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

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batchusa

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So, I'm at a very good friend's house playing poker and I leaned back in his dining table chair and we all heard a crack (no visible crack though, but the seat is loose from the back of the chair ).

My friend wants me to pay $250 for the chair. Just wondering what you guys would do. Pay the $250 and get it over with, ask for a quote, or ask if his warranty will cover it and pay shipping costs + a little extra.

I know I am at fault and I will pay whatever the amount is, but just curious.

 
Hmmm...well, depending on the chair, inquire about a warranty, if there is none, see if a repair is in order, if not, pay for the chair.
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Hmmm...well, depending on the chair, inquire about a warranty, if there is none, see if a repair is in order, if not, pay for the chair.
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This is what I would do. Obviously since you damaged the chair you re liable. But I would see what other options you have first before just outright paying for a new one.

Also, if the chair is worth $250 why did it break so easy?
 
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.
 
Pic of chair, sounds like it might just be a run of the mill dining room chair, for 250$ u could buy a NICE ass chair, he might just be trying to con u for more money thatn its worth.
 
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.
 
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.
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wtf?

Find new friends.
 
Originally posted by: batchusa
So, I'm at a very good friend's house playing poker and I leaned back in his dining table chair and we all heard a crack (no visible crack though, but the seat is loose from the back of the chair ).

My friend wants me to pay $250 for the chair. Just wondering what you guys would do. Pay the $250 and get it over with, ask for a quote, or ask if his warranty will cover it and pay shipping costs + a little extra.

I know I am at fault and I will pay whatever the amount is, but just curious.
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Depends, common courtesy says you don't lean back on your buddy's chair.

 
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.
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Your friend sounds like a dick. I'm not seeing how his defective furniture is your fault.
 
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.
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Pay $10 for spilling beer on the table? WTF?

Anyway, ask for the receipt for the chair, buy a replacement at the same place he got his, trade him. Now he has a new chair, you have a "gently used" one.
 
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.
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"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.
 
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.
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See I've never understood people like that. Why host an event at your house if you're going to jump everyone's shit every time something gets spilled or a crumb is dropped? Paying $10 if you still beer on the table? Does the table stain that easy?

Tell him in exchange for not paying $250 for his chair you won't punch him in the face every time you see him.
 
Originally posted by: lyssword
Time for a new friend.
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Originally posted by: JLee
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.
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wtf?

Find new friends.
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:thumbsup:
 
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