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You borrow a laptop and it breaks...how do you handle it?

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What would you do:

  • Offer to pay for the repair.

  • Say sorry and walk away.

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i drop a b&d laser level that i borrowed, the thing didn't level correctly anymore. I went to the store and bought a new one, granted its not a laptop. Still 60 bucks I shell out, what a d bag
 
Is it an HP laptop? I ask because both my parents' laptops have had their charge socket replaced (in the laptop itself, not the cable).
 
if i broke it, id offer to pay to fix it

if i lent it to someone and they broke it, id hope they would offer to fix it. if not, suck it up. one of my personal rules of life is to never lend anything i cant afford to not get back. i would probably never help them out in any way in the future though.
 
Anything I borrow, I try to return in the original condition unless the owner specifically states that it's ok if it gets damaged (and even then, I try my hardest). If I damage it, I notify them and compensate them within reason.

The only exceptions to this, IMO, are "freak coincidences." If I borrow someone's vehicle for one reason or another and the transmission blows out of the blue without me abusing it, I will provide all of the details and help where I can, but I won't assume responsibility. This is the #1 reason why I try not to borrow stuff - I don't want to deal with the aftermath if something happens that isn't my fault.
 
If it broke when I used it I would pay for it. If someone, let alone someone you consider a friend, does you a favor, you do the right thing. I can understand maybe not having the money to fix it right away, but it would be a priority. Its up to the friend to determine the schedule.
 
OP sounds like your "friend" is a real scumbag. As mentioned earlier in the thread, cut your losses and chalk it up as a lesson learned on the true nature of the "friend", and at least it was only a laptop and not something bigger.
 
$80 is a small price to pay to figure out a friend is not really a friend. Write it off and be done with him.
 
Indeed. A person with ethics would pay for fixing what they broke instead of lying about it.

It's OK to keep helping people, but remember this lesson and don't be surprised when some of your "friends" act like this. Only loan something if you're prepared to never get it back.
 
If it is physically broken - IE - cracked screen, broken USB port, broken power port, etc. etc., it has been damaged by the person last using it unless reported immediately after borrowing it.

Viruses or software problems can be debated to a good extent simply because it is difficult to prove when the problem manifested. Hardware, it's either broke or it ain't.

Guy should pay for it, without question.
 
Ask if you can borrow his car, crash it into his house and tell him it was like that when you went to borrow it.
 
$80 to find out exactly what kind of person this "friend" is, is a deal. Now you know you don't have to waste anymore of your time and effort on him.
 
you break something borrowed, you fix, replace or offer cost of repair.
Doesn't matter if its friend or foe.

If the person doesn't at least offer, get them out of your life.

If its enough to justify small claims and you have the time do it. If not wash your hands clean of the relationship and walk.
 
rsutoratosu said:
or you can get an undelete program, scan the drive and see wtf they were doing and then sue them
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Undelete program.
Undelete the sexytime pics they probably have on there.
E-mail them the pics with the message "Hey, I found these on my computer, I just thought you'd like them back."
Enjoy the hilarity that will ensue when they freak.
 
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