and told me he would pay me back in a month or so. turned out he is a serial gambler and he's blown it all. there was no engagement holiday either and his girlfriend has sensibly ditched him. he still works with me and just avoids any eye contact. i may get the cash back one day but lesson learnt.

Soooooooooo, what's the errrrr "collection" rate for this debt then ????

[darrsi]

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Another minor irritation is the fact that I transferred the money straight into his bank account. He repaid me in cash so I now need to drive to my bank to pay it back in.

This IS a wind-up isn't it?!!
[/quote]


Maybe order a pint of petrol instead of beer  :lol

[DILLIGAFF]

Oooooh! £12 Tommyardin. Yes please, but don't ever, ever tell anyone I accepted the money. I get enough stick on here already.

[noggythenog]

At the end of the day you're mate is a twat......ok he paid it back fair play to him as these types rarely do.


But ask youself this.....how much of a mate is he......would you have given him the money without asking for it back....just gave him it.....if the answer is yes then he is a real mate.....


And if so i put it to you as follows........a matter of principle....he felt the need to lie or coerce you into the lend by spouting bullshit about promised gain to you out of the situation and this saved him face and turned it into some kind of businness deal instead of what it actually was....a cry for help......this is what pissed you off rather than the interest or indeedevengetting the original money back???

[Val]

Don't lose a friendship over a few quid.  We all have our own ideas on how things should be settled or worked out, we've all had it in the past with regards to money and friends, be it sharing a bill in a restaurant, buying rounds in pubs etc etc


You've not really lost out, as was previously mentioned if it was £50k different story but we're talking small amounts in lost interest, I would look yourself in the mirror, say to yourself he's a mate, it's only £500 and then repeat your name on the forum to yourself DILLIGAFF  :thumbup  :pokefun


Just make sure he buys you an extra beer down the pub next time you're out.

:agree

ask yourself how much worth is your friendship. If it is less than £4 interest rate obviously you are not a real friends. If it worths more forget about the case, buy him a beer next time and note to him you will expect the next round to have interest added  :lol

[unfazed]

You live and learn. :rolleyes https://youtu.be/f7pMYHn-1yA