• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Cracked a friend's chair..He wants $250

Page 4 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Originally posted by: batchusa
Hmm...he is a stickler for sure. He makes people pay $10 if they spill beer on his poker table. I wasn't doing anything nuts with the chair, just leaning back. Anyways, as cattlegod said, it is my responsibility to get the chair in the condition it was before.
Click to expand...

Time to tell him to get the sand out of his vagina and find new friends. Or no more poker night at his house.
 
First, he don't sound like a friend. Were you leaning back on two legs of the chair? Unless you were abusing the chair, I would not pay for it. You might want to find another place to play cards.
 
I don't understand how some people are able to violate standard rules of etiquette and still keep their friends..

Charging $10 for spilled beer is ridiculous.. The standard charge for spilled beer should be the $labor required to clean up spilled beer. If you broke his chair, he should give you an option to fix it. Otherwise, he should fix it. If he does not want to give you the option to fix it, then do nothing.

I host parties at my house fairly often.. and sometimes beer gets spilled.. sometimes glass gets broken.. but it happens..

I get pissed off hearing how people get away with doing such asinine things as making people take their shoes off to watch a football game to keep the carpet nice..

I mean.. might as well put plastic covers on your couches like your grandma used to do..

If the chair made a crack sound when you leaned back in it, at 160lbs, the chair IS the problem - not you. A $250 chair? Is it a $2500 dinette set? (figure 6 $250 chairs and a table) Who the hell plays poker on a $2500 dinette set?
 
Wow...didn't think this thread would get so many responses! Anyways, as to some of the questions, the chair is part of a dining table set. Its wood and its definitely nice a chair, something you don't get at Ikea. And like I mentioned I was leaning back (w/ the two legs up) but wasn't "abusing" it any manner.

Its interesting to see the variety of responses. As for me, I don't think its fair that my friend has to bear the cost of someone damaging his property. Then again, if the situation was reversed I don't think I would straight up ask for the $250. Probably get it repaired and split the cost or something.

I'll keep this post updated (for those who care). Thanks!
 
What a shitstick of a friend! I've had a friend drop my $600 TV helping me move. It ruined it cosmetically (cracked to hell) but it still worked. Did I ask him to buy me a new one or have it repaired.... NO! REAL friends understand that mistakes happen and the value of life is more important than money. I've also had friends spill liquor on my carpet, crack my toilet seat, put a hole in my wall, scratch the side of my truck opening a door. IT ALL HAPPENS... IT'S PART OF LIFE. And way too much to get worked up about the little things.

I just bought $5,000 in leather furniture and have only paid off 1/2 of it. It's scratched like crazy from my cats, peed on, and all kinds of beer, food, etc has been spilled on it. At first I was a little pissed... but I've gotten over it. I didn't get rid of my furry ones or charge my friends for it. Quality of friends and life > materials/money

Seriously find a new friend.
 
wow, nice friend. i can't believe he would even suggest giving him money. what a total idiot.

a) peice of shit chair
b) shit happens
 
I'd take the chair and do what I need to do to fix it if it was my fault.

If you leaned back on it and it cracked, I doubt it was a $250 chair. If it was, it had some pre-existing trouble.

Truthfully, if a guest cracked my chair, I wouldn't ask them to pay for it if it were accidental. Pretty tacky.
 
Like others have said, since you leaned back, I would help pay, but that would be taking it to a repair place, not asking for $250.
 
No visible crack (cracked wood), then repair. It could be a loose piece, that simply needs nailed or glued.

PS - your "friend" is a dick.
 
Your friend is due the depreciated value of the chair, or its repair cost, whichever is least. He is not due "a new chair".
 
Seriously, if it cracked leaning back, you shouldn't have to pay shit. Try to fix it yourself if possible first. If you do chip in for repair costs, the decision should be your own. Not your 'friend' asking for $250 for it.
 
I agree with most of the posters here -- tell him you will pay to have it fixed, but do not give him $250 and by all means, I would double-check any repair quote he gave you. I obviously don't know the extent of the damage, but you can probably have it fixed for under $100. As others have pointed out, the chair is already used property and you are not responsible for buying him a new one to replace it.

On another note, your friend does seem like a jerk. I'm as anal as they come in terms of my property and while I do get mad if something is spilled/broken/etc, I certainly don't try to scam people and make a little bank on the side. $10 for a beer spill??? Buy him a bottle of Resolve (for the carpet) and a cheap vinyl tablecloth and tell him to STFU about beer spills.
 
Originally posted by: batchusa
Hmm...he is a stickler for sure. He makes people pay $10 if they spill beer on his poker table. I wasn't doing anything nuts with the chair, just leaning back. Anyways, as cattlegod said, it is my responsibility to get the chair in the condition it was before.
Click to expand...

I'd find new friends. Leaning back in another's chair though isn't really polite either.
 
Standard ATOT "what should I do?" thread.

You give a short synopsis, and everyone jumps to extreme responses.

You obviously owe him to fix the situation. If you can do that without buying an entirely new chair, that seems fair and reasonable. I don't think you should just offer to put wood glue and expect him to be happy, but I do think it's reasonable to take it to a professional furniture repair and get an idea of what can be done.

It is surprising that a friend would actually ask you to pay for a new chair right off, but since none of us heard the conversation, we don't know what was said or how it was intended. If he's a friend, I would think he would at least be open to getting the chair legitimately repaired.

If it can't be repaired to a solid and reliable state, then you should buy him a new chair.
 
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
Standard ATOT "what should I do?" thread.

You give a short synopsis, and everyone jumps to extreme responses.

You obviously owe him to fix the situation. If you can do that without buying an entirely new chair, that seems fair and reasonable. I don't think you should just offer to put wood glue and expect him to be happy, but I do think it's reasonable to take it to a professional furniture repair and get an idea of what can be done.

It is surprising that a friend would actually ask you to pay for a new chair right off, but since none of us heard the conversation, we don't know what was said or how it was intended. If he's a friend, I would think he would at least be open to getting the chair legitimately repaired.

If it can't be repaired to a solid and reliable state, then you should buy him a new chair.
Click to expand...

I agree with you and should have noted that in my reply -- it needs to be professionally repaired. Buying a bottle of Elmer's Wood Glue and fixing it yourself isn't really acceptable, as some here have posted.
 
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Tell him he shouldn't be hosting poker night if his furniture can't bear the strain. Seems like extremely poor manners to ask for payment if you weren't actually being stupid or rough with the chair.
Click to expand...

"leaning back" => crack! => OP's fault, as he takes responsibility for :thumbsup:

But if a repair would work, that seems acceptable rather than paying full retail. A replacement wouldn't match the weathering of the other chairs anyway.
Click to expand...

I realize that it's the OP's fault. If it comes down to it he should do whatever it takes to fix/replace the chair, but I wouldn't be surprised if their friendship is beyond repair. You just don't act like that unless the person in question is being willfully destructive and you no longer care what they think of you. If you host an event of any sort you should expect to take some losses and not be compensated for them.

If you warn someone repeatedly against something and then they break it; that's a different story. Maybe that's the case here.
Click to expand...

God I Love it when 7th graders try to give advice on these forums.....hahahaaa
Click to expand...

Eh?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top