Does the person whom sat on it have to pay to fix it or buy a new one? Or pay half? or what?
2006-12-02 16:06:07 · 11 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
and does it matter if that person was skinny or heavy?
2006-12-02 16:10:55 · update #1
If you were careful when you sat and did fall down hard on it then it was broken before you sat on it. It just needed to be sat on one more time. If you sat down hard then I say it is your fault and you should at least split the cost. If it was not brand new you should not have to buy a brand new piece of furniture. If you are extremely overweight then the host should have asked you to sit somewhere else and I believe it is her/his fault for not directing you to a more suitable sitting place. They can see how overweight you are and should care about their furniture. I use to know a 400+ pound girl that would visit me and I always asked her to sit on a kitchen chair as I did not think my cheap couch would hold her and I was not embarrassed to ask this of her.☻
2006-12-02 16:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by # one 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the person HAS to do anything. If I were the host/hostess I'd just want to know if they were okay. If they got nasty about it, I'd LIMP away & tell them I just couldn't talk, we'd have to deal with it later. (Lean on someone if you can.) Then they'll worry that you're going to sue them because it happened on THEIR property. In that case, sure as heck wouldn't ever go back. Of course you could also be very sweet & offer to make amends, & see where it goes from there. BUT. If you offered, legally, that could be considered an admission of guilt. Ho ho. I prefer the limp...(& unless if you weighed over 300 pounds, THEY should have seen to it that you had a safe place to sit on!)
I'm getting nastier as the night goes on....
2006-12-03 00:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Psychic Cat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you just set down without jumping or rough housing, and set normally, you shouldn't have to pay for anything. The furniture is already broken down and you just happened to be there when it went kapooee. Now, if you were being rough, then yeah, you should pay for it. But were the owners involved? If so the half is what you pay.
2006-12-03 00:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by Shari 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The person who broke it should pay to fix it or buy a new one. I know I would, except if it was a piece of junk in the first place. (Funny, we were just talking about this tonight after dinner!)
2006-12-03 00:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by katie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The guest damaged something in the host's house.
A guest offers to pay for the damage.
The host may graciously accept or graciously decline; either way, guests who ever wish to be invited back have a genuine interest in respecting the host's goods & property, to say the very least.
;-)
2006-12-03 00:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My brother inlaw broke a step on the ladder in my parents pool when we had a brithday party for my son over at my parent's house. He didn't bother saying sorry or offering to replace it. He has absolutely no manners.
If you break something say sorry and offer to replace it in full. Its in bad taste to break something, even though it might have been an accident. And not even try to fix it, replace it, and above all say sorry.
2006-12-03 02:32:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think the owner should apologize and make sure you are ok. I would not want to purchase a new piece of furniture especially if it was an expensive one.
2006-12-03 00:13:33 · answer #7 · answered by Saml J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they should accomodate the person who trusted in their choice of furniture. I don't think you owe them any money, accidents happen and if they are requesting money, well, that is just tacky.
2006-12-03 00:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by l'il mama 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the host is nice intellegent then they should not take a payment, if not then you offer payment.
2006-12-03 00:19:43 · answer #9 · answered by steveonr 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont know about that,but maybe it tells you to lose weight.
2006-12-03 00:09:09 · answer #10 · answered by siaosi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋