WTF Wednesday
Mar 25, 2015 14:46:08 GMT -5
Post by Sammich_Cat on Mar 25, 2015 14:46:08 GMT -5
WTF Husband!
MH runs a car meetup group. The members expressed interest in putting together an order for shirts, car decals, etc. H took everyone's money, placed the order, and picked it up last night. I get a text this morning saying her royally fucked up. Turns out he somehow switched some of the information and screwed up most of the order. I asked him how big the order was and it was $800!!!! Money that we really don't have to just throw away.
I need some advice guys on how you would handle this. I blew up at him on the phone, which I regret because he is obviously distraught and I know it was a mistake. Would you make him responsible for paying back the $800 out of his "fun" money or would that be too harsh?
Or can you donate it - maybe get back a tax deduction? (Sammich knows nothing about this so may be spouting gibberish)
Personally, I think it would be too harsh to make him pay back the $800 from his fun money. He was trying to do a nice thing and just messed up.
How bad was the mess up? Maybe it would just be an inside joke if the group had a misspelling?
ETA: Also, I don't think you guys should have to pay $800 for a mistake. When everyone in your group gave you their money, they knew they were taking a chance - they could have just ordered it themselves, so I think it makes more sense for everyone to be out $20 than for you to pay $800. That's an obscene amount for a little ordering mistake. At very most, maybe only pay $400 and have everyone else be out half what they paid - I think that's hugely generous.