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Author: LeslieLeslie Date: May 4, 2008 18:50
Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
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Author: QueBarbaraQueBarbara Date: May 4, 2008 19:18
On Sun, 4 May 2008 18:50:34 -0700 (PDT), Leslie
hotmail.com> wrote:
>Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
>jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
>from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
>investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
>had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
>some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
>pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
It's not clear if you made her return the money to you, the 14-year
old or to the person you bought the jeans from. I vote for the person
you bought the jeans from, or if that's not feasible, donate the money
to a good cause. No one else has the right to that money, so if you
don't agree with returning the money, finders keepers.
--
QueBarbara
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Author: Charles Wm. DimmickCharles Wm. Dimmick Date: May 4, 2008 19:20
Leslie wrote:
> Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
> jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
> from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
> investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
> had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
> some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
> pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
Take the money back to the place you bought the jeans.
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Author: VeroniqueVeronique Date: May 4, 2008 19:26
On May 4, 6:50 pm, Leslie hotmail.com> wrote:> Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
> jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
> from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
> investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
> had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
> some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
> pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
Finders, keepers, man. If, between the original owner, you, your 14
year old, and your 17 year old, only one of you was clever enough to
check the pockets, why penalize your older daughter? Although in the
interests of family harmony, I'd suggest she split it with her younger
sister.
V.
--
Veronique Chez Sheep
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Author: Mr CMr C Date: May 4, 2008 19:41
On May 4, 10:26Â pm, Veronique gmail.com> wrote:> On May 4, 6:50 pm, Leslie hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
>> jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
>> from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
>> investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
>> had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
>> some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
>> pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
>
> Finders, keepers, man. If, between the original owner, you, your 14
> year old, and your 17 year old, only one of you was clever enough to
> check the pockets, why penalize your older daughter...
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Date: May 4, 2008 19:49
> Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
> jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
> from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
> investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
> had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
> some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
> pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
The money should go back to whoever sold you the jeans, if you know who
that is. But it sounds likely that you don't. In that case. Daughter
should be allowed to keep the money. She's the one that found it. If my
mom had made me turn the money over, I'd have learned an important
lesson from that. Don't tell Mom anything. Hide as much as you can from
her.
--
Opus the Penguin
I too generally dislike inspirational or religous or irreligious
messages accompanying my purchase of fungible consumer products. -
Richard R. Hershberger
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Author: HeatherHeather Date: May 4, 2008 20:34
On Sun, 4 May 2008 18:50:34 -0700 (PDT), Leslie
hotmail.com> wrote:
>Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
>jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
>from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
>investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
>had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
>some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
>pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
You did the right thing.
--
Heather
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Author: bill vanbill van Date: May 4, 2008 20:45
In article 127.0.0.1>,
Opus the Penguin gmail.com> wrote:
>> Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
>> jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
>> from size...
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Author: HeatherHeather Date: May 4, 2008 21:31
On Mon, 05 May 2008 13:34:22 +1000, Heather gmail.com>
wrote:
>On Sun, 4 May 2008 18:50:34 -0700 (PDT), Leslie
> hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
>>jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
>>from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
>>investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
>>had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
>>some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
>>pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
>
>You did the right thing.
Oops, accidentally sent before finishing. You did the right thing.
That is assuming you are returning the money to the person you bought
the jeans from. If you don't know which sale you bought them at then I
suppose you should leave the decision about what to do with the money
to the daughter who found it.
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Author: Les AlbertLes Albert Date: May 5, 2008 08:57
On Sun, 4 May 2008 18:50:34 -0700 (PDT), Leslie
hotmail.com> wrote:
>Kim and I went Garage saling over the weekend. My teen girls need
>jeans but neither were with me. So, every pair of jeans I came across
>from size 2 to 9, I bought. About 7 pair of jeans all together. Total
>investment: around $21. My 14 year old needed jeans the most, so she
>had first dibs. There were 2 pair that fit. My 17 year old just tried
>some on and found $21 in a pocket- I made her hand it over. She's
>pissed. What do you think I shoul have done?
Bad move! That money was hers to keep. And isn't she the one you
have been having problems with?
Les
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