What to do with a friend who messed up your speakers?

[Syborg1211]

A couple days ago my friend came over and played counterstrike on my computer. While he was playing he turned up my speakers really really loud. I was across the house when I heard all this shooting and exploding and music blasting from my room. So i went into my room and yelled at him that he was going to blow my speakers and to turn them down. He had them up so loud my ears started ringing. I didn't think much of it until this morning when I hear a rattle coming from my sub. I've examined the sub and the only thing rattling is the speaker itself. He blew my sub. Now I don't know what to do. He left town for a while and will return on Tuesday. I am going to try to make him pay for a new set but we're only teenagers and 150 is quite a bit to make your friend pay, although I did buy the speakers for 160 a while back with my own money. At least I have some collateral right now, his computer is at my house =D Is this the right course of action? My first thought was kick his ass but I dont think that's going to get my sub working well again.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

1) make him buy you a new sub if not a new set per the sub not being sold seperately
2) give him his new speakers that he just paid for - the ones he broke
3) don't let him play on your computer anymore

nik

 

[PsychoAndy]

what nik said. he blew em, he should pay for em. even if $150 is a lot of money, its what a new sub will run you.

 

[Aves]

I agree. He broke it, he should pay or his parents should.

 

[db]

What the others said.

 

[Capn]

When it comes down to it, it depends what's more important to you the sub or the friend? Now, of course your friend *should* want to help you fix your sub or something, but this may also hurt your friendship.

 

[FoBoT]

part out his computer on the for sale/trade forum, RIGHT NOW , before he gets back

j/k

 

[UberNeuman]

Go to his house and break something he owns...

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Capn
When it comes down to it, it depends what's more important to you the sub or the friend? Now, of course your friend *should* want to help you fix your sub or something, but this may also hurt your friendship.

 

[Nefrodite]

lesson = never stress 150 dollar speakers. bad idea hell it sez not to in the manual.

ur friend bought himself those speakers.

its partially ur fault for not setting limits though.

 

[NetworkDad]

I would say you meet him halfway on the cost of a new sub. You weren't too bright leaving him alone and going across the street. He obviously is an idiot as well.

$150/2 = $75 a piece.

Problem solved. Hopefully you've learned a lesson to not let your trusted friends use your equipment without proper supervision.

 

[N8Magic]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
1) make him buy you a new sub if not a new set per the sub not being sold seperately
2) give him his new speakers that he just paid for - the ones he broke
3) don't let him play on your computer anymore

nik

 

[Wallydraigle]

You've got his computer huh? I heard that Klez virus is pretty nasty Not that I'd ever advocate participating in unethical behavior. If that's how you took it then there must be a strong criminal tendency in you that you don't know about.

 

[Viper GTS]

From the price I'd guess these are Z560's?

Why not split the cost of an RMA if they're RMA'able?

Viper GTS

 

[Tominator]

Here's a hard lesson....Friends respect your property. They do not destroy it! He is NOT a friend!

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: Tominator
Here's a hard lesson....Friends respect your property. They do not destroy it! He is NOT a friend!

That is not entirely correct. Sometimes we destroy it. True friends actually offer to pay without you asking.

 

[Instagib]

You break you buy, you bend you spend.

 

[bonk102]

keep his computer until he pays you, that's just f**ked up that he killed your system, i'd be pissed too

 

[axelfox]

you mess him up

 

[Braves]

if I broke anything of my friend's I would most definitely replace it without any type of request from him/her. People are responsible for their actions, and should take that responsibility seriously